And Joshua said, Why hast thou troubled us? the LORD shall trouble thee this day. And all Israel stoned him with stones, and burned them with fire, after they had stoned them with stones.
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Verse 25 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 Josua sprach: Weil du uns betrübt hast, so betrübe dich der HERR an diesem Tage. Und das ganze Israel steinigte ihn und verbrannte sie mit Feuer. Und da sie sie gesteinigt hatten,
Y dijo Josué: ¿Por qué nos has turbado? Túrbete Jehová en este día. Y todos los Israelitas los apedrearon, y los quemaron a fuego, después de apedrearlos con piedras;
Josué dijo: «¿Por qué nos has traído desgracia? ¡Que Jehová te traiga desgracia en este día!». Todo Israel lo apedreó; los quemaron con fuego y los apedrearon con piedras.
Josué dit: Pourquoi nous as-tu troublés? L'Eternel te troublera aujourd'hui. Et tout Israël le lapida. On les brûla au feu, on les lapida,
E Giosuè disse ad Acan: Perchè ci hai tu conturbati? il Signore ti conturbi in questo giorno. E tutto Israele lo lapidò con pietre; e, dopo aver lapidati gli altri con pietre, li bruciarono tutti col fuoco.
E disse Josué: Por que nos perturbaste? O SENHOR te perturbará neste dia. E todo o Israel o apedrejou; e os queimaram a fogo depois de apedrejá-los.
約書亞 說:「你為甚麼給我們招惹災禍呢?今日耶和華必使你遭受災禍。」於是 以色列 眾人用石頭打死他,用火焚燒他們,把石頭扔在其上。
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