Joshua 7 in plain modern English. New Ground English Translation.
But the Israelites with the things for Achan son of Carmi, son of Zabdi, son of Zerah, from the tribe of Judah, took some of what had been for And against the Israelites.
Joshua sent men from Jericho to which is near Beth-aven, east of Bethel. He told them, "Go up and scout out the land." So the men went up and scouted
They came back to Joshua and said, "Don't send the whole army up there. Two or three thousand men should be enough to take Ai. Don't wear out the whole army — there aren't that many people there."
So about three thousand men went up, but they were routed by the men of Ai.
The men of Ai struck down about thirty-six of them, chasing them from the city gate all the way to and cutting them down on the slopes. The people's and to
Joshua and fell facedown on the ground before Yahweh's staying there until evening — he and the elders of Israel. They threw dust on their heads.
And Joshua said, "Oh, Why did you bring this people across the Jordan at all — just to hand us over to the Amorites to be destroyed? If only we had been willing to stay on the other side of the Jordan!"
Please, my Master — what can I even say, now that Israel has turned and run from its enemies?
The Canaanites and everyone else living in the land will hear about this. They'll surround us and wipe our name off the earth. Then what will you do for
Yahweh said to Joshua, "Get up! Why are you lying there on your face?"
"Israel has the I commanded them to keep. They have taken things that were set apart for destruction. They have stolen. They have lied about it. They have hidden the stolen goods among their own belongings."
"That's why the Israelites can't stand against their enemies. They turn and run because they are now for I will not be with you anymore unless you destroy the things that were for from among you."
"Get up! Make the people for tomorrow. Tell them: 'Make yourselves ready and because Yahweh, the God of Israel, says this: There are things for destruction hidden among you, Israel. You cannot stand against your enemies until you remove them.'"
"In the morning, come forward tribe by tribe. The tribe will come forward clan by clan. The clan will come forward family by family. The family will come forward man by man."
"Whoever is caught with the things set apart for destruction will be burned with fire — he and everything he has — because he broke Yahweh's covenant and an in Israel."
Early the next morning, Joshua had Israel come forward tribe by tribe, and the tribe of Judah was selected.
He had the clans of Judah come forward, and the Zerahite clan was selected. He had the Zerahite clan come forward family by family, and Zabdi was selected.
He had Zabdi's family come forward man by man, and son of Carmi, son of Zabdi, son of Zerah, from the tribe of Judah, was selected.
Then Joshua said to Achan, "My son, to the God of Israel, and a to him. Tell me what you did. Don't hide anything from me."
Achan answered Joshua, "It's true. I'm the one who has failed Yahweh, the God of Israel. Here's exactly what I did:"
"I saw among the plunder a beautiful from two hundred of silver, and a bar of gold weighing fifty I them, so I them. They're hidden in the ground inside my tent, with the silver underneath."
Joshua sent messengers, and they ran to the tent. There it was — hidden inside his tent, with the silver underneath.
They took the things from the tent, brought them to Joshua and all the Israelites, and them out
Then Joshua, together with all Israel, took Achan son of Zerah, along with the silver, the robe, the bar of gold, his sons and daughters, his cattle, his donkeys, his sheep, his tent — everything he had — and brought them up to the of
Joshua said, "Why have you this on us? Yahweh brings on you today!" Then all Israel They burned everything with fire and them with stones.
They raised a large pile of stones over him that to this Then Yahweh from That is why that place has been called the Valley of Achor ever since.