Joshua 7
1 and be unfaithful son: descendant/people Israel unfaithfulness in/on/with devoted thing and to take: take Achan son: child Carmi son: child Zabdi son: child Zerah to/for tribe Judah from [the] devoted thing and to be incensed face: anger LORD in/on/with son: descendant/people Israel
However, the Israelites had not been faithful regarding those things set apart for the Lord. Achan had taken some of them which made the Lord very angry with the Israelites. Achan was the son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah.
2 and to send: depart Joshua human from Jericho [the] Ai which with Beth-aven Beth-aven from front: east to/for Bethel Bethel and to say to(wards) them to/for to say to ascend: rise and to spy [obj] [the] land: country/planet and to ascend: rise [the] human and to spy [obj] [the] Ai
Joshua sent men from the camp near Jericho to the town of Ai, which is near Bethaven, east of Bethel. “Go and explore the land,” he told them. So they went and explored around Ai.
3 and to return: return to(wards) Joshua and to say to(wards) him not to ascend: rise all [the] people like/as thousand man or like/as three thousand man to ascend: rise and to smite [obj] [the] Ai not be weary/toil there [to] [obj] all [the] people for little they(masc.)
When they returned they told Joshua, “The whole army isn't needed. Two or three thousand men is enough to go and attack Ai. Don't bother sending everyone—there's only a few of them.”
4 and to ascend: rise from [the] people there [to] like/as three thousand man and to flee to/for face: before human [the] Ai
So around three thousand men went to fight, but they were beaten by the men of Ai and they ran away.
5 and to smite from them human [the] Ai like/as thirty and six man and to pursue them to/for face: before [the] gate till [the] Shebarim and to smite them in/on/with descent and to melt heart [the] people and to be to/for water
The men of Ai killed about thirty-six of them, chasing the Israelites from the town gate until they were defeated, killing them on their way down. At this the Israelites became afraid, losing all their courage.
6 and to tear Joshua mantle his and to fall: kill upon face his land: soil [to] to/for face: before ark LORD till [the] evening he/she/it and old: elder Israel and to ascend: establish dust upon head their
Joshua ripped his clothes and fell down with his face to the ground in front of the Ark of the Lord until the evening. The elders did likewise, and he and the elders threw dust on their heads.
7 and to say Joshua alas! Lord YHWH/God to/for what? to pass: bring to pass: bring [obj] [the] people [the] this [obj] [the] Jordan to/for to give: give [obj] us in/on/with hand: power [the] Amorite to/for to perish us and if be willing and to dwell in/on/with side: beyond [the] Jordan
Joshua cried, “Why, oh why, Lord God, did you bring us across the Jordan River only to hand us over to the Amorites for them to destroy us? We should have been satisfied to stay on the other side of the Jordan!
8 please Lord what? to say after which to overturn Israel neck to/for face: before enemy his
Excuse me, Lord, but what can I say now that Israel has turned tail and run away from its enemies?
9 and to hear: hear [the] Canaanite and all to dwell [the] land: country/planet and to turn: surround upon us and to cut: eliminate [obj] name our from [the] land: country/planet and what? to make: do to/for name your [the] great: large
The Canaanites and everyone living in the land will come and surround us and wipe us out so completely that even our name will be forgotten. Then what will happen to your great reputation?”
10 and to say LORD to(wards) Joshua to arise: rise to/for you to/for what? this you(m. s.) to fall: fall upon face your
But the Lord replied to Joshua, “Stand up! What do you think you're doing lying on your face like that?
11 to sin Israel and also to pass: trespass [obj] covenant my which to command [obj] them and also to take: take from [the] devoted thing and also to steal and also to deceive and also to set: put in/on/with article/utensil their
Israel has sinned and has broken my agreement that I ordered them to keep. They have taken some of the things set apart for me; they have acted dishonestly; they have hidden the stolen items with their own belongings.
12 and not be able son: descendant/people Israel to/for to arise: establish to/for face: before enemy their neck to turn to/for face: before enemy their for to be to/for devoted thing not to add: again to/for to be with you if: until not to destroy [the] devoted thing from entrails: among your
That's why the Israelites can't stand up to their enemies. That's why they turn and run from their enemies, and have themselves become set apart for destruction. You will not be able to stand against your enemies until you have removed from among you those things set apart for destruction.
13 to arise: rise to consecrate: consecate [obj] [the] people and to say to consecrate: consecate to/for tomorrow for thus to say LORD God Israel devoted thing in/on/with entrails: among your Israel not be able to/for to arise: establish to/for face: before enemy your till to turn aside: remove you [the] devoted thing from entrails: among your
Get up, and make sure the people are pure. Tell them, ‘Make yourselves pure in readiness for tomorrow, because this is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says, There are things set apart for me that are hidden among you, Israel. You will not be able to stand against your enemies until you remove all of them.
14 and to present: bring in/on/with morning to/for tribe your and to be [the] tribe which to capture him LORD to present: come to/for family and [the] family which to capture her LORD to present: come to/for house: household and [the] house: household which to capture him LORD to present: come to/for great man
In the morning, you will come forward, tribe by tribe. Whichever tribe the Lord chooses will come forward clan by clan. The clan that the Lord chooses will come forward family by family. The family that the Lord chooses will come forward man by man.
15 and to be [the] to capture in/on/with devoted thing to burn in/on/with fire [obj] him and [obj] all which to/for him for to pass: trespass [obj] covenant LORD and for to make: do folly in/on/with Israel
The one who is caught with what was set apart for destruction will be burned by fire, along with all that is his, for he broke the Lord's agreement and committed a terrible act in Israel.’”
16 and to rise Joshua in/on/with morning and to present: bring [obj] Israel to/for tribe his and to capture tribe Judah
Joshua got up early the next morning and called Israel forward, tribe by tribe.
17 and to present: bring [obj] family Judah and to capture [obj] family [the] Zerahite and to present: bring [obj] family [the] Zerahite to/for great man and to capture Zabdi
The tribe of Judah was chosen. The clans of Judah came forward and the Zerahites were chosen. The clan of Zerahites came forward, and the family of Zabdi was chosen.
18 and to present: bring [obj] house: household his to/for great man and to capture Achan son: child Carmi son: child Zabdi son: child Zerah to/for tribe Judah
The family of Zabdi came forward, and Achan, son of Carmi, son of Zabdi, son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, was chosen.
19 and to say Joshua to(wards) Achan son: child my to set: put please glory to/for LORD God Israel and to give: give to/for him thanksgiving and to tell please to/for me what? to make: do not to hide from me
Joshua said to Achan, “My son, honor the Lord, the God of Israel, and confess. Tell me what you have done. Don't hide it from me.”
20 and to answer Achan [obj] Joshua and to say truly I to sin to/for LORD God Israel and like/as this and like/as this to make: do
“It's true!” Achan replied. “I have sinned against the Lord, the God of Israel. This is what I did.
21 (and to see: see *Qk) in/on/with spoil clothing Shinar one pleasant and hundred shekel silver: money and tongue: bar gold one fifty shekel weight his and to desire them and to take: take them and behold they to hide in/on/with land: soil in/on/with midst [the] tent my and [the] silver: money underneath: under her
Among the plunder I saw a beautiful cloak from Babylonia, two hundred shekels of silver, and a bar of gold weighing fifty shekels. I really wanted them, so I took them. They're hidden in the ground inside my tent, with the silver buried deeper.”
22 and to send: depart Joshua messenger and to run: run [the] tent [to] and behold to hide in/on/with tent his and [the] silver: money underneath: under her
Joshua sent men who ran over to search the tent. They found what had been hidden, with the silver buried deeper.
23 and to take: take them from midst [the] tent and to come (in): bring them to(wards) Joshua and to(wards) all son: descendant/people Israel and to pour: set down them to/for face: before LORD
The men took the things from the tent and brought them to Joshua and all the Israelites. There they spread them out before the Lord.
24 and to take: take Joshua [obj] Achan son: child Zerah and [obj] [the] silver: money and [obj] [the] clothing and [obj] tongue: bar [the] gold and [obj] son: child his and [obj] daughter his and [obj] cattle his and [obj] donkey his and [obj] flock his and [obj] tent his and [obj] all which to/for him and all Israel with him and to ascend: establish [obj] them Valley (of Achor) (Valley of) Achor
Then Joshua, with all the Israelites, took Achan, the son of Zerah, the silver, the cloak, and the bar of gold, together with his sons and daughters, his cattle, his donkeys, his sheep, and his tent—everything he had—and brought them to the Valley of Achor.
25 and to say Joshua what? to trouble us to trouble you LORD in/on/with day: today [the] this and to stone [obj] him all Israel stone and to burn [obj] them in/on/with fire and to stone [obj] them in/on/with stone
Then Joshua said to Achan, “Why did you bring so much trouble down on us? Today the Lord will bring trouble down on you.” All the Israelites stoned Achan. Then when they had stoned the rest they burned their bodies.
26 and to arise: raise upon him heap stone great: large till [the] day: today [the] this and to return: turn back LORD from burning anger face: anger his upon so to call: call by name [the] place [the] he/she/it Valley (of Achor) (Valley of) Achor till [the] day: today [the] this
They set up a great pile of stones over him which remains to this day. The Lord was no longer angry. This is why the place was called the Valley of Achor ever since.
