Joshua 7:6

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 

Ge 37:29,34; Nu 14:6; Nu 16:22,45; Jud 20:23,26; Jud 21:2; 2Sa 1:12; 2Sa 12:16; 2Sa 13:31; Ezr 9:3-5; Es 4:1; Job 1:20; Ac 14:14

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 Lord until evening, he and the elders of Israel.”

⁴ sn Throwing dirt on one’s head was an outward expression of extreme sorrow (see Lam 2:10; Ezek 27:30).