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Joshua 7:5

in Joshua 7

And the men of Ai struck down about thirty-six of them, chasing them from the gate as far as the quarries and striking them down on the slopes. So the hearts of the people melted and became like water.

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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

ASV

And the men of Ai smote of them about thirty and six men; and they chased them from before the gate even unto Shebarim, and smote them at the descent: and the hearts of the people melted, and became as water.

KJV

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.

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This verse in Joshua 7

Commentary

2 notes on this verse
Shebarim - Rather, perhaps, “the stone quarries.” The smallness of the slaughter among the Israelites indicates that they fled early, probably without real conflict in battle.

This site's exposition

went up thither of the

on Joshua 7:4-5

Thirty and six men is a small loss beside the numbers this book usually reports, and the effect runs far past the figure. The hearts of the people melted and became as water is the wording Rahab used of Canaan at 2:11 and the wording 5:1 used of the Amorite kings, so the sentence written twice about the enemy is now written about Israel. Barnes reads Shebarim as the stone quarries, and the short casualty list points to a line that broke before there was much fighting.

The words behind it

19 Hebrew words

Every Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.

  • וַיַּכּ֨וּand they struck down

    vaiyakuH5221 →499 times

  • מֵהֶ֜םof <the> them

    mehem

  • אַנְשֵׁ֣י[the] men of

    ʾansheiH582 →566 times

  • הָעַ֗י<the> Ai

    haaiH5857 →40 times

  • כִּשְׁלֹשִׁ֤יםabout thirty

    kishloshimH7970 →172 times

  • וְשִׁשָּׁה֙and six

    veshishahH8337 →216 times

  • אִ֔ישׁman

    ʾishH376 →1663 times

  • וַֽיִּרְדְּפ֞וּםand they pursued them

    vaiyirdefumH7291 →143 times

  • לִפְנֵ֤י<to> before

    lifneiH6440 →2123 times

  • הַשַּׁ֙עַר֙the gate

    hashaarH8179 →374 times

  • עַד־to

    ʾad-H5704 →1261 times

  • הַשְּׁבָרִ֔ים<the> Shebarim

    hashevarimH7671 →

  • וַיַּכּ֖וּםand they struck down them

    vaiyakumH5221 →499 times

  • בַּמּוֹרָ֑דat the descent

    bamoradH4174 →

  • וַיִּמַּ֥סand it melted

    vaiyimasH4549 →21 times

  • לְבַב־[the] heart of

    levav-H3824 →252 times

  • הָעָ֖םthe people

    haamH5971 →1873 times

  • וַיְהִ֥יand it became

    vayhiH1961 →3559 times

  • לְמָֽיִם׃<into> water

    lemayimH4325 →581 times

A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.

Related verses

18 in all, six open

The number beside each verse is how many compiled reference works tie it to this one. The strongest six stand open.

Joshua 2:9and said to them, “I know that the LORD has given you this land and that the fear of you has fallen on us, so that all who dwell in the land are melting in fear of you.6 worksJoshua 2:11When we heard this, our hearts melted and everyone’s courage failed because of you, for the LORD your God is God in the heavens above and on the earth below.6 worksPsalms 58:7May they vanish like water that runs off; when they draw the bow, may their arrows be blunted.6 worksPsalms 22:14I am poured out like water, and all my bones are disjointed. My heart is like wax; it melts away within me.6 worksJoshua 22:20Was not Achan son of Zerah unfaithful regarding what was set apart for destruction, bringing wrath upon the whole congregation of Israel? Yet it was not only Achan who perished because of his sin!’”5 worksLeviticus 26:36As for those of you who survive, I will send a faintness into their hearts in the lands of their enemies, so that even the sound of a windblown leaf will put them to flight. And they will flee as one flees the sword, and fall when no one pursues them.4 works
The other 12 cross-references, with their words ▾
Ecclesiastes 9:18Wisdom is better than weapons of war, but one sinner destroys much good.4 worksJoshua 8:5Then I and all the troops with me will advance on the city. When they come out against us as they did the first time, we will flee from them.3 worksIsaiah 13:7Therefore all hands will fall limp, and every man’s heart will melt.2 worksDeuteronomy 1:44Then the Amorites who lived in the hills came out against you and chased you like a swarm of bees. They routed you from Seir all the way to Hormah.2 worksNahum 2:10She is emptied! Yes, she is desolate and laid waste! Hearts melt, knees knock, bodies tremble, and every face grows pale!2 worksJoshua 5:1Now when all the Amorite kings west of the Jordan and all the Canaanite kings along the coast heard how the LORD had dried up the waters of the Jordan before the Israelites until they had crossed over, their hearts melted and their spirits failed for fear of the Israelites.2 worksEzekiel 21:7And when they ask, ‘Why are you groaning?’ you are to say, ‘Because of the news that is coming. Every heart will melt, and every hand will go limp. Every spirit will faint, and every knee will turn to water.’ Yes, it is coming and it will surely happen, declares the Lord GOD.”2 worksJudges 20:31The Benjamites came out against them and were drawn away from the city. They began to attack the people as before, killing about thirty men of Israel in the fields and on the roads, one of which led up to Bethel and the other to Gibeah.2 worksNumbers 21:1When the Canaanite king of Arad, who lived in the Negev, heard that Israel was coming along the road to Atharim, he attacked Israel and captured some prisoners.2 works2 Samuel 17:9Surely by now he is hiding in a cave or some other location. If some of your troops fall first, whoever hears of it will say, ‘There has been a slaughter among the troops who follow Absalom.’2 worksNumbers 14:45Then the Amalekites and Canaanites who lived in that part of the hill country came down, attacked them, and routed them all the way to Hormah.2 works1 Chronicles 21:7This command was also evil in the sight of God; so He struck Israel.2 works

The walk

8 stops

Each card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.

  • Through

    Leviticus 26:36

    As for those of you who survive, I will send a faintness into their hearts in the lands of their enemies, so that even the sound of a windblown leaf will put them to…

    it leads to

    • Ezekiel 21:7

      And when they ask, ‘Why are you groaning?’ you are to say, ‘Because of the news that is coming. Every heart will melt, and every hand will go limp. Every spirit will faint, and…

      Reached by 2 separate paths from here.

    • Isaiah 30:17

      A thousand will flee at the threat of one; at the threat of five you will all flee, until you are left alone like a pole on a mountaintop, like a banner on a…

  • Through

    Joshua 2:11

    When we heard this, our hearts melted and everyone’s courage failed because of you, for the LORD your God is God in the heavens above and on the earth below.

    it leads to

    • Deuteronomy 4:39

      Know therefore this day and take to heart that the LORD is God in heaven above and on the earth below; there is no other.

    • Joshua 5:1

      Now when all the Amorite kings west of the Jordan and all the Canaanite kings along the coast heard how the LORD had dried up the waters of the Jordan before the Israelites until…

    • Isaiah 13:7

      Therefore all hands will fall limp, and every man’s heart will melt.

  • Through

    Joshua 2:9

    and said to them, “I know that the LORD has given you this land and that the fear of you has fallen on us, so that all who dwell in the land are melting…

    it leads to

    • Exodus 23:27

      I will send My terror ahead of you and throw into confusion every nation you encounter. I will make all your enemies turn and run.

    • Deuteronomy 2:25

      This very day I will begin to put the dread and fear of you upon all the nations under heaven. They will hear the reports of you and tremble in anguish because of you.”

  • Through

    Deuteronomy 1:44

    Then the Amorites who lived in the hills came out against you and chased you like a swarm of bees. They routed you from Seir all the way to Hormah.

    it leads to

    • Psalms 118:12

      They swarmed around me like bees, but they were extinguished like burning thorns; in the name of the LORD I cut them off.

Where this verse is studied

About Joshua

Achan Is Stoned to Death — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
Achan Is Stoned to Death — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Albert Barnes, Notes on the Old Testament and Keil and Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament: Joshua, Judges, Ruth.

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