And trespassed a trespass, and pilfered from the offering for consumption. And Achan took (son of Carmi, son of Zabdi, son of Zerah, from the tribe of Judah) from the offering for consumption. And was enraged with the sons of Israel.
And Joshua sent men from Jericho unto Ai, which is by Beth-aven, according to of Beth-el. And he spoke to to them, saying, In ascending, survey the land! And ascended and surveyed Ai.
And they returned to Joshua, and said to him, Do not let ascend but about two thousand or three thousand men, let them ascend! And let them capture the city! You should not lead there all the people, few
And ascended from the people there about three thousand men. And they fled from of the men of Ai.
And killed about thirty-six men, and they pursued them from the gate until they defeated them. And they struck them by the incline. And was terrified and it became as water.
And Joshua tore his garments, and fell upon his face upon the earth before of the lord until evening, he and the elders of Israel. And they put dust upon their heads.
And Joshua said, I beseech, O Lord, O lord, why in causing to pass over was caused to pass over this people the Jordan, to deliver it to the Amorite to destroy us? And if we stayed and were settled by the Jordan, what is it to me, O lord.
And what shall I say when Israel turned the back of the neck before its enemy?
And hearing, the Canaanite and all the ones dwelling in the land shall surround us, and shall obliterate us from the land. And what will you do name
And to Joshua, Rise up! Why fall upon your face?
have sinned and violated my covenant which I ordained with it. For even they took from the offering for consumption, and stealing they lie, and they cast for themselves.
And in no way to stand in front of its enemies. the back of the neck before their enemies, for they were become an offering for consumption. I will not add any longer to be with you, if you should not lift away the offering for consumption from among you of them.
In rising up, purify the people, and tell them to be sanctified for tomorrow! For thus says God of Israel, The offering devoted for consumption is among you, O Israel; you shall not be able to withstand before your enemies, until whenever you should lift away the offering for consumption from you.
And you shall gather all in the morning according to your tribes. And it will be to the tribe which ever and you shall lead forward according to peoples. And the people which ever you shall lead forward according to house. And the house which ever by man you shall lead forward.
And who ever should be pointed out in the offering for consumption, he shall be burnt by the fire himself, and all as much as is his; for he violated the covenant of the lord, and that he committed a violation of the law in Israel.
And Joshua rose early in the morning, and he led forward by its tribe. And was made manifest
And were made manifest And he led forward people according to man, and Zabdi was made manifest.
And he led forward his house by man, and was made manifest Achan son of Carmi, son of Zabdi, son of Zerah of the tribe of Judah.
And Joshua said to Achan, O my son, today give indeed glory to the God of Israel, and make to him the acknowledgment, and announce to me what you did! and you should not hide it from me.
And Achan answered Joshua, and said, Truly I sinned before God of Israel, so and so I have done.
I beheld in the spoils colored robe and two hundred double-drachmas of silver, and wedge fifty double-drachmas its scale weight. And I coveted them, and I took. And behold, these are hid in the ground in my tent, and the silver is hid underneath them.
And Joshua sent messengers, and they ran to the tent in the camp; and these were being hid in his tent, and the silver underneath them.
And they brought them from the tent, and brought them to Joshua, and to all elders of Israel. And they put them before
And Joshua took Achan son of Zerah, and the silver, and the robe, and the wedge and his sons, and his daughters, and his calves, and his beasts of burden, and his sheep, and his tent, and all his possessions, and all Israel with him. And they led them into Emek Achor.
And Joshua said, Why did you annihilate us to utterly destroy even today? And stoned and they burned them in fire, and they stoned them with stones.
And they set over him a heap stones until this day. And the rage of anger. Therefore this is the name of it Emek Achor, unto this day.