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King James Bible - Joshua 7:4

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SEV Biblia, Chapter 7:4

Y subieron allá del pueblo como tres mil hombres, los cuales huyeron delante de los de Hai.

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Clarke's Bible Commentary - Joshua 7:4

Verse 4. About three thousand men] The spies sent to reconnoitre the place (ver. 3) reported that the town was meanly garrisoned, and that two or three thousand men would be sufficient to take it. These were accordingly sent up, and were repulsed by the Amorites.

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John Gill's Bible Commentary

Ver. 4. So there went up thither of the people about three thousand men , etc.] Joshua detached from the army the largest number proposed, that there might be strength enough to take the place; and those he sent under proper officers to Ai, who went up to the very gate of the city, as appears from ( Joshua 7:5): and they fled before the men of Ai ; for upon their appearing at the gate of their city, they came out with all their forces against them, and as soon as they did, the children of Israel durst not face them, but without engaging with them fled at once: God having forsaken them, their courage failed, the dread of their enemies falling on them.

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Matthew Henry Commentary

Verses 1-5 - Achan took some of the spoil of Jericho. The love of the world is tha root of bitterness, which of all others is most hardly rooted up. We should take heed of sin ourselves, lest by it many be defiled of disquieted, Heb 12:15; and take heed of having fellowship with sinners lest we share their guilt. It concerns us to watch over one another to prevent sin, because others' sins may be to our damage. The eas conquest of Jericho excited contempt of the enemy, and a disposition to expect the Lord to do all for them without their using proper means Thus men abuse the doctrines of Divine grace, and the promises of God into excuses for their own sloth and self-indulgence. We are to wor out our own salvation, though it is God that works in us. It was a dea victory to the Canaanites, whereby Israel was awakened and reformed and reconciled to their God, and the people of Canaan hardened to their own ruin.

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Original Hebrew

ויעלו 5927 מן 4480 העם 5971 שׁמה 8033 כשׁלשׁת 7969 אלפים 505 אישׁ 376 וינסו 5127 לפני 6440 אנשׁי 376 העי׃ 5857