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14 Whatever is under the ban[a] in Israel shall be yours.

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  1. 18:14 Under the ban: in Hebrew, herem, which means here “set aside from profane use and made sacred to the Lord.” Cf. Lv 27:21, 28.

14 “Everything in Israel that is devoted[a] to the Lord(A) is yours.

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  1. Numbers 18:14 The Hebrew term refers to the irrevocable giving over of things or persons to the Lord.

26 You shall not bring any abominable thing into your house, so as to be, like it, under the ban; loathe and abhor it utterly for it is under the ban.[a]

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  1. 7:26 Under the ban: and therefore doomed to destruction; see note on 2:34.

26 Do not bring a detestable thing into your house or you, like it, will be set apart for destruction.(A) Regard it as vile and utterly detest it, for it is set apart for destruction.

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Chapter 7

Defeat at Ai. But the Israelites acted treacherously with regard to the ban; Achan, son of Carmi, son of Zabdi, son of Zerah of the tribe of Judah, took goods that were under the ban,(A) and the anger of the Lord flared up against the Israelites.

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Achan’s Sin

But the Israelites were unfaithful in regard to the devoted things[a];(A) Achan(B) son of Karmi, the son of Zimri,[b] the son of Zerah,(C) of the tribe of Judah,(D) took some of them. So the Lord’s anger burned(E) against Israel.(F)

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Footnotes

  1. Joshua 7:1 The Hebrew term refers to the irrevocable giving over of things or persons to the Lord, often by totally destroying them; also in verses 11, 12, 13 and 15.
  2. Joshua 7:1 See Septuagint and 1 Chron. 2:6; Hebrew Zabdi; also in verses 17 and 18.

21 But from the spoil the army took sheep and oxen, the best of what had been banned, to sacrifice to the Lord your God in Gilgal.”(A)

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21 The soldiers took sheep and cattle from the plunder, the best of what was devoted to God, in order to sacrifice them to the Lord your God at Gilgal.”

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29 (A)They shall eat grain offerings, purification offerings, and reparation offerings; anything under the ban[a] in Israel belongs to them;

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  1. 44:29 Under the ban: dedicated to the Lord.

29 They will eat(A) the grain offerings, the sin offerings and the guilt offerings; and everything in Israel devoted[a] to the Lord(B) will belong to them.(C)

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  1. Ezekiel 44:29 The Hebrew term refers to the irrevocable giving over of things or persons to the Lord.