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Joshua 7:10 But the LORD said to Joshua, "Stand up! Why have you fallen on your face?
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What are you doing down on your face?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/joshua/7.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />But the LORD said to Joshua, “Get up! Why are you lying on your face like this?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/joshua/7.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />The LORD said to Joshua, “Get up! Why have you fallen on your face?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/joshua/7.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />But the LORD said to Joshua, “Stand up! Why have you fallen on your face?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/joshua/7.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And the LORD said unto Joshua, Get thee up; wherefore liest thou thus upon thy face?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/joshua/7.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />So the LORD said to Joshua: “Get up! Why do you lie thus on your face?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/joshua/7.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />So the LORD said to Joshua, “Stand up! Why is it that you have fallen on your face?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/joshua/7.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />So the LORD said to Joshua, “Rise up! Why is it that you have fallen on your face?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/joshua/7.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />So the LORD said to Joshua, “Rise up! Why is it that you have fallen on your face?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/joshua/7.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />So Yahweh said to Joshua, “Rise up! Why is it that you have fallen on your face?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/joshua/7.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />So the LORD said to Joshua, “Get up! Why is it that you have fallen on your face?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/joshua/7.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The LORD then said to Joshua, “Stand up! Why have you fallen facedown?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/joshua/7.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The LORD then said to Joshua, “Stand up! Why are you on the ground?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/joshua/7.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And Jehovah said unto Joshua, Get thee up; wherefore art thou thus fallen upon thy face?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/joshua/7.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />The LORD answered: Stop lying there on the ground! Get up! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/joshua/7.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And the LORD said unto Joshua, Get thee up; wherefore art thou thus fallen upon thy face?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/joshua/7.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The LORD said to Joshua, "Get up! What are you doing bowing on the ground?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/joshua/7.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The LORD said to Joshua, "Get up! Why are you lying on the ground like this? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/joshua/7.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"Get up!" the LORD replied to Joshua. "Why have you fallen on your face? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/joshua/7.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />But the LORD said to Joshua, ?Stand up! Why have you fallen on your face?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/joshua/7.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The LORD responded to Joshua, "Get up! Why are you lying there face down?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/joshua/7.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The LORD said to Joshua, "Get up. Why are you fallen on your face like that?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/joshua/7.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And the LORD said to Joshua, Arise; Why liest thou thus upon thy face?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/joshua/7.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Yahweh said to Joshua, “Get up! Why have you fallen on your face like that? <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/joshua/7.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And YHWH says to Joshua, “Rise, for you—why this—[that] you [are] falling on your face?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/joshua/7.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And Jehovah saith unto Joshua, 'Rise for thee, why is this? -- thou art falling on thy face?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/joshua/7.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And Jehovah will say to Joshua, Rise up; for thyself wherefore this didst thou fall upon thy face?<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/joshua/7.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And the Lord said to Josue: Arise, why liest thou flat on the ground? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/joshua/7.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And the Lord said to Joshua: “Rise up. Why are you lying flat on the ground?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/joshua/7.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The LORD replied to Joshua: Stand up. Why are you lying there?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/joshua/7.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />The LORD said to Joshua, “Stand up! Why have you fallen upon your face?<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/joshua/7.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And the LORD said to Joshua, Get up; why do you lie upon your face on the earth?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/joshua/7.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And LORD JEHOVAH said to Yeshua: “Get up! Why do you lie on your face on the Earth?<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/joshua/7.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And the LORD said unto Joshua: 'Get thee up; wherefore, now, art thou fallen upon thy face?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/joshua/7.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And the Lord said to Joshua, Rise up; why hast thou fallen upon thy face?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/joshua/7-10.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/p91zXIGB0Rk?start=1463" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/joshua/7.htm">Israel Defeated at Ai</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">9</span>When the Canaanites and all who live in the land hear about this, they will surround us and wipe out our name from the earth. Then what will You do for Your great name?” <span class="reftext">10</span><span class="highl"><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.">But the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way·yō·mer (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">said</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/3091.htm" title="3091: yə·hō·wō·šu·a‘ (N-proper-ms) -- Or Yhowshua; from Yhovah and yasha'; Jehovah-saved; Jehoshua, the Jewish leader.">Joshua,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6965.htm" title="6965: qum (V-Qal-Imp-ms) -- To arise, stand up, stand. A primitive root; to rise.">“Stand up!</a> <a href="/hebrew/lāḵ (Prep:: 2fs) -- "></a> <a href="/hebrew/4100.htm" title="4100: lām·māh (Interrog) -- What? how? anything. ">Why</a> <a href="/hebrew/2088.htm" title="2088: zeh (Pro-ms) -- This, here. A primitive word; the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that."></a> <a href="/hebrew/859.htm" title="859: ’at·tāh (Pro-2ms) -- You (masc. sing.). ">have you</a> <a href="/hebrew/5307.htm" title="5307: nō·p̄êl (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To fall, lie. A primitive root; to fall, in a great variety of applications.">fallen</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">on</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: pā·ne·ḵā (N-cpc:: 2ms) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">your face?</a> </span><span class="reftext">11</span>Israel has sinned; they have transgressed My covenant that I commanded them, and they have taken some of what was devoted to destruction. Indeed, they have stolen and lied, and they have put these things with their own possessions.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/15-11.htm">1 Samuel 15:11</a></span><br />“I regret that I have made Saul king, for he has turned away from following Me and has not carried out My instructions.” And Samuel was distressed and cried out to the LORD all that night.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/14-11.htm">Numbers 14:11</a></span><br />And the LORD said to Moses, “How long will this people treat Me with contempt? How long will they refuse to believe in Me, despite all the signs I have performed among them?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/9-18.htm">Deuteronomy 9:18-20</a></span><br />Then I fell down before the LORD for forty days and forty nights, as I had done the first time. I did not eat bread or drink water because of all the sin you had committed in doing what was evil in the sight of the LORD and provoking Him to anger. / For I was afraid of the anger and wrath that the LORD had directed against you, enough to destroy you. But the LORD listened to me this time as well. / The LORD was angry enough with Aaron to destroy him, but at that time I also prayed for Aaron.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/7-3.htm">1 Samuel 7:3</a></span><br />Then Samuel said to all the house of Israel, “If you are returning to the LORD with all your hearts, then put away the foreign gods and Ashtoreths among you, prepare your hearts for the LORD, and serve Him only. And He will deliver you from the hand of the Philistines.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/7-14.htm">2 Chronicles 7:14</a></span><br />and if My people who are called by My name humble themselves and pray and seek My face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, forgive their sin, and heal their land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/59-1.htm">Isaiah 59:1-2</a></span><br />Surely the arm of the LORD is not too short to save, nor His ear too dull to hear. / But your iniquities have built barriers between you and your God, and your sins have hidden His face from you, so that He does not hear.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/7-13.htm">Jeremiah 7:13</a></span><br />And now, because you have done all these things, declares the LORD, and because I have spoken to you again and again but you would not listen, and I have called to you but you would not answer,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/18-30.htm">Ezekiel 18:30-32</a></span><br />Therefore, O house of Israel, I will judge you, each according to his ways, declares the Lord GOD. Repent and turn from all your transgressions, so that your iniquity will not become your downfall. / Cast away from yourselves all the transgressions you have committed, and fashion for yourselves a new heart and a new spirit. Why should you die, O house of Israel? / For I take no pleasure in anyone’s death, declares the Lord GOD. So repent and live!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/14-1.htm">Hosea 14:1-2</a></span><br />Return, O Israel, to the LORD your God, for you have stumbled by your iniquity. / Bring your confessions and return to the LORD. Say to Him: “Take away all our iniquity and receive us graciously, that we may present the fruit of our lips.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jonah/3-8.htm">Jonah 3:8-10</a></span><br />Furthermore, let both man and beast be covered with sackcloth, and have everyone call out earnestly to God. Let each one turn from his evil ways and from the violence in his hands. / Who knows? God may turn and relent; He may turn from His fierce anger, so that we will not perish.” / When God saw their actions—that they had turned from their evil ways—He relented from the disaster He had threatened to bring upon them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/5-23.htm">Matthew 5:23-24</a></span><br />So if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you, / leave your gift there before the altar. First go and be reconciled to your brother; then come and offer your gift.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/6-14.htm">Matthew 6:14-15</a></span><br />For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. / But if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive yours.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/18-15.htm">Matthew 18:15</a></span><br />If your brother sins against you, go and confront him privately. If he listens to you, you have won your brother over.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/11-25.htm">Mark 11:25</a></span><br />And when you stand to pray, if you hold anything against another, forgive it, so that your Father in heaven will forgive your trespasses as well.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/17-3.htm">Luke 17:3-4</a></span><br />Watch yourselves. If your brother sins, rebuke him; and if he repents, forgive him. / Even if he sins against you seven times in a day, and seven times returns to say, ‘I repent,’ you must forgive him.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And the LORD said to Joshua, Get you up; why lie you thus on your face?</p><p class="hdg">wherefore</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/14-15.htm">Exodus 14:15</a></b></br> And the LORD said unto Moses, Wherefore criest thou unto me? speak unto the children of Israel, that they go forward:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/15-22.htm">1 Samuel 15:22</a></b></br> And Samuel said, Hath the LORD <i>as great</i> delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the LORD? Behold, to obey <i>is</i> better than sacrifice, <i>and</i> to hearken than the fat of rams.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/16-1.htm">1 Samuel 16:1</a></b></br> And the LORD said unto Samuel, How long wilt thou mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? fill thine horn with oil, and go, I will send thee to Jesse the Bethlehemite: for I have provided me a king among his sons.</p><p class="hdg">liest [heb] fallest</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joshua/7-6.htm">Joshua 7:6</a></b></br> And Joshua rent his clothes, and fell to the earth upon his face before the ark of the LORD until the eventide, he and the elders of Israel, and put dust upon their heads.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/joshua/1-2.htm">Arise</a> <a href="/joshua/7-9.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/joshua/7-7.htm">Joshua</a> <a href="/job/11-18.htm">Liest</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/33-11.htm">Rise</a> <a href="/joshua/5-15.htm">Stand</a> <a href="/joshua/7-7.htm">Wherefore</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/joshua/8-1.htm">Arise</a> <a href="/joshua/11-13.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/joshua/7-16.htm">Joshua</a> <a href="/job/11-18.htm">Liest</a> <a href="/joshua/7-13.htm">Rise</a> <a href="/joshua/7-12.htm">Stand</a> <a href="/joshua/7-26.htm">Wherefore</a><div class="vheading2">Joshua 7</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/joshua/7-1.htm">The Israelites are smitten at Ai</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/joshua/7-6.htm">Joshua's complaint</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/joshua/7-10.htm">God instructs him what to do</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/joshua/7-16.htm">Achan is taken by the lot</a></span><br><span class="reftext">19. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/joshua/7-19.htm">His confession</a></span><br><span class="reftext">24. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/joshua/7-24.htm">He and all he had are destroyed in the valley of Achor</a></span><br></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><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-728x90-ATF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-300x250-ATF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-728x90-BTF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-300x250-BTF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-728x90-BTF2 --> <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <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> <br /><br /> </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><b>But the LORD said to Joshua</b><br>This phrase indicates direct communication from God to Joshua, emphasizing the personal relationship and leadership role Joshua holds. In the context of the Old Testament, God often spoke directly to leaders like Moses and Joshua, guiding them in their leadership of Israel. This direct communication underscores Joshua's role as Moses' successor and God's chosen leader for Israel. It also reflects the covenant relationship between God and Israel, where God actively guides and corrects His people.<p><b>Stand up!</b><br>The command to "Stand up!" is both literal and metaphorical. Literally, Joshua is being told to rise from his position of prostration, a common posture for prayer and supplication in ancient Near Eastern cultures. Metaphorically, it signifies a call to action and responsibility. Joshua's leadership is being reaffirmed, and he is being instructed to address the issue at hand rather than remain in a state of despair or confusion. This command can be seen as a call to faith and obedience, reminiscent of God's earlier commands to Joshua to be strong and courageous (<a href="/joshua/1-6.htm">Joshua 1:6-9</a>).<p><b>Why have you fallen on your face?</b><br>This question highlights God's awareness of Joshua's distress and the situation's gravity. Falling on one's face was a sign of deep humility, repentance, or desperation. In the context of <a href="/joshua/7.htm">Joshua 7</a>, this posture reflects Joshua's response to Israel's defeat at Ai, which was unexpected and demoralizing. The question implies that Joshua's response, while understandable, is not the solution to the problem. It suggests that there is a need for introspection and action rather than mere lamentation. This moment is pivotal, as it leads to the revelation of Achan's sin, which had brought about the defeat. The question also serves as a reminder of the need for holiness and obedience to God's commands, as seen in the broader narrative of Israel's conquest of Canaan.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD</a></b><br>The covenant God of Israel, who communicates directly with Joshua, guiding and instructing him.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/joshua.htm">Joshua</a></b><br>The leader of Israel, successor to Moses, who is responsible for leading the Israelites into the Promised Land.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a></b><br>The people of God, who are in the process of conquering the land of Canaan.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/a/achan.htm">Achan</a></b><br>Although not mentioned in this specific verse, he is the individual whose sin led to Israel's defeat at Ai, which is the context of this passage.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/a/ai.htm">Ai</a></b><br>A city in Canaan where the Israelites faced an unexpected defeat due to disobedience within their camp.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_obedience.htm">The Importance of Obedience</a></b><br>Disobedience to God's commands can have serious consequences, not just for individuals but for the entire community.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/leadership_accountability.htm">Leadership Accountability</a></b><br>Leaders are called to seek God's guidance and address issues within their community, as Joshua is instructed to do.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_direct_communication.htm">God's Direct Communication</a></b><br>God speaks to His people, providing direction and correction when needed. We must be attentive to His voice.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_restoration.htm">Repentance and Restoration</a></b><br>When sin is present, it must be addressed through repentance to restore right standing with God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/courage_in_correction.htm">Courage in Correction</a></b><br>It takes courage to confront sin and make necessary changes, but it is essential for spiritual health and victory.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_joshua_7.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Joshua 7</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/can_a_sin_truly_remain_private.htm">Can a sin truly remain private?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_on_cowardice.htm">What does the Bible say about being cowardly?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_was_achan_in_the_bible.htm">Who was Achan in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_judges_20_35-46_consistent_with_unity.htm">Judges 20:35–46 – Is the near-total annihilation of an entire tribe by fellow Israelites consistent with the broader biblical message of unity among God’s people?</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>(10) <span class= "bld">Wherefore liest thou thus upon thy face?</span>--"Why is this, that <span class= "ital">thou </span>art fallen upon thy face? Israel hath sinned." The pronoun "thou" is emphatic.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/joshua/7.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 10.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Get thee up.</span> Not puerile lamentation, but action, is ever the duty of the soldier of the Lord. If defeat assails either the individual or the cause, there is a reason for it, and this must be promptly searched out, and with God's aid be discovered. The sin or error once found out and put away, the combat may be renewed and brought to a successful issue. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/joshua/7-10.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">But the LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֛ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">said</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיֹּ֧אמֶר</span> <span class="translit">(way·yō·mer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶל־</span> <span class="translit">(’el-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Joshua,</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַ</span> <span class="translit">(yə·hō·wō·šu·a‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3091.htm">Strong's 3091: </a> </span><span class="str2">Joshua -- 'the LORD is salvation', Moses' successor, also the name of a number of Israelites</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“Stand up!</span><br /><span class="heb">קֻ֣ם</span> <span class="translit">(qum)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6965.htm">Strong's 6965: </a> </span><span class="str2">To arise, stand up, stand</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Why</span><br /><span class="heb">לָ֣מָּה</span> <span class="translit">(lām·māh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interrogative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4100.htm">Strong's 4100: </a> </span><span class="str2">What?, what!, indefinitely what</span><br /><br /><span class="word">have you</span><br /><span class="heb">אַתָּ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(’at·tāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_859.htm">Strong's 859: </a> </span><span class="str2">Thou and thee, ye and you</span><br /><br /><span class="word">fallen</span><br /><span class="heb">נֹפֵ֥ל</span> <span class="translit">(nō·p̄êl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5307.htm">Strong's 5307: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall, lie</span><br /><br /><span class="word">on</span><br /><span class="heb">עַל־</span> <span class="translit">(‘al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">your face?</span><br /><span class="heb">פָּנֶֽיךָ׃</span> <span class="translit">(pā·ne·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common plural construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> </span><span class="str2">The face</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/joshua/7-10.htm">Joshua 7:10 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/joshua/7-10.htm">Joshua 7:10 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/joshua/7-10.htm">Joshua 7:10 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/joshua/7-10.htm">Joshua 7:10 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/joshua/7-10.htm">Joshua 7:10 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/joshua/7-10.htm">Joshua 7:10 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/joshua/7-10.htm">Joshua 7:10 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/joshua/7-10.htm">Joshua 7:10 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/joshua/7-10.htm">Joshua 7:10 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/joshua/7-10.htm">Joshua 7:10 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/joshua/7-10.htm">OT History: Joshua 7:10 Yahweh said to Joshua Get up! 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