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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.

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.

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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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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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.