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 

[7:11]  ¹ tn Heb “They have violated my covenant which I commanded them.”

[7:11]  ² tn Heb “what was set apart [to the Lord].”

[7:11]  ³ tn Heb “and also they have stolen, and also they have lied, and also they have placed [them] among their items.”

[7:12]  ⁴ tn Heb “they turn [the] back before their enemies because they are set apart [to destruction by the Lord].”

[7:12]  ⁵ tn The second person pronoun is plural in Hebrew, indicating these words are addressed to the entire nation.

[7:12]  ⁶ tn Heb “what is set apart [to destruction by the Lord] from your midst.”