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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.

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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 Bethaven , on the east side of Bethel , 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 .

Young’s Literal Translation

Joshua 7 (YLT)

[1] And the sons of Israel commit a trespass in the devoted thing, and Achan, son of Carmi, son of Zabdi, son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, taketh of the devoted thing, and the anger of Jehovah burneth against the sons of Israel.
[2] And Joshua sendeth men from Jericho to Ai, which is near Beth-Aven, on the east of Bethel, and speaketh unto them, saying, ‘Go up and spy the land;’ and the men go up and spy Ai,
[3] and they turn back unto Joshua, and say unto him, ‘Let not all the people go up; let about two thousand men, or about three thousand men, go up, and they smite Ai; cause not all the people to labour thither; for they are few.’
[4] And there go up of the people thither about three thousand men, and they flee before the men of Ai,
[5] and the men of Ai smite of them about thirty and six men, and pursue them before the gate unto Shebarim, and they smite them in Morad; and the heart of the people is melted, and becometh water.
[6] And Joshua rendeth his garments, and falleth on his face to the earth before the ark of Jehovah till the evening, he and the elders of Israel, and they cause dust to go up on their head.
[7] And Joshua saith, ‘Ah, Lord Jehovah, why hast Thou at all caused this people to pass over the Jordan, to give us into the hand of the Amorite to destroy us?-and oh that we had been willing-and we dwell beyond the Jordan!
[8] Oh, Lord, what do I say, after that Israel hath turned the neck before its enemies?
[9] and the Canaanite and all the inhabitants of the land do hear, and have come round against us, and cut off our name out of the earth; and what dost Thou do for Thy great name?’
[10] And Jehovah saith unto Joshua, ‘Rise for thee, why is this?-thou art falling on thy face?
[11] Israel hath sinned, and also they have transgressed My covenant which I commanded them, and also taken of the devoted thing, and also stolen, and also deceived, and also put it among their vessels,
[12] and the sons of Israel have not been able to stand before their enemies; the neck they turn before their enemies, for they have become a devoted thing; I add not to be with you-if ye destroy not the devoted thing out of your midst.
[13] ‘Rise, sanctify the people, and thou hast said, Sanctify yourselves for to-morrow; for thus said Jehovah, God of Israel, A devoted thing is in thy midst, O Israel, thou art not able to stand before thine enemies till your turning aside of the devoted thing out of your midst;
[14] and ye have been brought near in the morning by your tribes, and it hath been, the tribe which Jehovah doth capture doth draw near by families, and the family which Jehovah doth capture doth draw near by households, and the household which Jehovah doth capture doth draw near by men;
[15] and it hath been, he who is captured with the devoted thing is burnt with fire, he and all that he hath, because he hath transgressed the covenant of Jehovah, and because he hath done folly in Israel.’
[16] And Joshua riseth early in the morning, and bringeth Israel near by its tribes, and the tribe of Judah is captured;
[17] and he bringeth near the family of Judah, and he captureth the family of the Zarhite; and he bringeth near the family of the Zarhite by men, and Zabdi is captured;
[18] and he bringeth near his household by men, and Achan-son of Carmi, son of Zabdi, son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah-is captured.
[19] And Joshua saith unto Achan, ‘My son, put, I pray thee, honour on Jehovah, God of Israel, and give to Him thanks, and declare, I pray thee, to me, what thou hast done-hide not from me.’
[20] And Achan answereth Joshua, and saith, ‘Truly I have sinned against Jehovah, God of Israel, and thus and thus I have done;
[21] and I see among the spoil a goodly robe of Shinar, and two hundred shekels of silver, and one wedge of gold, whose weight is fifty shekels, and I desire them, and take them; and lo, they are hid in the earth, in the midst of my tent, and the silver under it.’
[22] And Joshua sendeth messengers, and they run unto the tent, and lo, it is hidden in his tent, and the silver under it;
[23] and they take them out of the midst of the tent, and bring them in unto Joshua, and unto all the sons of Israel, and pour them out before Jehovah.
[24] And Joshua taketh Achan son of Zerah, and the silver, and the robe, and the wedge of gold, and his sons, and his daughters, and his ox, and his ass, and his flock, and his tent, and all that he hath, and all Israel with him, and they cause them to go up the valley of Achor.
[25] And Joshua saith, ‘What! thou hast troubled us!-Jehovah doth trouble thee this day;’ and all Israel cast stones at him, and they burn them with fire, and they stone them with stones,
[26] and they raise up over him a great heap of stones unto this day, and Jehovah turneth back from the heat of His anger, therefore hath one called the name of that place ‘Valley of Achor’ till this day.