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Joshua 7:22
So Joshua sent messengers who ran to the tent, and there it all was, hidden in his tent, with the silver underneath.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Joshua dispatches messengers to Achan’s tent immediately following Achan’s confession of coveting the devoted spoils. The retrieval takes place at the camp site where the Israelites are gathered to confront the breach of the covenant.
The words — וְ/הִנֵּ֧ה (ve./hi.Neh) functions as "and behold" or "and there," marking the moment of discovery. טְמוּנָ֛ה (te.mu.Nah) translates literally as "[it was] hidden," describing the concealed state of the items before they are uncovered.
The thread — The search for concealed stolen goods continues in Joshua 7:23, where the messengers bring the items out and spread them before the LORD. The pattern of uncovering hidden transgression recurs in passages like 1 Samuel 15:3, where Saul is commanded to strike Amalek and devote all to destruction.
Why it lands — The text demands recognition that concealed disobedience is fully visible to divine and human scrutiny. It requires the reader to treat the exposure of hidden sin as a necessary step toward covenant accountability.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
So Joshua sent messengers, and they ran unto the tent; and, behold, it was hid in his tent, and the silver under it.