Jos 7:6 | NET2full | STEP | Joshua tore his clothes ; he and the leaders of Israel lay face down on the ground before the ark of the Lord until evening and threw dirt on their heads .

‏ Joshua 7:6

6 Joshua tore his clothes; ^{▼▼sn Tearing one’s clothes was an outward expression of extreme sorrow (see Gen 37:34; 44:13).} he and the leaders ^{▼▼tn Or “elders.”} of Israel lay face down on the ground before the ark of the Lord until evening ^{▼▼tn Heb “and fell on his face to the ground before the ark of the Lord until evening, he and the elders of Israel.”} and threw dirt on their heads. ^{▼▼sn Throwing dirt on one’s head was an outward expression of extreme sorrow (see Lam 2:10; Ezek 27:30).}