24 And Joshua and all Israel with him took Achan the son of Zerah, and the silver and the cloak and the bar of gold, and his sons and daughters and his oxen and donkeys and sheep and his tent and all that he had. And they brought them up to the (A)Valley of Achor.

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24 Then Joshua, together with all Israel, took Achan son of Zerah, the silver, the robe, the gold bar, his sons(A) and daughters, his cattle, donkeys and sheep, his tent and all that he had, to the Valley of Achor.(B)

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And the boundary goes up to Debir from (A)the Valley of Achor, and so northward, turning toward Gilgal, which is opposite (B)the ascent of Adummim, which is on the south side of the valley. And the boundary passes along to the waters of (C)En-shemesh and ends at (D)En-rogel.

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The boundary then went up to Debir(A) from the Valley of Achor(B) and turned north to Gilgal,(C) which faces the Pass of Adummim south of the gorge. It continued along to the waters of En Shemesh(D) and came out at En Rogel.(E)

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But (A)those who desire to be rich fall into temptation, (B)into a snare, into many senseless and harmful desires that (C)plunge people into ruin and destruction. 10 For the love of money is a root of (D)all kinds of evils. It is through this craving that some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many pangs.

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Those who want to get rich(A) fall into temptation and a trap(B) and into many foolish and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction. 10 For the love of money(C) is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people, eager for money, have wandered from the faith(D) and pierced themselves with many griefs.(E)

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15 And there I will give her her vineyards
    and make the Valley of Achor[a] a door of hope.
And there she shall answer (A)as in the days of her youth,
    as at the time when she came out of the land of Egypt.

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Footnotes

  1. Hosea 2:15 Achor means trouble; compare Joshua 7:26

15 There I will give her back her vineyards,
    and will make the Valley of Achor[a](A) a door of hope.
There she will respond[b](B) as in the days of her youth,(C)
    as in the day she came up out of Egypt.(D)

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  1. Hosea 2:15 Achor means trouble.
  2. Hosea 2:15 Or sing

10 (A)Sharon shall become a pasture for flocks,
    and (B)the Valley of Achor a place for herds to lie down,
    for my people (C)who have sought me.

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10 Sharon(A) will become a pasture for flocks,(B)
    and the Valley of Achor(C) a resting place for herds,
    for my people who seek(D) me.

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27 Whoever is (A)greedy for unjust gain (B)troubles his own household,
    but he who hates (C)bribes will live.

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27 The greedy bring ruin to their households,
    but the one who hates bribes will live.(A)

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26 And they raised over him (A)a great heap of stones that remains to this day. Then (B)the Lord turned from his burning anger. Therefore, to this day the name of that place is called the Valley of Achor.[a]

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  1. Joshua 7:26 Achor means trouble

26 Over Achan they heaped(A) up a large pile of rocks, which remains to this day.(B) Then the Lord turned from his fierce anger.(C) Therefore that place has been called the Valley of Achor[a](D) ever since.

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  1. Joshua 7:26 Achor means trouble.

27 So they got away from the dwelling of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram. And Dathan and Abiram came out and stood (A)at the door of their tents, together with their wives, their sons, and their little ones. 28 And Moses said, “Hereby you shall know that the Lord has sent me to do all these works, and that it has not been (B)of my own accord. 29 If these men die as all men die, or if they are visited by the fate of all mankind, (C)then the Lord has not sent me. 30 But if the Lord creates something new, and (D)the ground opens its mouth and swallows them up with all that belongs to them, and they (E)go down alive into Sheol, then you shall know that these men have despised the Lord.”

31 (F)And as soon as he had finished speaking all these words, the ground under them split apart.

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27 So they moved away from the tents of Korah, Dathan and Abiram.(A) Dathan and Abiram had come out and were standing with their wives, children(B) and little ones at the entrances to their tents.(C)

28 Then Moses said, “This is how you will know(D) that the Lord has sent me(E) to do all these things and that it was not my idea: 29 If these men die a natural death and suffer the fate of all mankind, then the Lord has not sent me.(F) 30 But if the Lord brings about something totally new, and the earth opens its mouth(G) and swallows them, with everything that belongs to them, and they go down alive into the realm of the dead,(H) then you will know that these men have treated the Lord with contempt.(I)

31 As soon as he finished saying all this, the ground under them split apart(J)

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(A)You shall not bow down to them or serve them, for I the Lord your God am (B)a jealous God, (C)visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children to the third and the fourth generation of those who hate me,

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You shall not bow down to them or worship(A) them; for I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God,(B) punishing the children for the sin of the parents(C) to the third and fourth generation(D) of those who hate me,

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13 “Behold, (A)I strike my hand at (B)the dishonest gain that you have made, and at (C)the blood that has been in your midst. 14 (D)Can your courage endure, or can your hands be strong, in the days that I shall deal with you? (E)I the Lord have spoken, and I will do it.

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13 “‘I will surely strike my hands(A) together at the unjust gain(B) you have made and at the blood(C) you have shed in your midst.(D) 14 Will your courage endure(E) or your hands(F) be strong in the day I deal with you? I the Lord have spoken,(G) and I will do it.(H)

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13 (A)There is a grievous evil that I have seen under the sun: riches were kept by their owner to his hurt,

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13 I have seen a grievous evil under the sun:(A)

wealth hoarded to the harm of its owners,

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23 To fill his belly to the full,
    God[a] will send his burning anger against him
    and rain it upon him (A)into his body.
24 (B)He will flee from an iron weapon;
    (C)a bronze arrow will strike (D)him through.
25 It (E)is drawn forth and comes out of his body;
    (F)the glittering point comes out of his (G)gallbladder;
    (H)terrors come upon him.
26 Utter darkness is laid up for his treasures;
    (I)a fire not fanned will devour him;
    what is left in his tent will be consumed.
27 (J)The heavens will reveal his iniquity,
    and the earth will rise up against him.
28 The possessions of his house will be carried away,
    dragged off in the day of God's[b] wrath.

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  1. Job 20:23 Hebrew he
  2. Job 20:28 Hebrew his

23 When he has filled his belly,(A)
    God will vent his burning anger(B) against him
    and rain down his blows on him.(C)
24 Though he flees(D) from an iron weapon,
    a bronze-tipped arrow pierces him.(E)
25 He pulls it out of his back,
    the gleaming point out of his liver.
Terrors(F) will come over him;(G)
26     total darkness(H) lies in wait for his treasures.
A fire(I) unfanned will consume him(J)
    and devour what is left in his tent.(K)
27 The heavens will expose his guilt;
    the earth will rise up against him.(L)
28 A flood will carry off his house,(M)
    rushing waters[a] on the day of God’s wrath.(N)

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  1. Job 20:28 Or The possessions in his house will be carried off, / washed away

15 He swallows down riches and vomits them up again;
    God casts them out of his belly.

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15 He will spit out the riches(A) he swallowed;
    God will make his stomach vomit(B) them up.

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