Joshua 7:14

“In the morning you shall come near by your tribes, and it shall be that the tribe that YHWH takes shall come near by families, and the family that YHWH takes shall come near by households, and the household that YHWH takes shall come near man by man.”

Joshua 7:14 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Joshua 7:14, word by word

In the morningבֹּקֶרboker

morning

Morning, dawn.

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you shall come nearנִקְרַבְתֶּםnikravtem

come near

To come near to someone or something.

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by your tribesשִׁבְטֵיshivte

tribe

Literally "the rod": one of the twelve great clans of Israel.

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and it shall be thatהָיָהhaya

be

To be: "I will be their Elohim".

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YHWHיְהוָהyehva

YHWH

The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.

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takesיִלְכְּדֶyilkde

capture

To conquer a city or seize someone.

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by familiesמִּשְׁפָּחוֹתmishpachot

family

A group of relatives within a tribe.

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by householdsבָּתִּיםbatim

household

The family, everyone living under one roof.

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man by manגְּבָרִיםgevarim

man

Man, a grown man in his strength.

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Translation note

“Take” can be understood as singling out by lot; the same verb is used so in 1 Samuel 14:41-42.

The context

13Get up, sanctify the people and say, ‘Sanctify yourselves for tomorrow, for thus says YHWH, the Elohim of Israel: “A thing devoted to destruction is in your midst, Israel; you cannot stand before your enemies until you remove the things devoted to destruction from among you.”

14 · This verse (above)

15And it shall be that the one who is taken with the things devoted to destruction shall be burned with fire, he and all that he has, because he has transgressed the covenant of YHWH and because he has done a disgraceful thing in Israel.’”

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