Joshua 7:16
in Joshua 7So Joshua arose early the next morning and had Israel come forward tribe by tribe, and the tribe of Judah was selected.
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
So Joshua rose up early in the morning, and brought Israel near by their tribes; and the tribe of Judah was taken:
KJV
So Joshua rose up early in the morning, and brought Israel by their tribes; and the tribe of Judah was taken:
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This verse in Joshua 7
Commentary
5 notes on this verseSo Joshua rose up early in the morning,.... Which showed his readiness and diligence to obey the command of God; and as there was much work to do, it required that he should rise early: and brought Israel by their tribes: before the Lord, at the tabernacle, where he and the high priest and elders attended; each tribe was thither brought by their representatives: and the tribe of Judah was taken: either his stone in the breastplate of the high priest looked dull, as some say, or rather the lot being cast fell on that tribe.
This site's exposition
So Joshua arose early the next morning
on Joshua 7:16-18
The lot takes Judah, the tribe of the sceptre in Genesis 49:10, and Henry weighs what that costs the honoured name. Proverbs 16:33 states the principle the procedure rests on, that the lot is cast into the lap but its decision is from the LORD.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices
Upon thy face - This business is not to be done by inactive supplication, but by vigourous endeavours for reformation. Israel - Some or one of them. Transgressed my covenant - That is, broken the conditions of my covenant which they have promised to perform, whereof this was one, not to meddle with the accursed thing.
And by this story it appears that, as the laws, so Canaan itself, "made nothing perfect," the perfection both of holiness and peace to God's Israel is to be expected in the heavenly Canaan only.
In the scrutiny observe, 1. That the guilty tribe was that of Judah, which was, and was to be, of all the tribes, the most honourable and illustrious; this was an alloy to their dignity, and might serve as a check to their pride: many there were who were its glories, but here was one that was its reproach.
How the passage was read
What the Jewish commentators add
And brought the Bnei Yisroel near. He brought them in front of the Choshen. The Choshen was one of the sacred garments worn by the Kohein Gadol. The Divine decisions were given through the letters inscribed on the Choshen. on which the names of the tribes were inscribed.
1 more on this passage, in their own words ▾
Burned with fire. His tent and movable property [shall be burned].
This section is reception history: how the passage was read and kept in the Jewish tradition. Where a reading parts from an essential of the Christian faith, the section says so at that point.
Texts and citation data: Sefaria; each excerpt follows its version’s licence. 4 further sources are cited on this chapter that carry no English text this site may quote or only restate the verse.
The words behind it
10 Hebrew wordsEvery 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.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיַּשְׁכֵּ֤ם | vaiyashkem | and he rose early | H7925 → | 65 times |
| יְהוֹשֻׁ֙עַ֙ | yehoshua' | Joshua | H3091 → | 218 times |
| בַּבֹּ֔קֶר | baboker | in the morning | H1242 → | 214 times |
| וַיַּקְרֵ֥ב | vaiyakrev | and he brought near | H7126 → | 280 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל | yisrael | Israel | H3478 → | 2507 times |
| לִשְׁבָטָ֑יו | lishvatav | to tribes its | H7626 → | 190 times |
| וַיִּלָּכֵ֖ד | vaiyilakhed | and it was taken by lot | H3920 → | 121 times |
| שֵׁ֥בֶט | shevet | [the] tribe of | H7626 → | 190 times |
| יְהוּדָֽה׃ | yehudah | Judah | H3063 → | 819 times |
וַיַּשְׁכֵּ֤םand he rose early
vaiyashkemH7925 →65 times
יְהוֹשֻׁ֙עַ֙Joshua
yehoshua'H3091 →218 times
בַּבֹּ֔קֶרin the morning
babokerH1242 →214 times
וַיַּקְרֵ֥בand he brought near
vaiyakrevH7126 →280 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לIsrael
yisraelH3478 →2507 times
לִשְׁבָטָ֑יוto tribes its
lishvatavH7626 →190 times
וַיִּלָּכֵ֖דand it was taken by lot
vaiyilakhedH3920 →121 times
שֵׁ֥בֶט[the] tribe of
shevetH7626 →190 times
יְהוּדָֽה׃Judah
yehudahH3063 →819 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach 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
Ecclesiastes 9:10Whatever you find to do with your hands, do it with all your might, for in Sheol, where you are going, there is no work or planning or knowledge or wisdom.
it leads to
- Colossians 3:23
Whatever you do, work at it with your whole being, for the Lord and not for men,
- Ephesians 5:16
redeeming the time, because the days are evil.
- Romans 12:11
Do not let your zeal subside; keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord.
- Psalms 6:5
For there is no mention of You in death; who can praise You from Sheol?
- Ecclesiastes 11:6
Sow your seed in the morning, and do not rest your hands in the evening, for you do not know which will succeed, whether this or that, or if both will equally prosper.
- Colossians 3:23
Through
Psalms 119:60I hurried without hesitating to keep Your commandments.
it leads to
- Galatians 1:16
to reveal His Son in me so that I might preach Him among the Gentiles, I did not rush to consult with flesh and blood,
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Psalms 95:7–8
For He is our God, and we are the people of His pasture, the sheep under His care. Today, if you hear His voice,
- Galatians 1:16
Through
Genesis 22:3So Abraham got up early the next morning, saddled his donkey, and took along two of his servants and his son Isaac. He split the wood for a burnt offering and set out for…
it leads to
- Psalms 119:60
I hurried without hesitating to keep Your commandments.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Psalms 119:60
Where this verse is studied
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About Joshua
Who and where
2 names in this verse with a page on the site.
- PersonPatriarchsJudahJacob's fourth son who pledges himself for Benjamin; the tribe that carries the scepter to Shiloh (49:10) and the line to Christ (…
- PersonConquestJoshuaMoses' minister and successor, one of the two faithful spies; he led Israel across Jordan, around Jericho, and through the conques…
This page draws on John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.