Bilangan 32:23

32:23 “But if you do not do this, then look, you will have sinned ¹  against the Lord. And know that your sin will find you out.

Yosua 7:18

7:18 He then made Zabdi’s ²  family approach man by man ³  and Achan son of Carmi, son of Zabdi, son of Zerah, from the tribe of Judah, was selected.

Yosua 7:1

Achan Sins and is Punished

7:1 But the Israelites disobeyed the command about the city’s riches. ⁴  Achan son of Carmi, son of Zabdi, ⁵  son of Zerah, from the tribe of Judah, stole some of the riches. ⁶  The Lord was furious with the Israelites. ⁷ 

Kolose 4:5

4:5 Conduct yourselves ⁸  with wisdom toward outsiders, making the most of the opportunities.

¹ tn The nuance of the perfect tense here has to be the future perfect.

² tn Heb “his”; the referent (Zabdi) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

³ tn Heb “by men.”

⁴ tn Heb “But the sons of Israel were unfaithful with unfaithfulness concerning what was set apart [to the Lord].”

⁵ tn 1 Chr 2:6 lists a “Zimri” (but no Zabdi) as one of the five sons of Zerah (cf. also 1 Chr 7:17, 18).

⁶ tn Heb “took from what was set apart [to the Lord].”

⁷ tn Heb “the anger of the Lord burned against the sons of Israel.”

sn This incident illustrates well the principle of corporate solidarity and corporate guilt. The sin of one man brought the Lord’s anger down upon the entire nation.

⁸ tn Grk “walk.” The verb περιπατέω (peripatew) is a common NT idiom for one’s lifestyle, behavior, or manner of conduct (L&N 41.11).