a7:21
bExod 20:17

‏ Joshua 7:21

7:21  a The robe should have been burned with the rest of Jericho’s goods. It was from Babylon, evidence that long-distance trade was a significant part of life in the ancient Near East.

• 200 silver coins: Achan took pieces or lumps of silver that functioned as money; coinage per se was not invented until the 600s BC.

• I wanted them so much is translated “covet” in the tenth commandment (Exod 20:17  b). Achan’s coveting had prompted his theft.
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