Tanach
Yehoshua 11:6-9 יהושע י״א:ו׳-ט׳
Part of: Chapter 11
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וַיֹּאמֶר יְהֹוָה אֶל־יְהוֹשֻׁעַ אַל־תִּירָא מִפְּנֵיהֶם כִּֽי־מָחָר כָּעֵת הַזֹּאת אָנֹכִי נֹתֵן אֶת־כֻּלָּם חֲלָלִים לִפְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶת־סוּסֵיהֶם תְּעַקֵּר וְאֶת־מַרְכְּבֹתֵיהֶם תִּשְׂרֹף בָּאֵֽשׁ׃
And the Lord said to Yehoshua, Be not afraid because of them: for to morrow about this time I will deliver them up all slain before Yisra᾽el: thou shalt lame their horses, and burn their chariots with fire.
And the Lord said to Yehoshua, Be not afraid because of them: for to morrow about this time I will deliver them up all slain before Yisra᾽el: thou shalt lame their horses, and burn their chariots with fire.
וַיָּבֹא יְהוֹשֻׁעַ וְכׇל־עַם הַמִּלְחָמָה עִמּוֹ עֲלֵיהֶם עַל־מֵי מֵרוֹם פִּתְאֹם וַֽיִּפְּלוּ בָּהֶֽם׃
So Yehoshua came, and all the people of war with him, against them by the waters of Merom suddenly; and they fell upon them.
So Yehoshua came, and all the people of war with him, against them by the waters of Merom suddenly; and they fell upon them.
וַיִּתְּנֵם יְהֹוָה בְּיַֽד־יִשְׂרָאֵל וַיַּכּוּם וַֽיִּרְדְּפוּם עַד־צִידוֹן רַבָּה וְעַד מִשְׂרְפוֹת מַיִם וְעַד־בִּקְעַת מִצְפֶּה מִזְרָחָה וַיַּכֻּם עַד־בִּלְתִּי הִשְׁאִיר־לָהֶם שָׂרִֽיד׃
And the Lord delivered them into the hand of Yisra᾽el, who smote them, and chased them as far as great Żidon, and as far as Misrefot-mayim, and the valley of Miżpe eastward; and they smote them, until they left them none remaining.
And the Lord delivered them into the hand of Yisra᾽el, who smote them, and chased them as far as great Żidon, and as far as Misrefot-mayim, and the valley of Miżpe eastward; and they smote them, until they left them none remaining.
Rashi
וַיַּעַשׂ לָהֶם יְהוֹשֻׁעַ כַּאֲשֶׁר אָמַר־לוֹ יְהֹוָה אֶת־סוּסֵיהֶם עִקֵּר וְאֶת־מַרְכְּבֹתֵיהֶם שָׂרַף בָּאֵֽשׁ׃ {ס}
And Yehoshua did to them as the Lord bade him: he lamed their horses, and burnt their chariots with fire.
And Yehoshua did to them as the Lord bade him: he lamed their horses, and burnt their chariots with fire.
משרפות מים. תרגם יונתן: חרצי ימא, שעושין חריצין, ומי הים יוצאין לתוכן, ונשרפין מחום השמש ונעשים מלח:
מִשְׂרְפוֹת מַיִם2From the word שְׂרֵפָה, fire or burning. Thus the Targum proceeds to explain: the burning of water, מַיִם. Targum Yonasan translates, sea-ditches. They dug ditches and the sea water would flow into them, and the water would be burned [evaporate] from the heat of the sun and would turn into salt.