Joshua 7:20-21

7:20 Achan told Joshua, “It is true. I have sinned against the Lord God of Israel in this way: ¹  7:21 I saw among the goods we seized a nice robe from Babylon, ²  two hundred silver pieces, ³  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.”

[7:20]  ¹ tn Heb “like this and like this I did.”

[7:21]  ² tn 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]  ³ tn Heb “shekels.”