Berean Standard Bible
Joshua 7:1-3
1The Israelitesבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121,howeverיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478,actedוַיִּמְעֲל֧וּvai.yim.'a.LuH4603unfaithfullyמַ֖עַלMa.'alH4604regarding the things devoted to destructionבַּחֵ֑רֶםba.Che.remH2764.Achanעָכָ֣ן'a.KhanH5912sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Carmiכַּרְמִי֩kar.MiH3756,the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Zabdiזַבְדִּ֨יzav.DiH2067,the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Zerahזֶ֜רַחZe.rachH2226,of the tribeלְמַטֵּ֤הle.ma.TehH4294of Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063,tookוַיִּקַּ֡חvai.yi.KachH3947some ofמִן־min-H4480what was set apartהַחֵ֔רֶםha.Che.remH2764.So the angerאַ֥ף'afH639of the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068burnedוַיִּֽחַר־vai.yi.char-H2734against the Israelitesבִּבְנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃biv.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121H3478.
2Meanwhile, Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֨עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091sentוַיִּשְׁלַח֩vai.yish.LachH7971menאֲנָשִׁ֜ים'a.na.ShimH582from Jerichoמִֽירִיח֗וֹmi.ri.ChoH3405to Aiהָעַ֞יha.'AiH5857,whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834is nearעִם־'im-H5973Beth-avenH1007to the eastמִקֶּ֣דֶםmi.Ke.demH6924of BethelH1008,and told themאֲלֵיהֶם֙'a.lei.HemH559H413, “Go upעֲל֖וּ'a.LuH5927and spy outוְרַגְּל֣וּve.ra.ge.LuH7270אֶת־'et-H853the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776.”So the menהָאֲנָשִׁ֔יםha.'a.na.ShimH582went upוַֽיַּעֲלוּ֙vai.ya.'a.LuH5927and spied outוַֽיְרַגְּל֖וּvay.ra.ge.LuH7270אֶת־'et-H853Aiהָעָֽי׃ha.'AiH5857.
3On returningוַיָּשֻׁ֣בוּvai.ya.Shu.vuH7725toאֶל־'el-H413Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֗עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091,they reportedוַיֹּאמְר֣וּ אֵלָיו֮vai.yo.me.Ru 'e.LavH559H413, “There is no needאַל־ יַ֣עַל'al- Ya.'alH408H5927to send allכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleהָעָם֒ha.'AmH5971;twoכְּאַלְפַּ֣יִםke.'al.Pa.yimH505אִ֗ישׁ'IshH376orא֚וֹ'oH176threeכִּשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתkish.Lo.shetH7969thousandאֲלָפִ֣ים'a.la.FimH505menאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376are enoughto go upיַעֲל֖וּya.'a.LuH5927and attackוְיַכּ֣וּve.ya.KuH5221אֶת־'et-H853Aiהָעָ֑יha.'AiH5857.Sinceכִּ֥יkiH3588the people of Aiהֵֽמָּה׃He.mahH1992are so fewמְעַ֖טme.'AtH4592,you need notאַל־'al-H408wear outתְּיַגַּע־te.ya.ga'-H3021allכָּל־kol-H3605our peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971thereשָׁ֙מָּה֙Sha.mahH8033אֶת־'et-H853.”
Commentaries on Joshua 7
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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