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18 (A)But be careful not to covet or take anything that is under the ban;[a] otherwise you will bring upon the camp of Israel this ban and the misery of it.

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  1. 6:18 Under the ban: doomed to destruction; see notes on Lv 27:28; Nm 18:14; 21:3.

20 When Achan, son of Zerah,(A) acted treacherously by violating the ban, was it not upon the entire community of Israel that wrath fell? Though he was but a single man, he did not perish alone[a] for his guilt!”

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  1. 22:20 Achan…did not perish alone: his guilt caused the failure of the first attack on Ai (7:4–23); this fact is adduced as an argument for the solidarity and mutual responsibility of all the Israelites.

15 you must inquire carefully into the matter and investigate it thoroughly. If you find that it is true and an established fact that this abomination has been committed in your midst,(A) 16 (B)you shall put the inhabitants of that city to the sword, placing the city and all that is in it, even its livestock, under the ban.

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The sons of Zimri: Carmi. The sons of Carmi: Achar, who brought trouble upon Israel by violating the ban.(A)

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