Joshua 7:19

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Then Joshua said to Achan, "My son, give glory to the Lord, the God of Israel, and give Him praise. Tell me now what you have done; do not hide it from me."

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר יְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַ אֶל־עָכָ֗ן בְּנִי֙ שִֽׂים־נָ֣א כָב֗וֹד לַֽיהוָ֛ה אֱלֹהֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל וְתֶן־ל֣וֹ תוֹדָ֑ה וְהַגֶּד־נָ֥א לִי֙ מֶ֣ה עָשִׂ֔יתָ אַל־תְּכַחֵ֖ד מִמֶּֽנִּי׃

Transliteration

And wayyomer Yehoshua to-'Akhan, "Son-my, sim-please kavod to-YHWH 'Elohei Yisrael and-ten-to-him todah, and-hagged-please to-me what 'asita; 'al-tekhaḥed from-me."

Grammar Details

• *wayyomer*: waw-consecutive imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - said
• *sim*: imperative, 2nd person masculine singular - give/place
• *kavod*: noun, masculine singular - glory/honor
• *'Elohei*: noun, masculine plural construct - God of
• *ten*: imperative, 2nd person masculine singular - give
• *todah*: noun, feminine singular - praise/thanksgiving/confession
• *hagged*: imperative, 2nd person masculine singular, Hiphil - tell
• *'asita*: perfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you did
• *tekhaḥed*: imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular, Piel, jussive - hide

Word Meanings

• *sim kavod*: give glory/honor/acknowledge
• *todah*: praise/thanksgiving/confession
• *tekhaḥed*: hide/conceal/cover up

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And hua 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.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And Joshua said to Achan, My son, give, I pray you, glory to the LORD God of Israel, and make confession to him; and tell me now what you have done; do not hide it from me.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  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.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And Joshua{H3091} said{H559} unto Achan,{H5912} My son,{H1121} give,{H7760} I pray thee, glory{H3519} to Jehovah,{H3068} the God{H430} of Israel,{H3478} and make{H5414} confession{H8426} unto him; and tell{H5046} me now what thou hast done;{H6213} hide{H3582} it not from me.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And Joshua{H3091} said{H559}{(H8799)} unto Achan{H5912}, My son{H1121}, give{H7760}{(H8798)}, I pray thee, glory{H3519} to the LORD{H3068} God{H430} of Israel{H3478}, and make{H5414}{(H8798)} confession{H8426} unto him; and tell{H5046}{(H8685)} me now what thou hast done{H6213}{(H8804)}; hide{H3582}{(H8762)} it not from me.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And Iosua sayde vnto Achan: My sonne, geue the glory vnto the LORDE the God of Israel, and geue him the prayse, and tell me, what thou hast done, and hide nothinge fro me.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Then Ioshua said vnto Achan, My sonne, I beseech thee, giue glory to the Lord God of Israel, and make confession vnto him, and shewe me now what thou hast done: hide it not from me.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And Iosuah sayde vnto Achan: My sonne, I beseche thee geue glorie to the Lorde God of Israel, and make confession vnto him, and shewe me what thou hast done, hyde it not from me.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  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.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Joshua said to Achan, My son, please give glory to Yahweh, the God of Israel, and make confession to him; and tell me now what you have done; don't hide it from me.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And Joshua saith unto Achan, `My son, put, I pray thee, honour on Jehovah, God of Israel, and give to Him thanks, and declare, I pray thee, to me, what thou hast done -- hide not from me.'

• American Standard Version (1901)

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

• American Standard Version (1901)

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

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And Joshua said to Achan, My son, give glory and praise to the Lord, the God of Israel; give me word now of what you have done, and keep nothing back from me.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Joshua said to Achan, "My son, please give glory to Yahweh, the God of Israel, and make confession to him. Tell me now what you have done! Don't hide it from me!"

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  So Joshua said to Achan,“My son, honor the LORD God of Israel and give him praise! Tell me what you did; don’t hide anything from me!”

Referenced Verses

• 1 Sam 6:5 : 5 Make replicas of your tumors and your mice that are ravaging the land, and give glory to the God of Israel. Perhaps he will lighten his hand on you, your gods, and your land.
• John 9:24 : 24 A second time, they called for the man who had been blind and told him, 'Give glory to God! We know this man is a sinner.'
• Jer 13:16 : 16 Give glory to the LORD your God before He brings darkness, and before your feet stumble on the darkening mountains. You hope for light, but He will turn it to gloom and thick darkness.
• 1 Sam 14:43 : 43 Then Saul said to Jonathan, 'Tell me what you have done.' So Jonathan told him, 'I merely tasted a little honey with the tip of the staff that was in my hand, and now I must die?'
• 2 Chr 30:22 : 22 Hezekiah spoke encouragingly to all the Levites, who showed good understanding of the service to the LORD. They ate throughout the appointed seven days, offering fellowship sacrifices and giving thanks to the LORD, the God of their ancestors.
• Dan 9:4 : 4 I prayed to the LORD my God and confessed: 'O Lord, the great and awesome God, who keeps His covenant of steadfast love with those who love Him and keep His commandments,
• Num 5:6-7 : 6 Speak to the Israelites: If a man or woman commits any sin against another person and is unfaithful to the Lord, that person is guilty. 7 They must confess the sin they have committed. They must fully repay the one they wronged, adding a fifth of the value and giving it to the person they have wronged.
• Jonah 1:8-9 : 8 Then they said to him, "Please tell us! Who is responsible for causing this trouble for us? What is your occupation, and where do you come from? What is your country, and of what people are you?" 9 And he answered, "I am a Hebrew, and I worship the Lord, the God of heaven, who made the sea and the dry land." 10 Then the men were terrified, and they said to him, "What have you done?" For they knew he was fleeing from the presence of the Lord, because he had told them so.
• Luke 17:18 : 18 Was no one found to return and give glory to God except this foreigner?
• 2 Chr 33:12-13 : 12 When he was in distress, he sought the favor of the LORD his God and humbled himself greatly before the God of his ancestors. 13 He prayed to Him, and the LORD was moved by his entreaty and heard his plea. He brought Manasseh back to Jerusalem and to his kingdom. Then Manasseh knew that the LORD is God.
• Ezra 10:10-11 : 10 Ezra the priest stood up and said to them, "You have been unfaithful; you have married foreign women, adding to Israel's guilt. 11 Now make confession to the Lord, the God of your fathers, and do His will. Separate yourselves from the peoples of the land and from the foreign women.
• Ps 32:5 : 5 Then I acknowledged my sin to you and did not cover up my iniquity. I said, 'I will confess my transgressions to the Lord,' and you forgave the guilt of my sin. Selah.
• Ps 51:3 : 3 Be gracious to me, O God, according to your lovingkindness; according to the abundance of your compassion, blot out my transgressions.
• Prov 28:13 : 13 The one who conceals his transgressions will not prosper, but whoever confesses and forsakes them will find mercy.
• Isa 13:12 : 12 I will make people scarcer than fine gold, and mankind rarer than the gold of Ophir.
• Jer 3:12-13 : 12 Go, proclaim these words toward the north: 'Return, faithless Israel,' declares the LORD. 'I will not look on you with anger, for I am faithful,' declares the LORD, 'and I will not be angry forever. 13 Only acknowledge your guilt—that you have rebelled against the LORD your God, scattered your favors to strangers under every spreading tree, and have not obeyed my voice,' declares the LORD.
• Rom 10:10 : 10 For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth one confesses unto salvation.
• 2 Tim 2:25 : 25 Gently instruct those who oppose you, in the hope that God might grant them repentance, leading them to a knowledge of the truth.
• Titus 2:2 : 2 Older men are to be sober-minded, dignified, self-controlled, and sound in faith, in love, and in perseverance.
• Jas 1:20 : 20 For human anger does not produce the righteousness that God desires.
• 1 Pet 3:8-9 : 8 Finally, all of you be like-minded and sympathetic, love one another as brothers and sisters, be tenderhearted and humble. 9 Do not repay evil for evil or insult for insult, but on the contrary, give a blessing, because to this you were called, so that you may inherit a blessing.
• 1 John 1:8-9 : 8 If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us. 9 If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just, and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness. 10 If we claim we have not sinned, we make Him out to be a liar, and His word is not in us.
• Rev 16:9 : 9 They were scorched by the intense heat, and they blasphemed the name of God who has power over these plagues. But they refused to repent and glorify him.