Joshua 11:7
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And Joshua came, and all the army with him, against them to the waters of Merom on a sudden, and fell upon them.

suddenly

Joshua 10:9 So Joshua going up from Galgal all the night, came upon them suddenly.

1 Thessalonians 5:2,3 For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord shall so come as a thief in the night. . . .

Context
Conquest of the Northern Cities
6And the Lord said to Joshua: Fear them not: for to morrow at this same hour I will deliver all these to be slain in the sight of Israel: thou shalt hamstring their horses, and thou shalt burn their chariots with fire. 7And Joshua came, and all the army with him, against them to the waters of Merom on a sudden, and fell upon them.8And the Lord delivered them into the hands of Israel. And they defeated them, and chased them as far as the great Sidon and the waters of Maserophot, and the field of Masphe, which is on the east thereof. He slew them all, so as to leave no remains of them:…
Cross References
Joshua 11:6
And the Lord said to Joshua: Fear them not: for to morrow at this same hour I will deliver all these to be slain in the sight of Israel: thou shalt hamstring their horses, and thou shalt burn their chariots with fire.

Joshua 11:8
And the Lord delivered them into the hands of Israel. And they defeated them, and chased them as far as the great Sidon and the waters of Maserophot, and the field of Masphe, which is on the east thereof. He slew them all, so as to leave no remains of them:

Lexicon
So by
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 5921: Above, over, upon, against

the waters
מֵ֥י (mê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 4325: Water, juice, urine, semen

of Merom
מֵר֖וֹם (mê·rō·wm)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4792: Merom -- a place in Upper Galilee

Joshua
יְהוֹשֻׁ֡עַ (yə·hō·wō·šu·a‘)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3091: Joshua -- 'the LORD is salvation', Moses' successor, also the name of a number of Israelites

and his whole
וְכָל־ (wə·ḵāl)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 3605: The whole, all, any, every

army
הַמִּלְחָמָ֨ה (ham·mil·ḥā·māh)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4421: A battle, war

came
וַיָּבֹ֣א (way·yā·ḇō)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 935: To come in, come, go in, go

upon them
עֲלֵיהֶ֛ם (‘ă·lê·hem)
Preposition | third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 5921: Above, over, upon, against

suddenly
פִּתְאֹ֑ם (piṯ·’ōm)
Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 6597: Suddenness, suddenly

and attacked them,
וַֽיִּפְּל֖וּ (way·yip·pə·lū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 5307: To fall, lie


Additional Translations
So by the waters of Merom, Joshua and his whole army came upon them suddenly and attacked them,So Joshua came, and all the people of war with him, against them by the waters of Merom suddenly; and they fell on them.

So Joshua came, and all the people of war with him, against them by the waters of Merom suddenly, and fell upon them.

And Joshua and all the men of war came upon them at the water of Maron suddenly; and they attacked them in the hill country.

And Joshua, and all the people of war with him, came upon them by the waters of Merom suddenly, and fell upon them.

So Joshua came, and all the people of war with him, against them by the waters of Merom suddenly, and fell upon them.

So Joshua came, and all the people of war with him, against them by the waters of Merom suddenly, and they fell upon them.

So Joshua came, and all the people of war with him, against them by the waters of Merom suddenly, and fell on them.

And Joshua cometh, and all the people of war with him, against them by the waters of Merom suddenly, and they fall on them;
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