en_tn/jos/07/10.md

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Yahweh tells Joshua why Israel is cursed.

Why are you lying there on your face?

God used this question to rebuke Joshua for lying there on his face. AT: "Stop lying there with your face in the dirt!" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion)

the things that were set apart

These are the things "marked for destruction" from Joshua 6:18-19. AT: "the cursed things" or "those things which God has cursed"

They have stolen and then also hidden their sin

Hiding their sin represents trying to keep others from knowing that they have sinned. AT: "They have stolen those things, and then they tried to keep people from knowing that they sinned" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)

cannot stand before their enemies

Standing before their enemies represents fighting successfully against their enemies. AT: "cannot fight successfully against their enemies" or "cannot defeat their enemies" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)

They turned their backs from their enemies

Doing this represents running away from their enemies. AT: "They ran away from their enemies" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)

I will not be with you any more

Being with Israel represents helping Israel. AT: "I will not help you any more" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)