Joshua 7:6-15

6Then Joshua 1tore his clothes and fell to the ground on his face before the ark of the Lord until the evening, both he and the elders of Israel; and 2they put dust on their heads. 7And Joshua said, “Oh, Lord 3God! Why did You ever bring this people across the Jordan, only to hand us over to the Amorites, to eliminate us? If only we had been willing 4to live beyond the Jordan! 8O Lord, what can I say since Israel has turned their 5back before their enemies? 96For the Canaanites and all the inhabitants of the land will hear about it, and they will surround us and eliminate our name from the earth. And what will You do for Your great name?”

10So the Lord said to Joshua, “Stand up! Why is it that you have fallen on your face? 11Israel has sinned, and 7they have also violated My covenant which I commanded them. And they have even taken some of the things designated for destruction, and have both stolen and kept it a secret. Furthermore, they have also put them among their own things. 12Therefore the 8sons of Israel cannot stand against their enemies; they turn their 9backs before their enemies, because they have become designated for destruction. I will not be with you anymore unless you eliminate from your midst the things designated for destruction. 13Stand up! 10Consecrate the people and say, ‘Consecrate yourselves for tomorrow, because the Lord, the God of Israel, has said this: “11There are things designated for destruction in your midst, Israel. You cannot stand against your enemies until you have removed the designated things from your midst.” 14So in the morning you shall come forward by your tribes. And it shall be that the tribe which 12the Lord selects by lot shall come forward by families, and the family which the Lord selects shall come forward by households, and the household which the Lord selects shall come forward man by man. 15And 13it shall be that the one who is selected with the things designated for destruction shall be burned with fire, he and all that belongs to him, because he has violated the covenant of the Lord, and because he 14has committed a disgraceful thing in Israel.’”