The Sword-Line Syntax of Joshua’s Campaign
Joshua 11:12 וְֽאֶת־כָּל־עָרֵ֣י הַמְּלָכִֽים־֠הָאֵלֶּה וְֽאֶת־כָּל־מַלְכֵיהֶ֞ם לָכַ֧ד יְהֹושֻׁ֛עַ וַיַּכֵּ֥ם לְפִי־חֶ֖רֶב הֶחֱרִ֣ים אֹותָ֑ם כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר צִוָּ֔ה מֹשֶׁ֖ה עֶ֥בֶד יְהוָֽה׃ 1. Transliteration Veʾet-kol-ʿārê hammelākhîm-hāʾēlleh veʾet-kol-malkhêhem lākhad Yehōshuaʿ, vayyakkēm lefî-ḥerev, heḥĕrîm ʾōtām, kaʾăsher tsivvāh Mōsheh ʿeved YHWH. 2. Literal Translation And all the cities of these kings, and all their kings, Yehoshuaʿ captured, and he struck them by the mouth…