Joshua

Joshua 22:20

²⁰Was not Achan^b son of Zerah unfaithful regarding what was set apart for destruction,^c bringing wrath upon the whole congregation of Israel? Yet it was not only Achan who perished because of his sin!’”

Footnotes

b 22:20 Achan means troubler; also called Acharin 1 Chronicles 2:7|1CH 2:7.
c 22:20 Forms of the Hebrew cherem refer to the giving over of things or persons to the LORD, either by destroying them or by giving them as an offering.

Read all of Joshua 22

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Was not	הֲל֣וֹא׀	hă·lō·w	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
Achan	עָכָ֣ן	‘ā·ḵān	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H5912 Akan
son	בֶּן־	ben-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1121 son
of Zerah	זֶ֗רַח	ze·raḥ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H2226 Zerach
unfaithful	מָ֤עַל	mā·‘al	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H4603 act unfaithfully, treacherously
regarding	מַ֙עַל֙	ma·‘al	Noun - masculine singular	H4604 unfaithful, treacherous act
what was set apart for destruction	בַּחֵ֔רֶם	ba·ḥê·rem	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H2764 devoted thing
bringing wrath	קָ֑צֶף	qā·ṣep̄	Noun - masculine singular	H7110 wrath
upon	וְעַֽל־	wə·‘al-	Conjunctive waw; Preposition	H5921 height
the whole	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
congregation	עֲדַ֥ת	‘ă·ḏaṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H5712 congregation
of Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
Yet it was not	לֹ֥א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
only	אֶחָ֔ד	’e·ḥāḏ	Number - masculine singular	H259 one
who perished	גָוַ֖ע	ḡā·wa‘	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H1478 expire perish, die
because of his sin	בַּעֲוֺנֽוֹ׃פ	ba·‘ă·wō·nōw	Preposition-b; Noun - common singular construct; third person masculine singular	H5771 iniquity, guilt, or punishment of iniquity

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Joshua 7:1 · Joshua 7:5 · 1 Corinthians 10:6 · Joshua 7:18 · Joshua 7:24

Cross-references from OpenBible.info, used under CC BY 4.0. The best-supported references for each verse are shown.

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.