Discovery BoxJoshua 7:6-7 
Context7:6 Joshua tore his clothes; 1 he and the leaders 2 of Israel lay face down on the ground before the ark of the Lord until evening 3 and threw dirt on their heads. 4 7:7 Joshua prayed, 5 “O, Master, Lord! Why did you bring these people across the Jordan to hand us over to the Amorites so they could destroy us?
1 sn Tearing one’s clothes was an outward expression of extreme sorrow (see Gen 37:34; 44:13).
2 tn Or “elders.”
3 tn Heb “and fell on his face to the ground before the ark of the
4 sn Throwing dirt on one’s head was an outward expression of extreme sorrow (see Lam 2:10; Ezek 27:30).
5 tn Heb “said.”
