Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלhas sinned;חָטָאthey have alsoוְגַםtransgressedעָבְרוּmy covenantאֶת בְּרִיתִיthatאֲשֶׁרI commandedצִוִּיתִיthem;אוֹתָםthey have alsoוְגַםtakenלָקְחוּfromמִןthe things devoted to destruction;הַחֵרֶםthey have alsoוְגַםstolen;גָּנְבוּthey have alsoוְגַםlied;כִּחֲשׁוּand they have alsoוְגַםput themשָׂמוּamong their own utensils.בִכְלֵיהֶם
Joshua 7:11
Study it in the app“Israel has sinned; they have also transgressed my covenant that I commanded them; they have also taken from the things devoted to destruction; they have also stolen; they have also lied; and they have also put them among their own utensils.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Joshua 7:11, word by word
- Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael
Israel
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appears- has sinnedחָטָאchata
sin
To do wrong, fail God or another.
Where else “chata” appears- transgressedעָבְרוּavru
transgress
To break a covenant or command.
Where else “avru” appears- my covenantבְּרִיתִberiti
covenant
The commitment God makes with his people, with promises and commands.
Where else “beriti” appears- I commandedצִוִּיתִיtsiviti
command
To give an order: "as YHWH had commanded".
Where else “tsiviti” appears- takenלָקְחוּlakchu
take
To grasp something in the hand to carry or use it.
Where else “lakchu” appears- the things devoted to destructionחֵרֶםcherem
devoted thing
What was given wholly to God and no one could keep for himself.
Where else “cherem” appears- stolenגָּנְבוּganvu
steal
To steal something, or kidnap someone.
Where else “ganvu” appears- liedכִּחֲשׁוּkichashu
deny
To say what is not so, or deny what is true.
Where else “kichashu” appears- put themשָׂמוּsamu
put
To put something somewhere.
Where else “samu” appears- among their own utensilsכְלֵיchele
utensil
Something for use: tools, jewels, travel gear.
Where else “chele” appears
The context
10YHWH said to Joshua, “Get up! Why have you fallen on your face?
11 · This verse (above)
12So the sons of Israel cannot stand before their enemies; they turn their back before their enemies, for they have become a thing devoted to destruction. I will not be with you any more unless you destroy the things devoted to destruction from among you.