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14 In the morning you must approach in tribal order.[a] The tribe the Lord selects[b] must approach by clans. The clan the Lord selects must approach by families.[c] The family the Lord selects must approach man by man.[d] 15 The one caught with the riches[e] must be burned up[f] along with all who belong to him, because he violated the Lord’s covenant and did such a disgraceful thing in Israel.’”

16 Bright and early the next morning Joshua made Israel approach in tribal order,[g] and the tribe of Judah was selected.

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Footnotes

  1. Joshua 7:14 tn Heb “by your tribes.”
  2. Joshua 7:14 tn Heb “takes forcefully, seizes.”
  3. Joshua 7:14 tn Heb “houses.”
  4. Joshua 7:14 tn Heb “by men.”
  5. Joshua 7:15 tn Heb “with what was set apart [to the Lord].”
  6. Joshua 7:15 tn Heb “burned with fire.”
  7. Joshua 7:16 tn Heb “by tribes.”