Did not Achan the son of Zerah commit a trespass in the accursed thing, and wrath fell on all the congregation of Israel? and that man perished not alone in his iniquity.
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Verse 20 is found in chapter 22 of Joshua. A delegation led by Phinehas confronts the eastern tribes and recalls the sin of Peor and Achan’s transgression. The concern is not merely about their own conduct, but about the possibility that the sin of one part could bring judgment upon the entire community. Achan’s memory explains why Israel reacts so seriously to any threat of collective unfaithfulness.
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Versündigte sich nicht Achan, der Sohn Serahs, am Verbannten? und der Zorn kam über die ganze Gemeinde Israel, und er ging nicht allein unter über seiner Missetat.
¿No cometió Achân, hijo de Zera, prevaricación en el anatema, y vino ira sobre toda la congregación de Israel? y aquel hombre no pereció solo en su iniquidad.
¿No cometió Acán hijo de Zera una infidelidad con lo consagrado, y vino ira sobre toda la congregación de Israel? Él no fue el único que murió por su iniquidad».
Acan, fils de Zérach, ne commit-il pas une infidélité au sujet des choses dévouées par interdit, et la colère de l'Eternel ne s'enflamma-t-elle pas contre toute l'assemblée d'Israël? Il ne fut pas le seul qui périt à cause de son crime.
Acan, figliuolo di Zera, non commise egli misfatto intorno all’interdetto; onde vi fu indegnazione contro a tutta la raunanza d’Israele? e quell’uomo non morì solo per la sua iniquità
Não cometeu Acã, filho de Zera, transgressão no tocante ao anátema? Não veio ira sobre toda a congregação de Israel, de modo que aquele homem não morreu só, na sua iniqüidade?
從前 謝拉 的曾孫 亞干 豈不是在那當滅的物上犯了罪,導致憤怒臨到 以色列 全會眾嗎?死在他所犯的罪中的,不只是他一個人而已!』」
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