Joshua 7:23
And they took them out of the midst of the tent, and brought them unto Joshua, and unto all the children of Israel, and laid them out before the Lord.
Joshua 7:23 in other translations
| BSB | They took the things from inside the tent, brought them to Joshua and all the Israelites, and spread them out before the LORD. |
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| WEB | They took them from the middle of the tent, and brought them to Joshua and to all the children of Israel. They laid them down before the LORD. |
| ASV | And they took them from the midst of the tent, and brought them unto Joshua, and unto all the children of Israel; and they laid them down before Jehovah. |
| YLT | and they take them out of the midst of the tent, and bring them in unto Joshua, and unto all the sons of Israel, and pour them out before Jehovah. |
| DARBY | And they took them out of the midst of the tent, and brought them to Joshua and to all the children of Israel, and laid them out before Jehovah. |
| BBE | And they took them from the tent and came back with them to Joshua and the children of Israel, and put them before the Lord. |
| Webster | And they took them from the midst of the tent, and brought them to Joshua, and to all the children of Israel, and laid them out before the LORD. |
What does Joshua 7:23 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Joshua 7:22-23
22-23. Joshua sent messengers, and they ran unto the tent--from impatient eagerness not only to test the truth of the story, but to clear Israel from the imputation of guilt. Having discovered the stolen articles, they laid them out before the Lord, "as a token of their belonging to Him" on account of the ban.
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…
Joshua 7:23 in the original Hebrew
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Context
- Joshua 7:22
So Joshua sent messengers, and they ran unto the tent; and, behold, it was hid in his tent, and the silver under it.
- Joshua 7:23
And they took them out of the midst of the tent, and brought them unto Joshua, and unto all the children of Israel, and laid them out before the Lord.
- Joshua 7:24
And Joshua, and all Israel with him, took Achan the son of Zerah, and the silver, and the garment, and the wedge of gold, and his sons, and his daughters, and his oxen, and his asses, and his sheep, and his tent, and all that he had: and they brought them unto the valley of Achor.
Joshua 7:23 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y tomándolo de en medio de la tienda, trajéronlo á Josué y á todos los hijos de Israel, y pusiéronlo delante de Jehová. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et ils les prirent du milieu de la tente, et les apportèrent à Josué et à tous les fils d’Israël, et les déposèrent devant l’ Éternel. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und sie nahmen es aus dem Innern des Zeltes und brachten es zu Josua und zu allen Kindern Israel, und sie legten es vor Jehova hin. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Auferentesque de tentorio, tulerunt ea ad Josue, et ad omnes filios Israël, projeceruntque ante Dominum. |