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Joshua 7

Joshua 7:15

The Defeat at Ai · Joshua 7:1–15
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Translations

Modern
The 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.’”
Traditional
And it shall be, that he that is taken with the accursed thing shall be burnt with fire, he and all that he hath: because he hath transgressed the covenant of the Lord, and because he hath wrought folly in Israel.
Literal
And it shall be that he who is taken with the devoted thing shall be burned with the fire, he and all that is unto him, because he has transgressed the covenant of YHWH, and because he has done a disgraceful thing in Israel.’”
Latin
Et quicumque ille in hoc facinore fuerit deprehensus, comburetur igni cum omni substantia sua: quoniam prævaricatus est pactum Domini, et fecit nefas in Israël.

Original

Hebrew
English
The 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.’”

Notes

Joshua 7:15

God had commanded that all stolen goods must be destroyed by fire. Now this command would be carried out, because Achan and everything he owned would be burned with fire. Breaking the covenant of the Lord (the binding agreement between God and his people) was treason (betrayal of loyalty) and a capital offense (a crime punished by death). For example, see Exodus 22:20; Deuteronomy 4:25–27.

Joshua 7:1–26

After Jericho became part of Israel, Joshua's first military task was to secure a position in the hill country. Conquering Jericho boosted Israel's confidence and left the people of Canaan feeling discouraged and without hope. However, everything depended on Israel's obedience to God. The sin of one man and its consequences show the importance of the command to destroy Jericho (see “Complete Dedication” Theme Note).

Events

People

Israel: Patriarch, son of Isaac, father of twelve tribes

Glossary

Ai Bible, Quotations of the Old Testament in the New Testament Carmi Conquest and Allotment of the Land Curse, Cursed Joshua (Person) Joshua, Book of Judges, Book of Lots, Casting of Tribe of Dan Zerah Zimri (Person)

Topics

Ark: in the Tabernacle--Called the Ark of the Covenant: An Oracle of God Communion: Joshua Discipline of Armies, for Disobedience of Orders Dishonesty: Achan Hides the Wedge of Gold and the Babylonian Garment Disobedience to God of Achan, in Hiding the Wedge of Gold and the Babylonian Garnient Intercession: Exemplified Sin: Known to God The Lot: Achan's Guilt Ascertained By