For the Canaanites and all the inhabitants of the land shall hear of it, and shall environ us round, and cut off our name from the earth: and what wilt thou do unto thy great name?
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Verse 9 is found in chapter 7 of Joshua. Joshua intercedes, asking why God allowed the defeat, and the divine response identifies the cause: Israel has sinned by taking objects devoted to destruction. The solution is not first a new military strategy, but restoration of covenant faithfulness. The procedure for identifying the guilty party eventually leads to Achan. The narrative emphasizes that Israel’s problem is not the supposed superiority of the enemy, but the breach of obedience required by God.
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Wenn das die Kanaaniter und alle Einwohner des Landes hören, so werden sie uns umbringen und auch unsern Namen ausrotten von der Erde. Was willst du denn für deinen großen Namen tun?
Porque los Cananeos y todos los moradores de la tierra oirán, y nos cercarán, y raerán nuestro nombre de sobre la tierra: entonces ¿qué harás tú a tu grande nombre?
Les Cananéens et tous les habitants du pays l'apprendront; ils nous envelopperont, et ils feront disparaître notre nom de la terre. Et que feras-tu pour ton grand nom?
I Cananei, e tutti gli abitanti del paese, l’udiranno, e si rauneranno d’ogn’intorno contro a noi, e distruggeranno il nostro nome d’in su la terra: e che farai tu del tuo gran Nome?
Ouvindo isto, os cananeus, e todos os moradores da terra, nos cercarão e desarraigarão o nosso nome da terra; e então que farás ao teu grande nome?
迦南 人和這地所有的居民聽見了就必圍困我們,把我們的名從地上除去。那時,你為你至大的名要怎樣做呢?」
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