# General Information:

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](../06/17.md). 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]])

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/yahweh]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/joshua]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/israel]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/sin]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/covenant]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/command]]