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.
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Verse 18 is found in chapter 7 of Joshua. Achan confesses that he took a robe, silver, and gold after seeing and coveting them. The sequence "I saw... I coveted... I took" exposes the internal process that leads to transgression. The objects are found hidden in his tent, and judgment reaches Achan and the elements associated with his offense. The episode explains Ai’s defeat theologically and shows that the prosperity of conquest cannot become individual appropriation of what God had reserved.
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Und da er sein Haus herzubrachte, einen Wirt nach dem andern, ward getroffen Achan, der Sohn Charmis, des Sohnes Sabdis, des Sohnes Serahs, aus dem Stamm Juda.
E hizo allegar su casa por los varones, y fue tomado Achân, hijo de Carmi, hijo de Zabdi, hijo de Zera, de la tribu de Judá.
Hizo acercarse a su familia, varón por varón, y fue señalado Acán hijo de Carmi, hijo de Zabdi, hijo de Zera, de la tribu de Judá.
Il fit approcher la maison de Zabdi par hommes, et Acan, fils de Carmi, fils de Zabdi, fils de Zérach, de la tribu de Juda, fut désigné.
Poi, fatta accostar la famiglia di esso, a uomo a uomo, fu preso Acan, figliuolo di Carmi, figliuolo di Zabdi, figliuolo di Zera, della tribù di Giuda.
E, fazendo chegar a sua casa, homem por homem, foi tomado Acã, filho de Carmi, filho de Zabdi, filho de Zerá, da tribo de Judá.
他召 撒底 的家族,按著男丁,一個一個近前來,就選出 猶大 支派, 謝拉 的曾孫, 撒底 的孫子, 迦米 的兒子 亞干 。
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