Joshua 22:20
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Did not Achan the son of Zare transgress the commandment of the Lord, and his wrath lay upon all the people of Israel? And he was but one man, and would to God he alone had perished in his wickedness.

Leviticus 10:6
And Moses said to Aaron, and to Eleazar and Ithamar, his sons: Uncover not your heads, and rend not your garments, lest perhaps you die, and indignation come upon all the congregation. Let your brethren, and all the house of Israel, bewail the burning which the Lord has kindled.

Joshua 7:1
But the children of Israel transgressed the commandment, and took to their own use of that which was accursed. For Achan, the son of Charmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zare, of the tribe of Juda, took something of the anathema: and the Lord was angry against the children of Israel.

Joshua 22:21
And the children of Ruben, and of Gad, and of the half tribe of Manasses answered the princes of the embassage of Israel:

2 Chronicles 24:18
And they forsook the temple of the Lord the God of their fathers, and served groves and idols, and wrath came upon Juda and Jerusalem for this sin.

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Did not Achan the son of Zare transgress the commandment of the Lord, and his wrath lay upon all the people of Israel? And he was but one man, and would to God he alone had perished in his wickedness.

Joshua 7:1,5,18,24 But the children of Israel transgressed the commandment, and took to their own use of that which was accursed. For Achan, the son of Charmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zare, of the tribe of Juda, took something of the anathema: and the Lord was angry against the children of Israel. . . .

1 Corinthians 10:6 Now these things were done in a figure of us, that we should not covet evil things, as they also coveted.

2 Peter 2:6 And reducing the cities of the Sodomites and of the Gomorrhites into ashes, condemned them to be overthrown, making them an example to those that should after act wickedly,

Jude 1:5,6 I will therefore admonish you, though ye once knew all things, that Jesus, having saved the people out of the land of Egypt, did afterwards destroy them that believed not. . . .

Context
The Offensive Altar
19But if you think the land of your possession to be unclean, pass over to the land wherein is the tabernacle of the Lord, and dwell among us: only depart not from the Lord, and from our society, by building an altar beside the altar of the Lord our God. 20Did not Achan the son of Zare transgress the commandment of the Lord, and his wrath lay upon all the people of Israel? And he was but one man, and would to God he alone had perished in his wickedness.21And the children of Ruben, and of Gad, and of the half tribe of Manasses answered the princes of the embassage of Israel:…
Lexicon
Was not
הֲל֣וֹא ׀ (hă·lō·w)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no

Achan
עָכָ֣ן (‘ā·ḵān)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5912: Achan -- an Israelite name

son
בֶּן־ (ben-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 1121: A son

of Zerah
זֶ֗רַח (ze·raḥ)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2226: Zerah -- three Israelites, also an Edomite, also an Ethiopian

unfaithful
מָ֤עַל (mā·‘al)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4603: To cover up, to act covertly, treacherously

regarding
מַ֙עַל֙ (ma·‘al)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4604: An unfaithful or treacherous act

what was set apart for destruction,
בַּחֵ֔רֶם (ba·ḥê·rem)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2764: A net, a doomed object, extermination

bringing wrath
קָ֑צֶף (qā·ṣep̄)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7110: A splinter, rage, strife

upon
וְעַֽל־ (wə·‘al-)
Conjunctive waw | Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 5921: Above, over, upon, against

the whole
כָּל־ (kāl-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 3605: The whole, all, any, every

congregation
עֲדַ֥ת (‘ă·ḏaṯ)
Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 5712: A stated assemblage

of Israel?
יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל (yiś·rā·’êl)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc

Yet it was not
לֹ֥א (lō)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no

only
אֶחָ֔ד (’e·ḥāḏ)
Number - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 259: United, one, first

[Achan]
וְהוּא֙ (wə·hū)
Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are

who perished
גָוַ֖ע (ḡā·wa‘)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1478: To breathe out, expire

because of his sin!’”
בַּעֲוֺנֽוֹ׃ (ba·‘ă·wō·nōw)
Preposition-b | Noun - common singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5771: Iniquity, guilt, punishment for iniquity


Additional Translations
Was not Achan son of Zerah unfaithful regarding what was set apart for destruction, bringing wrath upon the whole congregation of Israel? Yet it was not only Achan who perished because of his sin!’”Did not Achan the son of Zerah commit a trespass in the accursed thing, and wrath fell on all the congregation of Israel? and that man perished not alone in his iniquity.

Did not Achan the son of Zerah commit a trespass in the devoted thing, and wrath fell upon all the congregation of Israel? and that man perished not alone in his iniquity.

Lo! did not Achar the son of Zara commit a trespass taking of the accursed thing, and there was wrath on the whole congregation of Israel? and he himself died alone in his own sin.

Did not Achan the son of Zerah commit a trespass in the accursed thing? and wrath fell on all the assembly of Israel, and he perished not alone in his iniquity.

Did not Achan the son of Zerah commit a trespass in the devoted thing, and wrath fell upon all the congregation of Israel? and that man perished not alone in his iniquity.

Did not Achan the son of Zerah commit a trespass in the accursed thing, and wrath fall on all the congregation of Israel? and that man perished not alone in his iniquity.

Didn't Achan the son of Zerah commit a trespass in the devoted thing, and wrath fell on all the congregation of Israel? That man didn't perish alone in his iniquity.'"

Did not Achan son of Zerah commit a trespass in the devoted thing, and on all the company of Israel there was wrath? and he alone expired not in his iniquity.'
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