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39 They captured the city, its king, and all the towns near Debir. They killed everyone in the city, just as they had done to Libnah and its king. No one was left alive there. They destroyed the city and killed all the people in it as an offering to the Lord.

40 So Joshua defeated all the kings of the cities of the hill country, the Negev, the western foothills, and the eastern foothills. The Lord, the God of Israel, had told Joshua to kill all the people, so Joshua did not leave anyone alive in those places.

41 Joshua captured all the cities from Kadesh Barnea to Gaza. He captured all the cities from Goshen[a] to Gibeon.

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  1. Joshua 10:41 Goshen The northeastern part of Egypt.

39 They took the city, its king and its villages, and put them to the sword. Everyone in it they totally destroyed. They left no survivors. They did to Debir and its king as they had done to Libnah and its king and to Hebron.(A)

40 So Joshua subdued the whole region, including the hill country, the Negev,(B) the western foothills and the mountain slopes,(C) together with all their kings.(D) He left no survivors. He totally destroyed all who breathed, just as the Lord, the God of Israel, had commanded.(E) 41 Joshua subdued them from Kadesh Barnea(F) to Gaza(G) and from the whole region of Goshen(H) to Gibeon.

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