JOS 7:9 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) When the Canaanites and the other people living in this land hear about this, they’ll surround us and kill all of us. Then what would you do to defend your honour?

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BrLXX Καὶ ἀκούσας ὁ Χαναναῖος καὶ πάντες οἱ κατοικοῦντες τὴν γῆν, περικυκλώσουσιν ἡμᾶς, καὶ ἐκτρίψουσιν ἡμᾶς ἀπὸ τῆς γῆς· καὶ τί ποιήσεις τὸ ὄνομά σου τὸ μέγα;
(Kai akousas ho Ⱪananaios kai pantes hoi katoikountes taʸn gaʸn, perikuklōsousin haʸmas, kai ektripsousin haʸmas apo taʸs gaʸs; kai ti poiaʸseis to onoma sou to mega; )

BrTr And when the Chananite and all the inhabitants of the land hear it, they shall compass us round and destroy us from off the land: and what wilt thou do for thy great name?

ULT And the Canaanite and all those who dwell in the land will hear and will surround us and cut off our name from the earth. And what will you do for your great name?”

UST The Canaanites and all the other people who are living in this land will hear about this. Then they will surround us and kill all of us! Then what will you do to defend your honor?”

BSB When the Canaanites and all who live in the land hear about this, they will surround us and wipe out our name from the earth. Then what will You do for Your great name?”

OEB For the Canaanites and all the inhabitants of the land will hear of it, and will surround us, and cut off our name from the earth; and what wilt thou do for thy great name?

WEBBE For the Canaanites and all the inhabitants of the land will hear of it, and will surround us, and cut off our name from the earth. What will you do for your great name?”

WMBB (Same as above)

MSG ^(7-9)Joshua said, “Oh, oh, oh . . . Master, God. Why did you insist on bringing this people across the Jordan? To make us victims of the Amorites? To wipe us out? Why didn’t we just settle down on the east side of the Jordan? Oh, Master, what can I say after this, after Israel has been run off by its enemies? When the Canaanites and all the others living here get wind of this, they’ll gang up on us and make short work of us—and then how will you keep up your reputation?”

NET When the Canaanites and all who live in the land hear about this, they will turn against us and destroy the very memory of us from the earth. What will you do to protect your great reputation?”

LSV And the Canaanite and all the inhabitants of the land hear, and have come around against us, and cut off our name from the earth; and what do You do for Your great Name?”

FBV The Canaanites and everyone living in the land will come and surround us and wipe us out so completely that even our name will be forgotten. Then what will happen to your great reputation?”

T4T The Canaan people-group and all the other people who are living in this land will hear about this. Then they will surround us and kill all of us! Then what will you do ◄to defend your reputation [MTY]/to show that you are a powerful God►?”

LEB The Canaanites and all the inhabitants of the land will hear of this, and they will surround us and cut off our name from the land. What will you do, for your great name?”

BBE For when the news comes to the Canaanites and all the people of the land, they will come up, shutting us in and cutting off our name from the earth: and what will you do for the honour of your great name?

Moff The Canaanites and all the natives will hear of it and surround us and wipe us off the earth. Then what wilt thou do for thy great honour?”

JPS For when the Canaanites and all the inhabitants of the land hear of it, they will compass us round, and cut off our name from the earth; and what wilt Thou do for Thy great name?'

ASV 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 wilt thou do for thy great name?

DRA The Chanaanites, and all the inhabitants of the land will hear of it, and being gathered together will surround us and cut off our name from the earth: and what wilt thou do to thy great name?

YLT and the Canaanite and all the inhabitants of the land do hear, and have come round against us, and cut off our name out of the earth; and what dost Thou do for Thy great name?'

Drby When the Canaanites and all the inhabitants of the land shall hear [of it], they will surround us, and cut off our name from the earth. And what wilt thou do unto thy great name?

RV For the Canaanites and all the inhabitants of the land shall hear of it, and shall compass us round, and cut off our name from the earth: and what wilt thou do for thy great name?

Wbstr For the Canaanites, and all the inhabitants of the land will hear of it , and will environ us, and cut off our name from the earth: and what wilt thou do to thy great name?

KJB-1769 For the Canaanites and all the inhabitants of the land shall hear of it, and shall environ us round, and cut off our name from the earth: and what wilt thou do unto thy great name?
(For the Canaanites and all the inhabitants of the land shall hear of it, and shall environ us round, and cut off our name from the earth: and what wilt/will thou/you do unto thy/your great name? )

KJB-1611 For the Canaanites, and all the inhabitants of the land shall heare of it, and shall enuiron vs round, and cut off our name from the earth: and what wilt thou doe vnto thy great Name?
(For the Canaanites, and all the inhabitants of the land shall hear of it, and shall enuiron us round, and cut off our name from the earth: and what wilt/will thou/you do unto thy/your great Name?)

Bshps Surely the Chanaanites, and all the inhabitauntes of the lande shal heare of it, and shall conspire against vs, and destroy the name of vs out of the worlde: And what wilt thou do vnto thy mightie name?
(Surely the Canaanites, and all the inhabitauntes of the land shall hear of it, and shall conspire against us, and destroy the name of us out of the world: And what wilt/will thou/you do unto thy/your mighty name?)

Gnva For the Canaanites, and all the inhabitants of the land shall heare of it, and shall compasse vs, and destroy our name out of the earth: and what wilt thou doe vnto thy mightie Name?
(For the Canaanites, and all the inhabitants of the land shall hear of it, and shall compass us, and destroy our name out of the earth: and what wilt/will thou/you do unto thy/your mighty Name? )

Cvdl Wha the Cananites heare of this, they shal compasse vs rounde aboute, yee and rote out oure names from of the earth. What wylt thou do then vnto thy greate name?
(Wha the Canaanites hear of this, they shall compass us round about, ye/you_all and root out our names from of the earth. What wilt/will thou/you do then unto thy/your great name?)

Wycl Cananeys, and alle dwelleris of the lond schulen here, and thei schulen be gaderid togidere, and schulen cumpas vs, and schulen do awei oure name fro erthe; and what schalt thou do to thi grete name?
(Cananeys, and all dwellers of the land should here, and they should be gathered together, and should cumpas us, and should do away our name from earth; and what shalt thou/you do to thy/your great name?)

Luth Wenn das die Kanaaniter und alle Einwohner des Landes hören so werden sie uns umgeben und auch unsern Namen ausrotten von der Erde. Was willst du denn bei deinem großen Namen tun?
(When the the Kanaaniter and all Einwohner the lands listenn so become they/she/them us/to_us/ourselves umgeben and also unsern name(s) ausrotten from the/of_the earth. What willst you because at your large name(s) tun?)

ClVg Audient Chananæi, et omnes habitatores terræ, et pariter conglobati circumdabunt nos, atque delebunt nomen nostrum de terra: et quid facies magno nomini tuo?
(Audient Chananæi, and everyone habitatores terræ, and pariter conglobati circumdabunt we, atque delebunt nomen nostrum about terra: and quid faces magno to_the_name tuo? )

TTN Tyndale Theme Notes:

Community Responsibility: Achan’s Sin

Should an entire community be held responsible for the sins of a smaller few?

Why did so many of Israel’s soldiers die at Ai because of Achan’s sin (Josh 7)? Why did the Israelites stone Achan’s family along with him? A significant part of the answer to these questions comes by understanding the concept of community responsibility.

If Achan’s family knew of his theft, they were accomplices and shared Achan’s guilt. A community becomes responsible for sin when people either actively participate in an act of sin or silently condone sinful actions or attitudes.

But what about Achan’s children who were too young to understand or those who had no knowledge of his theft? What about Israel’s soldiers who died at Ai because Achan stole what belonged to God?

To understand, we have to go back to the beginning. The sin of our first parents, Adam and Eve (Gen 3), was at least twofold. First, they chose not to trust God, even though they had an intimate relationship with him, choosing instead to listen to the voice of a stranger. Second, though they were unsuccessful, they declared their independence from God by trying to become like gods themselves.

Because we all make that same choice for ourselves, no one is truly innocent (see Ps 14:2-3; Rom 3:9-23). As a result, we are all subject to the consequences of sin in the world. We may die as the result of another’s sin, carelessness, or ignorance, or as a result of our own. Because one person drives under the influence of alcohol, someone else might die on the highway. Because one person wants to maximize profits, others can suffer in wretched conditions. And because Achan sinned, others in Israel died at Ai.

None of this is “fair.” However, God promises to bring perfect justice in his own time. God’s justice will be mediated through his grace and mercy, brought to us through Jesus’ death in our place (see Rom 5:12-21).

Passages for Further Study

Gen 9:24-27; Exod 20:5; Josh 7:1-26; 2 Kgs 14:6; 21:10-15; Ezra 9:6-15; Neh 9:16-37; Jer 31:29-30; Ezek 18:20; Dan 9:4-19; Matt 23:29-36; John 9:1-3; Rom 5:12-21; 1 Cor 15:21

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-genericnoun

הַֽ⁠כְּנַעֲנִ֗י

(Some words not found in UHB: and,hear the,Canaanites and=all/each/any/every inhabitants the=earth/land and,surround around,us and,cut_off DOM name,our from/more_than the=earth/land and,what do for,name,your the,great )

Joshua is not referring to a specific Canaanite. He means the Canaanite people groups in general. It may be more natural in your language to express this meaning by using a plural form. Alternate translation: “the Canaanites”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

וְ⁠הִכְרִ֥יתוּ אֶת־ שְׁמֵ֖⁠נוּ מִן־ הָ⁠אָ֑רֶץ

and,cut_off DOM name,our from/more_than the=earth/land

Joshua is speaking as if the Canaanite people groups would actually cut off the name of the Israelites from the earth, as if their name were a physical part of the earth. He is using their name to represent their reputation and the memory of them, he is using the phrase cut off to mean “bring to an end” or “cause to cease,” and he is using the earth to mean the people who live on the earth. Alternate translation: “and they will make the people of the earth forget that we ever existed”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

וּ⁠מַֽה־תַּעֲשֵׂ֖ה לְ⁠שִׁמְ⁠ךָ֥ הַ⁠גָּדֽוֹל

and,what (Some words not found in UHB: and,hear the,Canaanites and=all/each/any/every inhabitants the=earth/land and,surround around,us and,cut_off DOM name,our from/more_than the=earth/land and,what do for,name,your the,great )

Joshua is using the question form for emphasis. He is using Yahweh’s name to represent his reputation. If a speaker of your language would not use the question form for that purpose, you could translate this as a statement or as an exclamation. Alternate translation: “And then it would be difficult for you to do something about your name!”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

וּ⁠מַֽה־תַּעֲשֵׂ֖ה לְ⁠שִׁמְ⁠ךָ֥ הַ⁠גָּדֽוֹל

Yahweh’s name represents his reputation. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression from your language or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “And what will you do to preserve your great reputation?” or “And then your great reputation will suffer!”

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