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15 The one caught with the devoted things[a] will be burned with fire, he and all that belongs to him, because he transgressed the covenant[b] of Yahweh, and because he did a disgraceful thing in Israel.”’”

16 So[c] Joshua rose early in the morning and brought forward Israel, tribe by tribe,[d] and the tribe of Judah was selected by lot. 17 And he brought forward the clans of Judah and selected the clan of the Zerahites[e] by lot. Then he brought forward the clan of the Zerahites,[f] one by one, and Zabdi was selected by lot.

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Footnotes

  1. Joshua 7:15 Hebrew “thing” or “consecrated possession”
  2. Joshua 7:15 Literally “he crossed the covenant”
  3. Joshua 7:16 Or “And”
  4. Joshua 7:16 Literally “according to its tribes”
  5. Joshua 7:17 Hebrew “Zerahite”
  6. Joshua 7:17 Hebrew “Zerahite”

15 Whoever is caught with the devoted things(A) shall be destroyed by fire,(B) along with all that belongs to him.(C) He has violated the covenant(D) of the Lord and has done an outrageous thing in Israel!’”(E)

16 Early the next morning Joshua had Israel come forward by tribes, and Judah was chosen. 17 The clans of Judah came forward, and the Zerahites were chosen.(F) He had the clan of the Zerahites come forward by families, and Zimri was chosen.

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