New American Standard Bible 1995

Joshua 7:7-12

7Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Alasאֲהָ֣הּ׀'a.HahH162,O Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GodH3068,whyלָ֠מָהLa.mahH4100did You everH5674bringH5674thisהַזֶּה֙ha.ZehH2088peopleהָעָ֤םha.'AmH5971overH5674the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןhai.yar.DenH3383, onlyto deliverלָתֵ֥תla.TetH5414us into the handבְּיַ֥דbe.YadH3027of the Amoritesהָאֱמֹרִ֖יha.'e.mo.RiH567,to destroyלְהַאֲבִידֵ֑נוּle.ha.'a.vi.De.nuH6us? IfH3863onlyH3863we had been willingהוֹאַ֣לְנוּho.'Al.nuH2974to dwellוַנֵּ֔שֶׁבva.Ne.shevH3427beyondבְּעֵ֖בֶרbe.'E.verH5676the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃hai.yar.DenH3383!

8Oבִּ֖יbiH994Lordאֲדֹנָ֑י'a.do.NaiH136,whatמָ֣הmahH4100can I sayאֹמַ֔ר'o.MarH559sinceאַ֠חֲרֵי'A.cha.reiH310Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478has turnedהָפַ֧ךְha.FakhH2015theirbackעֹ֖רֶף'O.refH6203beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440their enemiesH340?

9For the Canaanitesהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֗יha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669and allוְכֹל֙ve.KholH3605the inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427of the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776will hearוְיִשְׁמְע֣וּve.yish.me.'UH8085of it, and they will surroundוְנָסַ֣בּוּve.na.Sa.buH5437us and cutוְהִכְרִ֥יתוּve.hikh.Ri.tuH3772offH3772our nameשְׁמֵ֖נוּshe.Me.nuH8034from the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776.And whatוּמַֽה־u.mah-H4100will You doתַּעֲשֵׂ֖הta.'a.SehH6213for Your greatהַגָּדֽוֹל׃ סha.ga.DolH1419nameלְשִׁמְךָ֥le.shim.KhaH8034?”

10So the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091, “Riseקֻ֣םkumH6965up! Whyלָ֣מָּהLa.mahH4100is it that you have fallenנֹפֵ֥לno.FelH5307on your faceפָּנֶֽיךָ׃pa.Nei.khaH6440?

11Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478has sinnedחָטָא֙cha.Ta'H2398, andthey have alsoH1571transgressedעָבְר֣וּ'a.ve.RuH5674My covenantבְּרִיתִ֔יbe.ri.TiH1285whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834I commandedצִוִּ֖יתִיtzi.Vi.tiH6680them. And they have evenH1571takenלָֽקְחוּ֙la.ke.ChuH3947someמִן־min-H4480of the thingsהַחֵ֔רֶםha.Che.remH2764underH2764the banH2764and have bothH1571stolenגָּֽנְבוּ֙ga.ne.VuH1589and deceivedכִּֽחֲשׁ֔וּki.cha.ShuH3584.Moreover, they have alsoH1571putשָׂ֥מוּSa.muH7760themamong their own thingsבִכְלֵיהֶֽם׃vikh.lei.HemH3627.

12Therefore thesonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478cannotיֻכְל֜וּyukh.LuH3201 H3808standלָקוּם֙la.KumH6965beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440their enemiesH340;they turnיִפְנוּ֙yif.NuH6437theirbacksעֹ֗רֶף'O.refH6203beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440their enemiesH340,for they have becomeH1961accursedH2764.I will not be with you anymoreאוֹסִיף֙'o.SifH3254unlessאִם־'im-H518 H3808you destroyתַשְׁמִ֛ידוּtash.Mi.duH8045the thingsH2764underH2764the banH2764from your midstמִֽקִּרְבְּכֶֽם׃Mi.kir.be.KhemH7130.

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