Joshua 7:6 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And Joshua rent his clothes, and fell to the earth upon his face before the ark of the Lord until the eventide, he and the elders of Israel, and put dust upon their heads.”
Joshua 7:6 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Joshua 7:6 in 6 Bible Translations
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Joshua 7:6 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Joshua tore his clothes, and fell to the earth on his face before Yahweh’s ark until the evening, he and the elders of Israel; and they put dust on their heads.”
Joshua 7:6 — World English Bible
Joshua 7:6 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And Joshua rent his clothes, and fell to the earth upon his face before the ark of Jehovah until the evening, he and the elders of Israel; and they put dust upon their heads.”
Joshua 7:6 — American Standard Version
Joshua 7:6 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And Joshua rendeth his garments, and falleth on his face to the earth before the ark of Jehovah till the evening, he and the elders of Israel, and they cause dust to go up on their head.”
Joshua 7:6 — Young's Literal Translation
Joshua 7:6 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And Joshua rent his clothes, and fell to the earth upon his face before the ark of Jehovah until the evening, he and the elders of Israel, and threw dust upon their heads.”
Joshua 7:6 — Darby Translation
Joshua 7:6 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Then Ioshua rent his clothes, and fell to the earth vpon his face before the Arke of the Lord, vntill the euentide, he, and the Elders of Israel, and put dust vpon their heads.”
Joshua 7:6 — Geneva Bible
Joshua 7:6 in Context — Joshua 7
4 So there went up thither of the people about three thousand men: and they fled before the men of Ai.
5 And the men of Ai smote of them about thirty and six men: for they chased them from before the gate even unto Shebarim, and smote them in the going down: wherefore the hearts of the people melted, and became as water.
6 And Joshua rent his clothes, and fell to the earth upon his face before the ark of the Lord until the eventide, he and the elders of Israel, and put dust upon their heads.
7 And Joshua said, Alas, O Lord God, wherefore hast thou at all brought this people over Jordan, to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites, to destroy us? would to God we had been content, and dwelt on the other side Jordan!
8 O Lord, what shall I say, when Israel turneth their backs before their enemies!
What Does Joshua 7:6 Mean?
Joshua 7:6 is a verse from the Book of Joshua, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Joshua chapter 7. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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