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Joshua 7:18

He then brought Zabdi's family forward, one by one, and Achan, the son of Carmi and grandson of Zabdi, was picked out.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Carmi;   Discipline;   Dishonesty;   Disobedience to God;   Intercession;   Lot, the;   Nation;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Armies of Israel, the;   Judah, the Tribe of;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Achan;   Anathema;   Miracle;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Ezekiel, Theology of;   Jews, Judaism;   Person, Personhood;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Divination;   Lot;   Zabdi;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Carmi;   Lot (2);   Zabdi;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Ai;   Joshua, the Book of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Carmi;   Covetousness;   Jericho;   Joshua;   Reuben;   Zabdi;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Lots;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Carmi ;   Zabdi ;   Zara, Zarah, Zerah ;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Achor;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Achan;   Anathema;   Journeyings of israel from egypt to canaan;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Car'mi;   Zab'di;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Breastplate;   Government of the Hebrews;   Justice;   Urim and Thummim;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Conquest of Canaan;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Decision;   Joshua, Book of;   Judge;   Urim and Thummim;   Zabdi;   Zerah;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Admissions in Evidence;   Repentance;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
He then had Zabdi’s family come forward man by man, and Achan son of Carmi, son of Zabdi, son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, was selected.
Hebrew Names Version
and he brought near his household man by man; and `Akhan, the son of Karmi, the son of Zavdi, the son of Zerach, of the tribe of Yehudah, was taken.
King James Version
And he brought his household man by man; and Achan, the son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, was taken.
Lexham English Bible
He brought forward his family, one by one, and Achan son of Carmi son of Zabdi son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, was selected by lot.
English Standard Version
And he brought near his household man by man, and Achan the son of Carmi, son of Zabdi, son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, was taken.
New Century Version
And Joshua told all the men in that family to present themselves. The Lord chose Achan son of Carmi. (Carmi was the son of Zabdi, who was the son of Zerah.)
New English Translation
He then made Zabdi's family approach man by man and Achan son of Carmi, son of Zabdi, son of Zerah, from the tribe of Judah, was selected.
Amplified Bible
He brought his household forward man by man; and Achan the son of Carmi, son of Zabdi, son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, was chosen.
New American Standard Bible
And he brought his household forward man by man; and Achan, son of Carmi, son of Zabdi, son of Zerah, from the tribe of Judah, was selected.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And he brought his houshold, man by man, and Achan ye sonne of Carmi, the sonne of Zabdi, the sonne of Zerah of the tribe of Iudah was take.
Legacy Standard Bible
And he brought his household near man by man; and Achan, son of Carmi, son of Zabdi, son of Zerah, from the tribe of Judah, was taken.
Contemporary English Version
Finally, Joshua brought each man in Zabdi's family to the Lord , and the Lord showed that Achan was the guilty one.
Complete Jewish Bible
He had his household come forward, one person at a time; and ‘Akhan the son of Karmi, the son of Zavdi, the son of Zerach, of the tribe of Y'hudah, was taken.
Darby Translation
And he caused his household to come forward man by man, and Achan, the son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, was taken.
Easy-to-Read Version
Then Joshua told all the men in that family to come before the Lord . He chose Achan the son of Carmi. (Carmi was the son of Zimri. And Zimri was the son of Zerah.)
George Lamsa Translation
Then he brought his household man by man; and Achar, the son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, was taken.
Literal Translation
And he brought near his household by men, and Achan, the son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, was taken.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And wha he had brought forth his house, one housholder after another, Achan the sonne of Charmi ye sonne of Sabdi the sonne of Serah of the trybe of Iuda, was taken.
American Standard Version
and he brought near his household man by man; and Achan, the son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, was taken.
Bible in Basic English
Then the house of Zabdi came forward man by man, and Achan, the son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, was taken.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And he brought his housholde man by man, & Achan the sonne of Charmi, the sone of Zabdi, ye sonne of Zared of the tribe of Iuda, was caught.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And he brought near his household man by man; and Achan, the son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, was taken.
King James Version (1611)
And hee brought his houshold, man by man, and Achan the sonne of Carmi, the sonne of Zabdi, the sonne of Zerah, of the tribe of Iudah, was taken.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And it was brought man by man, and Achar the son of Zambri the son of Zara was pointed out.
English Revised Version
and he brought near his household man by man; and Achan, the son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, was taken.
Berean Standard Bible
And he had Zabdi's family come forward man by man, and Achan son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, was selected.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
whos hows he departide in to alle men bi hemsilf; and he foond Achar, the sone of Charmy, sone of Zabdi, sone of Zare, of the lynage of Juda.
Young's Literal Translation
and he bringeth near his household by men, and Achan -- son of Carmi, son of Zabdi, son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah -- is captured.
Update Bible Version
and he brought near his household man by man; and Achan, the son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, was taken.
Webster's Bible Translation
And he brought his household man by man; and Achan the son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, was taken.
World English Bible
and he brought near his household man by man; and Achan, the son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, was taken.
New King James Version
Then he brought his household man by man, and Achan the son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, was taken.
New Living Translation
Every member of Zimri's family was brought forward person by person, and Achan was singled out.
New Life Bible
Then he brought those of Zabdi's tent near man by man. And Achan, son of Carmi, son of Zabdi, son of Zerah, from the family of Judah, was taken.
New Revised Standard
And he brought near his household one by one, and Achan son of Carmi son of Zabdi son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, was taken.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
and he brought near his household, man by man, - and, Achan son of Carmi son of Zabdi son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, was seized.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And bringing his house man by man, he found Achan, the son of Charmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zare, of the tribe of Juda.
Revised Standard Version
and he brought near his household man by man, and Achan the son of Carmi, son of Zabdi, son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, was taken.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
He brought his household near man by man; and Achan, son of Carmi, son of Zabdi, son of Zerah, from the tribe of Judah, was taken.

Contextual Overview

16 Early the next morning Joshua brought Israel forward, tribe by tribe, and the tribe of Judah was picked out. 17 He brought the tribe of Judah forward, clan by clan, and the clan of Zerah was picked out. Then he brought the clan of Zerah forward, family by family, and the family of Zabdi was picked out. 18 He then brought Zabdi's family forward, one by one, and Achan, the son of Carmi and grandson of Zabdi, was picked out. 19 Joshua said to him, "My son, tell the truth here before the Lord , the God of Israel, and confess. Tell me now what you have done. Don't try to hide it from me." 20 "It's true," Achan answered. "I have sinned against the Lord , Israel's God, and this is what I did. 21 Among the things we seized I saw a beautiful Babylonian cloak, about five pounds of silver, and a bar of gold weighing over one pound. I wanted them so much that I took them. You will find them buried inside my tent, with the silver at the bottom." 22 So Joshua sent some men, who ran to the tent and found that the condemned things really were buried there, with the silver at the bottom. 23 They brought them out of the tent, took them to Joshua and all the Israelites, and laid them down in the presence of the Lord . 24 Joshua, along with all the people of Israel, seized Achan, the silver, the cloak, the bar of gold, together with Achan's sons and daughters, his cattle, donkeys, and sheep, his tent, and everything else he owned; and they took them to Trouble Valley. 25 And Joshua said, "Why have you brought such trouble on us? The Lord will now bring trouble on you!" All the people then stoned Achan to death; they also stoned and burned his family and possessions.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

was taken: Numbers 32:23, 1 Samuel 14:42, Proverbs 13:21, Jeremiah 2:26, Acts 5:1-10

Reciprocal: Genesis 44:16 - God hath Joshua 7:14 - the tribe Joshua 22:20 - General 1 Chronicles 2:6 - General Jonah 1:7 - and the

Cross-References

Exodus 14:28
The water returned and covered the chariots, the drivers, and all the Egyptian army that had followed the Israelites into the sea; not one of them was left.
Job 22:16
Even before their time had come, they were washed away by a flood.
Psalms 69:15
Don't let the flood come over me; don't let me drown in the depths or sink into the grave.
Psalms 104:26
The ships sail on it, and in it plays Leviathan, that sea monster which you made.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And he brought his household man by man,.... The household of Zabdi, the heads of each house therein:

and Achan, the son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, was taken; the lot fell upon him, and he was laid hold on, and detained.


 
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