Joshua 7:6

7:6 Joshua tore his clothes;15 he and the leaders16 of Israel lay face down on the ground before the ark of the Lord until evening17 and threw dirt on their heads.18

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15	sn Tearing one’s clothes was an outward expression of extreme sorrow (see Gen 37:34; 44:13).
16	tn Or “elders.”
17	tn Heb “and fell on his face to the ground before the ark of the Lord until evening, he and the elders of Israel.”
18	sn Throwing dirt on one’s head was an outward expression of extreme sorrow (see Lam 2:10; Ezek 27:30).