Yosua 7:12

7:12 The Israelites are unable to stand before their enemies; they retreat because they have become subject to annihilation. ¹  I will no longer be with you, ²  unless you destroy what has contaminated you. ³ 

Yosua 8:31

8:31 just as Moses the Lord’s servant had commanded the Israelites. As described in the law scroll of Moses, it was made with uncut stones untouched by an iron tool. ⁴  They offered burnt sacrifices on it and sacrificed tokens of peace. ⁵ 

[7:12]  ¹ tn Heb “they turn [the] back before their enemies because they are set apart [to destruction by the Lord].”

[7:12]  ² tn The second person pronoun is plural in Hebrew, indicating these words are addressed to the entire nation.

[7:12]  ³ tn Heb “what is set apart [to destruction by the Lord] from your midst.”

[8:31]  ⁴ tn Heb “as it is written in the scroll of the law of Moses, an altar of whole stones on which no one had wielded iron.” The expression “whole stones” refers to stones in their natural condition, i.e., not carved or shaped artificially with tools (“wielded iron”).

[8:31]  ⁵ tn Or “peace offerings.”