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10 The Lord responded[a] to Joshua, “Get up! Why are you lying there face down?[b] 11 Israel has sinned; they have violated my covenantal commandment![c] They have taken some of the riches;[d] they have stolen them and deceitfully put them among their own possessions.[e] 12 The Israelites are unable to stand before their enemies; they retreat because they have become subject to annihilation.[f] I will no longer be with you,[g] unless you destroy what has contaminated you.[h]

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  1. Joshua 7:10 tn Heb “said.”
  2. Joshua 7:10 tn Heb “Why are you falling on your face?”
  3. Joshua 7:11 tn Heb “They have violated my covenant which I commanded them.”
  4. Joshua 7:11 tn Heb “what was set apart [to the Lord].”
  5. Joshua 7:11 tn Heb “and also they have stolen, and also they have lied, and also they have placed [them] among their items.”
  6. Joshua 7:12 tn Heb “they turn [the] back before their enemies because they are set apart [to destruction by the Lord].”
  7. Joshua 7:12 tn The second person pronoun is plural in Hebrew, indicating these words are addressed to the entire nation.
  8. Joshua 7:12 tn Heb “what is set apart [to destruction by the Lord] from your midst.”