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Joshua 7:14-20

14In the morningבַּבֹּ֖קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242you must present yourselvesוְנִקְרַבְתֶּ֥םve.nik.rav.TemH7126tribe by tribeלְשִׁבְטֵיכֶ֑ם וְהָיָ֡הle.shiv.tei.Khem ve.ha.YahH7626 H1961.The tribeהַשֵּׁבֶט֩ha.she.VetH7626thatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834the LORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068selectsיִלְכְּדֶ֨נּוּyil.ke.De.nuH3920shall come forwardיִקְרַ֣בyik.RavH7126clan by clanלַמִּשְׁפָּח֗וֹתla.mish.pa.ChotH4940,and the clanוְהַמִּשְׁפָּחָ֞הve.ha.mish.pa.ChahH4940thatאֲשֶֽׁר־'a.Sher-H834the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068selectsיִלְכְּדֶ֤נָּהyil.ke.De.nahH3920shall come forwardתִּקְרַ֣בtik.RavH7126family by familyלַבָּתִּ֔יםla.ba.TimH1004,and the familyוְהַבַּ֙יִת֙ve.ha.Ba.yitH1004thatאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068selectsיִלְכְּדֶ֣נּוּyil.ke.De.nuH3920shall come forwardיִקְרַ֖בyik.RavH7126man by manלַגְּבָרִֽים׃la.ge.va.RimH1397.

15וְהָיָה֙ve.ha.YahH1961The one who is caughtהַנִּלְכָּ֣דha.nil.KadH3920with the things devoted to destructionבַּחֵ֔רֶםba.Che.remH2764must be burnedיִשָּׂרֵ֣ף בָּאֵ֔שׁyi.sa.Ref ba.'EshH8313 H784אֹת֖וֹ'o.ToH853,along with allוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853that belongs to himכָּל־kol-H3605אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834,becauseכִּ֤יkiH3588he has transgressedעָבַר֙'a.VarH5674אֶת־'et-H853the covenantבְּרִ֣יתbe.RitH1285of the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068andוְכִֽי־ve.khi-H3588committedעָשָׂ֥ה'a.SahH6213an outrageנְבָלָ֖הne.va.LahH5039in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃be.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.’”

16So Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֙עַ֙ye.ho.Shu.a'H3091arose earlyוַיַּשְׁכֵּ֤םvai.yash.KemH7925the next morningבַּבֹּ֔קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242and had Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478come forwardוַיַּקְרֵ֥בvai.yak.RevH7126אֶת־'et-H853tribe by tribeלִשְׁבָטָ֑יוlish.va.TavH7626,and the tribeשֵׁ֥בֶטShe.vetH7626of Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063was selectedוַיִּלָּכֵ֖דvai.yi.la.KhedH3920.

17He had the clansמִשְׁפַּ֣חַתmish.Pa.chatH4940of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063come forwardוַיַּקְרֵב֙vai.yak.RevH7126אֶת־'et-H853,and the clanמִשְׁפַּ֣חַתmish.Pa.chatH4940of the Zerahitesהַזַּרְחִ֑יha.zar.ChiH2227was selectedוַיִּלְכֹּ֕דvai.yil.KodH3920אֵ֖ת'etH853.He had the clanמִשְׁפַּ֤חַתmish.Pa.chatH4940of the Zerahitesהַזַּרְחִי֙ha.zar.ChiH2227come forwardוַיַּקְרֵ֞בvai.yak.RevH7126אֶת־'et-H853,and the familyלַגְּבָרִ֔יםla.ge.va.RimH1397of Zabdiזַבְדִּֽי׃zav.DiH2067was selectedוַיִּלָּכֵ֖דvai.yi.la.KhedH3920.

18And he had the familyבֵּית֖וֹbei.ToH1004of Zabdicome forwardוַיַּקְרֵ֥בvai.yak.RevH7126אֶת־'et-H853man by manלַגְּבָרִ֑יםla.ge.va.RimH1397,and Achanעָכָ֞ן'a.KhanH5912sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Carmiכַּרְמִ֧יkar.MiH3756,the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Zabdiזַבְדִּ֛יzav.DiH2067,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Zerahזֶ֖רַחZe.rachH2226,of the tribeלְמַטֵּ֥הle.ma.TehH4294of Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063,was selectedוַיִּלָּכֵ֗דvai.yi.la.KhedH3920.

19So Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413Achanעָכָ֗ן'a.KhanH5912, “My sonבְּנִי֙be.NiH1121,giveשִֽׂים־sim-H7760gloryכָב֗וֹדkha.VodH3519to the LORDלַֽיהוָ֛הla.Yah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and makeוְתֶן־ve.ten-H5414a confessionתוֹדָ֑הto.DahH8426to Him.I urge youנָ֣אna'H4994to tellוְהַגֶּד־ נָ֥אve.ha.ged- na'H5046 H4994mewhatמֶ֣הmehH4100you have doneעָשִׂ֔יתָ'a.Si.taH6213;do notאַל־'al-H408hideתְּכַחֵ֖דte.kha.ChedH3582itfrom meמִמֶּֽנִּי׃mi.Me.niH4480.”

20“It is trueאָמְנָ֗ה'a.me.NahH546,”Achanעָכָ֛ן'a.KhanH5912אֶת־'et-H853repliedוַיַּ֧עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030יְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091וַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559, “Iאָנֹכִ֤י'a.no.KhiH595have sinnedחָטָ֙אתִי֙cha.Ta.tiH2398against the LORDלַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478.ThisH2063is what I didעָשִֽׂיתִי׃'a.Si.tiH6213:

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