New American Standard Bible 2020

Joshua 7:19-25

19Then Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Achanעָכָ֗ן'a.KhanH5912, “My sonבְּנִי֙be.NiH1121,I imploreנָ֣אna'H4994you,giveשִֽׂים־sim-H7760gloryכָב֗וֹדkha.VodH3519to the Lordלַֽיהוָ֛הla.Yah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and giveוְתֶן־ve.ten-H5414praiseתוֹדָ֑הto.DahH8426to Him; and tellוְהַגֶּד־ve.ha.ged-H5046me nowנָ֥אna'H4994whatמֶ֣הmehH4100you have doneעָשִׂ֔יתָ'a.Si.taH6213.Do not hideתְּכַחֵ֖דte.kha.ChedH3582it from me.”

20So Achanעָכָ֛ן'a.KhanH5912answeredוַיַּ֧עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091and saidוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559, “Trulyאָמְנָ֗ה'a.me.NahH546,I have sinnedחָטָ֙אתִי֙cha.Ta.tiH2398against the Lordלַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, andthisH2088is whatH2088I didעָשִֽׂיתִי׃'a.Si.tiH6213:

21when I sawוָאֵ֣רֶאva.'er.'eh'H7200among the spoilsבַשָּׁלָ֡לva.sha.LalH7998a beautifulטוֹבָ֜הto.VahH2896robeאַדֶּ֣רֶת'a.De.retH155from Shinarשִׁנְעָר֩shin.'ArH8152,two hundredוּמָאתַ֧יִםu.ma.Ta.yimH3967shekelsשְׁקָלִ֣יםshe.ka.LimH8255of silverכֶּ֗סֶףKe.sefH3701,and a barוּלְשׁ֨וֹןu.le.ShonH3956of goldזָהָ֤בza.HavH2091fiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֤יםcha.mi.ShimH2572shekelsשְׁקָלִים֙she.ka.LimH8255in weightמִשְׁקָל֔וֹmish.ka.LoH4948, then Iwantedוָֽאֶחְמְדֵ֖םva.'ech.me.DemH2530them and tookוָֽאֶקָּחֵ֑םva.'e.ka.ChemH3947them; and beholdוְהִנָּ֨םve.hi.NamH2009,they are hiddenטְמוּנִ֥יםte.mu.NimH2934in the groundבָּאָ֛רֶץba.'A.retzH776insideבְּת֥וֹךְbe.TokhH8432my tentהָאָֽהֳלִ֖יha.'o.ho.LiH168,with the silverוְהַכֶּ֥סֶףve.ha.Ke.sefH3701underneathתַּחְתֶּֽיהָ׃tach.Tei.haH8478.”

22So Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֙עַ֙ye.ho.Shu.a'H3091sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvai.yish.LachH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֔יםmal.'a.KhimH4397,and they ranוַיָּרֻ֖צוּvai.ya.Ru.tzuH7323to the tentהָאֹ֑הֱלָהha.'O.he.lahH168;and beholdוְהִנֵּ֧הve.hi.NehH2009,it was hiddenטְמוּנָ֛הte.mu.NahH2934in his tentבְּאָהֳל֖וֹbe.'o.ho.LoH168with the silverוְהַכֶּ֥סֶףve.ha.Ke.sefH3701underneathתַּחְתֶּֽיהָ׃tach.Tei.haH8478it.

23So they tookוַיִּקָּחוּם֙vai.yi.ka.ChumH3947them from insideמִתּ֣וֹךְmi.TokhH8432the tentהָאֹ֔הֶלha.'O.helH168and broughtוַיְבִאוּם֙vay.vi.'UmH935them to Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091and to allכָּל־kol-H3605the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478; and theylaidH3332them outH3332beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

24Then Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֣עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091,and allכָּל־kol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478with him, tookוַיִּקַּ֣חvai.yi.KachH3947Achanעָכָ֣ן'a.KhanH5912the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Zerahזֶ֡רַחZe.rachH2226,the silverהַכֶּ֣סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701,the robeהָאַדֶּ֣רֶתha.'a.De.retH155,the barלְשׁ֣וֹןle.ShonH3956of goldהַזָּהָ֡בha.za.HavH2091,his sonsבָּנָ֡יוba.NavH1121,his daughtersבְּנֹתָ֡יוbe.no.TavH1323, hisoxenשׁוֹרוֹ֩sho.RoH7794,his donkeysחֲמֹר֨וֹcha.mo.RoH2543,his sheepצֹאנ֤וֹtzo.NoH6629,his tentאָהֳלוֹ֙'o.ho.LoH168,and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605that belonged to him; and they broughtH5927them upH5927tothe Valleyעֵ֥מֶק'E.mekH6010ofAchorעָכֽוֹר׃a.KhorH5911.

25And Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֙עַ֙ye.ho.Shu.a'H3091saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Whyמֶ֣הmehH4100have youbroughtH5916disasterH5916onH5916us? The Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068will bringH5916disasterH5916onH5916you thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117.”And allכָל־khol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478stonedוַיִּרְגְּמ֨וּvai.yir.ge.MuH7275them with stonesאֶ֔בֶן'E.venH68;and they burnedוַיִּשְׂרְפ֤וּvai.yis.re.FuH8313them with fireבָּאֵ֔שׁba.'EshH784after they had stonedוַיִּסְקְל֥וּvai.yis.ke.LuH5619them with stonesבָּאֲבָנִֽים׃ba.'a.va.NimH68.

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