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20 Achan answered Joshua and said, “Indeed, I sinned against the Lord, the God of Israel. This is what I did: 21 When I saw among the plundered goods a beautiful robe from Babylon, two hundred shekels of silver,[a] and a gold bar weighing fifty shekels,[b] I coveted them, so I took them. They are hidden in the ground in my tent. The silver is underneath them.”

22 So Joshua sent messengers, and they ran to the tent. There it all was hidden in the ground with the silver underneath.

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  1. Joshua 7:21 About 5 pounds, or 2.3 kilograms.
  2. Joshua 7:21 About 1¼ pounds, or 575 grams.