Joshua 7
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Joshua 7:5-13

5And the menH376 of Ai smote of them about thirtyH7970 and sixH8337 menH376; and they chased them from before the gateH8179 even unto Shebarim, and smote them at the descentH4174: and the heartsH3824 of the peopleH5971 meltedH4549, and becameH1961 as waterH4325.

6And JoshuaH3091 rent his clothesH8071, and fellH5307 to the earthH776 upon his faceH6440 before the arkH727 of Jehovah until the eveningH6153, he and the eldersH2205 of IsraelH3478; and they put dustH6083 upon their headsH7218. 7And JoshuaH3091 saidH559, AlasH162, O LordH136 Jehovah, wherefore hast thou at all brought this peopleH5971 over the JordanH3383, to deliver us into the handH3027 of the AmoritesH567, to cause us to perishH6? would that we had been content and dweltH3427 beyond the JordanH3383! 8Oh, LordH136, what shall I sayH559, after that IsraelH3478 hath turnedH2015 their backsH6203 before their enemiesH341! 9For the CanaanitesH3669 and all the inhabitantsH3427 of the landH776 will hearH8085 of it, and will compass us roundH5437, and cutH3772 off our nameH8034 from the earthH776: and what wilt thou do for thy greatH1419 nameH8034?

10And Jehovah saidH559 unto JoshuaH3091, Get thee up; wherefore art thou thus fallenH5307 upon thy faceH6440? 11IsraelH3478 hath sinnedH2398; yea, they have even transgressed my covenantH1285 which I commandedH6680 them: yea, they have even takenH3947 of the devoted thingH3627, and have alsoH1571 stolenH1589, and dissembled alsoH1571; and they have even putH7760 it among their own stuff. 12Therefore the children of IsraelH3478 cannot standH6965 before their enemiesH341; they turnH6437 their backsH6203 before their enemiesH341, because they are becomeH1961 accursed: I will not beH1961 with you any more, except ye destroyH8045 the devoted thing from among you. 13Up, sanctifyH6942 the peopleH5971, and sayH559, SanctifyH6942 yourselves against to-morrow: for thusH3541 saith Jehovah, the GodH430 of IsraelH3478, There is a devoted thing in the midstH7130 of thee, O IsraelH3478; thou canst not standH6965 before thine enemiesH341, until ye take awayH5493 the devoted thing from among you.

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American Standard Version — 1901 — Public Domain