The Meaning of Joshua 7:23 Explained

Joshua 7:23

KJV: And they took them out of the midst of the tent, and brought them unto Joshua, and unto all the children of Israel, and laid them out before the LORD.

YLT: and they take them out of the midst of the tent, and bring them in unto Joshua, and unto all the sons of Israel, and pour them out before Jehovah.

Darby: And they took them out of the midst of the tent, and brought them to Joshua and to all the children of Israel, and laid them out before Jehovah.

ASV: And they took them from the midst of the tent, and brought them unto Joshua, and unto all the children of Israel; and they laid them down before Jehovah.

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Joshua 7:23?

MEANING: What does Joshua 7:23 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Joshua 7:23 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Joshua 7:23?

What is the context of Joshua 7:23?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And they took them out of the midst of the tent, and brought them unto Joshua, and unto all the children of Israel, and laid them out before the LORD.

What does Joshua 7:23 Mean?

Context Summary

Joshua 7:16-26 - The Troubler Found And Removed

When God deals with sin He traces its genealogy. Twice over we have the list of Achan's ancestors, Joshua 7:1; Joshua 7:18. To deal with sin thoroughly we need to go back to its sources. See James 1:14-15.

How Achan's heart must have stood still as he beheld the closer approach of detection, like the contracting walls of a chamber of horrors. One by one we pass before the eye of Omniscience, as a ship's company before the quarantine officer. We cannot hide ourselves behind parents, lineage or religious ancestors. Each must give an account of himself, 2 Corinthians 5:10.

Achan's family had been privy to his crime. It could hardly have been otherwise, since the goods were buried in the common tent. They were probably grown men and women. The notions of justice were stronger and harsher in that day than with us, who have been taught by Christ. When the evil is put away, the door of hope stands wide, Hosea 2:15. [source]

Chapter Summary: Joshua 7

¹ The Israelites are smitten at Ai
⁶ Joshua's complaint
¹⁰ God instructs him what to do
¹⁶ Achan is taken by the lot
¹⁹ His confession
²⁴ He and all he had are destroyed in the valley of Achor

What do the individual words in Joshua 7:23 mean?

And they took them from the midst of the tent and brought them to Joshua and to all the sons of Israel and laid them out before Yahweh

וַיִּקָּחוּם֙ מִתּ֣וֹךְ הָאֹ֔הֶל וַיְבִאוּם֙ אֶל־ יְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַ וְאֶ֖ל כָּל־ בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַיַּצִּקֻ֖ם לִפְנֵ֥י יְהוָֽה

וַיִּקָּחוּם֙	And they took them
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine plural, third person masculine plural Root: יָקַח Sense: to take, get, fetch, lay hold of, seize, receive, acquire, buy, bring, marry, take a wife, snatch, take away.
מִתּ֣וֹךְ	from the midst
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, masculine singular construct Root: תָּוֶךְ Sense: midst, middle.
הָאֹ֔הֶל	of the tent
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: אֹהֶל Sense: tent.
וַיְבִאוּם֙	and brought them
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hifil, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine plural, third person masculine plural Root: בֹּוא Sense: to go in, enter, come, go, come in.
יְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַ	Joshua
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יְהֹושֻׁעַ Sense: son of Nun of the tribe of Ephraim and successor to Moses as the leader of the children of Israel; led the conquest of Canaan.
וְאֶ֖ל	and to
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition Root: אֶל Sense: to, toward, unto (of motion).
בְּנֵ֣י	the sons
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct Root: בֵּן Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל	of Israel
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יִשְׂרָאֵל Sense: the second name for Jacob given to him by God after his wrestling with the angel at Peniel.
וַיַּצִּקֻ֖ם	and laid them
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hifil, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine plural, third person masculine plural Root: יָצַק Sense: to pour, flow, cast, pour out.
לִפְנֵ֥י	out before
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, common plural construct Root: לִפְנֵי Sense: face.
יְהוָֽה	Yahweh
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יהוה Sense: the proper name of the one true God.

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