Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

when I saw among the spoil a beautiful mantle from Shinar and two hundred shekels of silver and a bar of gold fifty shekels in weight, then I coveted them and took them; and behold, they are concealed in the earth inside my tent with the silver underneath it.”

King James Version

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.

Holman Bible

When I saw among the spoils a beautiful cloak from Babylon, 200 silver shekels, and a bar of gold weighing 50 shekels, I coveted them and took them. You can see for yourself. They are concealed in the ground inside my tent, with the money under the cloak.”

International Standard Version

I noticed among the war spoils a beautiful mantle from Shinar, 200 shekels of silver, and a bar of gold weighing 50 shekels. Because I wanted them, I took them, and they're buried in the ground inside my tent. The silver is underneath."

A Conservative Version

When I saw among the spoil a goodly Babylon mantle, 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 ground in the midst of my tent

American Standard Version

when I saw among the spoil a goodly Babylonish mantle, 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.

Amplified

when I saw among the spoils [in Jericho] a beautiful robe from Shinar (southern Babylon) and two hundred shekels of silver and a bar of gold weighing fifty shekels, I wanted them and took them. Behold, they are hidden in the ground inside my tent, with the silver underneath.”

Bible in Basic English

When I saw among their goods a fair robe of Babylon and two hundred shekels of silver, and a mass of gold, fifty shekels in weight, I was overcome by desire and took them; and they are put away in the earth in my tent, and the silver is under it.

Darby Translation

I saw among the spoils a beautiful mantle of Shinar, and two hundred shekels of silver, and a golden bar of fifty shekels weight, and 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.

Julia Smith Translation

And I shall see in the plunder a wide cloak of Shinar, a good one, and two hundred shekels of silver and one tongue of gold of fifty shekels from its weight, and I shall desire them, and shall take them, and behold them hid in the earth in the midst of my tent, and the silver under it.

King James 2000

When I saw among the spoils a beautiful Babylonian 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.

Lexham Expanded Bible

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."

Modern King James verseion

When I saw among the spoil a goodly robe of Shinar, and two hundred shekels of silver, and a wedge of gold of fifty shekels weight, I coveted them and took them. And behold, they are hidden in the earth in the middle of my tent, and the silver under it.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

I saw among the spoil a goodly Babylonish garment, and two hundredth sicles of silver, and a tongue of gold of fifty sicles weight: and I coveted them, and I took them. And behold they lie hid in the earth in my tent and the silver thereunder."

NET Bible

I saw among the goods we seized a nice robe from Babylon, two hundred silver pieces, and a bar of gold weighing fifty shekels. I wanted them, so I took them. They are hidden in the ground right in the middle of my tent with the silver underneath."

New Heart English Bible

When I saw among the spoil a beautiful garment from Shinar, two hundred shekels of silver, and a bar of gold weighing fifty shekels, then I coveted them and took them. Behold, they are hidden in the ground in the middle of my tent, with the silver under it."

The Emphasized Bible

When I saw among the spoil a certain goodly mantle of Babylonia and two hundred shekels of silver and a certain wedge of gold - fifty shekels the weight thereof, then I coveted them, then I took them, - and, there they are, hid in the earth, in the midst of my tent, and the silver under it.

Webster

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.

World English Bible

When I saw among the spoil a beautiful Babylonian robe, two hundred shekels of silver, and a wedge of gold weighing fifty shekels, then I coveted them and took them. Behold, they are hidden in the ground in the middle of my tent, with the silver under it."

Youngs Literal Translation

and I see among the spoil a goodly robe of Shinar, and two hundred shekels of silver, and one wedge of gold, whose weight is fifty shekels, and I desire them, and take them; and lo, they are hid in the earth, in the midst of my tent, and the silver under it.'

Themes

the Armies of israel » Strict discipline observed in

Babylon » Remarkable for » Manufacture of garments

Bible stories for children » The man who could not keep his hands from beautiful things

Concealment of sin » The attempt to hide sin from God

Covetousness » Natural fruits of » Theft

Covetousness » Exemplified » Achan

Covetousness » Leads to » Theft

Covetousness » Instances of » Achan, in hiding the treasure

Discipline » Of armies, for disobedience of orders

Dishonesty » Instances of » Achan hides the wedge of gold and the babylonian garment

Disobedience to God » Instances of » Of achan, in hiding the wedge of gold and the babylonian garnient

Earthly » Vision a source of temptation » To achan

Error » Known to God » Allurements of

Evidence » Self-criminating

Exposure » No matter how committed, sin will be exposed » Like the sin of achan, it may be well covered up

Gold » Wedge of

greed » Avaricious men, examples of » Achan

Nation » Involved in the sins of other individuals, as achan

Pleading » Of the guilty

Self-condemnation » Instances of » Achan

Self-incrimination » Instances of » Achan

Shekel » Used to weigh » Gold

Shekel » Used to weigh silver

Sin » Concealment of

Sin » Allurements of

Sin » Will be exposed, no matter how committed » Like the sin of achan, it may be well covered up

Sinners » Snared no matter how committed, sin will be exposed » Like the sin of achan, it may be well covered up

Stealing » Examples of

Temptation » Yielding to temptation » The lure of silver and gold

Temptation » Exemplified » Achan

Temptation » Yielding to temptation » Achan

Theft » Exemplified » Achan

Transgression » Known to God » Allurements of

Vision » Earthly, a source of temptation » To achan

Yielding to temptation » The lure of silver and gold

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
When I saw
ראה 
Ra'ah 
Usage: 1308

שׁלל 
Shalal 
Usage: 73

a
אחד 
'echad 
Usage: 432

שׁנער 
Shin`ar 
Usage: 8

אדּרת 
'addereth 
Usage: 12

and two hundred
מאיה מאה 
me'ah 
Usage: 581

שׁקל 
Sheqel 
שׁקל 
Sheqel 
Usage: 88
Usage: 88

of silver
כּסף 
Keceph 
Usage: 403

and a
אחד 
'echad 
Usage: 432

לשׁנה לשׁן לשׁון 
Lashown 
Usage: 116

of gold
זהב 
Zahab 
Usage: 390

of fifty
חמשּׁים 
Chamishshiym 
Usage: 163

משׁקל 
Mishqal 
Usage: 49

חמד 
Chamad 
Usage: 30

them, and took
לקח 
Laqach 
Usage: 966

טמן 
Taman 
Usage: 31

in the earth
ארץ 
'erets 
Usage: 2504

in the midst
תּוך 
Tavek 
Usage: 419

of my tent
אהל 
'ohel 
Usage: 345

and the silver
כּסף 
Keceph 
Usage: 403

Context Readings

Achan Judged

20 So Achan answered Joshua and said, “Truly, I have sinned against the Lord, the God of Israel, and this is what I did: 21 when I saw among the spoil a beautiful mantle from Shinar and two hundred shekels of silver and a bar of gold fifty shekels in weight, then I coveted them and took them; and behold, they are concealed in the earth inside my tent with the silver underneath it.” 22 So Joshua sent messengers, and they ran to the tent; and behold, it was concealed in his tent with the silver underneath it.



Cross References

Deuteronomy 7:25

The graven images of their gods you are to burn with fire; you shall not covet the silver or the gold that is on them, nor take it for yourselves, or you will be snared by it, for it is an abomination to the Lord your God.

Genesis 3:6

When the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was desirable to make one wise, she took from its fruit and ate; and she gave also to her husband with her, and he ate.

Genesis 6:2

that the sons of God saw that the daughters of men were beautiful; and they took wives for themselves, whomever they chose.

Genesis 10:10

The beginning of his kingdom was Babel and Erech and Accad and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.

Exodus 20:17

You shall not covet your neighbor’s house; you shall not covet your neighbor’s wife or his male servant or his female servant or his ox or his donkey or anything that belongs to your neighbor.”

2 Samuel 11:2

Now when evening came David arose from his bed and walked around on the roof of the king’s house, and from the roof he saw a woman bathing; and the woman was very beautiful in appearance.

2 Samuel 11:6-17

Then David sent to Joab, saying, “Send me Uriah the Hittite.” So Joab sent Uriah to David.

1 Kings 21:1-2

Now it came about after these things that Naboth the Jezreelite had a vineyard which was in Jezreel beside the palace of Ahab king of Samaria.

2 Kings 5:20-27

But Gehazi, the servant of Elisha the man of God, thought, “Behold, my master has spared this Naaman the Aramean, by not receiving from his hands what he brought. As the Lord lives, I will run after him and take something from him.”

Job 31:1

“I have made a covenant with my eyes;
How then could I gaze at a virgin?

Psalm 119:37

Turn away my eyes from looking at vanity,
And revive me in Your ways.

Proverbs 4:23

Watch over your heart with all diligence,
For from it flow the springs of life.

Proverbs 23:31

Do not look on the wine when it is red,
When it sparkles in the cup,
When it goes down smoothly;

Proverbs 28:22

A man with an evil eye hastens after wealth
And does not know that want will come upon him.

Isaiah 28:15

Because you have said, “We have made a covenant with death,
And with Sheol we have made a pact.
The overwhelming scourge will not reach us when it passes by,
For we have made falsehood our refuge and we have concealed ourselves with deception.”

Isaiah 29:15

Woe to those who deeply hide their plans from the Lord,
And whose deeds are done in a dark place,
And they say, “Who sees us?” or “Who knows us?”

Micah 2:1-2

Woe to those who scheme iniquity,
Who work out evil on their beds!
When morning comes, they do it,
For it is in the power of their hands.

Habakkuk 2:9

“Woe to him who gets evil gain for his house
To put his nest on high,
To be delivered from the hand of calamity!

Matthew 5:28-29

but I say to you that everyone who looks at a woman with lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.

Luke 12:2

But there is nothing covered up that will not be revealed, and hidden that will not be known.

Luke 12:15

Then He said to them, Beware, and be on your guard against every form of greed; for not even when one has an abundance does his life consist of his possessions.”

Romans 7:7-8

What shall we say then? Is the Law sin? May it never be! On the contrary, I would not have come to know sin except through the Law; for I would not have known about coveting if the Law had not said, “You shall not covet.”

Ephesians 5:3

But immorality or any impurity or greed must not even be named among you, as is proper among saints;

Ephesians 5:5

For this you know with certainty, that no immoral or impure person or covetous man, who is an idolater, has an inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and God.

Colossians 3:5

Therefore consider the members of your earthly body as dead to immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and greed, which amounts to idolatry.

1 Timothy 6:9-10

But those who want to get rich fall into temptation and a snare and many foolish and harmful desires which plunge men into ruin and destruction.

Hebrews 13:5

Make sure that your character is free from the love of money, being content with what you have; for He Himself has said, “I will never desert you, nor will I ever forsake you,”

James 1:15

Then when lust has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and when sin is accomplished, it brings forth death.

2 Peter 2:15

forsaking the right way, they have gone astray, having followed the way of Balaam, the son of Beor, who loved the wages of unrighteousness;

1 John 2:15-16

Do not love the world nor the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.

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