Joshua 7:15

“And 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.’””

Joshua 7:15 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Joshua 7:15, word by word

And it shall be thatהָיָהhaya

be

To be: "I will be their Elohim".

Where else “haya” appears
the one who is takenנִּלְכָּדnilkad

capture

To conquer a city or seize someone.

Where else “nilkad” appears
with the things devoted to destructionחֵרֶםcherem

devoted thing

What was given wholly to God and no one could keep for himself.

Where else “cherem” appears
shall be burnedיִשָּׂרֵףyisaref

burn

Burn; bake in the fire.

Where else “yisaref” appears
with fireאֵשׁesh

fire

Fire that burns or cooks.

Where else “esh” appears
he has transgressedעָבַרavar

transgress

To break a covenant or command.

Where else “avar” appears
the covenantבְּרִיתberit

covenant

The commitment God makes with his people, with promises and commands.

Where else “berit” appears
of 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.

Where else “yehva” appears
he has doneעָשָׂהasa

do

To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.

Where else “asa” appears
a disgraceful thingנְבָלָהnevala

outrage, folly

Outrage, disgraceful folly: a shameful act that gravely offends the whole community.

Where else “nevala” appears
in Israel.’יִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael

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.

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The context

14In 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.

15 · This verse (above)

16Joshua rose early in the morning and had Israel come near by its tribes, and the tribe of Judah was taken.

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