Joshua 7:8-13

7:8 If only we had been satisfied to live on the other side of the Jordan! O Lord, what can I say now that Israel has retreated ¹  before its enemies? 7:9 When the Canaanites and all who live in the land hear about this, they will turn against us and destroy the very memory of us ²  from the earth. What will you do to protect your great reputation?” ³ 

7:10 The Lord responded ⁴  to Joshua, “Get up! Why are you lying there face down? ⁵  7:11 Israel has sinned; they have violated my covenantal commandment! ⁶  They have taken some of the riches; ⁷  they have stolen them and deceitfully put them among their own possessions. ⁸  7:12 The Israelites are unable to stand before their enemies; they retreat because they have become subject to annihilation. ⁹  I will no longer be with you, ¹⁰  unless you destroy what has contaminated you. ¹¹  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, ¹²  O Israel! You will not be able to stand before your enemies until you remove what is contaminating you.” ¹³ 

¹ tn Heb “turned [the] back.”

² tn Heb “and cut off our name.”

³ tn Heb “What will you do for your great name?”

⁴ tn Heb “said.”

⁵ tn Heb “Why are you falling on your face?”

⁶ tn Heb “They have violated my covenant which I commanded them.”

⁷ tn Heb “what was set apart [to the Lord].”

⁸ tn Heb “and also they have stolen, and also they have lied, and also they have placed [them] among their items.”

⁹ tn Heb “they turn [the] back before their enemies because they are set apart [to destruction by the Lord].”

¹⁰ tn The second person pronoun is plural in Hebrew, indicating these words are addressed to the entire nation.

¹¹ tn Heb “what is set apart [to destruction by the Lord] from your midst.”

¹² tn Heb “what is set apart [to destruction by the Lord] [is] in your midst.”

¹³ tn Heb “remove what is set apart [i.e., to destruction by the Lord] from your midst.”