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Joshua 7

1ButthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478committedatrespassinthedevotedthing;forAchanעָכָ֣ן'a.KhanH5912,thesonH1121ofCarmiכַּרְמִי֩kar.MiH3756,thesonH1121ofZabdiזַבְדִּ֨יzav.DiH2067,thesonH1121ofZerahזֶ֜רַחZe.rachH2226,ofthetribeלְמַטֵּ֤הle.ma.TehH4294ofJudahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063,tookH3947ofthedevotedthing:andtheangerאַ֥ף'afH639ofJehovahwaskindledagainstthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

2AndJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֨עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091sentH7971menH376fromJerichoמִֽירִיח֗וֹmi.ri.ChoH3405toAi,whichisbesideBeth-aven,ontheeastמִקֶּ֣דֶםmi.Ke.demH6924sideofBeth-el,andspake untothem,sayingH559,GoH5927upandspyH7270outthelandהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776.AndthemenH376wentH5927upandspiedH7270outAi.

3Andtheyreturnedוַיָּשֻׁ֣בוּvai.ya.Shu.vuH7725toJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֗עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091,andsaidH559untohim,Letnotallthepeopleהָעָם֒ha.'AmH5971goיַ֣עַלYa.'alH5927up;butletabouttwoorthreeכִּשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתkish.Lo.shetH7969thousandH505menH376goיַעֲל֖וּya.'a.LuH5927upandsmiteAi;makenotallthepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971totoilthither;fortheyarebutfewמְעַ֖טme.'AtH4592.

4SotherewentH5927upthitherofthepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971aboutthreeכִּשְׁלֹ֥שֶׁתkish.Lo.shetH7969thousandאֲלָפִ֖ים'a.la.FimH505menאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376:andtheyfledH5127beforethemenH376ofAi.

5Andthemenאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376ofAismoteofthemaboutthirtyכִּשְׁלֹשִׁ֤יםkish.lo.ShimH7970andsixוְשִׁשָּׁה֙ve.shi.ShahH8337menH376;andtheychasedthemfrombeforethegateהַשַּׁ֙עַר֙ha.Sha.'arH8179evenuntoShebarim,andsmotethematthedescentבַּמּוֹרָ֑דba.mo.RadH4174:andtheheartsלְבַב־le.vav-H3824ofthepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971meltedוַיִּמַּ֥סvai.yi.MasH4549,andbecameH1961aswaterלְמָֽיִם׃le.Ma.yimH4325.

6AndJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091renthisclothesשִׂמְלֹתָ֗יוsim.lo.TavH8071,andfellH5307totheearthH776uponhisfaceH6440beforethearkאֲר֤וֹן'a.RonH727ofJehovahuntiltheeveningהָעֶ֔רֶבha.'E.revH6153,heandtheeldersוְזִקְנֵ֣יve.zik.NeiH2205ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478;andtheyputdustעָפָ֖ר'a.FarH6083upontheirheadsרֹאשָֽׁם׃ro.ShamH7218.

7AndJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091saidH559,Alasאֲהָ֣הּ׀'a.HahH162,OLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Jehovah, wherefore hast thouatallbroughtthispeopleהָעָ֤םha.'AmH5971overtheJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןhai.yar.DenH3383,todeliverusintothehandבְּיַ֥דbe.YadH3027oftheAmoritesH567,tocauseustoperishH6?wouldthatwehadbeencontentanddweltH3427beyondtheJordanהַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃hai.yar.DenH3383!

8Oh,Lordאֲדֹנָ֑י'a.do.NaiH136,whatshallIsayאֹמַ֔ר'o.MarH559,afterthatIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478hathturnedהָפַ֧ךְha.FakhH2015theirbacksH6203beforetheirenemiesאֹיְבָֽיו׃'o.ye.VavH341!

9FortheCanaanitesH3669andalltheinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427ofthelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776willhearוְיִשְׁמְע֣וּve.yish.me.'UH8085ofit,andwillcompassusroundH5437,andcutוְהִכְרִ֥יתוּve.hikh.Ri.tuH3772offournameשְׁמֵ֖נוּshe.Me.nuH8034fromtheearthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776:andwhatwilt thoudoforthygreatהַגָּדֽוֹל׃ סha.ga.DolH1419nameלְשִׁמְךָ֥le.shim.KhaH8034?

10AndJehovahsaidH559untoJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091,Gettheeup; wherefore art thouthusfallenנֹפֵ֥לno.FelH5307uponthyfaceפָּנֶֽיךָ׃pa.Nei.khaH6440?

11Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478hathsinnedH2398; yea,theyhaveeventransgressedmycovenantבְּרִיתִ֔יbe.ri.TiH1285whichIcommandedצִוִּ֖יתִיtzi.Vi.tiH6680them: yea,theyhaveeventakenH3947ofthedevotedthingבִכְלֵיהֶֽם׃vikh.lei.HemH3627,andhavealsoH1571stolenH1589,anddissembledalsoH1571;andtheyhaveevenputשָׂ֥מוּSa.muH7760itamongtheirown stuff.

12ThereforethechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478cannotstandלָקוּם֙la.KumH6965beforetheirenemiesאֹיְבֵיהֶ֔ם'o.ye.vei.HemH341;theyturnיִפְנוּ֙yif.NuH6437theirbacksH6203beforetheirenemiesאֹֽיְבֵיהֶ֔ם'o.ye.vei.HemH341,becausetheyarebecomeהָי֖וּha.YuH1961accursed:Iwillnotbeלִֽהְי֣וֹתlih.YotH1961withyouanymore,exceptyedestroyתַשְׁמִ֛ידוּtash.Mi.duH8045thedevotedthingfromamongyou.

13Up,sanctifyH6942thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971,andsayH559,SanctifyH6942yourselvesagainstto-morrow:forthusכֹה֩khohH3541saithJehovah,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,ThereisadevotedthinginthemidstH7130ofthee,OIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478; thou canstnotstandH6965beforethineenemiesאֹיְבֶ֔יךָ'o.ye.Vei.khaH341,untilyetakeawayH5493thedevotedthingfromamongyou.

14Inthemorningבַּבֹּ֖קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242thereforeyeshallbeוְהָיָ֡הve.ha.YahH1961broughtH7126nearbyyourtribesH7626:anditshallbeH1961,thatthetribeH7626whichJehovahtakethshallcomenearbyfamiliesלַמִּשְׁפָּח֗וֹתla.mish.pa.ChotH4940;andthefamilyוְהַמִּשְׁפָּחָ֞הve.ha.mish.pa.ChahH4940whichJehovahshalltakeH3920shallcomenearbyhouseholdsH1004;andthehouseholdH1004whichJehovahshalltakeH3920shallcomenearmanH1397bymanH1397.

15Anditshallbeוְהָיָה֙ve.ha.YahH1961,thathethatistakenH3920withthedevotedthingshallbeH1961burntwithfireבָּאֵ֔שׁba.'EshH784,heandallthathehath;becausehehath transgressedthecovenantבְּרִ֣יתbe.RitH1285ofJehovah,andbecausehehath wroughtfollyנְבָלָ֖הne.va.LahH5039inIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃be.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

16SoJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֙עַ֙ye.ho.Shu.a'H3091roseH7925upearlyוַיַּשְׁכֵּ֤םvai.yash.KemH7925inthemorningבַּבֹּ֔קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242,andbroughtH7126Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478nearbytheirtribesH7626;andthetribeH7626ofJudahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063wastakenH3920:

17andhebroughtH7126nearthefamilyמִשְׁפַּ֣חַתmish.Pa.chatH4940ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063;andhetookH3920thefamilyמִשְׁפַּ֣חַתmish.Pa.chatH4940oftheZerahites:andhebroughtH7126nearthefamilyמִשְׁפַּ֤חַתmish.Pa.chatH4940oftheZerahitesmanH1397bymanH1397;andZabdiזַבְדִּֽי׃zav.DiH2067wastakenH3920:

18andhebroughtH7126nearhishouseholdבֵּית֖וֹbei.ToH1004manH1397bymanH1397;andAchanעָכָ֞ן'a.KhanH5912,thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofCarmiכַּרְמִ֧יkar.MiH3756,thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofZabdiזַבְדִּ֛יzav.DiH2067,thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofZerahזֶ֖רַחZe.rachH2226,ofthetribeלְמַטֵּ֥הle.ma.TehH4294ofJudahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063,wastakenH3920.

19AndJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091saidH559untoAchanעָכָ֗ן'a.KhanH5912,Mysonבְּנִי֙be.NiH1121,giveוְתֶן־ve.ten-H5414,Ipraythee,gloryכָב֗וֹדkha.VodH3519toJehovah,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,andmakeH7760confessionuntohim;andtellוְהַגֶּד־ve.ha.ged-H5046menowwhatthou hastdone;hideתְּכַחֵ֖דte.kha.ChedH3582itnotfromme.

20AndAchanעָכָ֛ן'a.KhanH5912answeredJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091,andsaidH559,OfatruthIhavesinnedH2398againstJehovah,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,andthusandthushaveIdone:

21whenIsawH7200amongthespoilH7998agoodly Babylonishmantle,andtwohundredוּמָאתַ֧יִםu.ma.Ta.yimH3967shekelsשְׁקָלִ֣יםshe.ka.LimH8255ofsilverכֶּ֗סֶףKe.sefH3701,andawedgeofgoldזָהָ֤בza.HavH2091offiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֤יםcha.mi.ShimH2572shekelsשְׁקָלִים֙she.ka.LimH8255weightמִשְׁקָל֔וֹmish.ka.LoH4948,thenIcovetedH2530them,andtookH3947them;and,behold,theyarehidH2934intheearthH776inthemidstבְּת֥וֹךְbe.TokhH8432ofmytentהָאָֽהֳלִ֖יha.'o.ho.LiH168,andthesilverוְהַכֶּ֥סֶףve.ha.Ke.sefH3701underit.

22SoJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֙עַ֙ye.ho.Shu.a'H3091sentH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֔יםmal.'a.KhimH4397,andtheyranH7323untothetentהָאֹ֑הֱלָהha.'O.he.lahH168;and,behold,itwashidH2934inhistentבְּאָהֳל֖וֹbe.'o.ho.LoH168,andthesilverוְהַכֶּ֥סֶףve.ha.Ke.sefH3701underit.

23AndtheytookH3947themfromthemidstמִתּ֣וֹךְmi.TokhH8432ofthetentהָאֹ֔הֶלha.'O.helH168,andbroughtH935themuntoJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091,anduntoallthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478;andtheylaidthemdownbeforeJehovah.

24AndJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֣עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091,andallIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478withhim,tookH3947Achanעָכָ֣ן'a.KhanH5912thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofZerahזֶ֡רַחZe.rachH2226,andthesilverהַכֶּ֣סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701,andthemantle,andthewedgeofgoldהַזָּהָ֡בha.za.HavH2091,andhissonsבָּנָ֡יוba.NavH1121,andhisdaughtersבְּנֹתָ֡יוbe.no.TavH1323,andhisoxen,andhisasses,andhissheepצֹאנ֤וֹtzo.NoH6629,andhistentאָהֳלוֹ֙'o.ho.LoH168,andallthathehad:andtheybroughtH5927themupuntothevalleyעֵ֥מֶק'E.mekH6010ofAchorעָכֽוֹר׃a.KhorH5911.

25AndJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֙עַ֙ye.ho.Shu.a'H3091saidH559,Whyמֶ֣הmehH4100hast thoutroubledH5916us?JehovahshalltroubleH5916theethisdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117.AndallIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478stonedH5619himwithstonesH68;andtheyburnedוַיִּשְׂרְפ֤וּvai.yis.re.FuH8313themwithfireבָּאֵ֔שׁba.'EshH784,andstonedH5619themwithstonesH68.

26AndtheyraisedH6965overhimagreatגָּד֗וֹלga.DolH1419heapגַּל־gal-H1530ofstonesH68, untothisdayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117;andJehovahturnedוַיָּ֥שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725fromthefiercenessofhisangerאַפּ֑וֹ'a.PoH639. Whereforethenameשֵׁ֣םshemH8034ofthatplaceהַמָּק֤וֹםha.ma.KomH4725wascalledקָרָ֞אka.Ra'H7121,Thevalleyעֵ֣מֶק'E.mekH6010ofAchorעָכ֔וֹרa.KhorH5911, untothisdayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.

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