Joshua 7:1

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

But the children of Israel committed a trespass in the devoted thing; for Achan, the son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, took of the devoted thing: and the anger of Jehovah was kindled against the children of Israel.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיִּמְעֲל֧וּ בְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל מַ֖עַל בַּחֵ֑רֶם וַיִּקַּ֡ח עָכָ֣ן בֶּן־כַּרְמִי֩ בֶן־זַבְדִּ֨י בֶן־זֶ֜רַח לְמַטֵּ֤ה יְהוּדָה֙ מִן־הַחֵ֔רֶם וַיִּֽחַר־אַ֥ף יְהוָ֖ה בִּבְנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

Transliteration

And wayyim'alu sons-of-Yisrael ma'al in-the-ḥerem, and wayyiqqaḥ Akhan son-of-Karmi son-of-Zabdi son-of-Zeraḥ for-tribe-of-Yehudah from-the-ḥerem, and wayyiḥar-'ap YHWH against-sons-of-Yisrael.

Grammar Details

• *wayyim'alu*: waw-consecutive imperfect, 3rd person plural - acted unfaithfully/committed trespass
• *ma'al*: noun, masculine singular - unfaithfulness/trespass
• *ḥerem*: noun, masculine singular with definite article - devoted thing/ban
• *wayyiqqaḥ*: waw-consecutive imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - took
• *wayyiḥar-'ap*: waw-consecutive imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular construct - burned-anger
• *YHWH*: proper noun - divine name

Word Meanings

• *ma'al*: unfaithfulness/trespass/treachery
• *ḥerem*: devoted thing/ban/thing dedicated to destruction
• *wayyiḥar-'ap*: anger burned/became kindled/was inflamed

Referenced Verses

• Josh 22:20 : 20 Did not Achan the son of Zerah commit a trespass in the devoted thing, and wrath fell upon all the congregation of Israel? and that man perished not alone in his iniquity.
• Josh 6:17-18 : 17 And the city shall be devoted, even it and all that is therein, to Jehovah: only Rahab the harlot shall live, she and all that are with her in the house, because she hid the messengers that we sent. 18 But as for you, only keep yourselves from the devoted thing, lest when ye have devoted it, ye take of the devoted thing; so would ye make the camp of Israel accursed, and trouble it.
• Josh 7:20-21 : 20 And Achan answered Joshua, and said, Of a truth I have sinned against Jehovah, the God of Israel, and thus and thus have I done: 21 when I saw among the spoil a goodly Babylonish mantle, 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.
• 1 Chr 2:6-7 : 6 And the sons of Zerah: Zimri, and Ethan, and Heman, and Calcol, and Dara; five of them in all. 7 And the sons of Carmi: Achar, the troubler of Israel, who committed a trespass in the devoted thing.
• Heb 12:15-16 : 15 looking carefully lest [there be] any man that falleth short of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble [you], and thereby {G1223} the many be defiled; 16 lest [there] [be] any fornicator, or profane person, as Esau, who for one mess of meat sold his own birthright.
• 2 Sam 24:1 : 1 And again the anger of Jehovah was kindled against Israel, and he moved David against them, saying, Go, number Israel and Judah.
• Josh 22:16 : 16 Thus saith the whole congregation of Jehovah, What trespass is this that ye have committed against the God of Israel, to turn away this day from following Jehovah, in that ye have builded you an altar, to rebel this day against Jehovah?
• Josh 22:18 : 18 that ye must turn away this day from following Jehovah? and it will be, seeing ye rebel to-day against Jehovah, that to-morrow he will be wroth with the whole congregation of Israel.
• 1 Chr 21:7 : 7 And God was displeased with this thing; therefore he smote Israel.
• 2 Chr 24:18 : 18 And they forsook the house of Jehovah, the God of their fathers, and served the Asherim and the idols: and wrath came upon Judah and Jerusalem for this their guiltiness.
• Ezra 9:6 : 6 and I said, O my God, I am ashamed and blush to lift up my face to you, my God; for our iniquities are increased over our head, and our guiltiness is grown up unto the heavens.
• Eccl 9:18 : 18 Wisdom is better than weapons of war; but one sinner destroyeth much good.
• Dan 9:7 : 7 O Lord, righteousness belongeth unto thee, but unto us confusion of face, as at this day; to the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and unto all Israel, that are near, and that are far off, through all the countries whither thou hast driven them, because of their trespass that they have trespassed against thee.
• Jonah 1:7 : 7 And they said every one to his fellow, Come, and let us cast lots, that we may know for whose cause this evil is upon us. So they cast lots, and the lot fell upon Jonah.
• 1 Cor 5:1-6 : 1 It is actually reported that there is fornication among you, and such fornication as is not even among the Gentiles, that one [of you] hath his father's wife. 2 And ye are puffed up, and did not rather mourn, that he that had done this deed might be taken away from among you. 3 For I verily, being absent in body but present in spirit, have already as though I were present judged him that hath so wrought this thing, 4 in the name of our Lord Jesus, {G5547} {G4863} ye being gathered together, and my spirit, with the power of our Lord {G5547} Jesus, 5 to deliver such a one unto Satan for the destruction of the flesh, that the spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord Jesus. 6 Your glorying is not good. Know ye not that a little leaven leaveneth the whole lump?