And Achan answered Joshua, and said, Indeed I have sinned against the LORD God of Israel, and thus and thus have I done:
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Verse 20 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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Da antwortete Achan Josua und sprach: Wahrlich, ich habe mich versündigt an dem HERRN, dem Gott Israels. Also und also habe ich getan:
Y Achân respondió a Josué, diciendo: Verdaderamente yo he pecado contra Jehová el Dios de Israel, y he hecho así y así:
Acan répondit à Josué, et dit: Il est vrai que j'ai péché contre l'Eternel, le Dieu d'Israël, et voici ce que j'ai fait.
E Acan rispose a Giosuè, e gli disse: Certo, io ho peccato contro al Signore Iddio d’Israele, e ho fatto così e così.
E respondeu Acã a Josué, e disse: Verdadeiramente pequei contra o SENHOR Deus de Israel, e fiz assim e assim.
亞干 回答 約書亞 說:「我實在得罪了耶和華- 以色列 的上帝。這是我所做的:
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