1 But|strong="H3947" the|strong="H3947" Israelites|strong="H3478" broke|strong="H4603" faith|strong="H4603" with|strong="H3068" regard|strong="H4480" to|strong="H3478" the|strong="H3947" spoil which|strong="H3068" had|strong="H3068" been|strong="H4603" dedicated. Achan|strong="H5912" the|strong="H3947" son|strong="H1121" of|strong="H1121" Karmi, the|strong="H3947" son|strong="H1121" of|strong="H1121" Zabdi|strong="H2067", the|strong="H3947" son|strong="H1121" of|strong="H1121" Zerah|strong="H2226", who|strong="H3068" belonged to|strong="H3478" the|strong="H3947" tribe|strong="H4294" of|strong="H1121" Judah|strong="H3063", took|strong="H3947" some|strong="H4480" of|strong="H1121" it|strong="H3947", and|strong="H1121" so|strong="H4480" the|strong="H3947" anger of|strong="H1121" the|strong="H3947" \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w* blazed against|strong="H2734" the|strong="H3947" Israelites|strong="H3478".
2 Joshua|strong="H3091" sent|strong="H7971" men from|strong="H5927" Jericho|strong="H3405" to|strong="H7971" Ai|strong="H5857", which lies close|strong="H5973" to|strong="H7971" Beth-aven|strong="H1007" on|strong="H5927" the|strong="H7971" east|strong="H6924" of|strong="H6924" Bethel|strong="H1008", ordering them|strong="H7971" to|strong="H7971" go|strong="H5927" up|strong="H5927" and|strong="H7971" spy|strong="H7270" out|strong="H7971" the|strong="H7971" land. They|strong="H5857" went|strong="H5927" up|strong="H5927" and|strong="H7971" spied|strong="H7270" out|strong="H7971" Ai|strong="H5857"
3 and|strong="H7725" came|strong="H5927" back|strong="H7725" to|strong="H7725" Joshua|strong="H3091", saying, ‘All|strong="H3605" the|strong="H3605" nation|strong="H5971" need not|strong="H3588" go|strong="H5927" up|strong="H5927". Let|strong="H7725" only|strong="H3588" about|strong="H8033" two|strong="H5221" or|strong="H4592" three|strong="H7969" thousand men|strong="H5971" go|strong="H5927" up|strong="H5927" and|strong="H7725" attack|strong="H5221" Ai|strong="H5857". Do|strong="H3605" not|strong="H3588" make|strong="H7725" all|strong="H3605" the|strong="H3605" nation|strong="H5971" toil|strong="H3021" up|strong="H5927" there|strong="H8033", for|strong="H3588" there|strong="H8033" are|strong="H1992" few|strong="H4592" people|strong="H5971" at|strong="H7725" Ai|strong="H5857".’
4 So|strong="H4480" about|strong="H4480" three|strong="H7969" thousand men|strong="H5971" marched|strong="H5927" up|strong="H5927". But|strong="H5971" they|strong="H8033" ran|strong="H5127" away|strong="H5127" from|strong="H4480" the|strong="H6440" men|strong="H5971" of|strong="H6440" Ai|strong="H5857".
5 The|strong="H6440" men|strong="H5971" of|strong="H6440" Ai|strong="H5857" killed|strong="H5221" about|strong="H1961" thirty-six|strong="H7970" of|strong="H6440" them|strong="H1992", and|strong="H7970" chased|strong="H7291" them|strong="H1992" from|strong="H6440" their|strong="H6440" gates|strong="H8179" as|strong="H5704" far|strong="H5704" as|strong="H5704" Shebarim|strong="H7671", killing|strong="H5221" some|strong="H1992" others|strong="H5971" at|strong="H1961" the|strong="H6440" descent|strong="H4174". The|strong="H6440" hearts|strong="H3824" of|strong="H6440" Israel|strong="H5971" trembled and|strong="H7970" became|strong="H1961" weak as|strong="H5704" water|strong="H4325",
6 and|strong="H3478" Joshua|strong="H3091" tore|strong="H7167" his|strong="H3068" clothes|strong="H8071" and|strong="H3478" fell|strong="H5307" to|strong="H5704" the|strong="H6440" ground|strong="H6083" upon|strong="H5921" his|strong="H3068" face|strong="H6440" before|strong="H6440" the|strong="H6440" ark of|strong="H3068" the|strong="H6440" \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w* until|strong="H5704" evening|strong="H6153", he|strong="H1931" and|strong="H3478" the|strong="H6440" elders|strong="H2205" of|strong="H3068" Israel|strong="H3478", with|strong="H3068" dust|strong="H6083" upon|strong="H5921" their|strong="H3068" heads|strong="H7218".
7 ‘Ah, Lord|strong="H3069" \+w God|strong="H3069"\+w*,’ said Joshua|strong="H3091", ‘why|strong="H4100" did|strong="H4100" you|strong="H5414" ever|strong="H2088" bring|strong="H5414" this|strong="H2088" people|strong="H5971" across|strong="H5676" the|strong="H5414" Jordan|strong="H3383", only|strong="H3863" to|strong="H5414" hand|strong="H3027" us|strong="H5414" over|strong="H5674" to|strong="H5414" the|strong="H5414" Amorites to|strong="H5414" be|strong="H3027" killed? Would|strong="H3863" that|strong="H5971" we|strong="H3068" had|strong="H3091" been|strong="H5971" content|strong="H2974" to|strong="H5414" stay|strong="H3427" on|strong="H5674" the|strong="H5414" other|strong="H2088" side|strong="H5676" of|strong="H3027" the|strong="H5414" Jordan|strong="H3383".
8 O|strong="H3068" Lord, what|strong="H4100" can|strong="H4100" I|strong="H4100" say|strong="H3478", after|strong="H6203" Israel|strong="H3478" has|strong="H3478" run away|strong="H2015" from|strong="H6440" its|strong="H2015" enemies?
9 The|strong="H3605" Canaanites|strong="H3669" and|strong="H1419" all|strong="H3605" who|strong="H3605" live|strong="H3427" in|strong="H3427" the|strong="H3605" land will|strong="H4100" hear|strong="H8085" of|strong="H3427" it|strong="H5921" and|strong="H1419" surround|strong="H5437" us|strong="H5921" and|strong="H1419" wipe us|strong="H5921" off|strong="H3772" the|strong="H3605" earth. Then|strong="H6213" what|strong="H4100" will|strong="H4100" you|strong="H3605" do|strong="H6213" for|strong="H5921" your|strong="H3605" great|strong="H1419" honour?’
10 ‘Get|strong="H6965" up|strong="H6965",’ said the|strong="H6440" \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w* to|strong="H3068" Joshua|strong="H3091", ‘why|strong="H4100" are|strong="H4100" you|strong="H6440" lying|strong="H5307" on|strong="H5921" your|strong="H3068" face|strong="H6440" there|strong="H2088"?
11 Israel|strong="H3478" has|strong="H3478" sinned|strong="H2398". They|strong="H3478" have|strong="H1571" broken|strong="H5674" my|strong="H7760" covenant|strong="H1285" which|strong="H3478" I|strong="H7760" commanded|strong="H6680" them|strong="H7760" to|strong="H3478" keep|strong="H3947", they|strong="H3478" have|strong="H1571" taken|strong="H3947" some|strong="H4480" of|strong="H3627" the|strong="H3947" spoil which|strong="H3478" had|strong="H3478" been|strong="H5674" dedicated to|strong="H3478" me|strong="H7760", stolen|strong="H1589" it|strong="H7760", acted deceitfully, and|strong="H3478" hidden it|strong="H7760" among|strong="H4480" their|strong="H3947" own goods|strong="H3627".
12 That|strong="H3588" is|strong="H3478" why|strong="H3588" the|strong="H6440" Israelites|strong="H3478" cannot|strong="H3808" stand|strong="H6965" up|strong="H6965" against|strong="H5973" their|strong="H6440" enemies|strong="H6965" and|strong="H1121" why|strong="H3588" they|strong="H3588" run from|strong="H6440" their|strong="H6440" enemies|strong="H6965", because|strong="H3588" they|strong="H3588" have|strong="H1961" brought|strong="H3478" themselves|strong="H6440" under|strong="H2764" the|strong="H6440" dedication by|strong="H6965" destruction|strong="H8045"! I|strong="H3588" will|strong="H1961" never|strong="H3808" be|strong="H1961" with|strong="H5973" you|strong="H3588" again|strong="H3254", unless|strong="H3588" you|strong="H3588" remove|strong="H6440" everything from|strong="H6440" among|strong="H7130" you|strong="H3588" which|strong="H3478" was|strong="H1961" dedicated to|strong="H3478" me|strong="H6440".
13 Go|strong="H6965" and|strong="H6965" consecrate|strong="H6942" the|strong="H6440" people|strong="H5971". Tell them|strong="H6440" to|strong="H5704" consecrate|strong="H6942" themselves|strong="H6942" for|strong="H3588" tomorrow|strong="H4279". Tell them|strong="H6440" this|strong="H3541" from|strong="H5493" the|strong="H6440" \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w* the|strong="H6440" God|strong="H3068" of|strong="H3068" Israel|strong="H3478": There|strong="H5704" is|strong="H3068" a|strong="H3068" thing|strong="H2764" dedicated|strong="H6942" to|strong="H5704" me|strong="H6440" among|strong="H7130" you|strong="H3588", O|strong="H3068" Israel|strong="H3478". You|strong="H3588" cannot|strong="H3808" hold|strong="H6965" your|strong="H3068" own|strong="H5971" against|strong="H6440" your|strong="H3068" enemies|strong="H6965" until|strong="H5704" you|strong="H3588" put|strong="H5493" that|strong="H3588" thing|strong="H2764" away|strong="H5493" from|strong="H5493" you|strong="H3588".
14 So|strong="H1961" in|strong="H3068" the|strong="H3068" morning|strong="H1242" you|strong="H7126" will|strong="H3068" be|strong="H1961" brought|strong="H7126" before|strong="H1961" me|strong="H1961" by|strong="H3068" your|strong="H3068" tribes|strong="H7626", and|strong="H3068" the|strong="H3068" tribe|strong="H7626" which|strong="H3068" the|strong="H3068" \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w* takes|strong="H3920" by|strong="H3068" lot must come|strong="H1961" with|strong="H1004" its|strong="H1961" clans|strong="H4940", and|strong="H3068" the|strong="H3068" clan|strong="H4940" which|strong="H3068" the|strong="H3068" \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w* takes|strong="H3920" by|strong="H3068" lot must come|strong="H1961" with|strong="H1004" its|strong="H1961" families|strong="H4940", and|strong="H3068" the|strong="H3068" men|strong="H1397" from|strong="H3068" the|strong="H3068" family|strong="H4940" which|strong="H3068" the|strong="H3068" \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w* takes|strong="H3920" by|strong="H3068" lot must come|strong="H1961" one|strong="H1961" by|strong="H3068" one|strong="H1961".
15 Then|strong="H1961" he|strong="H3588" who|strong="H3605" is|strong="H3068" taken|strong="H3920" by|strong="H5674" lot, in|strong="H3478" possession of|strong="H3068" the|strong="H3605" object dedicated to|strong="H3478" me|strong="H6213", must|strong="H3478" be|strong="H1961" killed, he|strong="H3588" and|strong="H3478" all|strong="H3605" his|strong="H3605" family, and|strong="H3478" their|strong="H3605" bodies burned|strong="H8313", because|strong="H3588" he|strong="H3588" has|strong="H3068" broken|strong="H5674" the|strong="H3605" covenant|strong="H1285" of|strong="H3068" the|strong="H3605" \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*, because|strong="H3588" he|strong="H3588" has|strong="H3068" committed|strong="H6213" a|strong="H3068" scandal in|strong="H3478" Israel|strong="H3478".’
16 In|strong="H3478" the|strong="H3091" morning|strong="H1242" Joshua|strong="H3091" rose|strong="H7925" and|strong="H3063" brought|strong="H7126" Israel|strong="H3478" before|strong="H3063" the|strong="H3091" Lord by|strong="H1242" their|strong="H7126" tribes|strong="H7626". The|strong="H3091" tribe|strong="H7626" of|strong="H7626" Judah|strong="H3063" was|strong="H3478" taken|strong="H3920" by|strong="H1242" lot.
17 Then|strong="H7126" the|strong="H7126" clans|strong="H4940" of|strong="H4940" Judah|strong="H3063" were|strong="H3063" brought|strong="H7126", and|strong="H3063" the|strong="H7126" clan|strong="H4940" of|strong="H4940" the|strong="H7126" Zerahites|strong="H2227" was|strong="H3063" taken|strong="H3920" by|strong="H1397" lot. The|strong="H7126" clan|strong="H4940" of|strong="H4940" the|strong="H7126" Zerahites|strong="H2227" was|strong="H3063" brought|strong="H7126" by|strong="H1397" heads of|strong="H4940" families|strong="H4940", and|strong="H3063" the|strong="H7126" family|strong="H4940" of|strong="H4940" Zabdi|strong="H2067" was|strong="H3063" taken|strong="H3920" by|strong="H1397" lot.
18 Then|strong="H7126" Zabdi|strong="H2067" brought|strong="H7126" his|strong="H7126" family|strong="H1004" man|strong="H1397" by|strong="H1397" man|strong="H1397", and|strong="H1121" Achan|strong="H5912" the|strong="H7126" son|strong="H1121" of|strong="H1121" Karmi, the|strong="H7126" son|strong="H1121" of|strong="H1121" Zabdi|strong="H2067", the|strong="H7126" son|strong="H1121" of|strong="H1121" Zerah|strong="H2226", belonging to|strong="H1121" the|strong="H7126" tribe|strong="H4294" of|strong="H1121" Judah|strong="H3063", was|strong="H1004" taken|strong="H3920" by|strong="H1397" lot.
19 Joshua|strong="H3091" said to|strong="H3478" Achan|strong="H5912", ‘My|strong="H5414" son|strong="H1121", confess|strong="H5046" to|strong="H3478" the|strong="H5414" \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*, the|strong="H5414" God|strong="H3068" of|strong="H1121" Israel|strong="H3478", own up|strong="H5414" to|strong="H3478" him|strong="H5414". Tell|strong="H5046" me|strong="H5414" what|strong="H4100" you|strong="H5414" have|strong="H3068" done|strong="H6213", do|strong="H6213" not|strong="H6213" hide|strong="H3582" it|strong="H5414" from|strong="H4480" me|strong="H5414".’
20 Achan|strong="H5912" answered|strong="H6030", ‘Truly|strong="H6213" I|strong="H3478" have|strong="H3068" sinned|strong="H2398" against|strong="H2398" the|strong="H6213" \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*, the|strong="H6213" God|strong="H3068" of|strong="H3068" Israel|strong="H3478". This|strong="H2063" is|strong="H3068" what|strong="H6213" I|strong="H3478" did|strong="H6213".
21 When|strong="H7200" I|strong="H2009" saw|strong="H7200" among|strong="H8432" the|strong="H7200" spoil|strong="H7998" a|strong="H3068" splendid|strong="H2896" robe from|strong="H3947" Shinar|strong="H8152" and|strong="H3967" two|strong="H3947" hundred|strong="H3967" shekels|strong="H8255" in|strong="H8432" silver|strong="H3701" and|strong="H3967" a|strong="H3068" bar|strong="H3956" of|strong="H8432" gold|strong="H2091" weighing|strong="H4948" fifty|strong="H2572" shekels|strong="H8255", I|strong="H2009" coveted|strong="H2530" them|strong="H7200" and|strong="H3967" took|strong="H3947" them|strong="H7200". The|strong="H7200" robe is|strong="H2896" hidden|strong="H2934" in|strong="H8432" the|strong="H7200" ground inside|strong="H8432" my|strong="H7200" tent, with|strong="H3947" the|strong="H7200" money|strong="H3701" under|strong="H8478" it|strong="H8432".’
22 So|strong="H7971" Joshua|strong="H3091" sent|strong="H7971" messengers|strong="H4397", who|strong="H4397" ran|strong="H7323" to|strong="H7971" the|strong="H8478" tent, and|strong="H3701" there|strong="H2009" was|strong="H3091" the|strong="H8478" robe hidden|strong="H2934" inside the|strong="H8478" tent, with|strong="H7971" the|strong="H8478" money|strong="H3701" under|strong="H8478" it|strong="H7971"!
23 They|strong="H3068" took|strong="H3947" them|strong="H6440" from|strong="H6440" the|strong="H3605" tent and|strong="H1121" brought|strong="H3947" them|strong="H6440" to|strong="H3478" Joshua|strong="H3091" and|strong="H1121" all|strong="H3605" the|strong="H3605" Israelites|strong="H3478", who|strong="H3605" laid|strong="H3478" them|strong="H6440" before|strong="H6440" the|strong="H3605" \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*.
24 Then|strong="H3947" Joshua|strong="H3091" and|strong="H1121" all|strong="H3605" the|strong="H3605" Israelites|strong="H3478" took|strong="H3947" Achan|strong="H5912" the|strong="H3605" son|strong="H1121" of|strong="H1121" Zerah|strong="H2226" and|strong="H1121" the|strong="H3605" silver|strong="H3701" and|strong="H1121" the|strong="H3605" robe and|strong="H1121" the|strong="H3605" bar|strong="H3956" of|strong="H1121" gold|strong="H2091" and|strong="H1121" his|strong="H3605" sons|strong="H1121" and|strong="H1121" his|strong="H3605" daughters|strong="H1323" and|strong="H1121" his|strong="H3605" oxen|strong="H7794" and|strong="H1121" his|strong="H3605" donkeys|strong="H2543" and|strong="H1121" his|strong="H3605" sheep|strong="H6629" and|strong="H1121" his|strong="H3605" tent and|strong="H1121" all|strong="H3605" that|strong="H3605" he|strong="H3605" had|strong="H3478". They|strong="H3478" brought|strong="H5927" them|strong="H3947" to|strong="H3478" the|strong="H3605" valley|strong="H6010" of|strong="H1121" Achor|strong="H5911".
25 ‘Why|strong="H4100" have|strong="H3068" you|strong="H3605" undone us|strong="H3117"?’ said Joshua|strong="H3091". ‘The|strong="H3605" \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w* will|strong="H3068" undo you|strong="H3605" this|strong="H2088" day|strong="H3117".’ Then|strong="H2088" all|strong="H3605" Israel|strong="H3478" stoned|strong="H5619" him|strong="H3605" and|strong="H3478" his|strong="H3605" family to|strong="H3478" death. They|strong="H3117" burned|strong="H8313" the|strong="H3605" bodies with|strong="H8313" fire and|strong="H3478" stoned|strong="H5619" them|strong="H8313" with|strong="H8313" stones|strong="H5619",
26 and|strong="H6965" over|strong="H5921" them|strong="H5921" they|strong="H3117" raised|strong="H6965" a|strong="H3068" great|strong="H1419" cairn of|strong="H3068" stones. It|strong="H1931" stands|strong="H6965" there|strong="H2088" to|strong="H5704" this|strong="H2088" day|strong="H3117". Then|strong="H6965" the|strong="H5921" \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w* relented|strong="H7725" from|strong="H7725" his|strong="H3068" fierce|strong="H2740" anger|strong="H2740". So|strong="H3651" the|strong="H5921" name|strong="H8034" of|strong="H3068" the|strong="H5921" place|strong="H4725" is|strong="H3068" called|strong="H7121" the|strong="H5921" Valley|strong="H6010" of|strong="H3068" Achor|strong="H5911" down|strong="H5921" to|strong="H5704" this|strong="H2088" day|strong="H3117".