Joshua 7:15

The one who is caught with the things devoted to destruction must be burned, along with all that belongs to him, because he has transgressed the covenant of the LORD and committed an outrage in Israel.’”
Joshua 7:15
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Original language (Hebrew)

וְהָיָה֙ הַנִּלְכָּ֣ד בַּחֵ֔רֶם יִשָּׂרֵ֣ף בָּאֵ֔שׁ אֹת֖וֹ וְאֶת־כָּל־אֲשֶׁר־ל֑וֹ כִּ֤י עָבַר֙ אֶת־בְּרִ֣ית יְהוָ֔ה וְכִֽי־עָשָׂ֥ה נְבָלָ֖ה בְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

  1. וְהָיָה֙ve.ha.Yah“and it will be”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
  2. הַנִּלְכָּ֣דha.nil.Kad“the [one who] is taken by lot”
    Definite article + Verb, niphal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from לָכַד · “to capture” · Strong's H3920
  3. בַּחֵ֔רֶםba.Che.rem“with the devoted thing[s]”
    Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from חֵ֫רֶם · “devoted thing” · Strong's H2764A
  4. יִשָּׂרֵ֣ףyi.sa.Ref“he will be burned”
    Verb, niphal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from שָׂרַף · “to burn” · Strong's H8313
  5. בָּאֵ֔שׁba.'Esh“with <the> fire”
    Preposition with article + Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from אֵשׁ · “fire” · Strong's H0784
  6. אֹת֖וֹ'o.To“<obj.> him”
    Particle, direct object marker + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  7. וְאֶת־ve.'Et“and <obj.>”
    Conjunction + Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  8. כָּל־kol-“all”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
  9. אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-“that”
    Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
  10. ל֑וֹlo“[belongs] to <the> him”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from Os3m · “him” · Strong's H9033
  11. כִּ֤יki“for”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  12. עָבַר֙'a.Var“he has transgressed”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from עָבַר · “trespass” · Strong's H5674D
  13. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  14. בְּרִ֣יתbe.Rit“covenant of”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from בְּרִית · “covenant” · Strong's H1285
  15. יְהוָ֔הYah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  16. וְכִֽי־ve.khi-“and for”
    Conjunction + Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  17. עָשָׂ֥ה'a.Sah“he has done”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from עָשָׂה · “do” · Strong's H6213A
  18. נְבָלָ֖הne.va.Lah“disgraceful folly”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from נְבָלָה · “folly” · Strong's H5039
  19. בְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃be.Yis.ra.'El“in Israel”
    Preposition + Noun, proper name of a place · from יִשְׂרָאֵל · “Israel” · Strong's H3478
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)