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Any man who rebels against what you say and does not obey all your commands will be executed. But be strong and brave!"

But the woman hid the two men and replied, "Yes, these men were clients of mine, but I didn't know where they came from.

Anyone who leaves your house will be responsible for his own death—we are innocent in that case! But if anyone with you in the house is harmed, we will be responsible.

They went to the hill country and stayed there for three days, long enough for those chasing them to return. Their pursuers looked all along the way but did not find them.

But stay about three thousand feet behind it. Keep your distance so you can see which way you should go, for you have not traveled this way before."

Now all the men who left were circumcised, but all the sons born on the journey through the desert after they left Egypt were uncircumcised.

But be careful when you are setting apart the riches for the Lord . If you take any of it, you will make the Israelite camp subject to annihilation and cause a disaster.

But they burned the city and all that was in it, except for the silver, gold, and bronze and iron items they put in the treasury of the Lord 's house.

But the Israelites disobeyed the command about the city's riches. Achan son of Carmi, son of Zabdi, son of Zerah, from the tribe of Judah, stole some of the riches. The Lord was furious with the Israelites.

So about three thousand men went up, but they fled from the men of Ai.

When the king of Ai saw Israel, he and his whole army quickly got up the next day and went out to fight Israel at the meeting place near the Arabah. But he did not realize men were hiding behind the city.

But they captured the king of Ai alive and brought him to Joshua.

But Israel did plunder the cattle and the goods of the city, in accordance with the Lord 's orders to Joshua.

But they said to Joshua, "We are willing to be your subjects." So Joshua said to them, "Who are you and where do you come from?"

This bread of ours was warm when we packed it in our homes the day we started out to meet you, but now it is dry and hard.

These wineskins we filled were brand new, but look how they have ripped. Our clothes and sandals have worn out because it has been a very long journey."

The men examined some of their provisions, but they failed to ask the Lord 's advice.

but all the leaders told the whole community, "We swore an oath to them in the name of the Lord God of Israel. So now we can't hurt them!

But don't you delay! Chase your enemies and catch them! Don't allow them to retreat to their cities, for the Lord your God is handing them over to you."

Joshua and the Israelites almost totally wiped them out, but some survivors did escape to the fortified cities.