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21 When I saw among the spoils a beautiful cloak from Babylon,[a] two and a half kilograms[b] of silver, and a bar of gold weighing half a kilogram,[c] I coveted them and took them.(A) You can see for yourself. They are concealed in the ground inside my tent, with the silver under the cloak.’ 22 So Joshua sent messengers who ran to the tent, and there was the cloak, concealed in his tent, with the silver underneath. 23 They took the things from inside the tent, brought them to Joshua and all the Israelites, and spread them out in the Lord’s presence.

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  1. 7:21 Lit Shinar
  2. 7:21 Lit 200 shekels
  3. 7:21 Lit 50 shekels

21 When I saw in the plunder(A) a beautiful robe from Babylonia,[a] two hundred shekels[b] of silver and a bar of gold weighing fifty shekels,[c] I coveted(B) them and took them. They are hidden in the ground inside my tent, with the silver underneath.”

22 So Joshua sent messengers, and they ran to the tent, and there it was, hidden in his tent, with the silver underneath. 23 They took the things from the tent, brought them to Joshua and all the Israelites and spread them out before the Lord.

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  1. Joshua 7:21 Hebrew Shinar
  2. Joshua 7:21 That is, about 5 pounds or about 2.3 kilograms
  3. Joshua 7:21 That is, about 1 1/4 pounds or about 575 grams