Joshua 7:11-13

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  7:13 Get up! Ritually consecrate the people and tell them this: ‘Ritually consecrate yourselves for tomorrow, because the Lord God of Israel says, “You are contaminated, ⁷  O Israel! You will not be able to stand before your enemies until you remove what is contaminating you.” ⁸ 

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.”

⁷ tn Heb “what is set apart [to destruction by the Lord] [is] in your midst.”

⁸ tn Heb “remove what is set apart [i.e., to destruction by the Lord] from your midst.”