1 But the children * h1121 of Israel * h3478 committed * h4603 h8799 a trespass * h4604 in the accursed thing * h2764: for Achan * h5912, the son * h1121 of Carmi * h3756, the son * h1121 of Zabdi * h2067, the son * h1121 of Zerah * h2226, of the tribe * h4294 of Judah * h3063, took * h3947 h8799 of the accursed thing * h2764: and the anger * h639 of the LORD * h3068 was kindled * h2734 h8799 against the children * h1121 of Israel * h3478. Achan: also called, Achar Zabdi: also called, Zimri
2 And Joshua * h3091 sent * h7971 h8799 men * h582 from Jericho * h3405 to Ai * h5857, which is beside * h5973 Bethaven * h1007, on the east side * h6924 of Bethel * h1008, and spake * h559 h8799 unto them, saying * h559 h8800, Go up * h5927 h8798 and view * h7270 h8761 the country * h776. And the men * h582 went up * h5927 h8799 and viewed * h7270 h8762 Ai * h5857.
3 And they returned * h7725 h8799 to Joshua * h3091, and said * h559 h8799 unto him, Let not all the people * h5971 go up * h5927 h8799; but let about two or three * h7969 thousand * h505 men * h376 go up * h5927 h8799 and smite * h5221 h8686 Ai * h5857; and make not all the people * h5971 to labour * h3021 h8762 thither; for they are but few * h4592. about...: Heb. about two thousand men, or, about three thousand men
4 So there went up * h5927 h8799 thither of the people * h5971 about three * h7969 thousand * h505 men * h376: and they fled * h5127 h8799 before * h6440 the men * h582 of Ai * h5857.
5 And the men * h582 of Ai * h5857 smote * h5221 h8686 of them about thirty * h7970 and six * h8337 men * h376: for they chased * h7291 h8799 them from before * h6440 the gate * h8179 even unto Shebarim * h7671, and smote * h5221 h8686 them in the going down * h4174: wherefore the hearts * h3824 of the people * h5971 melted * h4549 h8735, and became as water * h4325. in...: or, in Morad
6 And Joshua * h3091 rent * h7167 h8799 his clothes * h8071, and fell * h5307 h8799 to the earth * h776 upon his face * h6440 before * h6440 the ark * h727 of the LORD * h3068 until the eventide * h6153, he and the elders * h2205 of Israel * h3478, and put * h5927 h8686 dust * h6083 upon their heads * h7218.
7 And Joshua * h3091 said * h559 h8799, Alas, O * h162 Lord * h136 GOD * h3069, wherefore hast thou at all * h5674 h8687 brought * h5674 this people * h5971 over * h5674 h8689 Jordan * h3383, to deliver * h5414 h8800 us into the hand * h3027 of the Amorites * h567, to destroy * h6 h8687 us? would to God * h3863 we had been content * h2974 h8689, and dwelt * h3427 h8799 on the other side * h5676 Jordan * h3383!
8 O * h994 Lord * h136, what shall I say * h559 h8799, when * h310 Israel * h3478 turneth * h2015 h8804 their backs * h6203 before * h6440 their enemies * h341 h8802! backs: Heb. necks
9 For the Canaanites * h3669 and all the inhabitants * h3427 h8802 of the land * h776 shall hear * h8085 h8799 of it , and shall environ us round * h5437 h8738, and cut off * h3772 h8689 our name * h8034 from the earth * h776: and what wilt thou do * h6213 h8799 unto thy great * h1419 name * h8034?
10 And the LORD * h3068 said * h559 h8799 unto Joshua * h3091, Get thee up * h6965 h8798; wherefore liest * h5307 h8802 thou thus upon thy face * h6440? liest: Heb. fallest
11 Israel * h3478 hath sinned * h2398 h8804, and they have also transgressed * h5674 h8804 my covenant * h1285 which I commanded * h6680 h8765 them: for they have even taken * h3947 h8804 of the accursed thing * h2764, and have also stolen * h1589 h8804, and dissembled * h3584 h8765 also, and they have put * h7760 h8804 it even among their own stuff * h3627.
12 Therefore the children * h1121 of Israel * h3478 could * h3201 h8799 not stand * h6965 h8800 before * h6440 their enemies * h341 h8802, but turned * h6437 h8799 their backs * h6203 before * h6440 their enemies * h341 h8802, because they were accursed * h2764: neither will I be with you any more * h3254 h8686, except * h3808 ye destroy * h8045 h8686 the accursed * h2764 from among * h7130 you.
13 Up * h6965 h8798, sanctify * h6942 h8761 the people * h5971, and say * h559 h8804, Sanctify * h6942 h8690 yourselves against to morrow * h4279: for thus saith * h559 h8804 the LORD * h3068 God * h430 of Israel * h3478, There is an accursed thing * h2764 in the midst * h7130 of thee, O Israel * h3478: thou canst * h3201 h8799 not stand * h6965 h8800 before * h6440 thine enemies * h341 h8802, until ye take away * h5493 h8687 the accursed thing * h2764 from among * h7130 you.
14 In the morning * h1242 therefore ye shall be brought * h7126 h8738 according to your tribes * h7626: and it shall be, that the tribe * h7626 which the LORD * h3068 taketh * h3920 h8799 shall come * h7126 h8799 according to the families * h4940 thereof ; and the family * h4940 which the LORD * h3068 shall take * h3920 h8799 shall come * h7126 h8799 by households * h1004; and the household * h1004 which the LORD * h3068 shall take * h3920 h8799 shall come * h7126 h8799 man * h1397 by man * h1397.
15 And it shall be, that he that is taken * h3920 h8737 with the accursed thing * h2764 shall be burnt * h8313 h8735 with fire * h784, he and all that he hath: because he hath transgressed * h5674 h8804 the covenant * h1285 of the LORD * h3068, and because he hath wrought * h6213 h8804 folly * h5039 in Israel * h3478. folly: or, wickedness
16 So Joshua * h3091 rose up early * h7925 h8686 in the morning * h1242, and brought * h7126 h8686 Israel * h3478 by their tribes * h7626; and the tribe * h7626 of Judah * h3063 was taken * h3920 h8735:
17 And he brought * h7126 h8686 the family * h4940 of Judah * h3063; and he took * h3920 h8799 the family * h4940 of the Zarhites * h2227: and he brought * h7126 h8686 the family * h4940 of the Zarhites * h2227 man * h1397 by man * h1397; and Zabdi * h2067 was taken * h3920 h8735:
18 And he brought * h7126 h8686 his household * h1004 man * h1397 by man * h1397; and Achan * h5912, the son * h1121 of Carmi * h3756, the son * h1121 of Zabdi * h2067, the son * h1121 of Zerah * h2226, of the tribe * h4294 of Judah * h3063, was taken * h3920 h8735.
19 And Joshua * h3091 said * h559 h8799 unto Achan * h5912, My son * h1121, give * h7760 h8798, I pray thee, glory * h3519 to the LORD * h3068 God * h430 of Israel * h3478, and make * h5414 h8798 confession * h8426 unto him; and tell * h5046 h8685 me now what thou hast done * h6213 h8804; hide * h3582 h8762 it not from me.
20 And Achan * h5912 answered * h6030 h8799 Joshua * h3091, and said * h559 h8799, Indeed * h546 I have sinned * h2398 h8804 against the LORD * h3068 God * h430 of Israel * h3478, and thus and thus have I done * h6213 h8804:
21 When I saw * h7200 h8799 among the spoils * h7998 a * h259 goodly * h2896 Babylonish * h8152 garment * h155, and two hundred * h3967 shekels * h8255 of silver * h3701, and a * h259 wedge * h3956 of gold * h2091 of fifty * h2572 shekels * h8255 weight * h4948, then I coveted * h2530 h8799 them, and took * h3947 h8799 them; and, behold, they are hid * h2934 h8803 in the earth * h776 in the midst * h8432 of my tent * h168, and the silver * h3701 under it. wedge: Heb. tongue
22 So Joshua * h3091 sent * h7971 h8799 messengers * h4397, and they ran * h7323 h8799 unto the tent * h168; and, behold, it was hid * h2934 h8803 in his tent * h168, and the silver * h3701 under it.
23 And they took * h3947 h8799 them out of the midst * h8432 of the tent * h168, and brought * h935 h8686 them unto Joshua * h3091, and unto all the children * h1121 of Israel * h3478, and laid them out * h3332 h8686 before * h6440 the LORD * h3068. laid: Heb. poured
24 And Joshua * h3091, and all Israel * h3478 with him, took * h3947 h8799 Achan * h5912 the son * h1121 of Zerah * h2226, and the silver * h3701, and the garment * h155, and the wedge * h3956 of gold * h2091, and his sons * h1121, and his daughters * h1323, and his oxen * h7794, and his asses * h2543, and his sheep * h6629, and his tent * h168, and all that he had: and they brought * h5927 h8686 them unto the valley * h6010 of Achor * h5911.
25 And Joshua * h3091 said * h559 h8799, Why * h4100 hast thou troubled * h5916 h8804 us? the LORD * h3068 shall trouble * h5916 h8799 thee this day * h3117. And all Israel * h3478 stoned * h7275 h8799 him with stones * h68, and burned * h8313 h8799 them with fire * h784, after they had stoned * h5619 h8799 them with stones * h68.
26 And they raised * h6965 h8686 over him a great * h1419 heap * h1530 of stones * h68 unto this day * h3117. So the LORD * h3068 turned * h7725 h8799 from the fierceness * h2740 of his anger * h639. Wherefore the name * h8034 of that place * h4725 was called * h7121 h8804, The valley * h6010 of Achor * h5911, unto this day * h3117. Achor: that is, Trouble