KJV King James Version
And he brought the family of Judah; and he took the family of the Zarhites: and he brought the family of the Zarhites man by man; and Zabdi was taken:
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Joshua 7:17
And he brought the family of Judah; and he took the family of the Zarhites: and he brought the family of the Zarhites man by man; and Zabdi was taken:
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
He had the clans of Judah come forward, and the clan of the Zerahites was selected. He had the clan of the Zerahites come forward, and the family of Zabdi was selected.
WEB World English Bible
He brought near the family of Judah; and he selected the family of the Zerahites. He brought near the family of the Zerahites man by man, and Zabdi was selected.
ASV American Standard Version
and he brought near the family of Judah; and he took the family of the Zerahites: and he brought near the family of the Zerahites man by man; and Zabdi was taken:
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and he bringeth near the family of Judah, and he captureth the family of the Zarhite; and he bringeth near the family of the Zarhite by men, and Zabdi is captured;
Surrounding context — Joshua 7
14 In the morning therefore ye shall be brought according to your tribes: and it shall be, [that] the tribe which the LORD taketh shall come according to the families [thereof]; and the family which the LORD shall take shall come by households; and the household which the LORD shall take shall come man by man.
15 And it shall be, [that] he that is taken with the accursed thing shall be burnt with fire, he and all that he hath: because he hath transgressed the covenant of the LORD, and because he hath wrought folly in Israel.
16 So Joshua rose up early in the morning, and brought Israel by their tribes; and the tribe of Judah was taken:
17 And he brought the family of Judah; and he took the family of the Zarhites: and he brought the family of the Zarhites man by man; and Zabdi was taken:
18 And he brought his household man by man; and Achan, the son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, was taken.
19 And Joshua said unto Achan, My son, give, I pray thee, glory to the LORD God of Israel, and make confession unto him; and tell me now what thou hast done; hide [it] not from me.
20 And Achan answered Joshua, and said, Indeed I have sinned against the LORD God of Israel, and thus and thus have I done:
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וַיַּקְרֵב֙H7126 · qa.ravto present: comeאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]מִשְׁפַּ֣חַתH4940 · mish.pa.chahfamilyיְהוּדָ֔הH3063 · ye.hu.dahJudahוַיִּלְכֹּ֕דH3920 · la.khadto captureאֵ֖תH853 · et[Obj.]מִשְׁפַּ֣חַתH4940 · mish.pa.chahfamilyהַזַּרְחִ֑יH2227 · zar.chiZerahiteוַיַּקְרֵ֞בH7126 · qa.ravto present: comeאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]מִשְׁפַּ֤חַתH4940 · mish.pa.chahfamilyהַזַּרְחִי֙H2227 · zar.chiZerahiteלַגְּבָרִ֔יםH1397 · ga.vergreat manוַיִּלָּכֵ֖דH3920 · la.khadto captureזַבְדִּֽי׃H2067 · zav.diZabdi
Cross-references
Numbers 26:20And the sons of Judah after their families were; of Shelah, the family of the Shelanites: of Pharez, the family of the Pharzites: of Zerah, the family of the Zarhites.1 Chronicles 2:4-7And Tamar his daughter in law bare him Pharez and Zerah. All the sons of Judah [were] five.Genesis 38:30And afterward came out his brother, that had the scarlet thread upon his hand: and his name was called Zarah.
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