Joshua 7:21

When I saw among the spoils a beautiful cloak from Shinar, two hundred shekels of silver, and a bar of gold weighing fifty shekels, I coveted them and took them. They are hidden in the ground inside my tent, with the silver underneath.”
Joshua 7:21
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

וָאֵ֣רֶא בַשָּׁלָ֡ל אַדֶּ֣רֶת שִׁנְעָר֩ אַחַ֨ת טוֹבָ֜ה וּמָאתַ֧יִם שְׁקָלִ֣ים כֶּ֗סֶף וּלְשׁ֨וֹן זָהָ֤ב אֶחָד֙ חֲמִשִּׁ֤ים שְׁקָלִים֙ מִשְׁקָל֔וֹ וָֽאֶחְמְדֵ֖ם וָֽאֶקָּחֵ֑ם וְהִנָּ֨ם טְמוּנִ֥ים בָּאָ֛רֶץ בְּת֥וֹךְ הָאָֽהֳלִ֖י וְהַכֶּ֥סֶף תַּחְתֶּֽיהָ׃

  1. וָאֵ֣רֶאva.'er.'eh'“and I saw”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 1st person, common, singular · from רָאָה · “see” · Strong's H7200G
    Qere: the scribes' reading in the margin
  2. בַשָּׁלָ֡לva.sha.Lal“among the booty”
    Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from שָׁלָל · “spoil” · Strong's H7998
  3. אַדֶּ֣רֶת'a.De.ret“<the> cloak of”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from אַדֶּ֫רֶת · “clothing” · Strong's H0155
  4. שִׁנְעָר֩shin.'Ar“Shinar”
    Noun, proper name of a place · from שִׁנְעָר · “Shinar” · Strong's H8152
  5. אַחַ֨ת'a.Chat“one”
    Adjective, cardinal number, feminine, singular, construct · from אֶחָד · “one” · Strong's H0259
  6. טוֹבָ֜הto.Vah“good”
    Adjective, feminine, singular, absolute · from טוֹב · “pleasant” · Strong's H2896A
  7. וּמָאתַ֧יִםu.ma.Ta.yim“and two hundred”
    Conjunction + Adjective, cardinal number, feminine, dual, absolute · from מֵאָה · “hundred” · Strong's H3967
  8. שְׁקָלִ֣יםshe.ka.Lim“shekels”
    Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from שֶׁ֫קֶל · “shekel” · Strong's H8255
  9. כֶּ֗סֶףKe.sef“silver”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from כֶּ֫סֶף · “money” · Strong's H3701G
  10. וּלְשׁ֨וֹןu.le.Shon“and a wedge of”
    Conjunction + Noun, both genders, singular, construct · from לָשׁוֹן · “bar” · Strong's H3956I
  11. זָהָ֤בza.Hav“gold”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from זָהָב · “gold” · Strong's H2091
  12. אֶחָד֙'e.Chad“one”
    Adjective, cardinal number, feminine, singular, absolute · from אֶחָד · “one” · Strong's H0259
  13. חֲמִשִּׁ֤יםcha.mi.Shim“[was] fifty”
    Adjective, cardinal number, masculine, plural, absolute · from חֲמִשִּׁים · “fifty” · Strong's H2572
  14. שְׁקָלִים֙she.ka.Lim“shekels”
    Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from שֶׁ֫קֶל · “shekel” · Strong's H8255
  15. מִשְׁקָל֔וֹmish.ka.Lo“weight its”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from מִשְׁקָל · “weight” · Strong's H4948
  16. וָֽאֶחְמְדֵ֖םva.'ech.me.Dem“and I desired them”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 1st person, common, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from חָמַד · “to desire” · Strong's H2530A
  17. וָֽאֶקָּחֵ֑םva.'e.ka.Chem“and I took them”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 1st person, common, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from לָקַח · “take” · Strong's H3947G
  18. וְהִנָּ֨םve.hi.Nam“and there they”
    Conjunction + Particle, interjection + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from הִנֵּה · “behold” · Strong's H2009
  19. טְמוּנִ֥יםte.mu.Nim“[are] hidden”
    Verb, qal, participle (passive), masculine, plural, absolute · from טָמַן · “to hide” · Strong's H2934
  20. בָּאָ֛רֶץba.'A.retz“in the ground”
    Preposition with article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אֶ֫רֶץ · “soil” · Strong's H0776H
  21. בְּת֥וֹךְbe.Tokh“in [the] midst of”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from תָּ֫וֶךְ · “midst” · Strong's H8432
  22. הָאָֽהֳלִ֖יha.'o.ho.Li“<the> tent my”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from אֹ֫הֶל · “tent” · Strong's H0168G
  23. וְהַכֶּ֥סֶףve.ha.Ke.sef“and the silver”
    Conjunction + Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from כֶּ֫סֶף · “money” · Strong's H3701G
  24. תַּחְתֶּֽיהָ׃tach.Tei.ha“[is] under it”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from תַּחַת · “under” · Strong's H8478G
Places named in this verse
  • Places: OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0. Coordinates from OpenStreetMap (ODbL) are left out. Source (version 7eb18a5)
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)