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OET (OET-RV) So they all came out with their warriors—so many people that they were as many as the grains of sand on the seashore, along with many horses and chariots.
OET-LV And_they_went_out they and_all armies_their with_them a_people numerous as_as_the_sand which [is]_on the_shore the_sea to_increase_in_number and_horses and_chariots many very.
UHB וַיֵּצְא֣וּ הֵ֗ם וְכָל־מַֽחֲנֵיהֶם֙ עִמָּ֔ם עַם־רָ֕ב כַּח֛וֹל אֲשֶׁ֥ר עַל־שְׂפַת־הַיָּ֖ם לָרֹ֑ב וְס֥וּס וָרֶ֖כֶב רַב־מְאֹֽד׃ ‡
(vayyēʦəʼū hēm vəkāl-maḩₐnēyhem ˊimmām ˊam-rāⱱ kaḩōl ʼₐsher ˊal-səfat-hayyām lāroⱱ vəşūş vārekeⱱ raⱱ-məʼod.)
Key: khaki:verbs.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).
ULT And they went out, they and all their camps with them, many people like the sand that is on the shore of the sea with respect to abundance and very many horses and chariots.
UST So the armies of all those kings gathered together. Their men were as many as the grains of sand on the seashore. They also came with horses and chariots in great numbers.
BSB § So these kings came out with all their armies, a multitude as numerous as the sand on the seashore, along with a great number of horses and chariots.
OEB No OEB JOS 11:4 verse available
WEBBE They went out, they and all their armies with them, many people, even as the sand that is on the seashore in multitude, with very many horses and chariots.
WMBB (Same as above)
NET These kings came out with their armies; they were as numerous as the sand on the seashore and had a large number of horses and chariots.
LSV and they go out, they and all their camps with them, a people numerous, as the sand which [is] on the seashore for multitude, and [with] very many horse and charioteer;
FBV All their armies assembled together, a vast horde as numberless as the sand of the seashore, together with many, many horses and chariots.
T4T So the armies of all those kings gathered together, bringing their horses and chariots. There seemed to be [HYP] as many soldiers as grains of sand on the seashore.
LEB They came out, they and all their armies with them, as a great army like the sand on the seashore, with very many horses and chariots.
BBE And they went out, they and all their armies with them, a great people, in number like the sand on the seaside, with horses and war-carriages in great number.
Moff They all sallied out, with all their forces, a huge host, as numerous as the sand on the seashore, with a multitude of horses and chariots.
JPS And they went out, they and all their hosts with them, much people, even as the sand that is upon the sea-shore in multitude, with horses and chariots very many.
ASV And they went out, they and all their hosts with them, much people, even as the sand that is upon the sea-shore in multitude, with horses and chariots very many.
DRA And they all came out with their troops, a people exceeding numerous as the sand that is on the sea shore, their horses also and chariots a very great multitude,
YLT and they go out, they and all their camps with them, a people numerous, as the sand which [is] on the sea-shore for multitude, and horse and charioteer very many;
Drby And they went out, they and all their armies with them, a people numerous as the sand that is on the seashore in multitude, with horses and chariots very many.
RV And they went out, they and all their hosts with them, much people, even as the sand that is upon the sea shore in multitude, with horses and chariots very many.
Wbstr And they went out, they and all their hosts with them, many people, even as the sand that is upon the sea-shore in multitude, with horses and chariots very numerous.
KJB-1769 And they went out, they and all their hosts with them, much people, even as the sand that is upon the sea shore in multitude, with horses and chariots very many.
KJB-1611 And they went out, they and all their hostes with them, much people, euen as the sand that is vpon the Seashore in multitude, with horses and charets very many.
(And they went out, they and all their hosts with them, much people, even as the sand that is upon the Seashore in multitude, with horses and chariots very many.)
Bshps And they came out, & all their hoastes with them, a multitude of folke, euen as the sande that is on the sea shore, in a great number, with horses and charettes exceeding many.
(And they came out, and all their hosts with them, a multitude of folke, even as the sand that is on the sea shore, in a great number, with horses and chariots exceeding many.)
Gnva And they came out and all their hostes with them, many people as the sande that is on the sea shore for multitude, with horses and charets exceeding many.
(And they came out and all their hosts with them, many people as the sand that is on the sea shore for multitude, with horses and chariots exceeding many. )
Cvdl These wete out with all their armies, a greate people, as many as ye sonde of the see, and exceadinge many horses and charettes.
(These went out with all their armies, a great people, as many as ye/you_all sonde of the see, and exceadinge many horses and chariots.)
Wyc And alle yeden out with her cumpanyes, a ful myche puple, as the grauel which is in the `brynk of the see, and horsis, and charis, of greet multitude.
(And all went out with her cumpanyes, a full much people, as the grauel which is in the `brynk of the see, and horsis, and chariots, of great multitude.)
Luth Diese zogen aus mit all ihrem Heer, ein groß Volk, so viel als des Sandes am Meer, und sehr viele Rosse und Wagen.
(This/These pulled out_of with all their Heer, a large people, so many als the sandes in/at/on_the Meer, and very viele Rosse and Wagen.)
ClVg Egressique sunt omnes cum turmis suis, populus multus nimis sicut arena quæ est in littore maris, equi quoque et currus immensæ multitudinis.
(Egressique are everyone when/with turmis to_his_own, populus multus nimis like arena which it_is in littore maris, equi too and currus immensæ multitudinis. )
BrTr And they and their kings with them went forth, as the sand of the sea in multitude, and horses, and very many chariots.
BrLXX Καὶ ἐξῆλθον αὐτοὶ καὶ οἱ βασιλεῖς αὐτῶν μετʼ αὐτῶν, ὥσπερ ἡ ἄμμος τῆς θαλάσσης τῷ πλήθει, καὶ ἵπποι καὶ ἅρματα πολλὰ σφόδρα.
(Kai exaʸlthon autoi kai hoi basileis autōn metʼ autōn, hōsper haʸ ammos taʸs thalassaʸs tōi plaʸthei, kai hippoi kai harmata polla sfodra. )
11:4 In the ancient Near East at this time, horses only pulled chariots; cavalry and mounted bowmen did not appear until centuries later.
• Israel probably faced chariots for the first time in this battle against the northern coalition, where the land was flatter than in southern Canaan. As the heavy weapons of the battlefield, chariots easily overpowered foot soldiers. Scythes were often attached to the axles, and charioteers drove at opposing infantry to mow them down.
All the Canaanite kings attack Joshua and the nation of Israel.
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / hyperbole
וְכָל־מַֽחֲנֵיהֶם֙ עִמָּ֔ם עַם־רָ֕ב כַּח֛וֹל אֲשֶׁ֥ר עַל־שְׂפַת־הַיָּ֖ם לָרֹ֑ב
and=all armies,their with,them people great as_~_as_the,sand which/who on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in language_of the=sea to=increase_in_number
No one can count the grains of sand on the seashore. This exaggeration emphasizes the very large number of soldiers that these kings assembled. Alternate translation: “such a great number of soldiers that there appeared to be as many of them as there are grains of sand on the seashore”