God’s Word Translation
Joshua 7:21
21I saw a fine robe from Babylonia, five pounds of silver, and a bar of gold weighing about one pound among the loot. I wanted them, so I took them. You will find them buried inside my tent with the silver beneath them.”
Joshua 7:21 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)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.
- New International Version (NIV)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.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)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."
- New King James Version (NKJV)When I saw among the spoils a beautiful Babylonian garment, two hundred shekels of silver, and a wedge of gold weighing fifty shekels, I coveted them and took them. And there they are, hidden in the earth in the midst of my tent, with the silver under it.”
Context of Joshua 7:21
19Joshua said to Achan, “Son, give honor and praise to the Lord God of Israel! Tell me what you have done. Don’t hide anything from me.” 20Then Achan answered Joshua, “It’s true. I have sinned against the Lord God of Israel. This is what I did: I saw a fine robe from Babylonia, five pounds of silver, and a bar of gold weighing about one pound among the loot. I wanted them, so I took them. You will find them buried inside my tent with the silver beneath them.” 22Joshua sent messengers, and they ran to the tent. The loot was buried inside with the silver beneath it. 23They took the loot from the tent and brought it to Joshua and all the people of Israel. Then they laid it out in the presence of the Lord.
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וָאֵ֣רֶא בַשָּׁלָ֡ל אַדֶּ֣רֶת שִׁנְעָר֩ אַחַ֨ת טוֹבָ֜ה וּמָאתַ֧יִם שְׁקָלִ֣ים כֶּ֗סֶף וּלְשׁ֨וֹן זָהָ֤ב אֶחָד֙ חֲמִשִּׁ֤ים שְׁקָלִים֙ מִשְׁקָל֔וֹ וָֽאֶחְמְדֵ֖ם וָֽאֶקָּחֵ֑ם וְהִנָּ֨ם טְמוּנִ֥ים בָּאָ֛רֶץ בְּת֥וֹךְ הָאָֽהֳלִ֖י וְהַכֶּ֥סֶף תַּחְתֶּֽיהָ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- When I sawרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
- among the spoilsשָׁלָלshâlâl · spoilH7998
- aאֶחָד'echâd · oneH259
- goodlyטוֹבţôb · pleasantH2896
- Babylonishשִׁנְעָרshin‛âr · ShinarH8152
- garmentאַדֶּ֫רֶת'addereth · clothingH155
- and two hundredמֵאָהmê'âh mê'yâh · hundredH3967
- shekelsשֶׁ֫קֶלsheqel · shekelH8255
- of silverכֶּ֫סֶףkeseph · silver: moneyH3701
- wedgeלָשׁוֹןlâshôn lâshôn leshônâh · tongue: barH3956
- of goldזָהָבzâhâb · goldH2091
- of fiftyחֲמִשִּׁיםchămishshîym · fiftyH2572
- weightמִשְׁקָלmishqâl · weightH4948
- then I covetedחָמַדchâmad · to desireH2530
- them, and tookלָקַחlâqach · to take: takeH3947
- hidטָמַןţâman · to hideH2934
- in the earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: soilH776
- in the midstתָּ֫וֶךְtâvek · midstH8432
- of my tentאֹ֫הֶל'ôhel · tentH168
Cross-references for Joshua 7:21
- Genesis 3:6The woman saw that the tree had fruit that was good to eat, nice to look at, and desirable for making someone wise. So she took some of the fruit and ate it. She also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it.
- Genesis 6:2The sons of God saw that the daughters of other humans were beautiful. So they married any woman they chose.
- 2 Samuel 11:2Now, when evening came, David got up from his bed and walked around on the roof of the royal palace. From the roof he saw a woman bathing, and she was very pretty.
- Job 31:1“I have made an agreement with my eyes. Then how can I look with lust at a virgin?
- Psalms 119:37Turn my eyes away from worthless things. Give me a new life in your ways.
- Proverbs 23:31Do not look at wine because it is red, because it sparkles in the cup, because it goes down smoothly.
- Proverbs 28:22A stingy person is in a hurry to get rich, not realizing that poverty is about to overtake him.
- Matthew 5:28But I can guarantee that whoever looks with lust at a woman has already committed adultery in his heart.
- 1 John 2:15Don’t love the world and what it offers. Those who love the world don’t have the Father’s love in them.
- Genesis 10:10The first ⌞cities⌟ in his kingdom were Babylon, Erech, Accad, and Calneh in Shinar [Babylonia].
- Exodus 20:17“Never desire to take your neighbor’s household away from him. “Never desire to take your neighbor’s wife, his male or female slave, his ox, his donkey, or anything else that belongs to him.”
- Deuteronomy 7:25Burn their idols. Don’t ever long for the silver and gold on these idols or take any of it for yourselves. It might be a trap for you. Besides, these idols are disgusting to the Lord your God.
- 1 Kings 21:1This is what happened next. Naboth from Jezreel had a vineyard in Jezreel next to the palace of King Ahab of Samaria.
- 2 Kings 5:20Gehazi, the servant of Elisha (the man of God), thought, “My master let this Aramean Naaman go without accepting what he had brought. As sure as the Lord lives, I’ll run after Naaman and get something from him.”
- Habakkuk 2:9“ ‘How horrible it will be for the one who uses violence to get things for his own household in order to set his nest up high and save himself from disaster.’
- Romans 7:7What should we say, then? Are the laws in Moses’ Teachings sinful? That’s unthinkable! In fact, I wouldn’t have recognized sin if those laws hadn’t shown it to me. For example, I wouldn’t have known that some desires are sinful if Moses’ Teachings hadn’t said, “Never have wrong desires.”
Commentaries on Joshua 7:21
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 21A goodly Babylonish garment - שנער אדרת addereth shinar, a splendid or costly robe of Shinar; but as Babylon or Babel was built in the plain of Shinar, the word has in general been translated Babylon in this place. It is very probable that this was the robe of the king of Jericho, for the same word is used, Jonah 3:6, to express the royal robe, of the king of Nineveh which he laid aside in order to humble himself before God. Bochart and Calmet have shown…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 21A goodly Babylonian garment - literally, “a robe or cloak of Shinar,” the plain in which Babylon was situated Genesis 10:10. It was a long robe such as was worn by kings on state occasions Jonah 3:6, and by prophets 1 Kings 19:13; Zechariah 13:4. The Assyrians were in early times famous for the manufacture of beautiful dyed and richly embroidered robes (compare Ezekiel 23:15). That such a robe should be found in a Canaanite city is natural enough. The…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 16-26Verses 16-26 See the folly of those that promise themselves secrecy in sin. The righteous God has many ways of bringing to light the hidden works of darkness. See also, how much it is our concern, when God is contending with us, to find out the cause that troubles us. We must pray with holy Job, Lord, show me wherefore thou contendest with me. Achan's sin began in the eye. He saw these fine things, as Eve saw the forbidden fruit. See what comes of…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 21They should have burned the cloak with the rest of Jericho’s goods. It came from Babylon, showing that long-distance trade was important in the ancient Near East. two hundred shekels of silver: Achan took pieces or piles of silver that others would use as money. They did not invent actual coins until the 600s BC. I coveted them: See the tenth commandment (Exodus 20:17). Achan’s desire for what he saw led him to steal.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2121. a goodly Babylonish garment--literally, "a mantle of Shinar." The plain of Shinar was in early times celebrated for its gorgeous robes, which were of brilliant and various colors, generally arranged in figured patterns, probably resembling those of modern Turkish carpets, and the colors were either interwoven in the loom or embroidered with the needle. two hundred shekels of silver--equivalent to £22 10s. sterling, according to the old Mosaic shekel…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Joshua 7
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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