Jos 7:6 | NETfull | 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; ^{▼▼ Tearing one’s clothes was an outward expression of extreme sorrow (see Gen 37:34; 44:13).} he and the leaders ^{▼▼ Or “elders.”} of Israel lay face down on the ground before the ark of the Lord until evening ^{▼▼ 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. ^{▼▼ Throwing dirt on one’s head was an outward expression of extreme sorrow (see Lam 2:10; Ezek 27:30).}