Joshua 7:19-21

Context
7:19 So Joshua said to Achan, “My son, honor¹ the Lord God of Israel and give him praise! Tell me what you did; don’t hide anything from me!” 7:20 Achan told Joshua, “It is true. I have sinned against the Lord God of Israel in this way:² 7:21 I saw among the goods we seized a nice robe from Babylon,³ two hundred silver pieces,⁴ 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.”

[7:19] ¹tn Heb “give glory to.”

[7:20] ²tn Heb “like this and like this I did.”

[7:21] ³tn Heb “Shinar,” a reference to Babylon (cf. Gen 10:10; 11:2; 14:1). Many modern translations retain the Hebrew name “Shinar” (cf. NEB, NRSV) but some use the more familiar “Babylon” (cf. NIV, NLT).

[7:21] ⁴tn Heb “shekels.”