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And it shall come to pass, that
whosoever will not
hearken unto my words which he shall speak in my name, I will require it of
him.
And I will hold accountable
anyone who does not
listen to My words that the prophet speaks in My name.
But the prophet, which shall
presume to speak a word in my name, which I have not commanded
him to speak, or that shall speak in the name of other gods, even that prophet shall die.
But if any prophet
dares to speak a message in My name that I have not commanded
him to speak, or to speak in the name of other gods, that prophet must be put to death.”
When a prophet speaketh in the name of the LORD, if the thing follow not, nor come to pass, that is the thing which the LORD hath not spoken, but the prophet hath spoken it
presumptuously: thou shalt not be afraid of
him.
When a prophet speaks in the name of the LORD and the message does not come to pass or come true, that is a message the LORD has not spoken. The prophet has spoken
presumptuously. Do not be afraid of
him.
And this is the case of the
slayer, which shall
flee thither, that he may live:
Whoso killeth his neighbour ignorantly, whom he
hated not in time past;
Now this is the situation regarding the
manslayer who flees to one of these cities to save his life, having killed his
neighbor accidentally, without intending to
harm him:
Lest the
avenger of the blood pursue the
slayer, while his heart is hot, and overtake
him, because the way is long, and
slay him; whereas he was not worthy of death, inasmuch as he
hated him not in time past.
Otherwise, the
avenger of blood might pursue the
manslayer in a
rage, overtake
him if the distance is great, and strike
him dead though he did not deserve to die, since he did not intend any
harm.
But if any man
hate his neighbour, and lie in wait for
him, and rise up against
him, and
smite him mortally that he die, and fleeth into one of these cities:
If, however, a man hates his
neighbor and lies in wait, attacks
him and kills
him, and then flees to one of these cities,
Then the elders of his city shall send and
fetch him thence, and deliver
him into the hand of the
avenger of blood, that he may die.
the elders of his city must send for
him, bring
him back, and hand
him over to the
avenger of blood to die.
Thine eye shall not
pity him, but thou shalt put away the guilt of innocent blood from Israel, that it may go well with thee.
You must show
him no
pity. You are to
purge from Israel the guilt of
shedding innocent blood, that it may go well with you.
If a false witness rise up against any man to
testify against
him that which is wrong;
If a false witness testifies against someone,
accusing him of a crime,
Then shall ye do unto him, as he had thought to have done unto his brother: so shalt thou put the evil away from among you.
you must do to
him as he intended to do to his brother. So you must
purge the evil from among you.
And the officers shall speak unto the people, saying, What man is there that hath built a new house, and hath not dedicated it? let
him go and return to his house, lest he die in the battle, and another man
dedicate it.
Furthermore, the officers are to address the army, saying, “Has any man built a new house and not dedicated it? Let
him return home, or he may die in battle and another man
dedicate it.
And what man is he that hath planted a
vineyard, and hath not yet eaten of it? let
him also go and return unto his house, lest he die in the battle, and another man eat of it.
Has any man planted a
vineyard and not begun to enjoy its fruit? Let
him return home, or he may die in battle and another man enjoy its fruit.
And what man is there that hath
betrothed a wife, and hath not taken her? let
him go and return unto his house, lest he die in the battle, and another man take her.
Has any man become
pledged to a woman and not married her? Let
him return home, or he may die in battle and another man marry her.”
And the officers shall speak further unto the people, and they shall say, What man is there that is fearful and
fainthearted? let
him go and return unto his house, lest his brethren’s heart
faint as well as his heart.
Then the officers shall speak further to the army, saying, “Is any man afraid or
fainthearted? Let
him return home, so that the hearts of his brothers will not
melt like his own.”
If one be found slain in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee to possess it, lying in the field, and it be not known who hath slain him:
If one is found slain, lying in a field in the land that the LORD your God is giving you to possess, and it is not known who killed him,
Then thy elders and thy judges shall come forth, and they shall measure unto the cities which are round about him that is slain:
your elders and judges must come out and measure the distance from the
victim to the
neighboring cities.
And the priests the sons of Levi shall come near; for them the LORD thy God hath chosen to minister unto
him, and to
bless in the name of the LORD; and by their word shall every controversy and every stroke be tried:
And the priests, the sons of Levi, shall come forward, for the LORD your God has chosen them to serve
Him and
pronounce blessings in His name and to give a ruling in every dispute and case of
assault.
If a man have two wives, one beloved, and another
hated, and they have born
him children, both the beloved and the
hated; and if the
firstborn son be hers that was
hated:
If a man has two wives, one beloved and the other unloved, and both bear
him sons, but the unloved wife has the
firstborn son,
But he shall acknowledge the son of the
hated for the
firstborn, by giving
him a double portion of all that he hath: for he is the beginning of his strength; the right of the
firstborn is his.
Instead, he must acknowledge the
firstborn, the son of his unloved wife, by giving
him a double portion of all that he has. For that son is the firstfruits of his father’s strength; the right of the
firstborn belongs to
him.
If a man have a
stubborn and
rebellious son, which will not obey the voice of his father, or the voice of his mother, and that, when they have
chastened him, will not
hearken unto them:
If a man has a
stubborn and
rebellious son who does not obey his father and mother and does not
listen to them when disciplined,
Then shall his father and his mother lay hold on him, and bring him out unto the elders of his city, and unto the gate of his place;
his father and mother are to lay hold of him and bring him to the elders of his city, to the gate of his hometown,
And all the men of his city shall stone him with stones, that he die: so shalt thou put evil away from among you; and all Israel shall hear, and fear.
Then all the men of his city will stone
him to death. So you must
purge the evil from among you, and all Israel will hear and be afraid.
And if a man have committed a sin worthy of death, and he be to be put to death, and thou
hang him on a tree:
If a man has committed a sin worthy of death, and he is executed, and you
hang his body on a tree,
His body shall not remain all night upon the tree, but thou shalt in any wise
bury him that day; (for he that is
hanged is
accursed of God;) that thy land be not
defiled, which the LORD thy God giveth thee for an inheritance.
you must not leave the body on the tree overnight, but you must be sure to
bury him that day, because
anyone who is hung on a tree is under God’s
curse. You must not
defile the land that the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance.
And if thy brother be not
nigh unto thee, or if thou know
him not, then thou shalt bring it unto thine own house, and it shall be with thee until thy brother seek after it, and thou shalt restore it to
him again.
If your brother does not live near you, or if you do not know who he is, you are to take the animal home to remain with you until your brother comes seeking it; then you can return it to him.
Thou shalt not see thy brother’s
ass or his ox fall down by the way, and hide
thyself from them: thou shalt surely help
him to lift them up again.
If you see your brother’s
donkey or ox fallen on the road, you must not
ignore it; you must help
him lift it up.
And the elders of that city shall take that man and
chastise him;
Then the elders of that city shall take the man and
punish him.
And they shall
amerce him in an hundred shekels of silver, and give them unto the father of the
damsel, because he hath brought up an evil name upon a virgin of Israel: and she shall be his wife; he may not put her away all his days.
They are also to fine
him a hundred shekels of silver and give them to the young woman’s father, because this man has given a virgin of Israel a bad name. And she shall remain his wife; he must not
divorce her as long as he lives.
But unto the
damsel thou shalt do nothing; there is in the
damsel no sin worthy of death: for as when a man riseth against his neighbour, and slayeth
him, even so is this matter:
Do nothing to the young woman, because she has committed no sin worthy of death. This case is just like one in which a man attacks his
neighbor and murders
him.
If there be among you any man, that is not clean by reason of uncleanness that chanceth him by night, then shall he go abroad out of the camp, he shall not come within the camp:
If any man among you becomes unclean because of a
nocturnal emission, he must leave the camp and stay outside.
But it shall be, when evening cometh on, he shall wash himself with water: and when the sun is down, he shall come into the camp again.
When evening approaches, he must wash with water, and when the sun sets he may return to the camp.
He shall dwell with thee, even among you, in that place which he shall choose in one of thy gates, where it liketh
him best: thou shalt not
oppress him.
Let
him live among you wherever he chooses, in the town of his pleasing. Do not
oppress him.
When a man hath taken a wife, and married her, and it come to pass that she find no favour in his eyes, because he hath found some uncleanness in her: then let
him write her a bill of
divorcement, and give it in her hand, and send her out of his house.
If a man marries a woman, but she becomes displeasing to
him because he finds some
indecency in her, he may write her a
certificate of
divorce, hand it to her, and send her away from his house.
If a man be found
stealing any of his brethren of the children of Israel, and maketh
merchandise of
him, or selleth
him; then that
thief shall die; and thou shalt put evil away from among you.
If a man is caught
kidnapping one of his
Israelite brothers, whether he treats
him as a slave or sells
him, the
kidnapper must die. So you must
purge the evil from among you.
In any case thou shalt deliver
him the
pledge again when the sun goeth down, that he may sleep in his own
raiment, and
bless thee: and it shall be righteousness unto thee before the LORD thy God.
be sure to return it to
him by
sunset, so that he may sleep in his own
cloak and
bless you, and this will be credited to you as righteousness before the LORD your God.
At his day thou shalt give
him his
hire, neither shall the sun go down upon it; for he is poor, and setteth his heart upon it: lest he cry against thee unto the LORD, and it be sin unto thee.
You are to pay his wages each day before
sunset, because he is poor and depends on them. Otherwise he may cry out to the LORD against you, and you will be guilty of sin.
And it shall be, if the wicked man be worthy to be beaten, that the judge shall cause him to lie down, and to be beaten before his face, according to his fault, by a certain number.
If the guilty man deserves to be beaten, the judge shall have
him lie down and be
flogged in his presence with the number of lashes his crime warrants.
Forty stripes he may give
him, and not exceed: lest, if he should exceed, and beat
him above these with many stripes, then thy brother should seem
vile unto thee.
He may receive no more than forty lashes, lest your brother be beaten any more than that and be
degraded in your sight.
If brethren dwell together, and one of them die, and have no child, the wife of the dead shall not marry without unto a stranger: her husband’s brother shall go in unto her, and take her to him to wife, and perform the duty of an husband’s brother unto her.
When brothers dwell together and one of them dies without a son, the widow must not marry outside the family. Her husband’s brother is to take her as his wife and
fulfill the duty of a brother-in-law for her.
Then the elders of his city shall call him, and speak unto him: and if he stand to it, and say, I like not to take her;
Then the elders of his city shall
summon him and speak with
him. If he persists and says, “I do not want to marry her,”
Then shall his brother’s wife come unto
him in the presence of the elders, and loose his
shoe from off his foot, and
spit in his face, and shall answer and say, So shall it be done unto that man that will not build up his brother’s house.
his brother’s widow shall go up to
him in the presence of the elders, remove his
sandal,
spit in his face, and declare, “This is what is done to the man who will not maintain his brother’s line.”
And his name shall be called in Israel, The house of
him that hath his
shoe loosed.
And his family name in Israel will be called “The House of the
Unsandaled.”
When men
strive together one with another, and the wife of the one draweth near for to deliver her husband out of the hand of
him that smiteth
him, and putteth forth her hand, and taketh
him by the secrets:
If two men are fighting, and the wife of one steps in to
rescue her husband from the one striking
him, and she reaches out her hand and grabs his
genitals,
And thou shalt go unto the priest that shall be in those days, and say unto
him, I
profess this day unto the LORD thy God, that I am come unto the country which the LORD
sware unto our fathers for to give us.
to the priest who is serving at that time, and say to
him, “I declare
today to the LORD your God that I have entered the land that the LORD
swore to our fathers to give us.”
And now, behold, I have brought the firstfruits of the land, which thou, O LORD, hast given me. And thou shalt set it before the LORD thy God, and worship before the LORD thy God:
And now, behold, I have brought the firstfruits of the land that You, O LORD, have given me.” Then you are to place the
basket before the LORD your God and bow down before
Him.
The LORD shall establish thee an holy people unto
himself, as he hath
sworn unto thee, if thou shalt keep the commandments of the LORD thy God, and walk in his ways.
The LORD will establish you as His holy people, just as He has
sworn to you, if you keep the commandments of the LORD your God and walk in His ways.
The LORD shall send upon thee
cursing,
vexation, and
rebuke, in all that thou settest thine hand unto for to do, until thou be destroyed, and until thou perish quickly; because of the wickedness of thy doings, whereby thou hast
forsaken me.
The LORD will send curses upon you, confusion and reproof in all to which you put your hand, until you are destroyed and quickly perish because of the wickedness you have committed in
forsaking Him.
He shall
lend to thee, and thou shalt not
lend to
him: he shall be the head, and thou shalt be the tail.
He will
lend to you, but you will not
lend to
him. He will be the head, and you will be the tail.
So that he will not give to any of them of the flesh of his children whom he shall eat: because he hath nothing left
him in the siege, and in the straitness,
wherewith thine enemies shall distress thee in all thy gates.
refusing to share with any of them the flesh of his children he will eat because he has nothing left in the siege and distress that your enemy will
inflict on you within all your gates.
And it shall come to pass, that as the LORD
rejoiced over you to do you good, and to multiply you; so the LORD will
rejoice over you to destroy you, and to bring you to
nought; and ye shall be
plucked from off the land
whither thou goest to possess it.
Just as it pleased the LORD to make you
prosper and multiply, so also it will please
Him to
annihilate you and destroy you. And you will be uprooted from the land you are entering to possess.
That he may establish thee to day for a people unto
himself, and that he may be unto thee a God, as he hath said unto thee, and as he hath
sworn unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob.
and so that He may establish you
today as His people, and He may be your God as He promised you and as He
swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
But with him that standeth here with us this day before the LORD our God, and also with him that is not here with us this day:
but also with those who are standing here with us
today in the presence of the LORD our God, as well as with those who are not here
today.
And it come to pass, when he heareth the words of this
curse, that he
bless himself in his heart, saying, I shall have peace, though I walk in the imagination of mine heart, to add
drunkenness to
thirst:
because when such a person hears the words of this oath, he invokes a blessing on
himself, saying, ‘I will have peace, even though I walk in the
stubbornness of my own heart.’ This will bring
disaster on the watered land as well as the dry.
The LORD will not
spare him, but then the anger of the LORD and his jealousy shall smoke against that man, and all the curses that are written in this book shall lie upon
him, and the LORD shall
blot out his name from under heaven.
The LORD will never be willing to
forgive him. Instead, His anger and jealousy will burn against that man, and every
curse written in this book will fall upon
him. The LORD will
blot out his name from under heaven
And the LORD shall separate him unto evil out of all the tribes of Israel, according to all the curses of the covenant that are written in this book of the law:
and single
him out from all the tribes of Israel for
disaster, according to all the curses of the covenant written in this Book of the Law.
And the LORD thy God will
circumcise thine heart, and the heart of thy seed, to love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, that thou mayest live.
The LORD your God will
circumcise your hearts and the hearts of your descendants, and you will love
Him with all your heart and with all your soul, so that you may live.
If thou shalt
hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to keep his commandments and his statutes which are written in this book of the law, and if thou turn unto the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul.
if you obey the LORD your God by keeping His commandments and statutes that are written in this Book of the Law, and if you turn to Him with all your heart and with all your soul.
That thou mayest love the LORD thy God, and that thou mayest obey his voice, and that thou mayest
cleave unto
him: for he is thy life, and the length of thy days: that thou mayest dwell in the land which the LORD
sware unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give them.
and that you may love the LORD your God, obey
Him, and hold fast to
Him. For He is your life, and He will
prolong your life in the land that the LORD
swore to give to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.”
The LORD thy God, he will go over before thee, and he will destroy these nations from before thee, and thou shalt possess them: and Joshua, he shall go over before thee, as the LORD hath said.
The LORD your God
Himself will cross over
ahead of you. He will destroy these nations before you, and you will dispossess them. Joshua will cross
ahead of you, as the LORD has said.
And Moses called unto Joshua, and said unto
him in the sight of all Israel, Be strong and of a good courage: for thou must go with this people unto the land which the LORD hath
sworn unto their fathers to give them; and thou shalt cause them to
inherit it.
Then Moses called for Joshua and said to
him in the presence of all Israel, “Be strong and
courageous, for you will go with this people into the land that the LORD
swore to their fathers to give them, and you shall give it to them as an inheritance.
And the LORD, he it is that
doth go before thee; he will be with thee, he will not fail thee, neither
forsake thee: fear not, neither be dismayed.
The LORD
Himself goes before you; He will be with you. He will never leave you nor
forsake you. Do not be afraid or discouraged.”
And the LORD said unto Moses, Behold, thy days approach that thou must die: call Joshua, and present
yourselves in the tabernacle of the congregation, that I may give
him a charge. And Moses and Joshua went, and presented themselves in the tabernacle of the congregation.
Then the LORD said to Moses, “Behold, the time of your death is near. Call Joshua and present
yourselves at the Tent of Meeting, so that I may commission
him.” So Moses and Joshua went and presented themselves at the Tent of Meeting.
For I know that after my death ye will utterly corrupt
yourselves, and turn aside from the way which I have commanded you; and evil will
befall you in the latter days; because ye will do evil in the sight of the LORD, to
provoke him to anger through the work of your hands.
For I know that after my death you will become utterly corrupt and turn from the path I have commanded you. And in the days to come,
disaster will
befall you because you will do evil in the sight of the LORD to
provoke Him to anger by the work of your hands.”
They have corrupted themselves, their spot is not the spot of his children: they are a
perverse and
crooked generation.
His people have acted corruptly toward
Him; the spot on them is not that of His children, but of a
perverse and
crooked generation.
He found
him in a desert land, and in the waste
howling wilderness; he led
him about, he
instructed him, he kept
him as the apple of his eye.
He found
him in a desert land, in a barren,
howling wilderness; He surrounded
him, He
instructed him, He guarded
him as the apple of His eye.
So the LORD alone did lead him, and there was no strange god with him.
The LORD alone led him, and no foreign god was with him.
He made
him ride on the high places of the earth, that he might eat the increase of the fields; and he made
him to
suck honey out of the rock, and oil out of the
flinty rock;
He made
him ride on the heights of the land and fed
him the produce of the field. He
nourished him with honey from the rock and oil from the
flinty crag,
But
Jeshurun waxed fat, and
kicked: thou art
waxen fat, thou art grown thick, thou art covered with fatness; then he
forsook God which made
him, and lightly esteemed the Rock of his salvation.
They
provoked him to jealousy with strange gods, with abominations
provoked they
him to anger.
They
provoked His jealousy with foreign gods; they
enraged Him with abominations.
For the LORD shall judge his people, and
repent himself for his servants, when he
seeth that their power is gone, and there is none shut up, or left.
For the LORD will
vindicate His people and have
compassion on His servants when He sees that their strength is gone and no one remains, slave or free.
Rejoice, O heavens, with
Him, and let all God’s angels worship
Him.
Rejoice, O nations, with His people; for He will
avenge the blood of His children. He will take
vengeance on His
adversaries and repay those who
hate Him; He will
cleanse His land and His people.
And this is the blessing of Judah: and he said, Hear, LORD, the voice of Judah, and bring him unto his people: let his hands be sufficient for him; and be thou an help to him from his enemies.
And concerning Judah he said: “O LORD, hear the cry of Judah and bring him to his people. With his own hands he defends his cause, but may You be a help against his foes.”
Who said unto his father and to his mother, I have not seen him; neither did he acknowledge his brethren, nor knew his own children: for they have observed thy word, and kept thy covenant.
He said of his father and mother, ‘I do not consider them.’ He disregarded his brothers and did not know his own sons, for he kept Your word and maintained Your covenant.
Bless, LORD, his substance, and accept the work of his hands:
smite through the loins of them that rise against
him, and of them that
hate him, that they rise not again.
Bless his substance, O LORD, and accept the work of his hands.
Smash the loins of those who rise against
him, and of his foes so they can rise no more.”
And of Benjamin he said, The beloved of the LORD shall dwell in safety by him; and the LORD shall cover him all the day long, and he shall dwell between his shoulders.
Concerning Benjamin he said: “May the beloved of the LORD rest secure in Him; God shields him all day long, and upon His shoulders he rests.”
And for the precious things of the earth and
fulness thereof, and for the good will of
him that dwelt in the
bush: let the blessing come upon the head of Joseph, and upon the top of the head of
him that was separated from his brethren.
with the choice gifts of the land and everything in it, and with the favor of
Him who dwelt in the burning
bush. May these rest on the head of Joseph and crown the
brow of the prince of his brothers.
And he provided the first part for
himself, because there, in a portion of the
lawgiver, was he seated; and he came with the heads of the people, he executed the justice of the LORD, and his judgments with Israel.
He chose the best land for himself, because a ruler’s portion was reserved for him there. He came with the leaders of the people; he administered the LORD’s justice and His ordinances for Israel.”
And of Asher he said, Let Asher be blessed with children; let him be acceptable to his brethren, and let him dip his foot in oil.
And concerning Asher he said: “May Asher be the most blessed of sons; may he be the most favored among his brothers and dip his foot in oil.
The eternal God is thy refuge, and
underneath are the
everlasting arms: and he shall thrust out the enemy from before thee; and shall say, Destroy them.
The eternal God is your dwelling place, and
underneath are the
everlasting arms. He drives out the enemy before you, giving the command, ‘Destroy
him!’
And Moses went up from the plains of Moab unto the mountain of
Nebo, to the top of
Pisgah, that is over against
Jericho. And the LORD shewed
him all the land of
Gilead, unto
Dan,
Then Moses went up from the plains of Moab to Mount
Nebo, to the top of
Pisgah, which faces
Jericho. And the LORD showed
him the whole land—from
Gilead as far as
Dan,
And the LORD said unto
him, This is the land which I
sware unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, saying, I will give it unto thy seed: I have caused thee to see it with thine eyes, but thou shalt not go over thither.
And the LORD said to
him, “This is the land that I
swore to give Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob when I said, ‘I will give it to your descendants.’ I have let you see it with your own eyes, but you will not cross into it.”
And he buried
him in a valley in the land of Moab, over against Beth-peor: but no man knoweth of his
sepulchre unto this day.
And He buried
him in a valley in the land of Moab facing Beth-peor, and no one to this day knows the
location of his grave.
And Joshua the son of
Nun was full of the spirit of wisdom; for Moses had laid his hands upon
him: and the children of Israel
hearkened unto
him, and did as the LORD commanded Moses.
Now Joshua son of
Nun was filled with the spirit of wisdom because Moses had laid his hands on
him. So the Israelites obeyed
him and did as the LORD had commanded Moses.
In all the signs and the wonders, which the LORD sent him to do in the land of Egypt to Pharaoh, and to all his servants, and to all his land,
no prophet who did all the signs and wonders that the LORD sent Moses to do in the land of Egypt to Pharaoh and to all his officials and all his land,
Whosoever he be that
doth rebel against thy commandment, and will not
hearken unto thy words in all that thou commandest
him, he shall be put to death: only be strong and of a good courage.
Anyone who rebels against your order and does not obey your words, all that you command
him, will be put to death. Above all, be strong and
courageous!”
And it shall be, that
whosoever shall go out of the doors of thy house into the street, his blood shall be upon his head, and we will be guiltless: and
whosoever shall be with thee in the house, his blood shall be on our head, if any hand be upon
him.
If
anyone goes out the door of your house into the street, his blood will be on his own head, and we will be innocent. But if a hand is laid on
anyone with you in the house, his blood will be on our heads.
So the two men returned, and descended from the mountain, and passed over, and came to Joshua the son of
Nun, and told
him all things that
befell them:
Then the two men started back, came down from the hill country, and crossed the river. So they came to Joshua son of
Nun and reported all that had happened to them.
On that day the LORD
magnified Joshua in the sight of all Israel; and they feared
him, as they feared Moses, all the days of his life.
On that day the LORD
exalted Joshua in the sight of all Israel, and they
revered him all the days of his life, just as they had
revered Moses.
And Joshua made
him sharp
knives, and
circumcised the children of Israel at the hill of the foreskins.
And it came to pass, when Joshua was by
Jericho, that he lifted up his eyes and looked, and, behold, there stood a man over against
him with his sword drawn in his hand: and Joshua went unto
him, and said unto
him, Art thou for us, or for our
adversaries?
Now when Joshua was near
Jericho, he looked up and saw a man standing in front of
him with a drawn sword in His hand. Joshua approached
Him and asked, “Are You for us or for our enemies?”
And he said,
Nay; but as captain of the host of the LORD am I now come. And Joshua fell on his face to the earth, and did worship, and said unto
him, What saith my lord unto his servant?
“Neither,” He replied. “I have now come as Commander of the LORD’s army.” Then Joshua fell facedown in reverence and asked Him, “What does my Lord have to say to His servant?”
And it shall come to pass, that when they make a long blast with the ram’s horn, and when ye hear the sound of the
trumpet, all the people shall
shout with a great
shout; and the wall of the city shall fall down flat, and the people shall
ascend up every man straight before
him.
And when there is a long blast of the ram’s horn and you hear its sound, have all the people give a mighty
shout. Then the wall of the city will
collapse and all your people will charge straight into the city.”
And he said unto the people, Pass on, and compass the city, and let him that is armed pass on before the ark of the LORD.
And he told the people, “Advance and march around the city, with the armed troops going
ahead of the ark of the LORD.”
So the people
shouted when the priests
blew with the
trumpets: and it came to pass, when the people heard the sound of the
trumpet, and the people
shouted with a great
shout, that the wall fell down flat, so that the people went up into the city, every man straight before
him, and they took the city.
So when the rams’ horns sounded, the people
shouted. When they heard the blast of the horn, the people gave a great
shout, and the wall
collapsed. Then all the people charged straight into the city and captured it.
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.
On returning to Joshua, they reported, “There is no need to send all the people; two or three thousand men are enough to go up and attack
Ai. Since the people of
Ai are so few, you need not wear out all our people there.”
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.
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.’”
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.
So Joshua said to
Achan, “My son, give glory to the LORD, the God of Israel, and make a confession to
Him. I
urge you to tell me what you have done; do not hide it from me.”
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.
Then Joshua, together with all Israel, took
Achan son of Zerah, the silver, the
cloak, the bar of gold, his sons and daughters, his oxen and
donkeys and sheep, his tent, and everything else he owned, and brought them to 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.
“Why have you brought this trouble upon us?” said Joshua. “
Today the LORD will bring trouble upon you!” And all Israel stoned
him to death. Then they stoned the others and burned their bodies.
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.
And they
heaped over
Achan a large pile of rocks that remains to this day. So the LORD turned from His burning anger. Therefore that place is called the Valley of
Achor to this day.