“It is true,” Achan replied, “I have sinned against the LORD, the God of Israel. This is what I did:Joshua 7:20
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
וַיַּ֧עַן עָכָ֛ן אֶת־יְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַ וַיֹּאמַ֑ר אָמְנָ֗ה אָנֹכִ֤י חָטָ֙אתִי֙ לַֽיהוָה֙ אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וְכָזֹ֥את וְכָזֹ֖את עָשִֽׂיתִי׃
- וַיַּ֧עַןvai.Ya.'an“and he answered”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from עָנָה · “to answer” · Strong's H6030B
- עָכָ֛ן'a.Khan“Achan”Noun, proper name of a man · from עָכָן · “Achan” · Strong's H5912
- אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
- יְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַye.ho.Shu.a'“Joshua”Noun, proper name of a man · from יְהוֹשׁוּעַ · “Joshua” · Strong's H3091G
- וַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.Mar“and he said”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
- אָמְנָ֗ה'a.me.Nah“truly”Adverb · from אׇמְנָה · “truly” · Strong's H0546
- אָנֹכִ֤י'a.no.Khi“I”Pronoun, personal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from אָֽנֹכִ֫י · “I” · Strong's H0595
- חָטָ֙אתִי֙cha.Ta.ti“I have sinned”Verb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular · from חָטָא · “to sin” · Strong's H2398
- לַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.weh“to Yahweh”Preposition + Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
- אֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.Hei“[the] God of”Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from אֱלֹהִים · “God” · Strong's H0430G
- יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'El“Israel”Noun, proper name of a place · from יִשְׂרָאֵל · “Israel” · Strong's H3478
- וְכָזֹ֥אתve.kha.Zot“and like this”Conjunction + Preposition + Particle, demonstrative · from זֹאת · “this” · Strong's H2063
- וְכָזֹ֖אתve.kha.Zot“and like this”Conjunction + Preposition + Particle, demonstrative · from זֹאת · “this” · Strong's H2063
- עָשִֽׂיתִי׃'a.Si.ti“I have done”Verb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular · from עָשָׂה · “do” · Strong's H6213A
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)