Yehoshua 11: Sleigh the Horses

YINR 929: Tanach Yomi · Jun 2, 2026 · 2m

“But the LORD said to Joshua, ‘Do not be afraid of them; tomorrow at this time I will have them all lying slain before Israel. You shall hamstring their horses and burn their chariots’” (verse 6).

וַיֹּאמֶר ה׳ אֶל־יְהוֹשֻׁעַ אַל־תִּירָא מִפְּנֵיהֶם כִּי מָחָר כָּעֵת הַזֹּאת אָנֹכִי נֹתֵן אֶת־כֻּלָּם חֲלָלִים לִפְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶת־סוּסֵיהֶם תְּעַקֵּר וְאֶת־מַרְכְּבֹתֵיהֶם תִּשְׂרֹף בָּאֵשׁ

(Joshua 11:6)

The 11th chapter begins with Joshua’s conquest of the north following his conquest of the south in the previous chapter. God sends Joshua to battle with the directive in verse 6. Radak wonders…