Keep none of the plunder that has been set apart for destruction. Then the Lord will turn from his fierce anger and be merciful to you. He will have compassion on you and make you a large nation, just as he swore to your ancestors.

那当毁灭的物连一点都不可粘你的手。你要听从耶和华你神的话，遵守我今日所吩咐你的一切诫命，行耶和华你神眼中看为正的事，耶和华就必转意，不发烈怒，恩待你，怜恤你，照他向你列祖所起的誓使你人数增多。”

那当毁灭的物一点都不可粘你的手，好让耶和华转回，不向你发烈怒，却恩待你，怜悯你，照他向你列祖所起的誓使你人数增多；

那当毁灭的物一点都不可粘你的手，好让耶和华转回，不向你发烈怒，却恩待你，怜悯你，照他向你列祖所起的誓使你人数增多；

你们不可保留任何应当被毁灭的东西，这样耶和华就不再向你们发怒，转而施恩怜悯你们。“只要你们遵守我今天吩咐你们的一切诫命，做耶和华视为正的事，祂必按照祂对你们祖先所起的誓，怜悯你们，使你们人丁兴旺。

那当毁灭的物，一点也不可留在你手中，好使耶和华转意不发烈怒，反而向你施恩，怜悯你，照着他向你的列祖所起的誓，使你的人数增多；

那當毀滅的物連一點都不可粘你的手。你要聽從耶和華－你神的話，遵守我今日所吩咐你的一切誡命，行耶和華－你神眼中看為正的事，耶和華就必轉意，不發烈怒，恩待你，憐恤你，照他向你列祖所起的誓使你人數增多。」

那當毀滅的物一點都不可黏你的手，好讓耶和華轉回，不向你發烈怒，卻恩待你，憐憫你，照他向你列祖所起的誓使你人數增多；

那當毀滅的物一點都不可黏你的手，好讓耶和華轉回，不向你發烈怒，卻恩待你，憐憫你，照他向你列祖所起的誓使你人數增多；

你們不可保留任何應當被毀滅的東西，這樣耶和華就不再向你們發怒，轉而施恩憐憫你們。「只要你們遵守我今天吩咐你們的一切誡命，做耶和華視為正的事，祂必按照祂對你們祖先所起的誓，憐憫你們，使你們人丁興旺。

那當毀滅的物，一點也不可留在你手中，好使耶和華轉意不發烈怒，反而向你施恩，憐憫你，照著他向你的列祖所起的誓，使你的人數增多；

該被毁滅歸神之物、一點都不可粘着你的手，好使永恆主回心轉意、不向你發烈怒，反而向你施憐憫；既憐憫你，就使你人數增多，照他向你列祖所起誓應許過的；

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and none of the condemned things are to be found in your hands. Then the Lord will turn from his fierce anger, will show you mercy, and will have compassion on you. He will increase your numbers, as he promised on oath to your ancestors—

Don’t keep anything that should be destroyed. Then the Lord will turn away from his great anger. He will show you mercy. He’ll have deep concern for you. He’ll cause there to be many of you. That’s what he promised your people of long ago. He gave his word when he made the promise.

None of the devoted things shall stick to your hand, that the Lord may turn from the fierceness of his anger and show you mercy and have compassion on you and multiply you, as he swore to your fathers,

Nothing set apart for destruction is to remain in your hand, so that the LORD will turn from his burning anger and grant you mercy, show you compassion, and multiply you as he swore to your ancestors.

Nothing at all from what is designated for destruction is to cling to your hand, in order that the Lord may turn from His burning anger and show mercy to you, and have compassion on you and make you increase, just as He has sworn to your fathers,

So none of the accursed things shall remain in your hand, that the Lord may turn from the fierceness of His anger and show you mercy, have compassion on you and multiply you, just as He swore to your fathers,

And there shall cleave nought of the devoted thing to thy hand; that Jehovah may turn from the fierceness of his anger, and show thee mercy, and have compassion upon thee, and multiply thee, as he hath sworn unto thy fathers;

Nothing set apart for destruction is to remain in your hand, so that the Lord will turn from His burning anger and grant you mercy, show you compassion, and multiply you as He swore to your fathers.

And there shall cleave nought of the cursed thing to thine hand: that the LORD may turn from the fierceness of his anger, and shew thee mercy, and have compassion upon thee, and multiply thee, as he hath sworn unto thy fathers;

You must not take for yourself anything that has been placed under judgment. Then the LORD will relent from his intense anger, show you compassion, have mercy on you, and multiply you as he promised your ancestors.

Nothing of the devoted thing shall cling to your hand, that Yahweh may turn from the fierceness of his anger and show you mercy, and have compassion on you and multiply you, as he has sworn to your fathers,

I will cause your descendants to become as numerous as the stars of the sky, and I will give them all these lands. And through your descendants all the nations of the earth will be blessed.

where the Lord appeared to him on the night of his arrival.“ I am the God of your father, Abraham,” he said.“ Do not be afraid, for I am with you and will bless you. I will multiply your descendants, and they will become a great nation. I will do this because of my promise to Abraham, my servant.”

They piled a great heap of stones over Achan, which remains to this day. That is why the place has been called the Valley of Trouble ever since. So the Lord was no longer angry.

Do not bring any detestable objects into your home, for then you will be destroyed, just like them. You must utterly detest such things, for they are set apart for destruction.

then the Lord your God will restore your fortunes. He will have mercy on you and gather you back from all the nations where he has scattered you.

Your descendants will be as numerous as the dust of the earth! They will spread out in all directions— to the west and the east, to the north and the south. And all the families of the earth will be blessed through you and your descendants.

“ Do not take any of the things set apart for destruction, or you yourselves will be completely destroyed, and you will bring trouble on the camp of Israel.

Yet he was merciful and forgave their sins and did not destroy them all. Many times he held back his anger and did not unleash his fury!

And I will make a covenant of peace with them, an everlasting covenant. I will give them their land and increase their numbers, and I will put my Temple among them forever.

Though he brings grief, he also shows compassion because of the greatness of his unfailing love.

Didn’t divine anger fall on the entire community of Israel when Achan, a member of the clan of Zerah, sinned by stealing the things set apart for the Lord? He was not the only one who died because of his sin.”

The Lord issued the following command to Moses:“ Seize all the ringleaders and execute them before the Lord in broad daylight, so his fierce anger will turn away from the people of Israel.”

But Israel violated the instructions about the things set apart for the Lord. A man named Achan had stolen some of these dedicated things, so the Lord was very angry with the Israelites. Achan was the son of Carmi, a descendant of Zimri son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah.

“ This is what the Lord says: Because you have obeyed me and have not withheld even your son, your only son, I swear by my own name thatI will certainly bless you. I will multiply your descendants beyond number, like the stars in the sky and the sand on the seashore. Your descendants will conquer the cities of their enemies.

He will love you and bless you, and he will give you many children. He will give fertility to your land and your animals. When you arrive in the land he swore to give your ancestors, you will have large harvests of grain, new wine, and olive oil, and great herds of cattle, sheep, and goats.

But I lavish unfailing love for a thousand generations on those who love me and obey my commands.

“ However, anything specially set apart for the Lord— whether a person, an animal, or family property— must never be sold or bought back. Anything devoted in this way has been set apart as holy, and it belongs to the Lord.No person specially set apart for destruction may be bought back. Such a person must be put to death.

If anyone does not love the Lord, that person is cursed. Our Lord, come!

At that time Joshua invoked this curse:“ May the curse of the Lord fall on anyone who tries to rebuild the town of Jericho. At the cost of his firstborn son, he will lay its foundation. At the cost of his youngest son, he will set up its gates.”