Parallel Verses

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.

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.

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 And Achan answered Joshua and said, Indeed I have sinned against Jehovah the God of Israel, and thus and thus have I done. 21 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. 22 And Joshua sent messengers, and they ran to the tent, and behold, it was hid in his tent, and the silver under it.



Cross References

Deuteronomy 7:25

The graven images of their gods shall ye burn with fire; thou shalt not covet the silver and gold that is on them and take it unto thee, lest thou be ensnared therein; for it is an abomination to Jehovah thy God.

Genesis 3:6

And the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a pleasure for the eyes, and the tree was to be desired to give intelligence; and she took of its fruit, and ate, and gave also to her husband with her, and he ate.

Genesis 6:2

that the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair, and took themselves wives of all that they chose.

Genesis 10:10

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

Exodus 20:17

Thou shalt not desire thy neighbour's house, thou shalt not desire thy neighbour's wife, nor his bondman, nor his handmaid, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor anything that is thy neighbour's.

2 Samuel 11:2

And it came to pass at evening time that David arose from off his couch, and walked upon the roof of the king's house; and from the roof he saw a woman bathing, and the woman was very beautiful;

2 Samuel 11:6-17

And David sent to Joab saying, Send me Urijah the Hittite. And Joab sent Urijah to David.

1 Kings 21:1-2

And it came to pass after these things, that Naboth the Jizreelite had a vineyard, which was in Jizreel, by the side of the palace of Ahab king of Samaria.

2 Kings 5:20-27

And Gehazi, the servant of Elisha the man of God, said, Behold, my master has spared Naaman, this Syrian, in not receiving at his hands that which he brought; but as Jehovah liveth, I will run after him and take somewhat of him.

Job 31:1

I made a covenant with mine eyes; and how should I fix my regard upon a maid?

Psalm 119:37

Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity; quicken me in thy way.

Proverbs 4:23

Keep thy heart more than anything that is guarded; for out of it are the issues of life.

Proverbs 23:31

Look not upon the wine when it is red, when it sparkleth in the cup, and goeth down smoothly:

Proverbs 28:22

He that hath an evil eye hasteth after wealth, and knoweth not that poverty shall come upon him.

Isaiah 28:15

For ye have said, We have made a covenant with death, and with Sheol have we made an agreement; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, it shall not come unto us; for we have made lies our refuge, and under falsehood have we hid ourselves.

Isaiah 29:15

Woe unto them that hide deep, far from Jehovah, their counsel! And their works are in the dark, and they say, Who seeth us? and who knoweth us?

Micah 2:1-2

Woe to them that devise iniquity and work evil upon their beds! When the morning is light they practise it, because it is in the power of their hand.

Habakkuk 2:9

Woe to him that getteth iniquitous gain to his house, that he may set his nest on high, that he may be delivered from the grasp of evil!

Matthew 5:28-29

But I say unto you, that every one who looks upon a woman to lust after her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.

Luke 12:2

but there is nothing covered up which shall not be revealed, nor secret that shall not be known;

Luke 12:15

And he said to them, Take heed and keep yourselves from all covetousness, for it is not because a man is in abundance that his life is in his possessions.

Romans 7:7-8

What shall we say then? is the law sin? Far be the thought. But I had not known sin, unless by law: for I had not had conscience also of lust unless the law had said, Thou shalt not lust;

Ephesians 5:3

But fornication and all uncleanness or unbridled lust, let it not be even named among you, as it becomes saints;

Ephesians 5:5

For this ye are well informed of, knowing that no fornicator, or unclean person, or person of unbridled lust, who is an idolater, has inheritance in the kingdom of the Christ and God.

Colossians 3:5

Put to death therefore your members which are upon the earth, fornication, uncleanness, vile passions, evil lust, and unbridled desire, which is idolatry.

1 Timothy 6:9-10

But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and many unwise and hurtful lusts, which plunge men into destruction and ruin.

Hebrews 13:5

Let your conversation be without love of money, satisfied with your present circumstances; for he has said, I will not leave thee, neither will I forsake thee.

James 1:15

then lust, having conceived, gives birth to sin; but sin fully completed brings forth death.

2 Peter 2:15

having left the straight way they have gone astray, having followed in the path of Balaam the son of Bosor, who loved the reward of unrighteousness;

1 John 2:15-16

Love not the world, nor the things in the world. If any one love the world, the love of the Father is not in him;

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