Beaten at Ai
But the Israelites broke faith over what was set apart. Because Achan son of Karmi son of Zabdi son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, took some of what was set apart. And the anger of the Lord burned against the Israelites. Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai, which is beside Beth Aven on the east side of Bethel, and spoke to them: Go up and scout the country. And the men went up and scouted Ai. They returned to Joshua and said: Don't send the whole army. Two or three thousand men should be enough to attack Ai. Don't drag everyone into it; there aren't many people there. So about three thousand men went up there from the people. And they ran from in front of the men of Ai. The men of Ai killed about thirty-six of them and chased the rest from the city gate as far as Shebarim, striking them down on the slope. The people lost heart and their courage drained away. Joshua tore his clothes and fell facedown before the ark of the Lord until evening, together with the elders of Israel. They put dust on their heads. Joshua said: Ah, Lord God, why did you bring this people across the Jordan only to hand us over to the Amorites and wipe us out? If only we'd been content to stay on the other side of the Jordan. Lord, what can I say now that Israel has turned its back on its enemies? The Canaanites and everyone else in the land will hear about it. They'll surround us and wipe our name off the earth. Then what will you do for your great name? The Lord said to Joshua: Get up. What are you doing lying there facedown? Israel has sinned. Yes, they've stepped over my covenant that I told them. Because they've taken some of what was set apart, and they've stolen too, and lied too, and they've put it among their own gear. That's why the Israelites can't stand against their enemies. They turn their backs and run, because they themselves have come under destruction. I will not be with you any more unless you remove what was devoted to destruction from among you. Get up, make the people holy and say: Make yourselves holy for tomorrow. Because this is what the Lord God of Israel says: There's something set apart among you, Israel. You can't stand before your enemies till you take away what's set apart from among you. So in the morning you'll be brought forward by your tribes. And the tribe the Lord takes will come by families, and the family the Lord takes will come by households, and the household the Lord takes will come man by man. the one caught with what was set apart will be burnt with fire, he and everything he's got — because he's stepped over the covenant of the Lord and because he's done a stupid thing in Israel.
But the people of Israel broke faith over what was set apart. Because Achan son of Karmi son of Zabdi son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, took some of what was set apart. And the anger of the Lord burned against the people of Israel. And Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai, which is beside Beth Aven on the east side of Bethel, and spoke to them: Go up and spy out the country. And the men went up and spied out Ai. And they came back to Joshua and said to him: Don't let all the people go up. Let about two or three thousand men go up and strike Ai. Don't make the whole people work at it, because there's only a few of them. So about three thousand men went up there from the people. And they ran from in front of the men of Ai. And the men of Ai struck down about thirty-six of them. And they chased them from in front of the gate as far as Shebarim and struck them on the way down. So the heart of the people melted and turned to water. And Joshua tore his clothes and fell to the ground on his face in front of the ark of the Lord till evening, he and the elders of Israel, and they put dust on their heads. And Joshua said: Hang on, Lord God — why have you brought this people over the Jordan at all, to hand us over into the hand of the Amorites to wreck us? If only we'd been happy to stay on the other side of the Jordan. Lord, what can I say, when Israel turns their backs in front of the ones against them? Because the Canaanites and everyone living in the country will hear it and go round us and cut off our name from the earth. And what will you do for your great name? And the Lord said to Joshua: Get up. Why are you lying on your face like this? Israel has sinned. Yes, they've stepped over my covenant that I ordered them. Because they've taken some of what was set apart, and they've stolen too, and lied too, and they've put it among their own gear. So the people of Israel couldn't stand in front of the ones against them, but turned their backs in front of them — because they were marked for wrecking. And I won't be with you any more unless you wreck what's set apart from among you. Get up, make the people holy and say: Make yourselves holy for tomorrow. Because this is what the Lord God of Israel says: There's something set apart among you, Israel. You can't stand in front of the ones against you till you take away what's set apart from among you. So in the morning you'll be brought forward by your tribes. And the tribe the Lord takes will come by families, and the family the Lord takes will come by households, and the household the Lord takes will come man by man. And the one caught with what was set apart will be burnt with fire, he and everything he's got — because he's stepped over the covenant of the Lord and because he's done a stupid thing in Israel.
But the children of Israel committed a trespass in the accursed thing: for Achan, the son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, took of the accursed thing: and the anger of the LORD was kindled against the children of Israel. And Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai, which is beside Bethaven, on the east side of Bethel, and spake unto them, saying, Go up and view the country. And the men went up and viewed Ai. And they returned to Joshua, and said unto him, Let not all the people go up; but let about two or three thousand men go up and smite Ai; and make not all the people to labour thither; for they are but few. So there went up thither of the people about three thousand men: and they fled before the men of Ai. And the men of Ai smote of them about thirty and six men: for they chased them from before the gate even unto Shebarim, and smote them in the going down: wherefore the hearts of the people melted, and became as water. And Joshua rent his clothes, and fell to the earth upon his face before the ark of the LORD until the eventide, he and the elders of Israel, and put dust upon their heads. And Joshua said, Alas, O LORD God, wherefore hast thou at all brought this people over Jordan, to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites, to destroy us? would to God we had been content, and dwelt on the other side Jordan! O LORD, what shall I say, when Israel turneth their backs before their enemies! For the Canaanites and all the inhabitants of the land shall hear of it, and shall environ us round, and cut off our name from the earth: and what wilt thou do unto thy great name? And the LORD said unto Joshua, Get thee up; wherefore liest thou thus upon thy face? Israel hath sinned, and they have also transgressed my covenant which I commanded them: for they have even taken of the accursed thing, and have also stolen, and dissembled also, and they have put it even among their own stuff. Therefore the children of Israel could not stand before their enemies, but turned their backs before their enemies, because they were accursed: neither will I be with you any more, except ye destroy the accursed from among you. Up, sanctify the people, and say, Sanctify yourselves against to morrow: for thus saith the LORD God of Israel, There is an accursed thing in the midst of thee, O Israel: thou canst not stand before thine enemies, until ye take away the accursed thing from among you. In the morning therefore ye shall be brought according to your tribes: and it shall be, that the tribe which the LORD taketh shall come according to the families thereof; and the family which the LORD shall take shall come by households; and the household which the LORD shall take shall come man by man. 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.
But the Israelites broke faith over what was set apart. Because Achan son of Karmi son of Zabdi son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, took some of what was set apart. And the anger of the Lord burned against the Israelites.
But the people of Israel broke faith over what was set apart. Because Achan son of Karmi son of Zabdi son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, took some of what was set apart. And the anger of the Lord burned against the people of Israel.
But the children of Israel committed a trespass in the accursed thing: for Achan, the son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, took of the accursed thing: and the anger of the LORD was kindled against the children of Israel.
Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai, which is beside Beth Aven on the east side of Bethel, and spoke to them: Go up and scout the country. And the men went up and scouted Ai.
And Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai, which is beside Beth Aven on the east side of Bethel, and spoke to them: Go up and spy out the country. And the men went up and spied out Ai.
And Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai, which is beside Bethaven, on the east side of Bethel, and spake unto them, saying, Go up and view the country. And the men went up and viewed Ai.
They returned to Joshua and said: Don't send the whole army. Two or three thousand men should be enough to attack Ai. Don't drag everyone into it; there aren't many people there.
And they came back to Joshua and said to him: Don't let all the people go up. Let about two or three thousand men go up and strike Ai. Don't make the whole people work at it, because there's only a few of them.
And they returned to Joshua, and said unto him, Let not all the people go up; but let about two or three thousand men go up and smite Ai; and make not all the people to labour thither; for they are but few.
So about three thousand men went up there from the people. And they ran from in front of the men of Ai.
So there went up thither of the people about three thousand men: and they fled before the men of Ai.
The men of Ai killed about thirty-six of them and chased the rest from the city gate as far as Shebarim, striking them down on the slope. The people lost heart and their courage drained away.
And the men of Ai struck down about thirty-six of them. And they chased them from in front of the gate as far as Shebarim and struck them on the way down. So the heart of the people melted and turned to water.
And the men of Ai smote of them about thirty and six men: for they chased them from before the gate even unto Shebarim, and smote them in the going down: wherefore the hearts of the people melted, and became as water.
Joshua tore his clothes and fell facedown before the ark of the Lord until evening, together with the elders of Israel. They put dust on their heads.
And Joshua tore his clothes and fell to the ground on his face in front of the ark of the Lord till evening, he and the elders of Israel, and they put dust on their heads.
And Joshua rent his clothes, and fell to the earth upon his face before the ark of the LORD until the eventide, he and the elders of Israel, and put dust upon their heads.
Joshua said: Ah, Lord God, why did you bring this people across the Jordan only to hand us over to the Amorites and wipe us out? If only we'd been content to stay on the other side of the Jordan.
And Joshua said: Hang on, Lord God — why have you brought this people over the Jordan at all, to hand us over into the hand of the Amorites to wreck us? If only we'd been happy to stay on the other side of the Jordan.
And Joshua said, Alas, O LORD God, wherefore hast thou at all brought this people over Jordan, to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites, to destroy us? would to God we had been content, and dwelt on the other side Jordan!
Lord, what can I say now that Israel has turned its back on its enemies?
Lord, what can I say, when Israel turns their backs in front of the ones against them?
O LORD, what shall I say, when Israel turneth their backs before their enemies!
The Canaanites and everyone else in the land will hear about it. They'll surround us and wipe our name off the earth. Then what will you do for your great name?
Because the Canaanites and everyone living in the country will hear it and go round us and cut off our name from the earth. And what will you do for your great name?
For the Canaanites and all the inhabitants of the land shall hear of it, and shall environ us round, and cut off our name from the earth: and what wilt thou do unto thy great name?
The Lord said to Joshua: Get up. What are you doing lying there facedown?
And the Lord said to Joshua: Get up. Why are you lying on your face like this?
And the LORD said unto Joshua, Get thee up; wherefore liest thou thus upon thy face?
Israel has sinned. Yes, they've stepped over my covenant that I told them. Because they've taken some of what was set apart, and they've stolen too, and lied too, and they've put it among their own gear.
Israel has sinned. Yes, they've stepped over my covenant that I ordered them. Because they've taken some of what was set apart, and they've stolen too, and lied too, and they've put it among their own gear.
Israel hath sinned, and they have also transgressed my covenant which I commanded them: for they have even taken of the accursed thing, and have also stolen, and dissembled also, and they have put it even among their own stuff.
That's why the Israelites can't stand against their enemies. They turn their backs and run, because they themselves have come under destruction. I will not be with you any more unless you remove what was devoted to destruction from among you.
So the people of Israel couldn't stand in front of the ones against them, but turned their backs in front of them — because they were marked for wrecking. And I won't be with you any more unless you wreck what's set apart from among you.
Therefore the children of Israel could not stand before their enemies, but turned their backs before their enemies, because they were accursed: neither will I be with you any more, except ye destroy the accursed from among you.
Get up, make the people holy and say: Make yourselves holy for tomorrow. Because this is what the Lord God of Israel says: There's something set apart among you, Israel. You can't stand before your enemies till you take away what's set apart from among you.
Get up, make the people holy and say: Make yourselves holy for tomorrow. Because this is what the Lord God of Israel says: There's something set apart among you, Israel. You can't stand in front of the ones against you till you take away what's set apart from among you.
Up, sanctify the people, and say, Sanctify yourselves against to morrow: for thus saith the LORD God of Israel, There is an accursed thing in the midst of thee, O Israel: thou canst not stand before thine enemies, until ye take away the accursed thing from among you.
So in the morning you'll be brought forward by your tribes. And the tribe the Lord takes will come by families, and the family the Lord takes will come by households, and the household the Lord takes will come man by man.
In the morning therefore ye shall be brought according to your tribes: and it shall be, that the tribe which the LORD taketh shall come according to the families thereof; and the family which the LORD shall take shall come by households; and the household which the LORD shall take shall come man by man.
the one caught with what was set apart will be burnt with fire, he and everything he's got — because he's stepped over the covenant of the Lord and because he's done a stupid thing in Israel.
And the one caught with what was set apart will be burnt with fire, he and everything he's got — because he's stepped over the covenant of the Lord and because he's done a stupid thing in Israel.
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.
Achan found out
So Joshua rose early in the morning and brought Israel forward by their tribes, and the tribe of Judah was taken. he brought the family of Judah forward, and he took the family of the Zerahites. And he brought the family of the Zerahites forward man by man, and Zabdi was taken. he brought his household forward man by man, and Achan son of Karmi son of Zabdi son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, was taken. Joshua said to Achan: My son, give glory to the Lord God of Israel and confess to him. Tell me what you've done. Don't hide it from me. Achan answered Joshua: It's true. I've sinned against the Lord God of Israel. This is what I did: When I saw among the loot a good coat from Babylon and two hundred shekels of silver and a bar of gold weighing fifty shekels, then I wanted them and took them. And look — they're hidden in the ground in the middle of my tent, with the silver under it. So Joshua sent messengers, and they ran to the tent. And there it was, hidden in his tent, with the silver under it. they took them out of the middle of the tent and brought them to Joshua and to all the Israelites, and laid them out before the Lord. Joshua, and all Israel with him, took Achan son of Zerah and the silver and the coat and the bar of gold, and his sons and his daughters and his oxen and his donkeys and his sheep and his tent and everything he had, and brought them up to the Valley of Achor. Joshua said: Why have you brought trouble on us? The Lord will bring trouble on you today. And all Israel stoned him with stones and burned them with fire after they'd stoned them with stones. they raised a great heap of stones over him, that's there to this day. So the Lord turned from the heat of his anger. That's why the name of that place is called the Valley of Achor to this day.
So Joshua got up early in the morning and brought Israel forward by their tribes, and the tribe of Judah was taken. And he brought the family of Judah forward, and he took the family of the Zerahites. And he brought the family of the Zerahites forward man by man, and Zabdi was taken. And he brought his household forward man by man, and Achan son of Karmi son of Zabdi son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, was taken. And Joshua said to Achan: My son, give glory to the Lord God of Israel now, and own up to him. And tell me now what you've done. Don't hide it from me. And Achan answered Joshua: It's true, I've sinned against the Lord God of Israel, and this is what I've done. When I saw among the loot a good coat from Babylon and two hundred shekels of silver and a bar of gold weighing fifty shekels, then I wanted them and took them. And look — they're hidden in the ground in the middle of my tent, with the silver under it. So Joshua sent messengers, and they ran to the tent. And there it was, hidden in his tent, with the silver under it. And they took them out of the middle of the tent and brought them to Joshua and to all the people of Israel, and laid them out in front of the Lord. And Joshua, and all Israel with him, took Achan son of Zerah and the silver and the coat and the bar of gold, and his sons and his daughters and his oxen and his donkeys and his sheep and his tent and everything he had, and brought them up to the Valley of Achor. And Joshua said: Why have you brought trouble on us? The Lord will bring trouble on you today. And all Israel stoned him with stones and burned them with fire after they'd stoned them with stones. And they raised a great heap of stones over him, that's there to this day. So the Lord turned from the heat of his anger. That's why the name of that place is called the Valley of Achor to this day.
So Joshua rose up early in the morning, and brought Israel by their tribes; and the tribe of Judah was taken: And he brought the family of Judah; and he took the family of the Zarhites: and he brought the family of the Zarhites man by man; and Zabdi was taken: And he brought his household man by man; and Achan, the son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, was taken. And Joshua said unto Achan, My son, give, I pray thee, glory to the LORD God of Israel, and make confession unto him; and tell me now what thou hast done; hide it not from me. And Achan answered Joshua, and said, Indeed I have sinned against the LORD God of Israel, and thus and thus have I done: When I saw among the spoils a goodly Babylonish garment, and two hundred shekels of silver, and a wedge of gold of fifty shekels weight, then I coveted them, and took them; and, behold, they are hid in the earth in the midst of my tent, and the silver under it. So Joshua sent messengers, and they ran unto the tent; and, behold, it was hid in his tent, and the silver under it. And they took them out of the midst of the tent, and brought them unto Joshua, and unto all the children of Israel, and laid them out before the LORD. And Joshua, and all Israel with him, took Achan the son of Zerah, and the silver, and the garment, and the wedge of gold, and his sons, and his daughters, and his oxen, and his asses, and his sheep, and his tent, and all that he had: and they brought them unto the valley of Achor. And Joshua said, Why hast thou troubled us? the LORD shall trouble thee this day. And all Israel stoned him with stones, and burned them with fire, after they had stoned them with stones. And they raised over him a great heap of stones unto this day. So the LORD turned from the fierceness of his anger. Wherefore the name of that place was called, The valley of Achor, unto this day.
So Joshua rose early in the morning and brought Israel forward by their tribes, and the tribe of Judah was taken.
So Joshua got up early in the morning and brought Israel forward by their tribes, and the tribe of Judah was taken.
So Joshua rose up early in the morning, and brought Israel by their tribes; and the tribe of Judah was taken:
he brought the family of Judah forward, and he took the family of the Zerahites. And he brought the family of the Zerahites forward man by man, and Zabdi was taken.
And he brought the family of Judah forward, and he took the family of the Zerahites. And he brought the family of the Zerahites forward man by man, and Zabdi was taken.
And he brought the family of Judah; and he took the family of the Zarhites: and he brought the family of the Zarhites man by man; and Zabdi was taken:
he brought his household forward man by man, and Achan son of Karmi son of Zabdi son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, was taken.
And he brought his household forward man by man, and Achan son of Karmi son of Zabdi son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, was taken.
And he brought his household man by man; and Achan, the son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, was taken.
Joshua said to Achan: My son, give glory to the Lord God of Israel and confess to him. Tell me what you've done. Don't hide it from me.
And Joshua said to Achan: My son, give glory to the Lord God of Israel now, and own up to him. And tell me now what you've done. Don't hide it from me.
And Joshua said unto Achan, My son, give, I pray thee, glory to the LORD God of Israel, and make confession unto him; and tell me now what thou hast done; hide it not from me.
Achan answered Joshua: It's true. I've sinned against the Lord God of Israel. This is what I did:
And Achan answered Joshua: It's true, I've sinned against the Lord God of Israel, and this is what I've done.
And Achan answered Joshua, and said, Indeed I have sinned against the LORD God of Israel, and thus and thus have I done:
When I saw among the loot a good coat from Babylon and two hundred shekels of silver and a bar of gold weighing fifty shekels, then I wanted them and took them. And look — they're hidden in the ground in the middle of my tent, with the silver under it.
When I saw among the spoils a goodly Babylonish garment, and two hundred shekels of silver, and a wedge of gold of fifty shekels weight, then I coveted them, and took them; and, behold, they are hid in the earth in the midst of my tent, and the silver under it.
So Joshua sent messengers, and they ran to the tent. And there it was, hidden in his tent, with the silver under it.
So Joshua sent messengers, and they ran unto the tent; and, behold, it was hid in his tent, and the silver under it.
they took them out of the middle of the tent and brought them to Joshua and to all the Israelites, and laid them out before the Lord.
And they took them out of the middle of the tent and brought them to Joshua and to all the people of Israel, and laid them out in front of the Lord.
And they took them out of the midst of the tent, and brought them unto Joshua, and unto all the children of Israel, and laid them out before the LORD.
Joshua, and all Israel with him, took Achan son of Zerah and the silver and the coat and the bar of gold, and his sons and his daughters and his oxen and his donkeys and his sheep and his tent and everything he had, and brought them up to the Valley of Achor.
And Joshua, and all Israel with him, took Achan son of Zerah and the silver and the coat and the bar of gold, and his sons and his daughters and his oxen and his donkeys and his sheep and his tent and everything he had, and brought them up to the Valley of Achor.
And Joshua, and all Israel with him, took Achan the son of Zerah, and the silver, and the garment, and the wedge of gold, and his sons, and his daughters, and his oxen, and his asses, and his sheep, and his tent, and all that he had: and they brought them unto the valley of Achor.
Joshua said: Why have you brought trouble on us? The Lord will bring trouble on you today. And all Israel stoned him with stones and burned them with fire after they'd stoned them with stones.
And Joshua said: Why have you brought trouble on us? The Lord will bring trouble on you today. And all Israel stoned him with stones and burned them with fire after they'd stoned them with stones.
And Joshua said, Why hast thou troubled us? the LORD shall trouble thee this day. And all Israel stoned him with stones, and burned them with fire, after they had stoned them with stones.
they raised a great heap of stones over him, that's there to this day. So the Lord turned from the heat of his anger. That's why the name of that place is called the Valley of Achor to this day.
And they raised a great heap of stones over him, that's there to this day. So the Lord turned from the heat of his anger. That's why the name of that place is called the Valley of Achor to this day.
And they raised over him a great heap of stones unto this day. So the LORD turned from the fierceness of his anger. Wherefore the name of that place was called, The valley of Achor, unto this day.