Discovery BoxJoshua 7:19
Context7:19 So Joshua said to Achan, “My son, honor 1 the Lord God of Israel and give him praise! Tell me what you did; don’t hide anything from me!”
Joshua 7:1
Context7:1 But the Israelites disobeyed the command about the city’s riches. 2 Achan son of Carmi, son of Zabdi, 3 son of Zerah, from the tribe of Judah, stole some of the riches. 4 The Lord was furious with the Israelites. 5
Joshua 6:5
Context6:5 When you hear the signal from the ram’s horn, 6 have the whole army give a loud battle cry. 7 Then the city wall will collapse 8 and the warriors should charge straight ahead.” 9
Psalms 96:7-8
Context96:7 Ascribe to the Lord, O families of the nations,
ascribe to the Lord splendor and strength!
96:8 Ascribe to the Lord the splendor he deserves! 10
Bring an offering and enter his courts!
[7:19] 1 tn Heb “give glory to.”
[7:1] 2 tn Heb “But the sons of Israel were unfaithful with unfaithfulness concerning what was set apart [to the
[7:1] 3 tn 1 Chr 2:6 lists a “Zimri” (but no Zabdi) as one of the five sons of Zerah (cf. also 1 Chr 7:17, 18).
[7:1] 4 tn Heb “took from what was set apart [to the
[7:1] 5 tn Heb “the anger of the
[6:5] 6 tn Heb “and it will be at the sounding of the horn, the ram’s horn, when you hear the sound of the ram’s horn.” The text of Josh 6:5 seems to be unduly repetitive, so for the sake of English style and readability, it is best to streamline the text here. The reading in the Hebrew looks like a conflation of variant readings, with the second (“when you hear the sound of the ram’s horn”) being an interpolation that assimilates the text to verse 20 (“when the army heard the sound of the horn”). Note that the words “when you hear the sound of the ram's horn” do not appear in the LXX of verse 5.
[6:5] 7 tn Heb “all the people will shout with a loud shout.”
[6:5] 8 tn Heb “fall in its place.”
[6:5] 9 tn Heb “and the people will go up, each man straight ahead.”
