006:023 The young men who were spies went in, and brought out Rahab
with her father, her mother, her brothers, and all that she had.
They also brought out all her relatives, and they set them
outside of the camp of Israel.
006:024 They burnt the city with fire, and all that was in it.
Only they put the silver, the gold, and the vessels of brass
and of iron into the treasury of Yahweh's house.
006:025 But Rahab the prostitute, her father's household, and all
that she had, Joshua saved alive. She lived in the midst
of Israel to this day, because she hid the messengers,
whom Joshua sent to spy out Jericho.
006:026 Joshua charged them with an oath at that time, saying, "Cursed be
the man before Yahweh, who rises up and builds this city Jericho.
With the loss of his firstborn shall he lay its foundation,
and with the loss of his youngest son shall he set up its gates."
006:027 So Yahweh was with Joshua; and his fame was in all the land.
007:001 But the children of Israel committed a trespass in the devoted thing;
for Achan, the son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son
of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, took of the devoted thing:
and the anger of Yahweh was kindled against the children of Israel.
007:002 Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai, which is beside Beth Aven,
on the east side of Bethel, and spoke to them, saying, Go up
and spy out the land. The men went up and spied out Ai.
007:003 They returned to Joshua, and said to him, Don't let all
the people go up; but let about two or three thousand men go
up and strike Ai; don't make all the people to toil there;
for they are but few.
007:004 So there went up there of the people about three thousand men:
and they fled before the men of Ai.
007:005 The men of Ai struck of them about thirty-six men; and they
chased them [from] before the gate even to Shebarim, and struck
them at the descent; and the hearts of the people melted,
and became as water.
007:006 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.
007:007 Joshua said, Alas, Lord Yahweh, why have you at all brought
this people over the Jordan, to deliver us into the hand
of the Amorites, to cause us to perish? would that we had been
content and lived beyond the Jordan!
007:008 Oh, Lord, what shall I say, after that Israel has turned
their backs before their enemies!
007:009 For the Canaanites and all the inhabitants of the land will
hear of it, and will compass us round, and cut off our name
from the earth: and what will you do for your great name?
007:010 Yahweh said to Joshua, Get you up; why are you thus fallen
on your face?