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Keil and Delitzsch <strong>Commentary</strong> on the Old Testament And Achan answered Joshua, and said, Indeed I have sinned against the LORD God of Israel, and thus and thus have I done: Achan then acknowledge his sin, and confessed that he had appropriated to himself from among the booty a beautiful Babylonish cloak, 200 shekels of silver, and a tongue of gold of 50 shekels weight. The form waa'erª'eh (OT:7200) is not to be abbreviated into waa'eere' (OT:7200), according to the Keri , as the form is by no means rare in verbs l''h . "A Babylonish cloak" ( lit. a cloak of Shinar, or Babylon) is a costly cloak, artistically worked, such as were manufactured in Babylon, and distributed far and wide through the medium of commerce. (Note: Plinius h. n. viii. 48: Colores diversos picturae vestium intexere Babylon maxime celebravit et nomen imposuit. (See Heeren Ideen. i. 2, pp. 205ff., and Movers Phönizier , ii. 3, pp. 258ff.) The Sept. rendering is psilee' poiki'lee , i.e., a Babylonian cloak ornamented with pictures. It is called psilee' because it was cut smooth, and poiki'lee (NT:4164) because it was covered with coloured figures, either of men or animals, sometimes woven, at other times worked with the needle ( Fischer de vers. graec. libr. V. T. pp. 87-8).) Two hundred shekels of silver was about £25. "A tongue of gold" (according to Luther , "ornaments made in the shape of tongues") was certainly a golden ornament in the form of a tongue, the use of which is unknown; it was of considerable size, as it weighed 50 shekels, i.e., 13,700 grains. It is not necessary to suppose that it was a golden dagger, as many do, simply because the ancient Romans gave the name lingula to an oblong dagger formed in the shape of a tongue. Achan had hidden these things in the ground in the midst of his tent, and the silver "under it," i.e., under these things (the suffix is neuter, and must be understood as referring to all the things with the exception of the silver). The Babylonish cloak and the tongue of gold were probably placed in a chest; at any rate they would be carefully packed up, and the silver was placed underneath. The article in haa'aahaaliy (OT:168), which occurs twice, as it also does in Josh 8:33; Lev 27:33; Mic 2:12, is probably to be explained in the manner suggested by Hengstenberg , viz., that the article and noun became so fused into one, that the former lost its proper force. http://207.44.232.113/~bible/comment/ot/k&d/josh/jos39.html (1 of 2) [13/08/2004 01:17:27 p.m.]
Keil and Delitzsch <strong>Commentary</strong> on the Old Testament Joshua 7:22-23 So Joshua sent messengers, and they ran unto the tent; and, behold, it was hid in his tent, and the silver under it. Joshua sent two messengers directly to Achan's tent to fetch the things, and when they were brought he had them laid down before Jehovah, i.e., before the tabernacle, where the whole affair had taken place. hitsiyq , here and in 2 Sam 15:24, signifies to lay down (synonymous with hitsiyg ), whilst the Hiphil form is used for pouring out. Joshua 7:24-26 And Joshua, and all Israel with him, took Achan the son of Zerah, and the silver, and the garment, and the http://207.44.232.113/~bible/comment/ot/k&d/josh/jos39.html (2 of 2) [13/08/2004 01:17:27 p.m.]
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