Joshua
Joshua 7:20–21
20“It is true,” Achan replied, “I have sinned against the LORD, the God of Israel. This is what I did: 21When I saw among the spoils a beautiful cloak from Shinar,e two hundred shekels of silver,f and a bar of gold weighing fifty shekels,g I coveted them and took them. They are hidden in the ground inside my tent, with the silver underneath.”
Footnotes
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Joshua 7:20
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| It is true | אָמְנָ֗ה | ’ā·mə·nāh | Adverb | H546 verily, truly, indeed |
| Achan | עָכָ֛ן | ‘ā·ḵān | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H5912 Akan |
| replied | וַיַּ֧עַן | way·ya·‘an | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H6030 answer, respond |
| I | אָנֹכִ֤י | ’ā·nō·ḵî | Pronoun - first person common singular | H595 I |
| have sinned | חָטָ֙אתִי֙ | ḥā·ṭā·ṯî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H2398 miss |
| against the LORD | לַֽיהוָה֙ | Yah·weh | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| the God | אֱלֹהֵ֣י | ’ĕ·lō·hê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H430 God |
| of Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| This | וְכָזֹ֥את | wə·ḵā·zōṯ | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k; Pronoun - feminine singular | H2063 this |
| is what I did | עָשִֽׂיתִי׃ | ‘ā·śî·ṯî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H6213 do, make |
Joshua 7:21
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| When I saw | וָאֶרְאֶה | wå̄·ʾɛr·ʾɛh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular | H7200 see |
| among the spoils | בַשָּׁלָ֡ל | ḇaš·šā·lāl | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H7998 prey, spoil, plunder, booty |
| a | אַחַ֨ת | ’a·ḥaṯ | Number - feminine singular construct | H259 one |
| beautiful | טוֹבָ֜ה | ṭō·w·ḇāh | Adjective - feminine singular | H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good |
| cloak | אַדֶּ֣רֶת | ’ad·de·reṯ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H155 glory, cloak |
| from Shinar | שִׁנְעָר֩ | šin·‘ār | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H8152 Shinar |
| two hundred | וּמָאתַ֧יִם | ū·mā·ṯa·yim | Conjunctive waw; Number - fd | H3967 hundred |
| shekels | שְׁקָלִ֣ים | šə·qā·lîm | Noun - masculine plural | H8255 shekel |
| of silver | כֶּ֗סֶף | ke·sep̄ | Noun - masculine singular | H3701 silver, money |
| and a | אֶחָד֙ | ’e·ḥāḏ | Number - masculine singular | H259 one |
| bar | וּלְשׁ֨וֹן | ū·lə·šō·wn | Conjunctive waw; Noun - common singular construct | H3956 tongue |
| of gold | זָהָ֤ב | zā·hāḇ | Noun - masculine singular | H2091 gold |
| weighing | מִשְׁקָל֔וֹ | miš·qā·lōw | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H4948 id. |
| fifty | חֲמִשִּׁ֤ים | ḥă·miš·šîm | Number - common plural | H2572 fifty |
| shekels | שְׁקָלִים֙ | šə·qā·lîm | Noun - masculine plural | H8255 shekel |
| I coveted them | וָֽאֶחְמְדֵ֖ם | wā·’eḥ·mə·ḏêm | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular; third person masculine plural | H2530 desire, take pleasure in |
| and took them | וָֽאֶקָּחֵ֑ם | wā·’eq·qā·ḥêm | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular; third person masculine plural | H3947 take |
| They are | וְהִנָּ֨ם | wə·hin·nām | Conjunctive waw; Interjection; third person masculine plural | H2009 lo! behold! |
| hidden | טְמוּנִ֥ים | ṭə·mū·nîm | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural | H2934 hide, conceal |
| in the ground | בָּאָ֛רֶץ | bā·’ā·reṣ | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
| inside | בְּת֥וֹךְ | bə·ṯō·wḵ | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H8432 midst |
| my tent | הָאָֽהֳלִ֖י | hā·’ā·ho·lî | Article; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H168 tent |
| with the silver | וְהַכֶּ֥סֶף | wə·hak·ke·sep̄ | Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3701 silver, money |
| underneath | תַּחְתֶּֽיהָ׃ | taḥ·te·hā | Preposition; third person feminine singular | H8478 the under part |
Cross-references
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Joshua 7:20 Psalm 38:18
Joshua 7:21 James 1:15 · Luke 12:15 · Psalm 119:37 · 1 John 2:15–16 · Deuteronomy 7:25 · 2 Peter 2:15 · Hebrews 13:5 · 1 Timothy 6:9–10 · Genesis 6:2 · 2 Kings 5:20–27 · 2 Samuel 11:2 · Proverbs 28:22
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.