Yosua 7:1

Achan Sins and is Punished

7:1 But the Israelites disobeyed the command about the city’s riches. ¹  Achan son of Carmi, son of Zabdi, ²  son of Zerah, from the tribe of Judah, stole some of the riches. ³  The Lord was furious with the Israelites. ⁴ 

Yosua 7:10-15

7:10 The Lord responded ⁵  to Joshua, “Get up! Why are you lying there face down? ⁶  7:11 Israel has sinned; they have violated my covenantal commandment! ⁷  They have taken some of the riches; ⁸  they have stolen them and deceitfully put them among their own possessions. ⁹  7:12 The Israelites are unable to stand before their enemies; they retreat because they have become subject to annihilation. ¹⁰  I will no longer be with you, ¹¹  unless you destroy what has contaminated you. ¹²  7:13 Get up! Ritually consecrate the people and tell them this: ‘Ritually consecrate yourselves for tomorrow, because the Lord God of Israel says, “You are contaminated, ¹³  O Israel! You will not be able to stand before your enemies until you remove what is contaminating you.” ¹⁴  7:14 In the morning you must approach in tribal order. ¹⁵  The tribe the Lord selects ¹⁶  must approach by clans. The clan the Lord selects must approach by families. ¹⁷  The family the Lord selects must approach man by man. ¹⁸  7:15 The one caught with the riches ¹⁹  must be burned up ²⁰  along with all who belong to him, because he violated the Lord’s covenant and did such a disgraceful thing in Israel.’”

[7:1]  ¹ tn Heb “But the sons of Israel were unfaithful with unfaithfulness concerning what was set apart [to the Lord].”

[7:1]  ² 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).

[7:1]  ³ tn Heb “took from what was set apart [to the Lord].”

[7:1]  ⁴ tn Heb “the anger of the Lord burned against the sons of Israel.”

[7:1]  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.

[7:10]  ⁵ tn Heb “said.”

[7:10]  ⁶ tn Heb “Why are you falling on your face?”

[7:11]  ⁷ tn Heb “They have violated my covenant which I commanded them.”

[7:11]  ⁸ tn Heb “what was set apart [to the Lord].”

[7:11]  ⁹ tn Heb “and also they have stolen, and also they have lied, and also they have placed [them] among their items.”

[7:12]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “they turn [the] back before their enemies because they are set apart [to destruction by the Lord].”

[7:12]  ¹¹ tn The second person pronoun is plural in Hebrew, indicating these words are addressed to the entire nation.

[7:12]  ¹² tn Heb “what is set apart [to destruction by the Lord] from your midst.”

[7:13]  ¹³ tn Heb “what is set apart [to destruction by the Lord] [is] in your midst.”

[7:13]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “remove what is set apart [i.e., to destruction by the Lord] from your midst.”

[7:14]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “by your tribes.”

[7:14]  ¹⁶ tn Heb “takes forcefully, seizes.”

[7:14]  ¹⁷ tn Heb “houses.”

[7:14]  ¹⁸ tn Heb “by men.”

[7:15]  ¹⁹ tn Heb “with what was set apart [to the Lord].”

[7:15]  ²⁰ tn Heb “burned with fire.”