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20 Didn’t Zerah’s son Achan act treacherously with respect to the things banned by God,[a] and as a result God became angry at[b] the entire community of Israel? And that man was not the only one to die because of his iniquity.’”

21 The descendants of Reuben, the descendants of Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh answered the officials of the tribes[c] of Israel, 22 “The God of gods, the Lord, the God of gods, the Lord is the one who knows! And may Israel itself be aware that if this[d] was an act of rebellion or an act of treachery against the Lord, may he not deliver us today!

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Footnotes

  1. Joshua 22:20 The Heb. lacks by God
  2. Joshua 22:20 Lit. result anger fell on
  3. Joshua 22:21 Lit. thousands
  4. Joshua 22:22 The Heb. lacks this