Joshua 7:12 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJoshua 7:12 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וְלֹ֨א
lôʼ
H3808
not
יֻכְל֜וּ
yâkôl
H3201
to prevail
בְּנֵ֣י
bên
H1121
son
יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
לָקוּם֙
qûwm
H6965
to rise
לִפְנֵ֣י
pânîym
H6440
face
אֹיְבֵיהֶ֔ם
ʼôyêb
H341
enemy
עֹ֗רֶף
ʻôreph
H6203
neck
יִפְנוּ֙
pânâh
H6437
to turn
לִפְנֵ֣י
pânîym
H6440
face
אֹֽיְבֵיהֶ֔ם
ʼôyêb
H341
enemy
כִּ֥י
kîy
H3588
that
הָי֖וּ
hâyâh
H1961
to be
לְחֵ֑רֶם
chêrem
H2764
devoted thing
לֹ֤א
lôʼ
H3808
not
אוֹסִיף֙
yâçaph
H3254
to add
לִֽהְי֣וֹת
hâyâh
H1961
to be
עִמָּכֶ֔ם
ʻim
H5973
with
אִם
ʼim
H518
if
לֹ֥א
lôʼ
H3808
not
תַשְׁמִ֛ידוּ
shâmad
H8045
to destroy
הַחֵ֖רֶם
chêrem
H2764
devoted thing
מִֽקִּרְבְּכֶֽם
qereb
H7130
midst
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World English Bible Public Domain
Therefore the children of Israel can't stand before their enemies; they turn their backs before their enemies, because they are become accursed: I will not be with you any more, except you destroy the devoted thing from among you.
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King James Version Public Domain
Therefore the children of Israel could not stand before their enemies, but turned their backs before their enemies, because they were accursed: neither will I be with you any more, except ye destroy the accursed from among you.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
So the sons of Israel were not able to stand to the face of their enemies. They turned the back of the neck to the face of their enemies because they have become a devoted thing. I will not resume to be with you if you do not destroy the devoted thing from your midst.
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