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Joshua 7 (WEBP)

[1] But the children of Israel committed a trespass in the devoted things; for Achan, the son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, took some of the devoted things. Therefore Yahweh’s anger burned against the children of Israel.
[2] Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai, which is beside Beth Aven, on the east side of Bethel, and spoke to them, saying, “Go up and spy out the land.” The men went up and spied out Ai.
[3] They returned to Joshua, and said to him, “Don’t let all the people go up, but let about two or three thousand men go up and strike Ai. Don’t make all the people to toil there, for there are only a few of them.”
[4] So about three thousand men of the people went up there, and they fled before the men of Ai.
[5] The men of Ai struck about thirty-six men of them. They chased them from before the gate even to Shebarim, and struck them at the descent. The hearts of the people melted, and became like water.
[6] Joshua tore his clothes, and fell to the earth on his face before Yahweh’s ark until the evening, he and the elders of Israel; and they put dust on their heads.
[7] Joshua said, “Alas, Lord Yahweh, why have you brought this people over the Jordan at all, to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites, to cause us to perish? I wish that we had been content and lived beyond the Jordan!
[8] Oh, Lord, what shall I say, after Israel has turned their backs before their enemies?
[9] For the Canaanites and all the inhabitants of the land will hear of it, and will surround us, and cut off our name from the earth. What will you do for your great name?”
[10] Yahweh said to Joshua, “Get up! Why have you fallen on your face like that?
[11] Israel has sinned. Yes, they have even transgressed my covenant which I commanded them. Yes, they have even taken some of the devoted things, and have also stolen, and also deceived. They have even put it among their own stuff.
[12] Therefore the children of Israel can’t stand before their enemies. They turn their backs before their enemies, because they have become devoted for destruction. I will not be with you any more, unless you destroy the devoted things from among you.
[13] Get up! Sanctify the people, and say, ‘Sanctify yourselves for tomorrow, for Yahweh, the God of Israel, says, “There is a devoted thing among you, Israel. You cannot stand before your enemies until you take away the devoted thing from among you.”
[14] In the morning therefore you shall be brought near by your tribes. It shall be that the tribe which Yahweh selects shall come near by families. The family which Yahweh selects shall come near by households. The household which Yahweh selects shall come near man by man.
[15] It shall be, that he who is taken with the devoted thing shall be burned with fire, he and all that he has, because he has transgressed Yahweh’s covenant, and because he has done a disgraceful thing in Israel.’ ”
[16] So Joshua rose up early in the morning and brought Israel near by their tribes. The tribe of Judah was selected.
[17] He brought near the family of Judah, and he selected the family of the Zerahites. He brought near the family of the Zerahites man by man, and Zabdi was selected.
[18] He brought near his household man by man, and Achan, the son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, was selected.
[19] Joshua said to Achan, “My son, please give glory to Yahweh, the God of Israel, and make confession to him. Tell me now what you have done! Don’t hide it from me!”
[20] Achan answered Joshua, and said, “I have truly sinned against Yahweh, the God of Israel, and this is what I have done.
[21] When I saw among the plunder a beautiful Babylonian robe, two hundred shekels of silver, and a wedge of gold weighing fifty shekels, then I coveted them and took them. Behold, they are hidden in the ground in the middle of my tent, with the silver under it.”
[22] So Joshua sent messengers, and they ran to the tent. Behold, it was hidden in his tent, with the silver under it.
[23] They took them from the middle of the tent, and brought them to Joshua and to all the children of Israel. They laid them down before Yahweh.
[24] Joshua, and all Israel with him, took Achan the son of Zerah, the silver, the robe, the wedge of gold, his sons, his daughters, his cattle, his donkeys, his sheep, his tent, and all that he had; and they brought them up to the valley of Achor.
[25] Joshua said, “Why have you troubled us? Yahweh will trouble you today.” All Israel stoned him with stones, and they burned them with fire and stoned them with stones.
[26] They raised over him a great heap of stones that remains to this day. Yahweh turned from the fierceness of his anger. Therefore the name of that place was called “The valley of Achor” to this day.

Joshua 7:21 A shekel is about 10 grams or about 0.35 ounces.

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Joshua 7 (KJVS)

[1] But the children of Israel committed () a trespass in the accursed thing: for Achan, the son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, took () of the accursed thing: and the anger of the Lord was kindled () against the children of Israel.
[2] And Joshua sent () men from Jericho to Ai, which is beside Beth-aven, on the east side of Beth-el, and spake () unto them, saying, () Go up () and view () the country. And the men went up () and viewed () Ai.
[3] And they returned () to Joshua, and said () unto him, Let not all the people go up; () but let about two or three thousand men go up () and smite () Ai; and make not all the people to labour () thither; for they are but few.
[4] So there went up () thither of the people about three thousand men: and they fled () before the men of Ai.
[5] And the men of Ai smote () of them about thirty and six men: for they chased () them from before the gate even unto Shebarim, and smote () them in the going down: wherefore the hearts of the people melted, () and became as water.
[6] And Joshua rent () his clothes, and fell () to the earth upon his face before the ark of the Lord until the eventide, he and the elders of Israel, and put () dust upon their heads.
[7] And Joshua said, () Alas, O Lord God, wherefore hast thou at all () brought this people over () Jordan, to deliver () us into the hand of the Amorites, to destroy () us? would to God we had been content, () and dwelt () on the other side Jordan!
[8] O Lord, what shall I say, () when Israel turneth () their backs before their enemies! ()
[9] For the Canaanites and all the inhabitants () of the land shall hear () of it, and shall environ us round, () and cut off () our name from the earth: and what wilt thou do () unto thy great name?
[10] And the Lord said () unto Joshua, Get thee up; () wherefore liest () thou thus upon thy face?
[11] Israel hath sinned, () and they have also transgressed () my covenant which I commanded () them: for they have even taken () of the accursed thing, and have also stolen, () and dissembled () also, and they have put () it even among their own stuff.
[12] Therefore the children of Israel could () not stand () before their enemies, () but turned () their backs before their enemies, () because they were accursed: neither will I be with you any more, () except ye destroy () the accursed from among you.
[13] Up, () sanctify () the people, and say, () Sanctify () yourselves against to morrow: for thus saith () the Lord God of Israel, There is an accursed thing in the midst of thee, O Israel: thou canst () not stand () before thine enemies, () until ye take away () the accursed thing from among you.
[14] In the morning therefore ye shall be brought () according to your tribes: and it shall be, that the tribe which the Lord taketh () shall come () according to the families thereof; and the family which the Lord shall take () shall come () by households; and the household which the Lord shall take () shall come () man by man.
[15] And it shall be, that he that is taken () with the accursed thing shall be burnt () with fire, he and all that he hath: because he hath transgressed () the covenant of the Lord, and because he hath wrought () folly in Israel.
[16] So Joshua rose up early () in the morning, and brought () Israel by their tribes; and the tribe of Judah was taken: ()
[17] and he brought () the family of Judah; and he took () the family of the Zarhites: and he brought () the family of the Zarhites man by man; and Zabdi was taken: ()
[18] and he brought () his household man by man; and Achan, the son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, was taken. ()
[19] And Joshua said () unto Achan, My son, give, () I pray thee, glory to the Lord God of Israel, and make () confession unto him; and tell () me now what thou hast done; () hide () it not from me.
[20] And Achan answered () Joshua, and said, () Indeed I have sinned () against the Lord God of Israel, and thus and thus have I done: ()
[21] When I saw () among the spoils a goodly Babylonish garment, and two hundred shekels of silver, and a wedge of gold of fifty shekels weight, then I coveted () them, and took () them; and, behold, they are hid () in the earth in the midst of my tent, and the silver under it.
[22] So Joshua sent () messengers, and they ran () unto the tent; and, behold, it was hid () in his tent, and the silver under it.
[23] And they took () them out of the midst of the tent, and brought () them unto Joshua, and unto all the children of Israel, and laid them out () before the Lord.
[24] And Joshua, and all Israel with him, took () Achan the son of Zerah, and the silver, and the garment, and the wedge of gold, and his sons, and his daughters, and his oxen, and his asses, and his sheep, and his tent, and all that he had: and they brought () them unto the valley of Achor.
[25] And Joshua said, () Why hast thou troubled () us? the Lord shall trouble () thee this day. And all Israel stoned () him with stones, and burned () them with fire, after they had stoned () them with stones.
[26] And they raised () over him a great heap of stones unto this day. So the Lord turned () from the fierceness of his anger. Wherefore the name of that place was called, () The valley of Achor, unto this day.

Joshua 7:3 Heb. about 2000 men. Or, about 3000 men
Joshua 7:5 Or, in Morad
Joshua 7:8 Heb. necks
Joshua 7:10 Heb. fallest
Joshua 7:15 Or, wickedness
Joshua 7:21 Heb. tongue
Joshua 7:23 Heb. powered
Joshua 7:26 That is, trouble

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Joshua 7 (BYZ)

[1] και επλημμελησαν οι υιοι ισραηλ πλημμελειαν μεγαλην και ενοσφισαντο απο του αναθεματος και ελαβεν αχαρ υιος χαρμι υιου ζαμβρι υιου ζαρα εκ της φυλης ιουδα απο του αναθεματος και εθυμωθη οργη κυριος τοις υιοις ισραηλ
[2] και απεστειλεν ιησους ανδρας εις γαι η εστιν κατα βαιθηλ λεγων κατασκεψασθε την γαι και ανεβησαν οι ανδρες και κατεσκεψαντο την γαι
[3] και ανεστρεψαν προς ιησουν και ειπαν προς αυτον μη αναβητω πας ο λαος αλλ ως δισχιλιοι η τρισχιλιοι ανδρες αναβητωσαν και εκπολιορκησατωσαν την πολιν μη αναγαγης εκει τον λαον παντα ολιγοι γαρ εισιν
[4] και ανεβησαν ωσει τρισχιλιοι ανδρες και εφυγον απο προσωπου των ανδρων γαι
[5] και απεκτειναν απ αυτων ανδρες γαι εις τριακοντα και εξ ανδρας και κατεδιωξαν αυτους απο της πυλης και συνετριψαν αυτους επι του καταφερους και επτοηθη η καρδια του λαου και εγενετο ωσπερ υδωρ
[6] και διερρηξεν ιησους τα ιματια αυτου και επεσεν ιησους επι την γην επι προσωπον εναντιον κυριου εως εσπερας αυτος και οι πρεσβυτεροι ισραηλ και επεβαλοντο χουν επι τας κεφαλας αυτων
[7] και ειπεν ιησους δεομαι κυριε ινα τι διεβιβασεν ο παις σου τον λαον τουτον τον ιορδανην παραδουναι αυτον τω αμορραιω απολεσαι ημας και ει κατεμειναμεν και κατωκισθημεν παρα τον ιορδανην
[8] και τι ερω επει μετεβαλεν ισραηλ αυχενα απεναντι του εχθρου αυτου
[9] και ακουσας ο χαναναιος και παντες οι κατοικουντες την γην περικυκλωσουσιν ημας και εκτριψουσιν ημας απο της γης και τι ποιησεις το ονομα σου το μεγα
[10] και ειπεν κυριος προς ιησουν αναστηθι ινα τι τουτο συ πεπτωκας επι προσωπον σου
[11] ημαρτηκεν ο λαος και παρεβη την διαθηκην ην διεθεμην προς αυτους και κλεψαντες απο του αναθεματος ενεβαλον εις τα σκευη αυτων
[12] ου μη δυνωνται οι υιοι ισραηλ υποστηναι κατα προσωπον των εχθρων αυτων αυχενα επιστρεψουσιν εναντι των εχθρων αυτων οτι εγενηθησαν αναθεμα ου προσθησω ετι ειναι μεθ υμων εαν μη εξαρητε το αναθεμα εξ υμων αυτων
[13] αναστας αγιασον τον λαον και ειπον αγιασθηναι εις αυριον ταδε λεγει κυριος ο θεος ισραηλ το αναθεμα εν υμιν εστιν ου δυνησεσθε αντιστηναι απεναντι των εχθρων υμων εως αν εξαρητε το αναθεμα εξ υμων
[14] και συναχθησεσθε παντες το πρωι κατα φυλας και εσται η φυλη ην αν δειξη κυριος προσαξετε κατα δημους και τον δημον ον εαν δειξη κυριος προσαξετε κατ οικον και τον οικον ον εαν δειξη κυριος προσαξετε κατ ανδρα
[15] και ος αν ενδειχθη κατακαυθησεται εν πυρι και παντα οσα εστιν αυτω οτι παρεβη την διαθηκην κυριου και εποιησεν ανομημα εν ισραηλ
[16] και ωρθρισεν ιησους και προσηγαγεν τον λαον κατα φυλας και ενεδειχθη η φυλη ιουδα
[17] και προσηχθη κατα δημους και ενεδειχθη δημος ο ζαραι και προσηχθη κατα ανδρα
[18] και ενεδειχθη αχαρ υιος ζαμβρι υιου ζαρα
[19] και ειπεν ιησους τω αχαρ δος δοξαν σημερον τω κυριω θεω ισραηλ και δος την εξομολογησιν και αναγγειλον μοι τι εποιησας και μη κρυψης απ εμου
[20] και απεκριθη αχαρ τω ιησοι και ειπεν αληθως ημαρτον εναντιον κυριου θεου ισραηλ ουτως και ουτως εποιησα
[21] ειδον εν τη προνομη ψιλην ποικιλην καλην και διακοσια διδραχμα αργυριου και γλωσσαν μιαν χρυσην πεντηκοντα διδραχμων και ενθυμηθεις αυτων ελαβον και ιδου αυτα εγκεκρυπται εν τη γη εν τη σκηνη μου και το αργυριον κεκρυπται υποκατω αυτων
[22] και απεστειλεν ιησους αγγελους και εδραμον εις την σκηνην εις την παρεμβολην και ταυτα ην εγκεκρυμμενα εις την σκηνην και το αργυριον υποκατω αυτων
[23] και εξηνεγκαν αυτα εκ της σκηνης και ηνεγκαν προς ιησουν και τους πρεσβυτερους ισραηλ και εθηκαν αυτα εναντι κυριου
[24] και ελαβεν ιησους τον αχαρ υιον ζαρα και ανηγαγεν αυτον εις φαραγγα αχωρ και τους υιους αυτου και τας θυγατερας αυτου και τους μοσχους αυτου και τα υποζυγια αυτου και παντα τα προβατα αυτου και την σκηνην αυτου και παντα τα υπαρχοντα αυτου και πας ο λαος μετ αυτου και ανηγαγεν αυτους εις εμεκαχωρ
[25] και ειπεν ιησους τω αχαρ τι ωλεθρευσας ημας εξολεθρευσαι σε κυριος καθα και σημερον και ελιθοβολησαν αυτον λιθοις πας ισραηλ
[26] και επεστησαν αυτω σωρον λιθων μεγαν και επαυσατο κυριος του θυμου της οργης δια τουτο επωνομασεν αυτο εμεκαχωρ εως της ημερας ταυτης