Focused Passage

Joshua 7:13-15

Achan’s Sin and Israel’s Defeat at Ai

Achan violates the LORD’s command by taking devoted things from Jericho, Israel is defeated at Ai, the LORD exposes the covenant breach, and judgment is executed so the camp may be restored.

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13Get up and consecrate the people, saying, ‘Consecrate yourselves for tomorrow, for this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: Among you, O Israel, there are things devoted to destruction. You cannot stand against your enemies until you remove them.

14In the morning you must present yourselves tribe by tribe. The tribe that the LORD selects shall come forward clan by clan, and the clan that the LORD selects shall come forward family by family, and the family that the LORD selects shall come forward man by man.

15The one who is caught with the things devoted to destruction must be burned, along with all that belongs to him, because he has transgressed the covenant of the LORD and committed an outrage in Israel.’”

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Verse 13

Cross-references

Joshua 3:5Classic cross-references Lamentations 3:40Classic cross-references Exodus 19:10Classic cross-references Jonah 1:7Classic cross-references 1 Corinthians 5:11Classic cross-references

Original words

Get upקֻ֚םH6965Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singularand consecrateקַדֵּ֣שׁH6942Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markerthe peopleהָעָ֔םH5971Article | Noun - masculine singularsayingוְאָמַרְתָּ֖H559Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singularConsecrate yourselvesהִתְקַדְּשׁ֣וּH6942Verb - Hitpael - Imperative - masculine pluralfor tomorrowלְמָחָ֑רH4279Preposition-l | Adverbforכִּ֣יH3588Conjunctionthis is whatכֹה֩H3541Adverbthe LORDיְהוָ֜הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularthe Godאֱלֹהֵ֣יH430Noun - masculine plural constructof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לH3478Noun - proper - masculine singularsaysאָמַ֨רH559Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularAmong youבְּקִרְבְּךָ֙H7130Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singularO Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לH3478Noun - proper - masculine singularthere are things devoted to destructionחֵ֤רֶםH2764Noun - masculine singularYou cannotלֹ֣אH3808Adverb - Negative particle. . .תוּכַ֗לH3201Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singularstandלָקוּם֙H6965Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructagainstלִפְנֵ֣יH6440Preposition-l | Noun - common plural constructyour enemiesאֹיְבֶ֔יךָH341Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singularuntilעַד־H5704Prepositionyou removeהֲסִירְכֶ֥םH5493Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | second person masculine plural[them]הַחֵ֖רֶםH2764Article | Noun - masculine singular-מִֽקִּרְבְּכֶֽם׃H7130Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine plural

Verse 14

Cross-references

Proverbs 16:33Classic cross-references Jonah 1:7Classic cross-references Joshua 7:17Classic cross-references

Original words

In the morningבַּבֹּ֖קֶרH1242Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singularyou must present yourselvesוְנִקְרַבְתֶּ֥םH7126Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine pluraltribe by tribeלְשִׁבְטֵיכֶ֑םH7626Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural. . .וְהָיָ֡הH1961Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularThe tribeהַשֵּׁבֶט֩H7626Article | Noun - masculine singularthatאֲשֶׁר־H834Pronoun - relativethe LORDיְהוָ֜הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularselectsיִלְכְּדֶ֨נּוּH3920Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singularshall come forwardיִקְרַ֣בH7126Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularclan by clanלַמִּשְׁפָּח֗וֹתH4940Preposition-l, Article | Noun - feminine pluraland the clanוְהַמִּשְׁפָּחָ֞הH4940Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine singularthatאֲשֶֽׁר־H834Pronoun - relativethe LORDיְהוָה֙H3068Noun - proper - masculine singularselectsיִלְכְּדֶ֤נָּהH3920Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person feminine singularshall come forwardתִּקְרַ֣בH7126Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singularfamily by familyלַבָּתִּ֔יםH1004Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine pluraland the familyוְהַבַּ֙יִת֙H1004Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singularthatאֲשֶׁ֣רH834Pronoun - relativethe LORDיְהוָ֔הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularselectsיִלְכְּדֶ֣נּוּH3920Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singularshall come forwardיִקְרַ֖בH7126Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularman by manלַגְּבָרִֽים׃H1397Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine plural

Verse 15

Cross-references

Genesis 34:7Classic cross-references 1 Samuel 14:38Classic cross-references Judges 20:6Classic cross-references Acts 23:12Classic cross-references Deuteronomy 13:15Classic cross-references

Original words

-וְהָיָה֙H1961Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularThe one who is caughtהַנִּלְכָּ֣דH3920Article | Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singularwith the things devoted to destructionבַּחֵ֔רֶםH2764Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singularmust be burnedיִשָּׂרֵ֣ףH8313Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular. . .בָּאֵ֔שׁH784Preposition-b, Article | Noun - common singular-אֹת֖וֹH853Direct object marker | third person masculine singularalong with allוְאֶת־H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object markerthat belongs to himכָּל־H3605Noun - masculine singular construct-אֲשֶׁר־H834Pronoun - relative-ל֑וֹPreposition | third person masculine singularbecauseכִּ֤יH3588Conjunctionhe has transgressedעָבַר֙H5674Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markerthe covenantבְּרִ֣יתH1285Noun - feminine singular constructof the LORDיְהוָ֔הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singular[and]וְכִֽי־H3588Conjunctioncommittedעָשָׂ֥הH6213Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularan outrageנְבָלָ֖הH5039Noun - feminine singularin Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃H3478Preposition-b | Noun - proper - masculine singular

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