Joshua 7 · Verse 20

Joshua 7:20

And Achan answered Joshua, and said, Indeed I have sinned against the Lord God of Israel, and thus and thus have I done:
Joshua 7:20, King James Version

Joshua 7:20 in other translations

BSB“It is true,” Achan replied, “I have sinned against the LORD, the God of Israel. This is what I did:
WEBAchan answered Joshua, and said, “I have truly sinned against the LORD, the God of Israel, and this is what I have done.
ASVAnd Achan answered Joshua, and said, Of a truth I have sinned against Jehovah, the God of Israel, and thus and thus have I done:
YLTAnd Achan answereth Joshua, and saith, ‘Truly I have sinned against Jehovah, God of Israel, and thus and thus I have done;
DARBYAnd Achan answered Joshua and said, Indeed I have sinned against Jehovah the God of Israel, and thus and thus have I done.
BBEAnd Achan, answering, said to Joshua, Truly I have done wrong against the Lord, the God of Israel, and this is what I have done:
WebsterAnd Achan answered Joshua, and said, Indeed I have sinned against the LORD God of Israel, and thus and thus have I done.

What does Joshua 7:20 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 20 I have sinned against the Lord God - This seems a very honest and hearty confession, and there is hope that this poor culprit escaped perdition.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Joshua 7:16-26

See the folly of those that promise themselves secrecy in sin. The righteous God has many ways of bringing to light the hidden works of darkness. See also, how much it is our concern, when God is contending with us, to find out the cause that troubles us. We must pray with holy Job, Lord, show me wherefore thou contendest with me. Achan's sin began in the eye. He saw these fine things, as Eve saw the forbidden…

Read the full comment on Joshua 7:16-26 →

Joshua 7:20 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיַּ֧עַןvai.Ya.'anand he answeredH6030
עָכָ֛ן'a.KhanAchanH5912
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
יְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַye.ho.Shu.a'JoshuaH3091
וַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.Marand he saidH559
אָמְנָ֗ה'a.me.NahtrulyH546
אָנֹכִ֤י'a.no.KhiIH595
חָטָ֙אתִי֙cha.Ta.tiI have sinnedH2398
לַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehto YahwehH3068
אֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.Hei[the] God ofH430
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
וְכָזֹ֥אתve.kha.Zotand like thisH2063
וְכָזֹ֖אתve.kha.Zotand like thisH2063
עָשִֽׂיתִי\׃'a.Si.tiI have doneH6213

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Joshua 7:20

  • Psalms 38:18

    For I will declare mine iniquity; I will be sorry for my sin.

  • Numbers 22:34

    And Balaam said unto the angel of the Lord, I have sinned; for I knew not that thou stoodest in the way against me: now therefore, if it displease thee, I will get me back again.

  • Exodus 10:16

    Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron in haste; and he said, I have sinned against the Lord your God, and against you.

  • Genesis 42:21

    And they said one to another, We are verily guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the anguish of his soul, when he besought us, and we would not hear; therefore is this distress come upon us.

  • Job 7:20

    I have sinned; what shall I do unto thee, O thou preserver of men? why hast thou set me as a mark against thee, so that I am a burden to myself?

  • 1 Samuel 15:24

    And Saul said unto Samuel, I have sinned: for I have transgressed the commandment of the Lord, and thy words: because I feared the people, and obeyed their voice.

  • 1 Samuel 15:30

    Then he said, I have sinned: yet honour me now, I pray thee, before the elders of my people, and before Israel, and turn again with me, that I may worship the Lord thy God.

  • Matthew 27:4

    Saying, I have sinned in that I have betrayed the innocent blood. And they said, What is that to us? see thou to that.

  • Job 33:27

    He looketh upon men, and if any say, I have sinned, and perverted that which was right, and it profited me not;

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Indeed.
Ge 42:21; Ex 10:16; Nu 22:34; 1Sa 15:24,30; Job 7:20; 33:27
Ps 38:18; Mt 27:4

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Joshua 7:19

    And Joshua said unto Achan, My son, give, I pray thee, glory to the Lord God of Israel, and make confession unto him; and tell me now what thou hast done; hide it not from me.

  • Joshua 7:20

    And Achan answered Joshua, and said, Indeed I have sinned against the Lord God of Israel, and thus and thus have I done:

  • Joshua 7:21

    When I saw among the spoils a goodly Babylonish garment, and two hundred shekels of silver, and a wedge of gold of fifty shekels weight, then I coveted them, and took them; and, behold, they are hid in the earth in the midst of my tent, and the silver under it.

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Joshua 7:20 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y Achân respondió á Josué, diciendo: Verdaderamente yo he pecado contra Jehová el Dios de Israel, y he hecho así y así:
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et Acan répondit à Josué et dit: En vérité, j’ai péché contre l’ Éternel, le Dieu d’Israël, et j’ai fait telle et telle chose:
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und Achan antwortete Josua und sprach: Fürwahr, ich habe gegen Jehova, den Gott Israels, gesündigt, und so, und so habe ich getan:
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Responditque Achan Josue, et dixit ei: Vere ego peccavi Domino Deo Israël, et sic et sic feci.