Jos 7 | ABEn | STEP | And [ 4 trespassed 1 the 2 sons 3 of Israel] a trespass, and pilfered from the offering for consumption. And Achan took (son of Carmi, son of Zabdi, son of Zerah, from the tribe of Judah) from the offering for consumption. And [ 3 was enraged 1 the anger 2 of the lord ] with the sons of Israel.

Joshua 7

CHAPTER 7 Achan's Trespass

1 And [⁴trespassed ¹the ²sons ³of Israel] a trespass, and pilfered from the offering for consumption. And Achan took (son of Carmi, son of Zabdi, son of Zerah, from the tribe of Judah) from the offering for consumption. And [³was enraged ¹the anger ²of the lord] with the sons of Israel. 2 And Joshua sent men from Jericho unto Ai, which is by Beth-aven, according to the east of Beth-el. And he spoke to to them, saying, In ascending, survey the land! And [³ascended ¹the ²men] and surveyed Ai. 3 And they returned to Joshua, and said to him, Do not let [⁴ascend ¹all ²the ³people], but about two thousand or three thousand men, let them ascend! And let them capture the city! You should not lead there all the people, [³few ¹for ²they are]. 4 And ascended from the people there about three thousand men. And they fled from the face of the men of Ai.

Israel Defeated at Ai

5 And [³killed ⁴of ⁵them ¹the men ²of Ai] about thirty-six men, and they pursued them from the gate until they defeated them. And they struck them by the incline. And [⁵was terrified ¹the ²heart ³of the ⁴people], and it became as water. 6 And Joshua tore his garments, and fell upon his face upon the earth before the ark of the lord until evening, he and the elders of Israel. And they put dust upon their heads. 7 And Joshua said, I beseech, O Lord, O lord, why in causing to pass over was [²caused to pass over ¹your servant] this people the Jordan, to deliver it to the Amorite to destroy us? And if we stayed and were settled by the Jordan, what is it to me, O lord. 8 And what shall I say when Israel turned the back of the neck before its enemy? 9 And hearing, the Canaanite and all the ones dwelling in the land shall surround us, and shall obliterate us from the land. And what will you do [³name ¹for your ²great]? 10 And the lord said to Joshua, Rise up! Why do you do this -- fall upon your face? 11 [³have sinned ¹The ²people], and violated my covenant which I ordained with it. For even they took from the offering for consumption, and stealing they lie, and they cast [³for ¹the ²items] themselves. 12 And [⁴in no way ⁵will be able ¹the ²sons ³of Israel] to stand in front of its enemies. [²the back of the neck ¹They shall turn] before their enemies, for they were become an offering for consumption. I will not add any longer to be with you, if you should not lift away the offering for consumption from among you of them. 13 In rising up, purify the people, and tell them to be sanctified for tomorrow! For thus says the lord God of Israel, The offering devoted for consumption is among you, O Israel; you shall not be able to withstand before your enemies, until whenever you should lift away the offering for consumption from you. 14 And you shall gather all in the morning according to your tribes. And it will be to the tribe which ever the lord shows, and you shall lead forward according to peoples. And the people which ever the lord shows you shall lead forward according to house. And the house which ever the lord shows, by man you shall lead forward. 15 And who ever should be pointed out in the offering for consumption, he shall be burnt by the fire himself, and all as much as is his; for he violated the covenant of the lord, and that he committed a violation of the law in Israel. 16 And Joshua rose early in the morning, and he led [³forward ¹the ²people] by its tribe. And [⁴was made manifest ¹the ²tribe ³of Judah]. 17 And [⁴were made manifest ³people ¹the ²Zarhite]. And he led forward [³people ¹the ²Zarhite] according to man, and Zabdi was made manifest. 18 And he led forward his house by man, and was made manifest Achan son of Carmi, son of Zabdi, son of Zerah of the tribe of Judah. 19 And Joshua said to Achan, O my son, today give indeed glory to the lord God of Israel, and make to him the acknowledgment, and announce to me what you did! and you should not hide it from me. 20 And Achan answered to Joshua, and said, Truly I sinned before the lord God of Israel, so and so I have done. 21 I beheld in the spoils standing bare [³colored robe ¹one ²goodly], and two hundred double-drachmas of silver, and [²wedge ³of gold ¹one] -- fifty double-drachmas its scale weight. And I coveted them, and I took. And behold, these are hid in the ground in my tent, and the silver is hid underneath them. 22 And Joshua sent messengers, and they ran to the tent in the camp; and these were being hid in his tent, and the silver underneath them. 23 And they brought them from the tent, and brought them to Joshua, and to all elders of Israel. And they put them before the lord.

Achan is Killed

24 And Joshua took Achan son of Zerah, and the silver, and the robe, and the [²wedge ¹gold], and his sons, and his daughters, and his calves, and his beasts of burden, and his sheep, and his tent, and all his possessions, and all Israel with him. And they led them into Emek Achor. 25 And Joshua said, Why did you annihilate us [²to utterly destroy ³you ¹for the lord] even today? And [³stoned ⁴him ¹all ²Israel] with stones, and they burned them in fire, and they stoned them with stones. 26 And they set over him a heap [²stones ¹of great] until this day. And the lord ceased the rage of anger. Therefore this is the name of it -- Emek Achor, unto this day.