Joshua 7 · Verse 14

Joshua 7:14

In the morning therefore ye shall be brought according to your tribes: and it shall be, that the tribe which the Lord taketh shall come according to the families thereof; and the family which the Lord shall take shall come by households; and the household which the Lord shall take shall come man by man.
Joshua 7:14, King James Version

Joshua 7:14 in other translations

BSBIn the morning you must present yourselves tribe by tribe. The tribe that the LORD selects shall come forward clan by clan, and the clan that the LORD selects shall come forward family by family, and the family that the LORD selects shall come forward man by man.
WEBIn the morning therefore you shall be brought near by your tribes. It shall be that the tribe which the LORD selects shall come near by families. The family which the LORD selects shall come near by households. The household which the LORD selects shall come near man by man.
ASVIn the morning therefore ye shall be brought near by your tribes: and it shall be, that the tribe which Jehovah taketh shall come near by families; and the family which Jehovah shall take shall come near by households; and the household which Jehovah shall take shall come near man by man.
YLTand ye have been brought near in the morning by your tribes, and it hath been, the tribe which Jehovah doth capture doth draw near by families, and the family which Jehovah doth capture doth draw near by households, and the household which Jehovah doth capture doth draw near by men;
DARBYAnd ye shall be brought near in the morning according to your tribes; and it shall be, that the tribe which Jehovah taketh shall come forward by families, and the family which Jehovah taketh shall come forward by households; and the household which Jehovah taketh shall come forward man by man.
BBESo in the morning you are to come near, tribe by tribe; and the tribe marked out by the Lord is to come near, family by family; and the family marked out by the Lord is to come near, house by house; and the house marked out by the Lord is to come near, man by man.
WebsterIn the morning therefore ye shall be brought according to your tribes: and it shall be, that the tribe which the LORD taketh shall come according to their families: and the family which the LORD shall take shall come by households; and the household which the LORD shall take shall come man by man.

What does Joshua 7:14 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Joshua 7:10-15

10-15. the Lord said unto Joshua, Get thee up--The answer of the divine oracle was to this effect: the crisis is owing not to unfaithfulness in Me, but sin in the people. The conditions of the covenant have been violated by the reservation of spoil from the doomed city; wickedness, emphatically called folly, has been committed in Israel (Psa 14:1), and dissimulation, with other aggravations of the crime, continues…

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 14 Ye shall be brought according to your tribes - It has been a subject of serious inquiry in what manner and by what means the culpable tribe, family, household, and individual, were discovered. The Jews have many conceits on the subject; the most rational is, that the tribes being, in their representatives, brought before the high priest, the stone on the breastplate gave immediate intimation by suddenly losing its lustre. According to them, this is what is termed consulting God by Urim and Thummim. It is however most probable that the whole was determined by the lot; and that God chose this method to detect the guilty tribe, next the family, thirdly the household, and lastly the individual. This was nearly the plan pursued in the election of Saul by Samuel. "Now therefore," says he, "present yourselves before the Lord by your tribes, and by your thousands. And when Samuel had caused all the tribes of Israel to come near, the tribe of Benjamin was taken. When he had caused the tribe of Benjamin to come near by their families, the family of Matri was taken, and Saul the son of Kish was taken," 1Sam 10:19, 1Sam 10:20. If the lot was used in the one case it was doubtless used in the other also, as the procedure in the main was entirely similar. The same mode was used to find out who it was that transgressed the king's command, when it was found that Jonathan had eaten a little honey, 1Sam 14:40-43. It is well known that the promised land was divided by lot among the Israelites; (see Num 26:55; Num 33:54; Deu 1:38, etc.); and that the courses of the priests were regulated by lot in the days of David, 1Chr 24:5, etc. That this was a frequent mode of determining difficult questions, and appointed by God himself, is evident from Lev 16:8; Psa 51:18; Pro 16:33; Pro 18:18; Act 1:26.

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Joshua 7:10-15

God awakens Joshua to inquiry, by telling him that when this accursed thing was put away, all would be well. Times of danger and trouble should be times of reformation. We should look at home, into our own hearts, into our own houses, and make diligent search to find out if there be not some accursed thing there, which God sees and abhors; some secret lust, some unlawful gain, some undue withholding from God or from…

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Joshua 7:14 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְנִקְרַבְתֶּ֥םve.nik.rav.Temand you will bring yourselves nearH7126
בַּבֹּ֖קֶרba.Bo.kerin the morningH1242
לְשִׁבְטֵיכֶ֑םle.shiv.tei.Khemto tribes yourH7626
וְהָיָ֡הve.ha.Yahand it will beH1961
הַשֵּׁבֶט֩ha.she.Vetthe tribeH7626
אֲשֶׁר\־'a.Sher-whichH834
יִלְכְּדֶ֨נּוּyil.ke.De.nuhe will take itH3920
יְהוָ֜הYah.wehYahwehH3068
יִקְרַ֣בyik.Ravit will draw nearH7126
לַמִּשְׁפָּח֗וֹתla.mish.pa.Chotto the familiesH4940
וְהַמִּשְׁפָּחָ֞הve.ha.mish.pa.Chahand the familyH4940
אֲשֶֽׁר\־'a.Sher-whichH834
יִלְכְּדֶ֤נָּהyil.ke.De.nahhe will take itH3920
יְהוָה֙Yah.wehYahwehH3068
תִּקְרַ֣בtik.Ravit will draw nearH7126
לַבָּתִּ֔יםla.ba.Timto the householdsH1004
וְהַבַּ֙יִת֙ve.ha.Ba.yitand the householdH1004
אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherwhichH834
יִלְכְּדֶ֣נּוּyil.ke.De.nuhe will take itH3920
יְהוָ֔הYah.wehYahwehH3068
יִקְרַ֖בyik.Ravit will draw nearH7126
לַגְּבָרִֽים\׃la.ge.va.Rimto the menH1397

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Cross references for Joshua 7:14

  • Proverbs 16:33

    The lot is cast into the lap; but the whole disposing thereof is of the Lord.

  • Joshua 7:17-18

    And he brought the family of Judah; and he took the family of the Zarhites: and he brought the family of the Zarhites man by man; and Zabdi was taken: And he brought his household man by man; and Achan, the son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, was taken.

  • Jonah 1:7

    And they said every one to his fellow, Come, and let us cast lots, that we may know for whose cause this evil is upon us. So they cast lots, and the lot fell upon Jonah.

  • 1 Samuel 10:19-21

    And ye have this day rejected your God, who himself saved you out of all your adversities and your tribulations; and ye have said unto him, Nay, but set a king over us. Now therefore present yourselves before the Lord by your tribes, and by your thousands. And when Samuel had caused all the tribes of Israel to come near, the tribe of Benjamin was taken. When he had caused the tribe of Benjamin to come near by their families, the family of Matri was taken, and Saul the son of Kish was taken: and when they sought him, he could not be found.

  • Acts 1:24-26

    And they prayed, and said, Thou, Lord, which knowest the hearts of all men, shew whether of these two thou hast chosen, That he may take part of this ministry and apostleship, from which Judas by transgression fell, that he might go to his own place. And they gave forth their lots; and the lot fell upon Matthias; and he was numbered with the eleven apostles.

  • 1 Samuel 14:38-42

    And Saul said, Draw ye near hither, all the chief of the people: and know and see wherein this sin hath been this day. For, as the Lord liveth, which saveth Israel, though it be in Jonathan my son, he shall surely die. But there was not a man among all the people that answered him. Then said he unto all Israel, Be ye on one side, and I and Jonathan my son will be on the other side. And the people said unto Saul, Do what seemeth good unto thee. Therefore Saul said unto the Lord God of Israel, Give a perfect lot. And Saul and Jonathan were taken: but the people escaped. …

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17,18; 1Sa 10:19-21; 14:38-42; Pr 16:33; Jon 1:7; Ac 1:24-26

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Context

  • Joshua 7:13

    Up, sanctify the people, and say, Sanctify yourselves against to morrow: for thus saith the Lord God of Israel, There is an accursed thing in the midst of thee, O Israel: thou canst not stand before thine enemies, until ye take away the accursed thing from among you.

  • Joshua 7:14

    In the morning therefore ye shall be brought according to your tribes: and it shall be, that the tribe which the Lord taketh shall come according to the families thereof; and the family which the Lord shall take shall come by households; and the household which the Lord shall take shall come man by man.

  • Joshua 7:15

    And it shall be, that he that is taken with the accursed thing shall be burnt with fire, he and all that he hath: because he hath transgressed the covenant of the Lord, and because he hath wrought folly in Israel.

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Joshua 7:14 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Os allegaréis, pues, mañana por vuestras tribus; y la tribu que Jehová tomare, se allegará por sus familias; y la familia que Jehová tomare, se allegará por sus casas; y la casa que Jehová tomare, allegaráse por los varones;
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Vous vous approcherez le matin, selon vos tribus; et il arrivera que la tribu que l’ Éternel prendra s’approchera par familles; et la famille que l’ Éternel prendra s’approchera par maisons; et la maison que l’ Éternel prendra s’approchera par hommes:
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und ihr sollt am Morgen herzutreten nach euren Stämmen; und es soll geschehen: der Stamm, welchen Jehova treffen wird, soll herzutreten nach den Geschlechtern; und das Geschlecht, welches Jehova treffen wird, soll herzutreten nach den Häusern; und das Haus, welches Jehova treffen wird, soll herzutreten nach den Männern.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Accedetisque mane singuli per tribus vestras: et quamcumque tribum sors invenerit, accedet per cognationes suas, et cognatio per domos, domusque per viros.