Revised Version 1895

Joshua 7

1But thechildrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478committedוַיִּמְעֲל֧וּvai.yim.'a.LuH4603atrespassמַ֖עַלMa.'alH4604in thedevotedבַּחֵ֑רֶםba.Che.remH2764thing: forAchanעָכָ֣ן'a.KhanH5912, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofCarmiכַּרְמִי֩kar.MiH3756, thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofZabdiזַבְדִּ֨יzav.DiH2067, thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofZerahזֶ֜רַחZe.rachH2226, of thetribeלְמַטֵּ֤הle.ma.TehH4294ofJudahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063,tookוַיִּקַּ֡חvai.yi.KachH3947of thedevotedהַחֵ֔רֶםha.Che.remH2764thing: and theangerאַ֥ף'afH639of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068waskindledH2734againstH2734thechildrenבִּבְנֵ֥יbiv.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

2AndJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֨עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091sentH7971menH376fromJerichoמִֽירִיח֗וֹmi.ri.ChoH3405toAiהָעַ֞יha.'AiH5857,whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834isbesideאֲלֵיהֶם֙'a.lei.HemH413Beth-aven, on theeastמִקֶּ֣דֶםmi.Ke.demH6924sideעִם־'im-H5973of Beth-el, and spake unto them,sayingH559,GoH5927upH5927andspyוְרַגְּל֣וּve.ra.ge.LuH7270outH7971thelandהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776. And themenH376wentH5927upH5927andspiedוַֽיְרַגְּל֖וּvay.ra.ge.LuH7270outH7971Aiהָעָֽי׃ha.'AiH5857.

3And theyreturnedוַיָּשֻׁ֣בוּvai.ya.Shu.vuH7725toJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֗עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091, andsaidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559unto him,LetH408notH408allכָּל־kol-H3605thepeopleהָעָם֒ha.'AmH5971goיַ֣עַלYa.'alH5927upH5927; butletH408aboutH413twoH5221orthreeכִּשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתkish.Lo.shetH7969thousandH505menH376goיַעֲל֖וּya.'a.LuH5927upH5927andsmiteH5221Aiהָעָ֑יha.'AiH5857;makeH7725notH408allכָּל־kol-H3605thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971totoilתְּיַגַּע־te.ya.ga'-H3021thither; for they are butfewמְעַ֖טme.'AtH4592.

4SoH4480therewentH5927upH5927thither of thepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971aboutH4480threeכִּשְׁלֹ֥שֶׁתkish.Lo.shetH7969thousandאֲלָפִ֖ים'a.la.FimH505menאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376: and theyfledוַיָּנֻ֕סוּvai.ya.Nu.suH5127beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440themenH376ofAiהָעָֽי׃ha.'AiH5857.

5And themenאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376ofAiהָעַ֗יha.'AiH5857smoteH5221of themaboutH1961thirtyכִּשְׁלֹשִׁ֤יםkish.lo.ShimH7970andsixוְשִׁשָּׁה֙ve.shi.ShahH8337menH376: and theychasedוַֽיִּרְדְּפ֞וּםvai.yir.de.FumH7291them frombeforeלִפְנֵ֤יlif.NeiH6440thegateהַשַּׁ֙עַר֙ha.Sha.'arH8179evenעַד־'ad-H5704untoShebarimהַשְּׁבָרִ֔יםha.she.va.RimH7671, andsmoteH5221them at the goingdownH5221: and theheartsלְבַב־le.vav-H3824of thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971meltedוַיִּמַּ֥סvai.yi.MasH4549, andbecameH1961aswaterלְמָֽיִם׃le.Ma.yimH4325.

6AndJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091rent hisclothesשִׂמְלֹתָ֗יוsim.lo.TavH8071, andfellוַיִּפֹּל֩vai.yi.PolH5307to theearthאַ֜רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776uponעַל־'al-H5921hisfaceפָּנָ֨יוpa.NavH6440beforeלִפְנֵ֨יlif.NeiH6440thearkאֲר֤וֹן'a.RonH727of theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068untilעַד־'ad-H5704theeveningהָעֶ֔רֶבha.'E.revH6153, he and theeldersוְזִקְנֵ֣יve.zik.NeiH2205ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478; and theyputוַיַּעֲל֥וּvai.ya.'a.LuH5927dustעָפָ֖ר'a.FarH6083uponעַל־'al-H5921theirheadsרֹאשָֽׁם׃ro.ShamH7218.

7AndJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Alasאֲהָ֣הּ׀'a.HahH162, OLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODH136, wherefore hast thou at allbroughtH5414thispeopleהָעָ֤םha.'AmH5971overJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןhai.yar.DenH3383, todeliverH5414usH5414intoH3027thehandבְּיַ֥דbe.YadH3027of theAmoritesהָאֱמֹרִ֖יha.'e.mo.RiH567, tocauseH5414usH5414toperishלְהַאֲבִידֵ֑נוּle.ha.'a.vi.De.nuH6? would that we had been content anddweltוַנֵּ֔שֶׁבva.Ne.shevH3427beyondבְּעֵ֖בֶרbe.'E.verH5676Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃hai.yar.DenH3383!

8OhLordאֲדֹנָ֑י'a.do.NaiH136,whatמָ֣הmahH4100shall Isayאֹמַ֔ר'o.MarH559,afterאַ֠חֲרֵי'A.cha.reiH310thatIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478hathturnedהָפַ֧ךְha.FakhH2015theirbacksעֹ֖רֶף'O.refH6203beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440theirenemiesאֹיְבָֽיו׃'o.ye.VavH341!

9For theCanaanitesהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֗יha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669andallוְכֹל֙ve.KholH3605theinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427of thelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776shallhearוְיִשְׁמְע֣וּve.yish.me.'UH8085of it, and shall compassusעָלֵ֔ינוּ'a.Lei.nuH5921roundוְנָסַ֣בּוּve.na.Sa.buH5437, andcutוְהִכְרִ֥יתוּve.hikh.Ri.tuH3772offH3772ournameשְׁמֵ֖נוּshe.Me.nuH8034from theearthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776: andwhatוּמַֽה־u.mah-H4100wilt thoudoתַּעֲשֵׂ֖הta.'a.SehH6213for thygreatהַגָּדֽוֹל׃ סha.ga.DolH1419nameלְשִׁמְךָ֥le.shim.KhaH8034?

10And theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091,GetH6965theeupH6965; wherefore art thouthusזֶּ֔הZehH2088fallenנֹפֵ֥לno.FelH5307uponעַל־'al-H5921thyfaceפָּנֶֽיךָ׃pa.Nei.khaH6440?

11Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478hathsinnedחָטָא֙cha.Ta'H2398; yea, they haveevenH1571transgressed mycovenantבְּרִיתִ֔יbe.ri.TiH1285whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834Icommandedצִוִּ֖יתִיtzi.Vi.tiH6680them: yea, they haveevenH1571takenלָֽקְחוּ֙la.ke.ChuH3947of thedevotedהַחֵ֔רֶםha.Che.remH2764thingבִכְלֵיהֶֽם׃vikh.lei.HemH3627; and have alsostolenגָּֽנְבוּ֙ga.ne.VuH1589, and dissembled also, and they haveevenH1571putשָׂ֥מוּSa.muH7760it among their own stuff.

12Therefore thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478cannotH3808standלָקוּם֙la.KumH6965beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440theirenemiesאֹיְבֵיהֶ֔ם'o.ye.vei.HemH341, theyturnיִפְנוּ֙yif.NuH6437theirbacksעֹ֗רֶף'O.refH6203beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440theirenemiesאֹֽיְבֵיהֶ֔ם'o.ye.vei.HemH341,becauseH3588they arebecomeהָי֖וּha.YuH1961accursed: I willnotH3808be withyouH3588anyלִֽהְי֣וֹתlih.YotH1961moreאוֹסִיף֙'o.SifH3254,exceptאִם־'im-H518yedestroyתַשְׁמִ֛ידוּtash.Mi.duH8045thedevotedH2764thingH3588from amongyouH3588.

13Upקֻ֚םkumH6965,sanctifyקַדֵּ֣שׁka.DeshH6942thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971, andsayH559,Sanctifyהִתְקַדְּשׁ֣וּhit.ka.de.ShuH6942yourselvesagainstH6440tomorrowלְמָחָ֑רle.ma.CharH4279: forthusכֹה֩khohH3541saith theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478, There is adevotedחֵ֤רֶםChe.remH2764thingH3588in themidstH7130of thee, OIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478: thou canstnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808standלָקוּם֙la.KumH6965beforeH6440thineenemiesאֹיְבֶ֔יךָ'o.ye.Vei.khaH341,untilעַד־'ad-H5704yetakeH5493awayH5493thedevotedהַחֵ֖רֶםha.Che.remH2764thingH3588from amongyouH3588.

14In themorningבַּבֹּ֖קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242therefore ye shall bebroughtH7126nearH7126by yourtribesלְשִׁבְטֵיכֶ֑םle.shiv.tei.KhemH7626: and it shall be, that thetribeהַשֵּׁבֶט֩ha.she.VetH7626whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068taketh shallcomeH1961nearH7126byfamiliesלַמִּשְׁפָּח֗וֹתla.mish.pa.ChotH4940; and thefamilyוְהַמִּשְׁפָּחָ֞הve.ha.mish.pa.ChahH4940whichאֲשֶֽׁר־'a.Sher-H834theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068shalltakeH3920shallcomeH1961nearH7126byhouseholdsלַבָּתִּ֔יםla.ba.TimH1004; and thehouseholdוְהַבַּ֙יִת֙ve.ha.Ba.yitH1004whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068shalltakeH3920shallcomeH1961nearH7126manH1397bymanH1397.

15And it shall be, that he that istakenהַנִּלְכָּ֣דha.nil.KadH3920with thedevotedבַּחֵ֔רֶםba.Che.remH2764thingH5039shall beburntיִשָּׂרֵ֣ףyi.sa.RefH8313withfireבָּאֵ֔שׁba.'EshH784, he andallכָּל־kol-H3605that he hath:becauseכִּ֤יkiH3588he hath transgressed thecovenantבְּרִ֣יתbe.RitH1285of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, andbecauseוְכִֽי־ve.khi-H3588he hath wroughtfollyנְבָלָ֖הne.va.LahH5039inIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃be.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

16SoH7126Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֙עַ֙ye.ho.Shu.a'H3091roseH7925upH7925earlyוַיַּשְׁכֵּ֤םvai.yash.KemH7925in themorningבַּבֹּ֔קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242, andbroughtH7126Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478nearH7126by theirtribesלִשְׁבָטָ֑יוlish.va.TavH7626; and thetribeשֵׁ֥בֶטShe.vetH7626ofJudahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063wastakenוַיִּלָּכֵ֖דvai.yi.la.KhedH3920:

17and hebroughtH7126nearH7126thefamilyמִשְׁפַּ֣חַתmish.Pa.chatH4940ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063; and hetookוַיִּלְכֹּ֕דvai.yil.KodH3920thefamilyמִשְׁפַּ֣חַתmish.Pa.chatH4940of theZerahitesהַזַּרְחִ֑יha.zar.ChiH2227: and hebroughtH7126nearH7126thefamilyמִשְׁפַּ֤חַתmish.Pa.chatH4940of theZerahitesהַזַּרְחִי֙ha.zar.ChiH2227manH1397bymanH1397; andZabdiזַבְדִּֽי׃zav.DiH2067wastakenוַיִּלָּכֵ֖דvai.yi.la.KhedH3920:

18and hebroughtH7126nearH7126hishouseholdבֵּית֖וֹbei.ToH1004manH1397bymanH1397; andAchanעָכָ֞ן'a.KhanH5912, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofCarmiכַּרְמִ֧יkar.MiH3756, thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofZabdiזַבְדִּ֛יzav.DiH2067, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofZerahזֶ֖רַחZe.rachH2226, of thetribeלְמַטֵּ֥הle.ma.TehH4294ofJudahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063, wastakenוַיִּלָּכֵ֗דvai.yi.la.KhedH3920.

19AndJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoAchanעָכָ֗ן'a.KhanH5912, Mysonבְּנִי֙be.NiH1121,giveוְתֶן־ve.ten-H5414, Iprayנָ֣אna'H4994thee,gloryכָב֗וֹדkha.VodH3519to theLORDלַֽיהוָ֛הla.Yah.wehH3068, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478, andmakeשִֽׂים־sim-H7760confessionתוֹדָ֑הto.DahH8426unto him; andtellוְהַגֶּד־ve.ha.ged-H5046meH413nowנָ֥אna'H4994whatמֶ֣הmehH4100thou hastdoneעָשִׂ֔יתָ'a.Si.taH6213;hideתְּכַחֵ֖דte.kha.ChedH3582itnotאַל־'al-H408frommeH413.

20AndAchanעָכָ֛ן'a.KhanH5912answeredH559Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091, andsaidH559, Of a truth I havesinnedH2398againstH2398theLORDלַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, and thus and thus have Idoneעָשִֽׂיתִי׃'a.Si.tiH6213:

21when Isawוָאֵ֣רֶאva.'er.'eh'H7200among thespoilבַשָּׁלָ֡לva.sha.LalH7998a goodly Babylonishmantleאַדֶּ֣רֶת'a.De.retH155, andtwoH3947hundredוּמָאתַ֧יִםu.ma.Ta.yimH3967shekelsשְׁקָלִ֣יםshe.ka.LimH8255ofsilverכֶּ֗סֶףKe.sefH3701, and a wedge ofgoldזָהָ֤בza.HavH2091offiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֤יםcha.mi.ShimH2572shekelsשְׁקָלִים֙she.ka.LimH8255weightמִשְׁקָל֔וֹmish.ka.LoH4948, then Icovetedוָֽאֶחְמְדֵ֖םva.'ech.me.DemH2530them, andtookH3947them; and, beheld, they arehidטְמוּנִ֥יםte.mu.NimH2934in theearthבָּאָ֛רֶץba.'A.retzH776in themidstבְּת֥וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of mytentהָאָֽהֳלִ֖יha.'o.ho.LiH168, and thesilverוְהַכֶּ֥סֶףve.ha.Ke.sefH3701underתַּחְתֶּֽיהָ׃tach.Tei.haH8478it.

22SoH7971Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֙עַ֙ye.ho.Shu.a'H3091sentH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֔יםmal.'a.KhimH4397, and theyranוַיָּרֻ֖צוּvai.ya.Ru.tzuH7323unto thetentהָאֹ֑הֱלָהha.'O.he.lahH168; and,beholdוְהִנֵּ֧הve.hi.NehH2009, it washidטְמוּנָ֛הte.mu.NahH2934in histentבְּאָהֳל֖וֹbe.'o.ho.LoH168, and thesilverוְהַכֶּ֥סֶףve.ha.Ke.sefH3701underתַּחְתֶּֽיהָ׃tach.Tei.haH8478it.

23And theytookוַיִּקָּחוּם֙vai.yi.ka.ChumH3947them from themidstמִתּ֣וֹךְmi.TokhH8432of thetentהָאֹ֔הֶלha.'O.helH168, andbroughtוַיְבִאוּם֙vay.vi.'UmH935them untoJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091, and untoallכָּל־kol-H3605thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478; and theylaidH6440themdownוַיַּצִּקֻ֖םvai.ya.tzi.KumH3332beforeH6440theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

24AndJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֣עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091, andallכָּל־kol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478with him,tookוַיִּקַּ֣חvai.yi.KachH3947Achanעָכָ֣ן'a.KhanH5912thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofZerahזֶ֡רַחZe.rachH2226, and thesilverהַכֶּ֣סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701, and themantleהָאַדֶּ֣רֶתha.'a.De.retH155, and the wedge ofgoldהַזָּהָ֡בha.za.HavH2091, and hissonsבָּנָ֡יוba.NavH1121, and hisdaughtersבְּנֹתָ֡יוbe.no.TavH1323, and hisoxenשׁוֹרוֹ֩sho.RoH7794, and his asses, and hissheepצֹאנ֤וֹtzo.NoH6629, and histentאָהֳלוֹ֙'o.ho.LoH168, andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605that he had: and theybroughtH5927themupH5927unto thevalleyעֵ֥מֶק'E.mekH6010ofAchorעָכֽוֹר׃a.KhorH5911.

25AndJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֙עַ֙ye.ho.Shu.a'H3091saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Whyמֶ֣הmehH4100hast thoutroubledעֲכַרְתָּ֔נוּ'a.khar.Ta.nuH5916usH3117? theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068shalltroubleיַעְכֳּרְךָ֥ya'.kor.KhaH5916thee thisdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117. Andallכָל־khol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478stonedH5619him withstonesאֶ֔בֶן'E.venH68; and theyburnedוַיִּשְׂרְפ֤וּvai.yis.re.FuH8313them withfireבָּאֵ֔שׁba.'EshH784, andstonedH5619them withstonesבָּאֲבָנִֽים׃ba.'a.va.NimH68.

26And theyraisedוַיָּקִ֨ימוּvai.ya.Ki.muH6965over him agreatגָּד֗וֹלga.DolH1419heapגַּל־gal-H1530ofstonesאֲבָנִ֣ים'a.va.NimH68, unto thisdayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117; and theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068turnedוַיָּ֥שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725from thefiercenessמֵחֲר֣וֹןme.cha.RonH2740of hisangerאַפּ֑וֹ'a.PoH639. Wherefore thenameשֵׁ֣םshemH8034of thatplaceהַמָּק֤וֹםha.ma.KomH4725wascalledקָרָ֞אka.Ra'H7121, Thevalleyעֵ֣מֶק'E.mekH6010ofAchorעָכ֔וֹרa.KhorH5911, unto thisdayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.

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