Joshua 7
1 and be unfaithful son: descendant/people Israel unfaithfulness in/on/with devoted thing and to take: take Achan son: child Carmi son: child Zabdi son: child Zerah to/for tribe Judah from [the] devoted thing and to be incensed face: anger LORD in/on/with son: descendant/people Israel
Yahweh had commanded that all the things [that they had captured in Jericho] should be [destroyed to show that they belong] to him. But there was a man from the tribe of Judah named Achan. He was the son of Carmi and grandson of Zabdi and great-grandson of Zerah. He disobeyed [what] Yahweh [had commanded] and took for himself some of those things. So Yahweh was very angry with the Israelis.
2 and to send: depart Joshua human from Jericho [the] Ai which with Beth-aven Beth-aven from front: east to/for Bethel Bethel and to say to(wards) them to/for to say to ascend: rise and to spy [obj] [the] land: country/planet and to ascend: rise [the] human and to spy [obj] [the] Ai
Joshua told some of his men to go from Jericho to Ai [town], which was east of Bethel [city] and near Beth-Aven [town]. He said to them, “Go to Ai and (spy out the area/see what the area is like).” So the men went.
3 and to return: return to(wards) Joshua and to say to(wards) him not to ascend: rise all [the] people like/as thousand man or like/as three thousand man to ascend: rise and to smite [obj] [the] Ai not be weary/toil there [to] [obj] all [the] people for little they(masc.)
When they returned to Joshua they said, “There are only a few people in Ai. So we do not need to send all of our soldiers to defeat them. Send 2.000 or 3,000 men to attack them. That will be enough.”
4 and to ascend: rise from [the] people there [to] like/as three thousand man and to flee to/for face: before human [the] Ai
So about 3,000 Israeli men went [to attack Ai]. But the men of Ai defeated them badly.
5 and to smite from them human [the] Ai like/as thirty and six man and to pursue them to/for face: before [the] gate till [the] Shebarim and to smite them in/on/with descent and to melt heart [the] people and to be to/for water
They killed about 36 Israelis and chased the rest of Israeli men from the city gate to the bottom of the hill. When the other Israelis saw that this had happened, they became very discouraged.
6 and to tear Joshua mantle his and to fall: kill upon face his land: soil [to] to/for face: before ark LORD till [the] evening he/she/it and old: elder Israel and to ascend: establish dust upon head their
Joshua and the other Israeli leaders tore their clothes [because they were very sad about being defeated]. They prostrated themselves on the ground in front of [the Sacred Tent in which was] the sacred chest. They stayed there until that evening. They also threw dirt on their heads [to show that they were very sad about what had happened].
7 and to say Joshua alas! Lord YHWH/God to/for what? to pass: bring to pass: bring [obj] [the] people [the] this [obj] [the] Jordan to/for to give: give [obj] us in/on/with hand: power [the] Amorite to/for to perish us and if be willing and to dwell in/on/with side: beyond [the] Jordan
Then Joshua prayed and said, “Lord God, you brought us Israelis [safely] across the Jordan River. So why are you now allowing the Amor people-group to defeat us [RHQ]? [This would not have happened] if we had stayed on the other side of the Jordan River!
8 please Lord what? to say after which to overturn Israel neck to/for face: before enemy his
Lord, we Israelis have been defeated by our enemies, so I do not know what to say now [RHQ].
9 and to hear: hear [the] Canaanite and all to dwell [the] land: country/planet and to turn: surround upon us and to cut: eliminate [obj] name our from [the] land: country/planet and what? to make: do to/for name your [the] great: large
The Canaan people-group and all the other people who are living in this land will hear about this. Then they will surround us and kill all of us! Then what will you do (to defend your reputation [MTY]/to show that you are a powerful God)?”
10 and to say LORD to(wards) Joshua to arise: rise to/for you to/for what? this you(m. s.) to fall: fall upon face your
But Yahweh said to Joshua, “Stand up! Stop lying there with your face on the ground [RHQ]!
11 to sin Israel and also to pass: trespass [obj] covenant my which to command [obj] them and also to take: take from [the] devoted thing and also to steal and also to deceive and also to set: put in/on/with article/utensil their
You Israelis have sinned! You have disobeyed the commands that I told you to obey. [One of] your men has taken some of the things that I told you to destroy. He has stolen them and taken them for himself and lied [about it].
12 and not be able son: descendant/people Israel to/for to arise: establish to/for face: before enemy their neck to turn to/for face: before enemy their for to be to/for devoted thing not to add: again to/for to be with you if: until not to destroy [the] devoted thing from entrails: among your
That is why you Israelis have been unable to be strong when you went to attack your enemies. That is why you have run away from them. And now you yourselves may be destroyed. If you do not do as I commanded you and destroy everything [that you captured in Jericho] I will not help you any more!”
13 to arise: rise to consecrate: consecate [obj] [the] people and to say to consecrate: consecate to/for tomorrow for thus to say LORD God Israel devoted thing in/on/with entrails: among your Israel not be able to/for to arise: establish to/for face: before enemy your till to turn aside: remove you [the] devoted thing from entrails: among your
“Now go and tell this to the people: ‘Tomorrow you must [perform the rituals that will] cause yourselves to become acceptable to Yahweh again. Yahweh, the God whom we Israelis [worship], says that one of you has kept things that he told you to destroy. You will never defeat your enemies until you get rid of those things.
14 and to present: bring in/on/with morning to/for tribe your and to be [the] tribe which to capture him LORD to present: come to/for family and [the] family which to capture her LORD to present: come to/for house: household and [the] house: household which to capture him LORD to present: come to/for great man
‘Tomorrow morning you must present yourselves before Yahweh, tribe by tribe. Then Yahweh will indicate to which tribe [the man who took those things belongs]. Then Yahweh will indicate to which clan from that tribe [the guilty man belongs]. Then Yahweh will indicate to which family he belongs. And then he will indicate which person [in that family took those things].
15 and to be [the] to capture in/on/with devoted thing to burn in/on/with fire [obj] him and [obj] all which to/for him for to pass: trespass [obj] covenant LORD and for to make: do folly in/on/with Israel
Then the one who has taken some of the things that should have been destroyed will be destroyed in a fire. And everything he owns will be destroyed with him, because he has disobeyed the command that Yahweh gave us and has done something that is disgraceful to us Israeli people.’”
16 and to rise Joshua in/on/with morning and to present: bring [obj] Israel to/for tribe his and to capture tribe Judah
Early the next morning, Joshua told all the Israeli people to stand before the Sacred Tent, tribe by tribe. [When they did that], Yahweh indicated that a man from the tribe of Judah [was the one who had taken the things].
17 and to present: bring [obj] family Judah and to capture [obj] family [the] Zerahite and to present: bring [obj] family [the] Zerahite to/for great man and to capture Zabdi
Then the clans of Judah presented themselves, and Yahweh indicated that someone from the clan of Zerah was the guilty one. Then the families of Zerah’s clan presented themselves, and Yahweh indicated that someone from the family of Zabdi [was the guilty one].
18 and to present: bring [obj] house: household his to/for great man and to capture Achan son: child Carmi son: child Zabdi son: child Zerah to/for tribe Judah
Then Joshua told the men from that family to present themselves. And Yahweh indicated that Achan was guilty.
19 and to say Joshua to(wards) Achan son: child my to set: put please glory to/for LORD God Israel and to give: give to/for him thanksgiving and to tell please to/for me what? to make: do not to hide from me
Then Joshua said to Achan, “Son, tell the truth [IDM]. Confess to Yahweh, the God whom we Israelis [worship, what you have done]. And tell me what you did, and do not try to (conceal anything/prevent me from knowing what you did).”
20 and to answer Achan [obj] Joshua and to say truly I to sin to/for LORD God Israel and like/as this and like/as this to make: do
Achan replied, “It is true. I have sinned against Yahweh, the God whom we Israelis [worship].
21 (and to see: see *Q(k)*) in/on/with spoil clothing Shinar one pleasant and hundred shekel silver: money and tongue: bar gold one fifty shekel weight his and to desire them and to take: take them and behold they to hide in/on/with land: soil in/on/with midst [the] tent my and [the] silver: money underneath: under her
Among the things [in Jericho] that I saw was a beautiful coat from Babylonia. I also saw 200 pieces of silver and some gold that weighed as much as 50 pieces of silver. I wanted those things very much for myself, so I took them. I buried them all in the ground under my tent. You will find them there. The silver is buried under the other things.”
22 and to send: depart Joshua messenger and to run: run [the] tent [to] and behold to hide in/on/with tent his and [the] silver: money underneath: under her
So Joshua sent some men [to find those things]. They ran to Achan’s tent and found all the things hidden there.
23 and to take: take them from midst [the] tent and to come (in): bring them to(wards) Joshua and to(wards) all son: descendant/people Israel and to pour: set down them to/for face: before LORD
The men brought them all out of the tent and took them to Joshua and the rest of the Israeli people. Then they spread/laid them out on the ground, where Yahweh could see them.
24 and to take: take Joshua [obj] Achan son: child Zerah and [obj] [the] silver: money and [obj] [the] clothing and [obj] tongue: bar [the] gold and [obj] son: child his and [obj] daughter his and [obj] cattle his and [obj] donkey his and [obj] flock his and [obj] tent his and [obj] all which to/for him and all Israel with him and to ascend: establish [obj] them Valley (of Achor) (Valley of) Achor
Then Joshua and the rest of the people led Achan down to the valley. They also took down there the silver, the coat, the gold, Achan’s [wife and] sons and daughters, and his cattle and donkeys and sheep, and his tent, and everything else that he owned.
25 and to say Joshua what? to trouble us to trouble you LORD in/on/with day: today [the] this and to stone [obj] him all Israel stone and to burn [obj] them in/on/with fire and to stone [obj] them in/on/with stone
Joshua said, “(I do not know why you caused so much trouble for us/You have caused a lot of trouble for us) [RHQ], but now Yahweh will cause trouble for you.” Then all the people threw stones at Achan and his family until they all died. Then the people burned their corpses.
26 and to arise: raise upon him heap stone great: large till [the] day: today [the] this and to return: turn back LORD from burning anger face: anger his upon so to call: call by name [the] place [the] he/she/it Valley (of Achor) (Valley of) Achor till [the] day: today [the] this
They piled rocks over [the ashes of] their [corpses], and those rocks are still there. That is why that valley is called Trouble Valley. After that, Yahweh was no longer angry [with the Israeli people].
