Jos 7:21 | HCSB | STEP | When I saw among the spoils a beautiful cloak from Babylon , 200 silver shekels , and a bar of gold weighing 50 shekels , I coveted them and took them. You can see for yourself. They are concealed in the ground inside my tent , with the money under the cloak.”

Joshua 7:21

21 When I saw among the spoils a beautiful cloak from Babylon, ^{▼▼Lit Shinar} 200 silver ^{▼▼shekel(s): In the OT the shekel is a measurement of weight that came to be used as money, either gold or silver.}shekels, ^{▼▼About 5 pounds of silver} and a bar of gold weighing 50 shekels, ^{▼▼About 1 pound of gold} I coveted them and took them. ^e You can see for yourself. They are concealed in the ground inside my tent, with the money under the cloak.”