KJV King James Version
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.
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Joshua 7:6
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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Then Joshua tore his clothes and fell facedown before the ark of the LORD until evening, as did the elders of Israel; and they all sprinkled dust on their heads.
WEB World English Bible
Joshua tore his clothes, and fell to the earth on his face before the ark of Yahweh until the evening, he and the elders of Israel; and they put dust on their heads.
ASV American Standard Version
And Joshua rent his clothes, and fell to the earth upon his face before the ark of Jehovah until the evening, he and the elders of Israel; and they put dust upon their heads.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And Joshua rendeth his garments, and falleth on his face to the earth before the ark of Jehovah till the evening, he and the elders of Israel, and they cause dust to go up on their head.
Surrounding context — Joshua 7
3 And they returned to Joshua, and said unto him, Let not all the people go up; but let about two or three thousand men go up and smite Ai; [and] make not all the people to labour thither; for they [are but] few.
4 So there went up thither of the people about three thousand men: and they fled before the men of Ai.
5 And the men of Ai smote of them about thirty and six men: for they chased them [from] before the gate [even] unto Shebarim, and smote them in the going down: wherefore the hearts of the people melted, and became as water.
6 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.
7 And Joshua said, Alas, O Lord GOD, wherefore hast thou at all brought this people over Jordan, to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites, to destroy us? would to God we had been content, and dwelt on the other side Jordan!
8 O Lord, what shall I say, when Israel turneth their backs before their enemies!
9 For the Canaanites and all the inhabitants of the land shall hear [of it], and shall environ us round, and cut off our name from the earth: and what wilt thou do unto thy great name?
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וַיִּקְרַ֨עH7167 · qa.rato tearיְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַH3091 · ye.ho.shu.aJoshuaשִׂמְלֹתָ֗יוH8071 · sim.lahmantleוַיִּפֹּל֩H5307 · na.phalto fall: fallעַל־H5921 · aluponפָּנָ֨יוH6440 · pa.nehface: beforeאַ֜רְצָהH776 · e.retsland: country/planetלִפְנֵ֨יH6440 · pa.nehface: beforeאֲר֤וֹןH727 · a.ronarkיְהוָה֙H3068 · ye.ho.vahLORDעַד־H5704 · adtillהָעֶ֔רֶבH6153 · e.reveveningה֖וּאH1931 · huhe/she/itוְזִקְנֵ֣יH2205 · za.qenold: elderיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לH3478 · yis.ra.elIsraelוַיַּעֲל֥וּH5927 · a.lahto ascend: riseעָפָ֖רH6083 · a.phardustעַל־H5921 · aluponרֹאשָֽׁם׃H7218 · roshhead
Cross-references
Genesis 37:29And Reuben returned unto the pit; and, behold, Joseph [was] not in the pit; and he rent his clothes.Genesis 37:34And Jacob rent his clothes, and put sackcloth upon his loins, and mourned for his son many days.2 Samuel 13:31Then the king arose, and tare his garments, and lay on the earth; and all his servants stood by with their clothes rent.Numbers 14:6And Joshua the son of Nun, and Caleb the son of Jephunneh, [which were] of them that searched the land, rent their clothes:Revelation 18:19And they cast dust on their heads, and cried, weeping and wailing, saying, Alas, alas, that great city, wherein were made rich all that had ships in the sea by reason of her costliness! for in one hour is she made desolate.Lamentations 2:10The elders of the daughter of Zion sit upon the ground, [and] keep silence: they have cast up dust upon their heads; they have girded themselves with sackcloth: the virgins of Jerusalem hang down their heads to the ground.Acts 14:14[Which] when the apostles, Barnabas and Paul, heard [of], they rent their clothes, and ran in among the people, crying out,Esther 4:1When Mordecai perceived all that was done, Mordecai rent his clothes, and put on sackcloth with ashes, and went out into the midst of the city, and cried with a loud and a bitter cry;Job 2:12And when they lifted up their eyes afar off, and knew him not, they lifted up their voice, and wept; and they rent every one his mantle, and sprinkled dust upon their heads toward heaven.Job 1:20Then Job arose, and rent his mantle, and shaved his head, and fell down upon the ground, and worshipped,Ezra 9:3-5And when I heard this thing, I rent my garment and my mantle, and plucked off the hair of my head and of my beard, and sat down astonied.2 Samuel 12:16David therefore besought God for the child; and David fasted, and went in, and lay all night upon the earth.Numbers 16:45Get you up from among this congregation, that I may consume them as in a moment. And they fell upon their faces.2 Samuel 1:12And they mourned, and wept, and fasted until even, for Saul, and for Jonathan his son, and for the people of the LORD, and for the house of Israel; because they were fallen by the sword.1 Samuel 4:12And there ran a man of Benjamin out of the army, and came to Shiloh the same day with his clothes rent, and with earth upon his head.Numbers 16:22And they fell upon their faces, and said, O God, the God of the spirits of all flesh, shall one man sin, and wilt thou be wroth with all the congregation?Judges 21:2And the people came to the house of God, and abode there till even before God, and lifted up their voices, and wept sore;Judges 20:26Then all the children of Israel, and all the people, went up, and came unto the house of God, and wept, and sat there before the LORD, and fasted that day until even, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before the LORD.
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