JOS 7:19 Parallel Verse View

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BrLXX Καὶ εἶπεν Ἰησοῦς τῷ Ἄχαρ, δὸς δόξαν σήμερον τῷ Κυρίῳ Θεῷ Ἰσραὴλ, καὶ δὸς τὴν ἐξομολόγησιν, καὶ ἀνάγγειλόν μοι τί ἐποίησας, καὶ μὴ κρύψῃς ἀπʼ ἐμοῦ.
(Kai eipen Yaʸsous tōi Aⱪar, dos doxan saʸmeron tōi Kuriōi Theōi Israaʸl, kai dos taʸn exomologaʸsin, kai anangeilon moi ti epoiaʸsas, kai maʸ krupsaʸs apʼ emou. )

BrTr And Joshua said to Achar, Give glory this day to the Lord God of Israel, and make confession; and tell me what thou hast done, and hide it not from me.

ULT And Joshua said to Achan, “My son, please give glory to Yahweh, the God of Israel, and make confession to him. And declare to me please what you have done. Do not hide it from me.”

UST Then Joshua said to Achan, “Young man, honor Yahweh, the God we Israelites worship, by telling the truth and confessing it before him. Now tell me what you did, and do not try to conceal it from me.”

BSB So Joshua said to Achan, “My son, give glory to the LORD, the God of Israel, and make a confession to Him. I urge you to tell me what you have done; do not hide [it] from me.”

MSB (Same as BSB above)

OEB Joshua said to Achan, ‘My son, confess to the Lord, the God of Israel, own up to him. Tell me what you have done, do not hide it from me.’

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

WMBB (Same as above)

NET 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!”

LSV And Joshua says to Achan, “My son, please give glory to YHWH, God of Israel, and give thanks to Him, and now declare to me what you have done—do not hide [it] from me.”

FBV Joshua said to Achan, “My son, honor the Lord, the God of Israel, and confess. Tell me what you have done. Don't hide it from me.”

T4T Then Joshua said to Achan, “Son, tell the truth [IDM]. Confess to Yahweh, the God whom we Israelis worship, what you have done. And tell me what you did, and do not try to ◄conceal anything/prevent me from knowing what you did►.”

LEB And Joshua said to Achan, “My son, please, give glory to Yahweh the God of Israel, and give him a doxology in court.[fn] Tell me, please, what you have done; do not hide it from me.”

7:19 Some interpret “make a confession”

BBE 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.

Moff Joshua said to Achan, ”My son, pray confess to the Eternal, the God of Israel, own up to him; tell me what you have done, do not hide it from me.”

JPS And Joshua said unto Achan: 'My son, give, I pray thee, glory to the LORD, the God of Israel, and make confession unto Him; and tell me now what thou hast done; hide nothing from me.'

ASV 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.

DRA And Josue said to Achan: My son, give glory to the Lord God of Israel, and confess, and tell me what thou hast done, hide it not.

YLT 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.'

Drby And Joshua said to Achan, My son, give, I pray thee, glory to Jehovah the [fn]God of Israel, and make confession to him: tell me now what thou hast done, keep it not back from me.

7.19 Elohim

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

SLT And Joshua will say to Achan, My son, set now, honor to Jehovah the God of Israel, and give to him confession; and announce now to me what thou didst; thou shalt not hide from me.

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

KJB-1769 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.
(And Joshua said unto Achan, My son, give, I pray thee/you, glory to the LORD God of Israel, and make confession unto him; and tell me now what thou/you hast done; hide it not from me. )

KJB-1611 And Ioshua said vnto Achan, My sonne, giue, I pray thee, glory to the LORD God of Israel, and make confession vnto him, and tel me now, what thou hast done, hide it not from me.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps 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.
(And Yoshua said unto Achan: My son, I beseech/implore thee/you give glory to the Lord God of Israel, and make confession unto him, and show me what thou/you hast done, hide it not from me.)

Gnva 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.
(Then Yoshua said unto Achan, My son, I beseech/implore thee/you, give glory to the Lord God of Israel, and make confession unto him, and show me now what thou/you hast done: hide it not from me. )

Cvdl 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.
(And Yoshua said unto Achan: My son, give the glory unto the LORD the God of Israel, and give him the praise, and tell me, what thou/you hast done, and hide nothing from me.)

Wycl And he seide to Achar, My sone, yyue thou glorie to the Lord God of Israel, and knowleche thou, and schew to me what thou hast do; hide thou not.
(And he said to Achar, My son, give thou/you glory to the Lord God of Israel, and acknowledge thou/you, and schew to me what thou/you hast do; hide thou/you not.)

Luth Und Josua sprach zu Achan: Mein Sohn, gib dem HErr’s, dem GOtt Israels, die Ehre und gib ihm das Lob; und sage mir an, was hast du getan? und leugne mir nichts!
(And Yosua spoke to/for Achan: My son, give to_him LORD’s, to_him God Israels, the honour(n) and give him the Lob; and said to_me an, what/which have you(sg) did? and leugne to_me nothing!)

ClVg Et ait Josue ad Achan: Fili mi, da gloriam Domino Deo Israël, et confitere, atque indica mihi quid feceris, ne abscondas.
(And he_said Yosue to Achan: Son my, give glory Master to_God Israel, and confitere, and_yet indica to_me what you_did, not hide. )

SOTN SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 7:1–26 Achan sinned and God punished him

Achan disobeyed God. He took some of the things from Jericho that God told them to destroy. Because of his sin, the Israelites lost the battle against the town of Ai. Yahweh showed the Israelites that Achan was the one who had sinned, and they punished Achan.

Here are some other possible section headings:

The defeat at Ai

Achan’s sin

Paragraph 7:19

Joshua asked Achan to confess.

7:19a

So Joshua said to Achan,

¶ Then Joshua told Achan:
¶ So Joshua said to him:

So Joshua said to Achan: After the lot showed that Achan was guilty, Joshua gave advice, or a warning, to Achan.

7:19b

“My son, give glory to the LORD, the God of Israel,

“My son, honor Yahweh, the God of Israel.
“Achan, bring glory to Yahweh, the God of Israel

My son: The direct address My son indicates that Joshua had higher status than Achan, and that he addressed him in a polite manner. It does not mean that Achan was really Joshua’s son. Use a form of address that is appropriate in this context. It may be more natural to not translate this phrase.

give glory to the LORD, the God of Israel: Joshua urged Achan to tell the truth. If Achan tells the truth, he will honor God and give glory to him.

Here are some other ways to translate this phrase:

Honor Yahweh, who is the God of Israel, by telling the truth

tell the truth here before the Lord, the God of Israel (GNT)

7:19c

and make a confession to Him.

Confess your sin to him.
and confess to him what you have done.

and make a confession to Him: There are two ways to interpret the Hebrew verb that the BSB translates as make a confession:

It means confess. For example:
and confess (GNT) (BSB, GNT, NRSV, NJPS, NLT, REB, NCV, KJV)
It means give praise. For example:
and give him the praise (NIV) (NIV, RSV, NET, ESV, NABRE, NASB)

It is recommended that you follow interpretation (1). This fits well with the context.

Here is another way to translate this phrase:

confess your sin to Yahweh

7:19d

I urge you to tell me what you have done;

Tell me what you did.
Tell me right now the wrong thing you have done.

7:19e

do not hide it from me.”

Do not hide anything from me.”
Do not keep it a secret.”

7:19d-e

I urge you to tell me what you have done; do not hide it from me: Joshua warned Achan that he must confess his sin and not attempt to keep it secret.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-politeness

בְּנִ⁠י֙

my_son_of,my

Achan was not Joshua’s son. Joshua is addressing Achan using a polite form of address that someone of a higher status would use when addressing someone of a lower status in that culture. Use a form for addressing someone politely in your language that would be appropriate in this context.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

שִֽׂים־נָ֣א כָב֗וֹד לַֽ⁠יהוָ֛ה אֱלֹהֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל

give now glory to/for=YHWH god_of Yisrael

Joshua is using the expression give glory to Yahweh the God of Israel to encourage Achan to tell the truth and admit what he has done wrong. This will give glory to Yahweh by vindicating his justice that led him to allow the people of Ai to defeat the Israelites. Alternate translation: [please vindicate the justice of Yahweh, the God of Israel, by telling the truth]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

שִֽׂים־נָ֣א כָב֗וֹד לַֽ⁠יהוָ֛ה אֱלֹהֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל וְ⁠תֶן־ל֣⁠וֹ תוֹדָ֑ה

give now glory to/for=YHWH god_of Yisrael and,give to=him/it praise

If your language does not use abstract nouns for the ideas of glory and confession, you can express the same ideas with verbal forms or in some other way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: [now glorify Yahweh, the God of Israel, and confess to him]

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