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Contemporary English Version
Joshua 7:20
"It's true," Achan answered. "I sinned and disobeyed the Lord God of Israel.
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Christian Standard Bible®
Achan replied to Joshua, “It is true. I have sinned against the Lord, the God of Israel. This is what I did:
Achan replied to Joshua, “It is true. I have sinned against the Lord, the God of Israel. This is what I did:
Hebrew Names Version
`Akhan answered Yehoshua, and said, Of a truth I have sinned against the LORD, the God of Yisra'el, and thus and thus have I done:
`Akhan answered Yehoshua, and said, Of a truth I have sinned against the LORD, the God of Yisra'el, and thus and thus have I done:
King James Version
And Achan answered Joshua, and said, Indeed I have sinned against the Lord God of Israel, and thus and thus have I done:
And Achan answered Joshua, and said, Indeed I have sinned against the Lord God of Israel, and thus and thus have I done:
Lexham English Bible
And Achan answered Joshua and said, "It is true. I have sinned against Yahweh the God of Israel, and this is what I did:
And Achan answered Joshua and said, "It is true. I have sinned against Yahweh the God of Israel, and this is what I did:
English Standard Version
And Achan answered Joshua, "Truly I have sinned against the Lord God of Israel, and this is what I did:
And Achan answered Joshua, "Truly I have sinned against the Lord God of Israel, and this is what I did:
New Century Version
Achan answered, "It is true! I have sinned against the Lord , the God of Israel. This is what I did:
Achan answered, "It is true! I have sinned against the Lord , the God of Israel. This is what I did:
New English Translation
Achan told Joshua, "It is true. I have sinned against the Lord God of Israel in this way:
Achan told Joshua, "It is true. I have sinned against the Lord God of Israel in this way:
Amplified Bible
So Achan answered Joshua and said, "In truth, I have sinned against the LORD, the God of Israel, and this is what I have done:
So Achan answered Joshua and said, "In truth, I have sinned against the LORD, the God of Israel, and this is what I have done:
New American Standard Bible
So Achan answered Joshua and said, "Truly, I have sinned against the LORD, the God of Israel, and this is what I did:
So Achan answered Joshua and said, "Truly, I have sinned against the LORD, the God of Israel, and this is what I did:
Geneva Bible (1587)
And Achan answered Ioshua, and saide, In deede, I haue sinned against the Lord God of Israel, and thus, and thus haue I done.
And Achan answered Ioshua, and saide, In deede, I haue sinned against the Lord God of Israel, and thus, and thus haue I done.
Legacy Standard Bible
So Achan answered Joshua and said, "Truly, I have sinned against Yahweh, the God of Israel, and this is what I did:
So Achan answered Joshua and said, "Truly, I have sinned against Yahweh, the God of Israel, and this is what I did:
Complete Jewish Bible
‘Akhan answered Y'hoshua, "It is true: I have sinned against Adonai , the God of Isra'el. Here is exactly what I did:
‘Akhan answered Y'hoshua, "It is true: I have sinned against Adonai , the God of Isra'el. Here is exactly what I did:
Darby Translation
And Achan answered Joshua and said, Indeed I have sinned against Jehovah the God of Israel, and thus and thus have I done.
And Achan answered Joshua and said, Indeed I have sinned against Jehovah the God of Israel, and thus and thus have I done.
Easy-to-Read Version
Achan answered, "It is true! I sinned against the Lord , the God of Israel. This is what I did:
Achan answered, "It is true! I sinned against the Lord , the God of Israel. This is what I did:
George Lamsa Translation
Achar answered Joshua, and said, Truly I have sinned against the LORD God of Israel, and this is what I did:
Achar answered Joshua, and said, Truly I have sinned against the LORD God of Israel, and this is what I did:
Good News Translation
"It's true," Achan answered. "I have sinned against the Lord , Israel's God, and this is what I did.
"It's true," Achan answered. "I have sinned against the Lord , Israel's God, and this is what I did.
Literal Translation
And Achan answered Joshua, and said, Truly I have sinned against Jehovah, the God of Israel, and this I have done:
And Achan answered Joshua, and said, Truly I have sinned against Jehovah, the God of Israel, and this I have done:
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Then answered Achan vnto Iosua, and sayde: Verely I haue synned agaynst ye LORDE God of Israel, thus & thus haue I done:
Then answered Achan vnto Iosua, and sayde: Verely I haue synned agaynst ye LORDE God of Israel, thus & thus haue I done:
American Standard Version
And Achan answered Joshua, and said, Of a truth I have sinned against Jehovah, the God of Israel, and thus and thus have I done:
And Achan answered Joshua, and said, Of a truth I have sinned against Jehovah, the God of Israel, and thus and thus have I done:
Bible in Basic English
And Achan, answering, said to Joshua, Truly I have done wrong against the Lord, the God of Israel, and this is what I have done:
And Achan, answering, said to Joshua, Truly I have done wrong against the Lord, the God of Israel, and this is what I have done:
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And Achan auswered Iosuah, & sayd: Of a trueth I haue sinned against the Lorde God of Israel, and thus & thus haue I done.
And Achan auswered Iosuah, & sayd: Of a trueth I haue sinned against the Lorde God of Israel, and thus & thus haue I done.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And Achan answered Joshua, and said: 'Of a truth I have sinned against the LORD, the God of Israel, and thus and thus have I done.
And Achan answered Joshua, and said: 'Of a truth I have sinned against the LORD, the God of Israel, and thus and thus have I done.
King James Version (1611)
And Achan answered Ioshua, and said, Indeed I haue sinned against the Lord God of Israel, and thus and thus haue I done.
And Achan answered Ioshua, and said, Indeed I haue sinned against the Lord God of Israel, and thus and thus haue I done.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And Achar answered Joshua, and said, Indeed I have sinned against the Lord God of Israel: thus and thus have I done:
And Achar answered Joshua, and said, Indeed I have sinned against the Lord God of Israel: thus and thus have I done:
English Revised Version
And Achan answered Joshua, and said, Of a truth I have sinned against the LORD, the God of Israel, and thus and thus have I done:
And Achan answered Joshua, and said, Of a truth I have sinned against the LORD, the God of Israel, and thus and thus have I done:
Berean Standard Bible
"It is true," Achan replied, "I have sinned against the LORD, the God of Israel. This is what I did:
"It is true," Achan replied, "I have sinned against the LORD, the God of Israel. This is what I did:
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And Achar answeryde to Josue, and seide to hym, Verily, Y synnede bifor the Lord God of Israel, and Y dide `so and so;
And Achar answeryde to Josue, and seide to hym, Verily, Y synnede bifor the Lord God of Israel, and Y dide `so and so;
Young's Literal Translation
And Achan answereth Joshua, and saith, `Truly I have sinned against Jehovah, God of Israel, and thus and thus I have done;
And Achan answereth Joshua, and saith, `Truly I have sinned against Jehovah, God of Israel, and thus and thus I have done;
Update Bible Version
And Achan answered Joshua, and said, Of a truth I have sinned against Yahweh, the God of Israel, and thus and thus I have done:
And Achan answered Joshua, and said, Of a truth I have sinned against Yahweh, the God of Israel, and thus and thus I have done:
Webster's Bible Translation
And Achan answered Joshua, and said, Indeed I have sinned against the LORD God of Israel, and thus and thus have I done.
And Achan answered Joshua, and said, Indeed I have sinned against the LORD God of Israel, and thus and thus have I done.
World English Bible
Achan answered Joshua, and said, Of a truth I have sinned against Yahweh, the God of Israel, and thus and thus have I done:
Achan answered Joshua, and said, Of a truth I have sinned against Yahweh, the God of Israel, and thus and thus have I done:
New King James Version
And Achan answered Joshua and said, "Indeed I have sinned against the LORD God of Israel, and this is what I have done:
And Achan answered Joshua and said, "Indeed I have sinned against the LORD God of Israel, and this is what I have done:
New Living Translation
Achan replied, "It is true! I have sinned against the Lord , the God of Israel.
Achan replied, "It is true! I have sinned against the Lord , the God of Israel.
New Life Bible
Achan answered Joshua, saying, "It is true. I have sinned against the Lord, the God of Israel. This is what I did.
Achan answered Joshua, saying, "It is true. I have sinned against the Lord, the God of Israel. This is what I did.
New Revised Standard
And Achan answered Joshua, "It is true; I am the one who sinned against the Lord God of Israel. This is what I did:
And Achan answered Joshua, "It is true; I am the one who sinned against the Lord God of Israel. This is what I did:
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And Achan answered Joshua and said, - Of a truth, I, have sinned against Yahweh God of Israel, and, thus and thus, have I done:
And Achan answered Joshua and said, - Of a truth, I, have sinned against Yahweh God of Israel, and, thus and thus, have I done:
Douay-Rheims Bible
And Achan answered Josue, and said to him: Indeed I have sinned against the Lord, the God of Israel, and thus and thus have I done.
And Achan answered Josue, and said to him: Indeed I have sinned against the Lord, the God of Israel, and thus and thus have I done.
Revised Standard Version
And Achan answered Joshua, "Of a truth I have sinned against the LORD God of Israel, and this is what I did:
And Achan answered Joshua, "Of a truth I have sinned against the LORD God of Israel, and this is what I did:
THE MESSAGE
Achan answered Joshua, "It's true. I sinned against God , the God of Israel. This is how I did it. In the plunder I spotted a beautiful Shinar robe, two hundred shekels of silver, and a fifty-shekel bar of gold, and I coveted and took them. They are buried in my tent with the silver at the bottom."
Achan answered Joshua, "It's true. I sinned against God , the God of Israel. This is how I did it. In the plunder I spotted a beautiful Shinar robe, two hundred shekels of silver, and a fifty-shekel bar of gold, and I coveted and took them. They are buried in my tent with the silver at the bottom."
New American Standard Bible (1995)
So Achan answered Joshua and said, "Truly, I have sinned against the LORD, the God of Israel, and this is what I did:
So Achan answered Joshua and said, "Truly, I have sinned against the LORD, the God of Israel, and this is what I did:
Contextual Overview
16 Joshua got up early the next morning and brought each tribe to the place of worship, where the Lord showed that the Judah tribe was guilty. 17 Then Joshua brought the clans of Judah to the Lord , and the Lord showed that the Zerah clan was guilty. One by one he brought the leader of each family in the Zerah clan to the Lord , and the Lord showed that Zabdi's family was guilty. 18 Finally, Joshua brought each man in Zabdi's family to the Lord , and the Lord showed that Achan was the guilty one. 19 "Achan," Joshua said, "the Lord God of Israel has decided that you are guilty. Is this true? Tell me what you did, and don't try to hide anything." 20 "It's true," Achan answered. "I sinned and disobeyed the Lord God of Israel. 21While we were in Jericho, I saw a beautiful Babylonian robe, two hundred pieces of silver, and a gold bar that weighed the same as fifty pieces of gold. I wanted them for myself, so I took them. I dug a hole under my tent and hid the silver, the gold, and the robe." Joshua had some people run to Achan's tent, where they found the silver, the gold, and the robe. 23 They brought them back and put them in front of the sacred chest, so Joshua and the rest of the Israelites could see them. 24 Then everyone took Achan and the things he had stolen to Trouble Valley. They also took along his sons and daughters, his cattle, donkeys, and sheep, his tent, and everything else that belonged to him. 25 Joshua said, "Achan, you caused us a lot of trouble. Now the Lord is paying you back with the same kind of trouble." The people of Israel then stoned to death Achan and his family. They made a fire and burned the bodies, together with what Achan had stolen, and all his possessions. 26 They covered the remains with a big pile of rocks, which is still there. Then the Lord stopped being angry with Israel. That's how the place came to be called Trouble Valley.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Indeed: Genesis 42:21, Exodus 10:16, Numbers 22:34, 1 Samuel 15:24, 1 Samuel 15:30, Job 7:20, Job 33:27, Psalms 38:18, Matthew 27:4
Reciprocal: Joshua 7:1 - committed Joshua 7:11 - Israel Jonah 1:12 - for Matthew 13:22 - the care Matthew 26:9 - General Luke 23:41 - we indeed
Cross-References
Psalms 104:6
You covered the earth with the ocean that rose above the mountains.
You covered the earth with the ocean that rose above the mountains.
Jeremiah 3:23
On hilltops, we worshiped idols and made loud noises, but it was all for nothing— only you can save us.
On hilltops, we worshiped idols and made loud noises, but it was all for nothing— only you can save us.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And Achan answered Joshua, and said,.... He made a free and open confession of his sin:
indeed I have sinned against the Lord God of Israel; against him who had been so good to Israel in many instances, and particularly in delivering Jericho into their hands in so extraordinary a manner; against a law of his, respecting the spoil of that city, which sin was the more aggravated thereby; and that he had committed the sin he was taken for and charged with, he owns was a true and real fact:
and thus and thus have I done; such and such things have I taken, and in the manner as follows.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Joshua 7:20. I have sinned against the Lord God — This seems a very honest and hearty confession, and there is hope that this poor culprit escaped perdition.
