Joshua 7:11-12

7:11 Israel has sinned; they have violated my covenantal commandment! 1  They have taken some of the riches; 2  they have stolen them and deceitfully put them among their own possessions. 3  7:12 The Israelites are unable to stand before their enemies; they retreat because they have become subject to annihilation. 4  I will no longer be with you, 5  unless you destroy what has contaminated you. 6 

1 tn Heb “They have violated my covenant which I commanded them.”

2 tn Heb “what was set apart [to the Lord].”

3 tn Heb “and also they have stolen, and also they have lied, and also they have placed [them] among their items.”

4 tn Heb “they turn [the] back before their enemies because they are set apart [to destruction by the Lord].”

5 tn The second person pronoun is plural in Hebrew, indicating these words are addressed to the entire nation.

6 tn Heb “what is set apart [to destruction by the Lord] from your midst.”