7:1 But the children of Israel committed a
great trespass, and purloined [part] of the accursed thing; and Achar the
son of Charmi, the son of Zambri, the son of Zara, of the tribe of Judah,
took of the accursed thing; and Yehovah was very angry with the children of
Israel.
7:2 And Joshua sent men to Gai, which is by Baethel, saying, Spy out Gai:
and the men went up and spied Gai.
7:3 And they returned to Joshua, and said to him, Let not all the people go
up, but let about two or three thousand men go up and take the city by
siege: carry not up thither the whole people, for [the enemy] are few.
7:4 And there went up about three thousand men, and they fled from before
the men of Gai.
7:5 And the men of Gai slew of them to the number of thirty-six men, and
they pursued them from the gate, and destroyed them from the steep hill; and
the heart of the people was alarmed and became as water.
7:6 And Joshua tore his garments; and Joshua fell on the earth on his face
before Yehovah until evening, he and the elders of Israel; and they cast
dust on their heads.
7:7 And Joshua said, I pray, Lord, wherefore has thy servant brought this
people over Jordan to deliver them to the Amorite to destroy us? would we
had remained and settled ourselves beyond Jordan.
7:8 And what shall I say since Israel has turned his back before his enemy?
7:9 And when the Canaanite and all the inhabitants of the land hear it, they
shall compass us round and destroy us from off the land: and what wilt thou
do [for] thy great name?
7:10 And Yehovah said to Joshua, Rise up; why hast thou fallen upon thy
face?
7:11 The people has sinned, and transgressed the covenant which I made with
them; they have stolen from the cursed thing, and put it into their store.
7:12 And the children of Israel will not be able to stand before their
enemies; they will turn their back before their enemies, for they have
become an accursed thing: I will not any longer be with you, unless ye
remove the cursed thing from yourselves.
7:13 Rise, sanctify the people and tell them to sanctify themselves for the
morrow: thus says Yehovah Elohim of Israel, The accursed thing is among you;
ye shall not be able to stand before your enemies, until ye shall have
removed the cursed thing from among you.
7:14 And ye shall all be gathered together by your tribes in the morning,
and it shall come to pass that the tribe which Yehovah shall shew, ye shall
bring by families; and the family which Yehovah shall shew, ye shall bring
by households; and the household which Yehovah shall shew, ye shall bring
man by man.
7:15 And the man who shall be pointed out, shall be burnt with fire, and all
that he has; because he has transgressed the covenant of Yehovah, and has
wrought wickedness in Israel.
7:16 And Joshua rose up early, and brought the people by their tribes; and
the tribe of Judah was pointed out.
7:17 And it was brought by their families, and family of the Zaraites was
pointed out.
7:18 And it was brought man by man, and Achar the son of Zambri the son of
Zara was pointed out.
7:19 And Joshua said to Achar, Give glory this day to Yehovah Elohim of
Israel, and make confession; and tell me what thou hast done, and hide it
not from me.
7:20 And Achar answered Joshua, and said, Indeed I have sinned against the
Lord Elohim of Israel: thus and thus have I done:
7:21 I saw in the spoil an embroidered mantle, and two hundred didrachms of
silver, and one golden wedge of fifty didrachms, and I desired them and took
them; and, behold, they are hid in my tent, and the silver is hid under
them.
7:22 And Joshua sent messengers, and they ran to the tent into the camp; and
these things were hidden in his tent, and the silver under them.
7:23 And they brought them out of the tent, and brought them to Joshua and
the elders of Israel, and they laid them before Yehovah.
7:24 And Joshua took Achar the son of Zara, and brought him to the valley of
Achor, and his sons, and his daughters, and his calves, and his asses, and
all his sheep, and his tent, and all his property, and all the people [were]
with him; and he brought them to Emec Achor.
7:25 And Joshua said to Achar, Why hast thou destroyed us? Yehovah destroy
thee as at this day. And all Israel stoned him with stones.
7:26 And they set up over him a great heap of stones; and Yehovah ceased
from his fierce anger. Therefore he called the place Emecachr until this
day. |
7:1 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 Yehovah was kindled against the children of Israel.
7:2 And Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai, which is beside Bethaven, on the
east of Bethel, and spake unto them, saying, Go up and view the country. And
the men went up and viewed Ai.
7:3 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 labor thither; for they are but few.
7:4 So there went up thither of the people about three thousand men: and
they fled before the men of Ai.
7:5 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.
7:6 And Joshua rent his clothes, and fell to the earth upon his face before
the ark of Yehovah until the eventide, he and the elders of Israel, and put
dust upon their heads.
7:7 And Joshua said, Alas, O Yehovah Elohim, wherefore hast thou at all brought
this people over Jordan, to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites, to
destroy us? would to Elohim we had been content, and dwelt on the other side
Jordan!
7:8 O Yehovah, what shall I say, when Israel turneth their backs before their
enemies!
7:9 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?
7:10 And Yehovah said unto Joshua, Get thee up; wherefore liest thou thus
upon thy face?
7:11 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.
7:12 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.
7:13 Up, sanctify the people, and say, Sanctify yourselves against to
morrow: for thus saith Yehovah Elohim 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.
7:14 In the morning therefore ye shall be brought according to your tribes:
and it shall be, that the tribe which Yehovah taketh shall come according
to the families thereof; and the family which Yehovah shall take shall come
by households; and the household which Yehovah shall take shall come man by
man.
7:15 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 Yehovah, and because he hath wrought folly in Israel.
7:16 So Joshua rose up early in the morning, and brought Israel by their
tribes; and the tribe of Judah was taken:
7:17 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:
7:18 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.
7:19 And Joshua said unto Achan, My son, give, I pray thee, glory to the
Yehovah Elohim of Israel, and make confession unto him; and tell me now what thou
hast done; hide it not from me.
7:20 And Achan answered Joshua, and said, Indeed I have sinned against the
Yehovah Elohim of Israel, and thus and thus have I done:
7:21 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.
7:22 So Joshua sent messengers, and they ran unto the tent; and, behold, it
was hid in his tent, and the silver under it.
7:23 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
Yehovah.
7:24 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.
7:25 And Joshua said, Why hast thou troubled us? Yehovah shall trouble thee
this day. And all Israel stoned him with stones, and burned them with fire,
after they had stoned them with stones.
7:26 And they raised over him a great heap of stones unto this day. So the
Yehovah turned from the fierceness of his anger. Wherefore the name of that
place was called, The valley of Achor, unto this day. |