Joshua 7:12-14

Expanded Bible

¹² That is why the ·Israelites [^Lsons/^Tchildren of Israel] cannot ·face [stand before] their enemies. They ·turn away from the fight and run [fled/turned their backs before their enemies], because I have ·commanded that they be destroyed [devoted them for destruction]. I will not ·help [^Lbe with] you anymore unless you destroy ·everything as I commanded [the things devoted for destruction from among] you.

¹³ “Now go! ·Make the people holy [Consecrate the people]. Tell them, ‘·Set yourselves apart to the Lord [Consecrate yourselves] for tomorrow. The Lord, the God of Israel, says ·some of you are keeping things he commanded you to destroy [^Lthere are devoted things among you, Israel!]. You will never ·defeat [^Lstand before] your enemies until you ·throw away those things [^Lremove the devoted things from among you].

¹⁴ “‘Tomorrow morning you must be present with your tribes. The Lord will choose one tribe to stand alone before him. Then the Lord will choose ·one family group [clan] from that tribe to stand before him. Then the Lord will choose one family from that ·family group [clan] to stand before him, person by person.