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The tribe the LORD chooses shall come forward clan by clan; the clan the LORD chooses shall come forward family by family; and the family the LORD chooses shall come forward man by man. <a href="/nlt/joshua/7.htm">New Living Translation</a> “In the morning you must present yourselves by tribes, and the LORD will point out the tribe to which the guilty man belongs. That tribe must come forward with its clans, and the LORD will point out the guilty clan. That clan will then come forward, and the LORD will point out the guilty family. Finally, each member of the guilty family must come forward one by one. <a href="/esv/joshua/7.htm">English Standard Version</a> In the morning therefore you shall be brought near by your tribes. And the tribe that the LORD takes by lot shall come near by clans. And the clan that the LORD takes shall come near by households. And the household that the LORD takes shall come near man by man. <a href="/bsb/joshua/7.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> In the morning you must present yourselves tribe by tribe. The tribe that the LORD selects shall come forward clan by clan, and the clan that the LORD selects shall come forward family by family, and the family that the LORD selects shall come forward man by man. <a href="/kjv/joshua/7.htm">King James Bible</a> In the morning therefore ye shall be brought according to your tribes: and it shall be, that the tribe which the LORD taketh shall come according to the families thereof; and the family which the LORD shall take shall come by households; and the household which the LORD shall take shall come man by man. <a href="/nkjv/joshua/7.htm">New King James Version</a> In the morning therefore you shall be brought according to your tribes. And it shall be that the tribe which the LORD takes shall come according to families; and the family which the LORD takes shall come by households; and the household which the LORD takes shall come man by man. <a href="/nasb_/joshua/7.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> So in the morning you shall come forward by your tribes. And it shall be that the tribe which the LORD selects by lot shall come forward by families, and the family which the LORD selects shall come forward by households, and the household which the LORD selects shall come forward man by man. <a href="/nasb/joshua/7.htm">NASB 1995</a> In the morning then you shall come near by your tribes. And it shall be that the tribe which the LORD takes by lot shall come near by families, and the family which the LORD takes shall come near by households, and the household which the LORD takes shall come near man by man. <a href="/nasb77/joshua/7.htm">NASB 1977 </a> ‘In the morning then you shall come near by your tribes. And it shall be that the tribe which the LORD takes by lot shall come near by families, and the family which the LORD takes shall come near by households, and the household which the LORD takes shall come near man by man. <a href="/lsb/joshua/7.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> In the morning then you shall come near by your tribes. And it will be that the tribe which Yahweh takes by lot shall come near by families, and the family which Yahweh takes shall come near by households, and the household which Yahweh takes shall come near man by man. <a href="/amp/joshua/7.htm">Amplified Bible</a> In the morning you shall come forward by your tribes. And it shall be that the tribe which the LORD chooses by lot shall come forward by families, and the family which the LORD chooses shall come forward by [separate] households, and the household which the LORD chooses shall come forward man by man. <a href="/csb/joshua/7.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> In the morning, present yourselves tribe by tribe. The tribe the LORD selects is to come forward clan by clan. The clan the LORD selects is to come forward family by family. The family the LORD selects is to come forward man by man. <a href="/hcsb/joshua/7.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> In the morning you must present yourselves tribe by tribe. The tribe the LORD selects is to come forward clan by clan. The clan the LORD selects is to come forward family by family. The family the LORD selects is to come forward man by man. <a href="/asv/joshua/7.htm">American Standard Version</a> In the morning therefore ye shall be brought near by your tribes: and it shall be, that the tribe which Jehovah taketh shall come near by families; and the family which Jehovah shall take shall come near by households; and the household which Jehovah shall take shall come near man by man. <a href="/cev/joshua/7.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> "Tomorrow morning everyone must gather near the place of worship. You will come forward tribe by tribe, and the LORD will show which tribe is guilty. Next, the clans in that tribe must come forward, and the LORD will show which clan is guilty. The families in that clan must come, and the LORD will point out the guilty family. Finally, the men in that family must come, <a href="/erv/joshua/7.htm">English Revised Version</a> In the morning therefore ye shall be brought near by your tribes: and it shall be, that the tribe which the LORD taketh shall come near by families; and the family which the LORD shall take shall come near by households; and the household which the LORD shall take shall come near man by man. <a href="/gwt/joshua/7.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> In the morning come forward by tribes [to the tent of meeting]. The tribe the LORD selects will come forward by families. Then the family the LORD selects will come forward by households, and the household the LORD selects will come forward man by man. <a href="/gnt/joshua/7.htm">Good News Translation</a> So tell them that in the morning they will be brought forward, tribe by tribe. The tribe that I pick out will then come forward, clan by clan. The clan that I pick out will come forward, family by family. The family that I pick out will come forward, one by one. <a href="/isv/joshua/7.htm">International Standard Version</a> Tomorrow morning you are to come forward tribe by tribe. The tribe that the LORD selects is to come forward by tribes, the tribe that the LORD selects is to come forward by households, and the household that the LORD selects is to come forward one by one. <a href="/msb/joshua/7.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> In the morning you must present yourselves tribe by tribe. The tribe that the LORD selects shall come forward clan by clan, and the clan that the LORD selects shall come forward family by family, and the family that the LORD selects shall come forward man by man. <a href="/net/joshua/7.htm">NET Bible</a> In the morning you must approach in tribal order. The tribe the LORD selects must approach by clans. The clan the LORD selects must approach by families. The family the LORD selects must approach man by man. <a href="/nheb/joshua/7.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> In the morning therefore you shall be brought near by your tribes. It shall be that the tribe which the LORD selects shall come near by families. The family which the LORD selects shall come near by households. The household which the LORD selects shall come near man by man. <a href="/wbt/joshua/7.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> In the morning therefore ye shall be brought according to your tribes: and it shall be, that the tribe which the LORD taketh shall come according to their families: and the family which the LORD shall take shall come by households; and the household which the LORD shall take shall come man by man. <a href="/web/joshua/7.htm">World English Bible</a> In the morning therefore you shall be brought near by your tribes. It shall be that the tribe which Yahweh selects shall come near by families. The family which Yahweh selects shall come near by households. The household which Yahweh selects shall come near man by man. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/joshua/7.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> and you have been brought near in the morning by your tribes, and it has been [that] the tribe which YHWH captures draws near by families, and the family which YHWH captures draws near by households, and the household which YHWH captures draws near by men; <a href="/ylt/joshua/7.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> and ye have been brought near in the morning by your tribes, and it hath been, the tribe which Jehovah doth capture doth draw near by families, and the family which Jehovah doth capture doth draw near by households, and the household which Jehovah doth capture doth draw near by men; <a href="/slt/joshua/7.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And come near in the morning according to your tribes: and it was the tribe which Jehovah shall take of us shall come near according to the families; and the family which Jehovah shall take shall come near according to houses; and the house which Jehovah shall take shall come near according to the men.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/joshua/7.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And you shall come in the morning every one by your tribes: and what tribe soever the lot shall find, it shall come by its kindreds and the kindred by its houses, and the house by the men. <a href="/cpdv/joshua/7.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And you shall draw near in the morning, each one by your tribes. And whichever tribe will be found by lot shall come forward by its families, and the families by houses, and the house by the men. <a href="/nabre/joshua/7.htm">New American Bible</a> In the morning you must come forward by tribes. The tribe which the LORD designates shall come forward by clans; the clan which the LORD designates shall come forward by families; the family which the LORD designates shall come forward one by one. <a href="/nrsvce/joshua/7.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> In the morning therefore you shall come forward tribe by tribe. The tribe that the LORD takes shall come near by clans, the clan that the LORD takes shall come near by households, and the household that the LORD takes shall come near one by one.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/joshua/7.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> In the morning therefore you shall be brought near according to your tribes; and it shall be that the tribe which the LORD takes shall come by families; and the family which the LORD shall take shall come by households; and the household which the LORD shall take shall come man by man. <a href="/hpbt/joshua/7.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And at dawn your tribes shall approach and the tribe that LORD JEHOVAH will take, it shall come by families, and the family that LORD JEHOVAH shall take shall come nearby households, and the household that LORD JEHOVAH will take shall come by men<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/joshua/7.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> In the morning therefore ye shall draw near by your tribes; and it shall be, that the tribe which the LORD taketh shall come near by families; and the family which the LORD shall take shall come near by households; and the household which the LORD shall take shall come near man by man. <a href="/sep/joshua/7.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And ye shall all be gathered together by your tribes in the morning, and it shall come to pass that the tribe which the Lord shall shew, ye shall bring by families; and the family which the Lord shall shew, ye shall bring by households; and the household which the Lord shall shew, ye shall bring man by man. <a href="/parallel/joshua/7-14.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/p91zXIGB0Rk?start=1525" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/joshua/7.htm">Israel Defeated at Ai</a> …13Get up and consecrate the people, saying, ‘Consecrate yourselves for tomorrow, for this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: Among you, O Israel, there are things devoted to destruction. You cannot stand against your enemies until you remove them. 14<a href="/hebrew/1242.htm" title="1242: bab·bō·qer (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- Morn- ing. From baqar; properly, dawn; generally, morning.">In the morning</a> <a href="/hebrew/7126.htm" title="7126: wə·niq·raḇ·tem (Conj-w:: V-Nifal-ConjPerf-2mp) -- To come near, approach. A primitive root; to approach for whatever purpose.">you must present yourselves</a> <a href="/hebrew/7626.htm" title="7626: lə·šiḇ·ṭê·ḵem (Prep-l:: N-mpc:: 2mp) -- Rod, staff, club, scepter, tribe. From an unused root probably meaning to branch off; a scion, i.e. a stick Or a clan.">tribe by tribe.</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: wə·hā·yāh (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7626.htm" title="7626: haš·šê·ḇeṭ (Art:: N-ms) -- Rod, staff, club, scepter, tribe. From an unused root probably meaning to branch off; a scion, i.e. a stick Or a clan.">The tribe</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer- (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">that</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/3920.htm" title="3920: yil·kə·ḏen·nū (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms:: 3mse) -- To capture, seize, take. A primitive root; to catch; generally, to capture or occupy; also to choose; figuratively, to cohere.">selects</a> <a href="/hebrew/7126.htm" title="7126: yiq·raḇ (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To come near, approach. A primitive root; to approach for whatever purpose.">shall come forward</a> <a href="/hebrew/4940.htm" title="4940: lam·miš·pā·ḥō·wṯ (Prep-l, Art:: N-fp) -- From shaphah; a family, i.e. Circle of relatives; figuratively, a class, a species or sort; by extens. A tribe or people.">clan by clan,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4940.htm" title="4940: wə·ham·miš·pā·ḥāh (Conj-w, Art:: N-fs) -- From shaphah; a family, i.e. Circle of relatives; figuratively, a class, a species or sort; by extens. A tribe or people.">and the clan</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer- (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">that</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/3920.htm" title="3920: yil·kə·ḏen·nāh (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms:: 3fse) -- To capture, seize, take. A primitive root; to catch; generally, to capture or occupy; also to choose; figuratively, to cohere.">selects</a> <a href="/hebrew/7126.htm" title="7126: tiq·raḇ (V-Qal-Imperf-3fs) -- To come near, approach. A primitive root; to approach for whatever purpose.">shall come forward</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: lab·bāt·tîm (Prep-l, Art:: N-mp) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">family by family,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: wə·hab·ba·yiṯ (Conj-w, Art:: N-ms) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">and the family</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">that</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/3920.htm" title="3920: yil·kə·ḏen·nū (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms:: 3mse) -- To capture, seize, take. A primitive root; to catch; generally, to capture or occupy; also to choose; figuratively, to cohere.">selects</a> <a href="/hebrew/7126.htm" title="7126: yiq·raḇ (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To come near, approach. A primitive root; to approach for whatever purpose.">shall come forward</a> <a href="/hebrew/1397.htm" title="1397: lag·gə·ḇā·rîm (Prep-l, Art:: N-mp) -- Man. From gabar; properly, a valiant man or warrior; generally, a person simply.">man by man.</a> 15The one who is caught with the things devoted to destruction must be burned, along with all that belongs to him, because he has transgressed the covenant of the LORD and committed an outrage in Israel.’ ”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/numbers/32-23.htm">Numbers 32:23</a> But if you do not do this, you will certainly sin against the LORD—and be assured that your sin will find you out. <a href="/1_samuel/14-41.htm">1 Samuel 14:41-42</a> So Saul said to the LORD, the God of Israel, “Why have You not answered Your servant this day? If the fault is with me or my son Jonathan, respond with Urim, but if the fault is with the men of Israel, respond with Thummim.” And Jonathan and Saul were selected, but the people were cleared of the charge. / Then Saul said, “Cast the lot between me and my son Jonathan.” And Jonathan was selected. <a href="/1_samuel/10-20.htm">1 Samuel 10:20-21</a> Thus Samuel had all the tribes of Israel come forward, and the tribe of Benjamin was selected. / Then he had the tribe of Benjamin come forward by its clans, and the clan of Matri was selected. Finally, Saul son of Kish was selected. But when they looked for him, they could not find him. <a href="/1_chronicles/24-31.htm">1 Chronicles 24:31</a> As their brothers the descendants of Aaron did, they also cast lots in the presence of King David and of Zadok, Ahimelech, and the heads of the families of the priests and Levites—the family heads and their younger brothers alike. <a href="/1_chronicles/26-13.htm">1 Chronicles 26:13-14</a> They cast lots for each gate, according to their families, young and old alike. / The lot for the East Gate fell to Shelemiah. Then lots were cast for his son Zechariah, a wise counselor, and the lot for the North Gate fell to him. <a href="/proverbs/16-33.htm">Proverbs 16:33</a> The lot is cast into the lap, but its every decision is from the LORD. <a href="/jonah/1-7.htm">Jonah 1:7</a> “Come!” said the sailors to one another. “Let us cast lots to find out who is responsible for this calamity that is upon us.” So they cast lots, and the lot fell on Jonah. <a href="/acts/1-24.htm">Acts 1:24-26</a> And they prayed, “Lord, You know everyone’s heart. Show us which of these two You have chosen / to take up this ministry and apostleship, which Judas abandoned to go to his rightful place.” / Then they cast lots, and the lot fell to Matthias. So he was added to the eleven apostles. <a href="/1_corinthians/14-33.htm">1 Corinthians 14:33</a> For God is not a God of disorder, but of peace—as in all the churches of the saints. <a href="/hebrews/4-13.htm">Hebrews 4:13</a> Nothing in all creation is hidden from God’s sight; everything is uncovered and exposed before the eyes of Him to whom we must give account. <a href="/1_corinthians/4-5.htm">1 Corinthians 4:5</a> Therefore judge nothing before the appointed time; wait until the Lord comes. He will bring to light what is hidden in darkness and will expose the motives of men’s hearts. At that time each will receive his praise from God. <a href="/matthew/10-26.htm">Matthew 10:26</a> So do not be afraid of them. For there is nothing concealed that will not be disclosed, and nothing hidden that will not be made known. <a href="/luke/12-2.htm">Luke 12:2-3</a> There is nothing concealed that will not be disclosed, and nothing hidden that will not be made known. / What you have spoken in the dark will be heard in the daylight, and what you have whispered in the inner rooms will be proclaimed from the housetops. <a href="/romans/2-16.htm">Romans 2:16</a> on the day when God will judge men’s secrets through Christ Jesus, as proclaimed by my gospel. <a href="/1_timothy/5-24.htm">1 Timothy 5:24-25</a> The sins of some men are obvious, going ahead of them to judgment; but the sins of others do not surface until later. / In the same way, good deeds are obvious, and even the ones that are inconspicuous cannot remain hidden.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>In the morning therefore you shall be brought according to your tribes: and it shall be, that the tribe which the LORD takes shall come according to the families thereof; and the family which the LORD shall take shall come by households; and the household which the LORD shall take shall come man by man.the tribe<a href="/joshua/7-17.htm">Joshua 7:17,18</a> And he brought the family of Judah; and he took the family of the Zarhites: and he brought the family of the Zarhites man by man; and Zabdi was taken: … <a href="/1_samuel/10-19.htm">1 Samuel 10:19-21</a> And ye have this day rejected your God, who himself saved you out of all your adversities and your tribulations; and ye have said unto him, Nay, but set a king over us. Now therefore present yourselves before the LORD by your tribes, and by your thousands… <a href="/1_samuel/14-38.htm">1 Samuel 14:38-42</a> And Saul said, Draw ye near hither, all the chief of the people: and know and see wherein this sin hath been this day… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/numbers/36-12.htm">Clan</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/33-19.htm">Draw</a> <a href="/joshua/6-25.htm">Household</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/12-7.htm">Households</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-9.htm">Lot</a> <a href="/joshua/6-12.htm">Morning</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/31-14.htm">Present</a> <a href="/exodus/21-9.htm">Selects</a> <a href="/joshua/6-26.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/joshua/7-1.htm">Tribe</a> <a href="/joshua/4-8.htm">Tribes</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/joshua/7-17.htm">Clan</a> <a href="/joshua/8-5.htm">Draw</a> <a href="/joshua/7-18.htm">Household</a> <a href="/joshua/14-1.htm">Households</a> <a href="/joshua/14-2.htm">Lot</a> <a href="/joshua/7-16.htm">Morning</a> <a href="/joshua/15-19.htm">Present</a> <a href="/proverbs/31-13.htm">Selects</a> <a href="/joshua/8-2.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/joshua/7-16.htm">Tribe</a> <a href="/joshua/7-16.htm">Tribes</a><div class="vheading2">Joshua 7</div>1. <a href="/joshua/7-1.htm">The Israelites are smitten at Ai</a> 6. <a href="/joshua/7-6.htm">Joshua's complaint</a> 10. <a href="/joshua/7-10.htm">God instructs him what to do</a> 16. <a href="/joshua/7-16.htm">Achan is taken by the lot</a> 19. <a href="/joshua/7-19.htm">His confession</a> 24. <a href="/joshua/7-24.htm">He and all he had are destroyed in the valley of Achor</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/joshua/7.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/joshua/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/joshua/7.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>In the morning you must present yourselves tribe by tribe. The instruction to present themselves in the morning signifies the beginning of a new day, often associated with judgment or new beginnings in biblical narratives. The process of presenting themselves tribe by tribe reflects the organized structure of Israelite society, which was divided into twelve tribes. This methodical approach underscores the seriousness of the situation and the need for communal accountability. The morning time also aligns with the biblical theme of light revealing truth, as seen in other scriptures like <a href="/psalms/30-5.htm">Psalm 30:5</a>, where joy comes in the morning.The tribe that the LORD selects shall come forward clan by clan, The selection by the LORD indicates divine sovereignty and the belief that God is actively involved in the affairs of His people. The process of narrowing down from tribe to clan highlights the meticulous nature of divine justice. This method of selection is reminiscent of the Urim and Thummim, tools used by the high priest to discern God's will, as seen in <a href="/exodus/28-30.htm">Exodus 28:30</a>. The clan structure within a tribe reflects the extended family units that were central to Israelite social organization.and the clan that the LORD selects shall come forward family by family, The further narrowing down to family units emphasizes the personal nature of sin and accountability. It reflects the biblical principle that while sin can affect the community, it often begins at the individual or family level. This process mirrors the investigative nature of God's justice, as seen in <a href="/genesis/18-23.htm">Genesis 18:23-33</a>, where Abraham intercedes for Sodom, and God agrees to spare the city if righteous individuals are found.and the family that the LORD selects shall come forward man by man. The final step of selecting man by man underscores the individual responsibility each person holds before God. This phrase highlights the biblical theme of personal accountability, as seen in <a href="/ezekiel/18-20.htm">Ezekiel 18:20</a>, where it is stated that each person is responsible for their own sin. The process reflects the thoroughness of divine judgment, ensuring that the guilty party is identified and justice is served. This meticulous selection process foreshadows the ultimate judgment where each individual will stand before God, as described in <a href="/revelation/20-12.htm">Revelation 20:12</a>.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/joshua.htm">Joshua</a> The leader of Israel after Moses, tasked with leading the Israelites into the Promised Land. He is responsible for addressing the sin in the camp. 2. <a href="/topical/a/achan.htm">Achan</a> Though not mentioned directly in this verse, Achan is the individual whose sin is being addressed. He took forbidden items during the conquest of Jericho, leading to Israel's defeat at Ai. 3. <a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a> The people of God, who are being called to present themselves for examination due to the sin that has brought trouble upon the nation. 4. <a href="/topical/t/tribes_of_israel.htm">Tribes of Israel</a> The twelve tribes that make up the nation of Israel. They are to be examined to identify the source of the sin. 5. <a href="/topical/a/ai.htm">Ai</a> The city where Israel faced defeat due to Achan's sin, highlighting the need for purity and obedience among God's people.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_seriousness_of_sin.htm">The Seriousness of Sin</a> Sin has communal consequences. Achan's sin affected the entire nation of Israel, reminding us that our actions can impact others. <a href="/topical/g/god's_holiness_and_justice.htm">God's Holiness and Justice</a> God demands holiness from His people and will address sin to maintain the purity of His community. <a href="/topical/t/the_process_of_accountability.htm">The Process of Accountability</a> The methodical approach of identifying the sinner tribe by tribe, clan by clan, teaches us the importance of thoroughness in addressing sin. <a href="/topical/t/the_need_for_repentance.htm">The Need for Repentance</a> This passage underscores the necessity of repentance and confession to restore right standing with God. <a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_selection.htm">God's Sovereignty in Selection</a> The process of selection shows God's sovereign knowledge and control over His people, knowing the hearts and actions of each individual.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_joshua_7.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Joshua 7</a> <a href="/q/who_are_the_calebites_in_the_bible.htm">Who are the Calebites in the Bible?</a> <a href="/q/is_there_work_in_heaven.htm">What is the identity of the Kenizzites?</a> <a href="/q/is_casting_lots_reliable_for_choosing_apostles.htm">(Acts 1:21–26) How reliable is the process of selecting a new apostle by casting lots, and why isn’t it used elsewhere?</a> <a href="/q/who_was_achan_and_the_accursed_items.htm">Who was Achan and what were the accursed things?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/joshua/7.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(14-18) In the morning therefore ye shall be brought.--That is, brought near, or presented. The word used here, and throughout the passage, is the same that is commonly used for the presentation of an offering.(14) The tribe which the Lord taketh.--There is nothing in the language of the passage, when closely considered, which would lead us to suppose that the discovery of the criminal was by casting lots. The parallel passage--viz., the selection of King Saul from the tribes of Israel (<a href="/context/1_samuel/10-20.htm" title="And when Samuel had caused all the tribes of Israel to come near, the tribe of Benjamin was taken.">1Samuel 10:20-21</a>)--shows that the oracle of God was consulted. "They inquired," and "the Lord answered." So it was, perhaps, in the case of Achan. We seem to see the High Priest of Israel "asking counsel for Joshua after the judgment of Urim before the Lord," as it had been foretold in <a href="/numbers/27-21.htm" title="And he shall stand before Eleazar the priest, who shall ask counsel for him after the judgment of Urim before the LORD: at his word shall they go out, and at his word they shall come in, both he, and all the children of Israel with him, even all the congregation.">Numbers 27:21</a>; and the elders of Israel standing by, at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. The representatives of the tribes enter the sacred enclosure in succession, and pass before the High Priest, in awful silence, broken only by the voice of Jehovah, who pronounces it intervals the names of Judah, Zarhite, Zabdi, Carmi, Achan. It must have been a terrible ordeal. But all present must have felt that no human partiality, or private animosity, was seeking its victim. The Judge of all the earth was doing judgment. And when the accusation of Jehovah was followed by the explicit confession of the criminal, and this again by the discovery of the stolen spoil of Jericho, which was brought in by the messengers, and "poured out before the Lord," and when this discovery was followed by the execution of the awful sentence, all who were present must have received a lesson, which it was impossible to forget, as to the reality of the covenant of God. And if, as seems most probable, the voice of the oracle was uttered from the inner sanctuary, from between the cherubim, but "heard even to the outer court, as the voice of the Almighty God, when He speaketh" (<a href="/ezekiel/10-5.htm" title="And the sound of the cherubims' wings was heard even to the outer court, as the voice of the Almighty God when he speaks.">Ezekiel 10:5</a>), we learn once more the majesty of the law given to Israel. The arrest of Jordan, the overthrow of Jericho, and the discovery of Achan, are all manifestations of power proceeding from the same source.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/joshua/7.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 14. - Taketh, i.e., by lot, as in <a href="/1_samuel/14-42.htm">1 Samuel 14:42</a> (הַפִילוּ make it fall; cf. <a href="/1_samuel/10-20.htm">1 Samuel 10:20</a>) (cf. <a href="/jonah/1-7.htm">Jonah 1:7</a>; also <a href="/proverbs/18-18.htm">Proverbs 18:18</a>). According to the families. The gradual centering of the suspicion upon the offender is one of the most striking features of the history. The genealogies of the children of Israel were very strictly kept, as the Books of Chronicles, Ezra, and Nehemiah show. Achan's name is carefully given in the genealogy of Judah in 1 Chronicles if. 7. The subdivision of the tribes into families (or clans, Keil) and households (or, as we should perhaps say, families) was for convenience of enumeration, military organisation, and perhaps of assessment. Oehler, 'Theologie des Allen Testaments,' Sec. 101, takes the same view as Keil. The tribes, he says, were divided into מִשְׁפָהות or ׃ך׃ך אֲלָפִים, Geschlechter (LXX. δημοι, for which the best English equivalent is clans, as above); these into families or houses (בָּתִּים), or fathers' hours (בֵּת אָבות); and these again into single heads of a house (גְבָרִים). The principle, he adds of a Mosaic family, is as follows: Every "family" forms a distinct whole, which as far as possible must be maintained in its integrity. Each tribe, says Jahn ('Hebrew Commonwealth,' Book II.), acknowledged a prince (כָשִׂיא) as its ruler. As its numbers increased, there arose a subdivision of the tribe into collections of families. Such a collection was called a house of fathers, a מִשְׁפְחָה or clan, or a thousand, rut this explanation is not so satisfactory as that given above. Kurz remarks on the important part family life played among the Hebrews, with whom, in consequence of their descent from Abraham, and the importance they attached to it, the nation was developed out of the family. See Introduction. <a href="/commentaries/joshua/7-14.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>In the morning בַּבֹּ֖קֶר (bab·bō·qer) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1242.htm">Strong's 1242: </a> Dawn, morning you must present yourselves וְנִקְרַבְתֶּ֥ם (wə·niq·raḇ·tem) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7126.htm">Strong's 7126: </a> To come near, approach tribe by tribe. לְשִׁבְטֵיכֶ֑ם (lə·šiḇ·ṭê·ḵem) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7626.htm">Strong's 7626: </a> Rod, staff, club, scepter, tribe The tribe הַשֵּׁבֶט֩ (haš·šê·ḇeṭ) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7626.htm">Strong's 7626: </a> Rod, staff, club, scepter, tribe that אֲשֶׁר־ (’ă·šer-) Pronoun - relative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that the LORD יְהוָ֜ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel selects יִלְכְּדֶ֨נּוּ (yil·kə·ḏen·nū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3920.htm">Strong's 3920: </a> To catch, to capture, occupy, to choose, to cohere shall come forward יִקְרַ֣ב (yiq·raḇ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7126.htm">Strong's 7126: </a> To come near, approach clan by clan, לַמִּשְׁפָּח֗וֹת (lam·miš·pā·ḥō·wṯ) Preposition-l, Article | Noun - feminine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4940.htm">Strong's 4940: </a> A family, circle of relatives, a class, a species, sort, a tribe, people and the clan וְהַמִּשְׁפָּחָ֞ה (wə·ham·miš·pā·ḥāh) Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4940.htm">Strong's 4940: </a> A family, circle of relatives, a class, a species, sort, a tribe, people that אֲשֶֽׁר־ (’ă·šer-) Pronoun - relative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that the LORD יְהוָה֙ (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel selects יִלְכְּדֶ֤נָּה (yil·kə·ḏen·nāh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3920.htm">Strong's 3920: </a> To catch, to capture, occupy, to choose, to cohere shall come forward תִּקְרַ֣ב (tiq·raḇ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7126.htm">Strong's 7126: </a> To come near, approach family by family, לַבָּתִּ֔ים (lab·bāt·tîm) Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> A house and the family וְהַבַּ֙יִת֙ (wə·hab·ba·yiṯ) Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> A house that אֲשֶׁ֣ר (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that the LORD יְהוָ֔ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel selects יִלְכְּדֶ֣נּוּ (yil·kə·ḏen·nū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3920.htm">Strong's 3920: </a> To catch, to capture, occupy, to choose, to cohere shall come forward יִקְרַ֖ב (yiq·raḇ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7126.htm">Strong's 7126: </a> To come near, approach man by man. לַגְּבָרִֽים׃ (lag·gə·ḇā·rîm) Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1397.htm">Strong's 1397: </a> A valiant man, warrior, a person simply <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/joshua/7-14.htm">Joshua 7:14 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/joshua/7-14.htm">Joshua 7:14 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/joshua/7-14.htm">Joshua 7:14 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/joshua/7-14.htm">Joshua 7:14 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/joshua/7-14.htm">Joshua 7:14 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/joshua/7-14.htm">Joshua 7:14 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/joshua/7-14.htm">Joshua 7:14 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/joshua/7-14.htm">Joshua 7:14 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/joshua/7-14.htm">Joshua 7:14 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/joshua/7-14.htm">Joshua 7:14 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/joshua/7-14.htm">OT History: Joshua 7:14 In the morning therefore you shall be (Josh. 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