Verse 4
Joshua 7:4
World English Bible
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So about three thousand men of the people went up there, and they fled before the men of Ai.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יַּעֲל֤וּ מִן הָ/עָם֙ שָׁ֔מָּ/ה כִּ/שְׁלֹ֥שֶׁת אֲלָפִ֖ים אִ֑ישׁ וַ/יָּנֻ֕סוּ לִ/פְנֵ֖י אַנְשֵׁ֥י הָ/עָֽי
English Translation
And they ascended from the people there, three thousand men, and they fled before the men of Ai.
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Chapter 7 Context
1
But the children of Israel committed a trespass in the devoted things; for Achan, the son of Carmi,...
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2
Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai, which is beside Beth Aven, on the east side of Bethel, and spoke...
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3
They returned to Joshua, and said to him, “Don’t let all the people go up; but let about two or thre...
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4
So about three thousand men of the people went up there, and they fled before the men of Ai.
5
The men of Ai struck about thirty-six men of them, and they chased them from before the gate even to...
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6
Joshua tore his clothes, and fell to the earth on his face before Yahweh’s ark until the evening, he...
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7
Joshua said, “Alas, Lord Yahweh, why have you brought this people over the Jordan at all, to deliver...
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8
Oh, Lord, what shall I say, after Israel has turned their backs before their enemies!
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9
For the Canaanites and all the inhabitants of the land will hear of it, and will surround us, and cu...
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10
Yahweh said to Joshua, “Get up! Why have you fallen on your face like that?
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11
Israel has sinned. Yes, they have even transgressed my covenant which I commanded them. Yes, they ha...
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12
Therefore the children of Israel can’t stand before their enemies. They turn their backs before thei...
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13
“Get up! Sanctify the people, and say, ‘Sanctify yourselves for tomorrow, for Yahweh, the God (Elohi...
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14
“‘In the morning therefore you shall be brought near by your tribes. It shall be that the tribe whic...
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15
It shall be, that he who is taken with the devoted thing shall be burned with fire, he and all that...
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16
So Joshua rose up early in the morning and brought Israel near by their tribes. The tribe of Judah w...
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17
He brought near the family of Judah; and he selected the family of the Zerahites. He brought near th...
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18
He brought near his household man by man, and Achan, the son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of...
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19
Joshua said to Achan, “My son, please give glory to Yahweh, the God (Elohim) of Israel, and make con...
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20
Achan answered Joshua, and said, “I have truly sinned against Yahweh, the God (Elohim) of Israel, an...
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21
When I saw among the plunder a beautiful Babylonian robe, two hundred shekels of silver, and a wedge...
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22
So Joshua sent messengers, and they ran to the tent. Behold, it was hidden in his tent, with the sil...
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23
They took them from the middle of the tent, and brought them to Joshua and to all the children of Is...
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24
Joshua, and all Israel with him, took Achan the son of Zerah, the silver, the robe, the wedge of gol...
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25
Joshua said, “Why have you troubled us? Yahweh will trouble you today.” All Israel stoned him with s...
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26
They raised over him a great heap of stones that remains to this day. Yahweh turned from the fiercen...
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