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Joshua 7:11 Cross-References

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Israel hath sinned, and they have also transgressed my covenant which I commanded them: for they have even taken of the accursed thing, and have also stolen, and dissembled also, and they have put it even among their own stuff.

Joshua 7:11 (KJV)

Commentary on Joshua 7:11

God's indictment uses emphatic, repetitive language revealing sin's severity. The statement 'Israel hath sinned' (chata Yisrael, חָטָא יִשְׂרָאֵל) treats the entire nation as corporate unity—though Achan sinned individually, God holds Israel corporately accountable. The phrase 'transgressed my covenant' (avru et-beriti, עָבְרוּ אֶת־בְּרִיתִי) indicates covenant violation, not merely moral failure. The listing of specific sins creates mounting emphasis: 'taken of the accursed thing' (sacrilege), 'stolen' (theft), 'dissembled' (kicheshu, כִּחֲשׁוּ—lied or deceived), and 'put it among their own s...

Source: KJV Study Commentary

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