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But keep a distance between yourelves and it of about a thousand yards — don't come any closer, so that you will understand which way to go, because you haven't gone this way before."

Y'hoshua said to the people, "Consecrate yourselves, because tomorrow Adonai is going to work wonders among you."

you will answer them, ‘It's because the water in the Yarden was cut off before the ark for the covenant of Adonai ; when it crossed the Yarden, the water in the Yarden was cut off; and these stones are to be a reminder for the people of Isra'el forever.'"

When all the kings of the Emori on the west side of the Yarden and all the kings of the Kena‘ani near the sea heard how Adonai had dried up the Yarden River ahead of the people of Isra'el until they had crossed it, their hearts failed them, and they fell into depression because of the people of Isra'el.

because the people of Isra'el walked forty years in the desert until the whole nation, that is, the fighting men who had left Egypt, had died out; because they had not heeded what Adonai said. Adonai had sworn that he would not allow them to see the land which Adonai swore to their ancestors that he would give us, a land flowing with milk and honey.

So he raised up their children to take their place, and it was these whom Y'hoshua circumcised; till then they had been uncircumcised, because they had not been circumcised while traveling.

The commander of Adonai 's army answered Y'hoshua, "Take your sandals off your feet, because the place where you are standing is holy." And Y'hoshua did so.

The seventh time, when the cohanim blew on their shofars, Y'hoshua said to the people, "Shout! because Adonai has given you the city!

But the city and everything in it is to be set aside for Adonai and therefore to be destroyed completely; only Rachav the prostitute is to be spared, she and everyone with her in her house, because she hid the messengers we sent.

But Y'hoshua spared Rachav the prostitute, her father's household and everything she had; and she has continued living with Isra'el from then until now; because she hid the messengers Y'hoshua had sent to reconnoiter Yericho.

returned to Y'hoshua and told him, "Don't have all the people go up; but let perhaps two or three thousand men go up and attack ‘Ai. There's no point in making all the people exert themselves to get there, because there are only a few of them."

This is why the people of Isra'el cannot stand before their enemies. They turn their backs on their enemies, because they have come under a curse. I won't be with you any more unless you destroy the things meant for destruction that you have with you.

The person who is caught with things in his possession that were reserved for destruction is to be burned to ashes, he and everything he has, because he has violated the covenant of Adonai and has committed a shameful deed in Isra'el.'"

Adonai said to Y'hoshua, "Don't be afraid or fall into despair! Take all the people who can fight with you, set out, and go up to ‘Ai; because now I have handed over to you the king of ‘Ai, his people, his city and his land.

They will chase after us until we have drawn them away from the city; because they will say, ‘They're running away from us, as they did before'; so we'll run away from them.

Then Adonai said to Y'hoshua, "Point the spear in your hand toward ‘Ai, because I will hand it over to you." Y'hoshua pointed the spear in his hand toward the city.

They answered him, "Your servants have come from a very distant country because of the reputation of Adonai your God. We have heard reports about him — everything he did in Egypt,

And these wineskins were new when we filled them, but look, now they're torn. Likewise these clothes of ours and our shoes are worn out because of the very long journey."

The people of Isra'el did not attack them, because the leading officials of the community had sworn to them by Adonai , the God of Isra'el; but all the community grumbled against the leaders.

Here is what we will do to them: we will let them live, so that God's anger will not be on us because of the oath we swore to them.