New American Standard Bible 2020

Joshua 7:7-13

7And Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Ohאֲהָ֣הּ׀'a.HahH162,Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GodH3068!Whyלָ֠מָהLa.mahH4100did You everH5674bringH5674thisהַזֶּה֙ha.ZehH2088peopleהָעָ֤םha.'AmH5971acrossH5674the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןhai.yar.DenH3383, onlyto handבְּיַ֥דbe.YadH3027 H5414us overH5414to the Amoritesהָאֱמֹרִ֖יha.'e.mo.RiH567,to eliminateלְהַאֲבִידֵ֑נוּle.ha.'a.vi.De.nuH6us? IfH3863onlyH3863we had beenH2974willingהוֹאַ֣לְנוּho.'Al.nuH2974to liveוַנֵּ֔שֶׁבva.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.'UH8085about it, and they will surroundוְנָסַ֣בּוּve.na.Sa.buH5437us and eliminateוְהִכְרִ֥יתוּve.hikh.Ri.tuH3772our 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, “Standקֻ֣םkumH6965upH6965!Whyלָ֣מָּהLa.mahH4100is it that you have fallenנֹפֵ֥לno.FelH5307on your faceפָּנֶֽיךָ׃pa.Nei.khaH6440?

11Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478has sinnedחָטָא֙cha.Ta'H2398, andthey have alsoH1571violatedעָבְר֣וּ'a.ve.RuH5674My covenantבְּרִיתִ֔יbe.ri.TiH1285whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834I commandedצִוִּ֖יתִיtzi.Vi.tiH6680them. And they have evenH1571takenלָֽקְחוּ֙la.ke.ChuH3947someמִן־min-H4480of the thingsהַחֵ֔רֶםha.Che.remH2764designatedH2764forH2764destructionH2764,and have bothH1571stolenגָּֽנְבוּ֙ga.ne.VuH1589and keptH3584it asecretH3584.Furthermore, they have alsoH1571putשָׂ֥מוּSa.muH7760themamong their own thingsבִכְלֵיהֶֽם׃vikh.lei.HemH3627.

12Therefore thesonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478cannotיֻכְל֜וּyukh.LuH3201 H3808standלָקוּם֙la.KumH6965againstלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440their enemiesH340;they turnיִפְנוּ֙yif.NuH6437theirbacksעֹ֗רֶף'O.refH6203beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440their enemiesH340,becauseכִּ֥יkiH3588they have becomeH1961designatedH2764forH2764destructionH2764.I will not be with you anymoreאוֹסִיף֙'o.SifH3254unlessאִם־'im-H518 H3808you eliminateתַשְׁמִ֛ידוּtash.Mi.duH8045from your midstמִֽקִּרְבְּכֶֽם׃Mi.kir.be.KhemH7130the thingsH2764designatedH2764forH2764destructionH2764.

13StandH6965upH6965!Consecrateקַדֵּ֣שׁka.DeshH6942the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971and sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֖ve.'a.mar.TaH559, ‘Consecrateהִתְקַדְּשׁ֣וּhit.ka.de.ShuH6942yourselves for tomorrowלְמָחָ֑רle.ma.CharH4279,becauseכִּ֣יkiH3588the Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,has saidאָמַ֨ר'a.MarH559thisכֹה֩khohH3541: “There are thingsחֵ֤רֶםChe.remH2764designatedH2764forH2764destructionH2764in your midstבְּקִרְבְּךָ֙be.kir.be.ChaH7130,Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478.You cannotלֹ֣א תוּכַ֗לlo' tu.KhalH3201 H3808standH6965againstלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440your enemiesH340untilעַד־'ad-H5704you have removedהֲסִירְכֶ֥םha.sir.KhemH5493the designatedH2764thingsהַחֵ֖רֶםha.Che.remH2764from your midstמִֽקִּרְבְּכֶֽם׃Mi.kir.be.KhemH7130.”

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