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Joshua 7:20–21

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20Achan replied to Joshua, “It is true. I have sinned against the Lord, the God of Israel.c This is what I did: 21When I saw among the spoils a beautiful cloak from Babylon,E five poundsF of silver, and a bar of gold weighing a pound and a quarter,G I coveted them and took them.d You can see for yourself. They are concealed in the ground inside my tent, with the silver under the cloak.”

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Footnotes

  1. E Shinar
  2. F 200 shekels
  3. G 50 shekels

Cross references

  1. cJos 22:20
  2. dGn 3:6; 2Sm 12:2–4; 1Jn 2:16

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

And Achan answered Joshua, “Truly I have sinned against the Lord God of Israel, and this is what I did: when I saw among the spoil a beautiful cloak from Shinar, and 200 shekels of silver, and a bar of gold weighing 50 shekels, then I coveted them and took them. And see, they are hidden in the earth inside my tent, with the silver underneath.”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Achan replied, “It is true! I have sinned against the Lord, the God of Israel. This is what I have done: When I saw in the plunder a beautiful robe from Babylonia, two hundred shekels of silver and a bar of gold weighing fifty shekels, I coveted them and took them. They are hidden in the ground inside my tent, with the silver underneath.”

NLTNew Living Translation

Achan replied, “It is true! I have sinned against the Lord, the God of Israel. Among the plunder I saw a beautiful robe from Babylon, 200 silver coins, and a bar of gold weighing more than a pound. I wanted them so much that I took them. They are hidden in the ground beneath my tent, with the silver buried deeper than the rest.”

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And Achan answered Joshua and said, “It is true. I have sinned against Yahweh the God of Israel, and this is what I did: I saw among the spoil a beautiful robe from Shinar, two hundred shekels of silver, and one bar of gold that weighed fifty shekels; I coveted them and took them. They are hidden in the ground inside my tent, and the silver is under it.”

KJV 1900King James Version

And Achan answered Joshua, and said, Indeed I have sinned against the Lord God of Israel, and thus and thus have I done: When I saw among the spoils a goodly Babylonish garment, and two hundred shekels of silver, and a wedge of gold of fifty shekels weight, then I coveted them, and took them; and, behold, they are hid in the earth in the midst of my tent, and the silver under it.