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Gathered for Judgment: Syntactic Accumulation in Joshua 7:24

וַיִּקַּ֣ח יְהֹושֻׁ֣עַ אֶת־עָכָ֣ן בֶּן־זֶ֡רַח וְאֶת־הַכֶּ֣סֶף וְאֶת־הָאַדֶּ֣רֶת וְֽאֶת־לְשֹׁ֣ון הַזָּהָ֡ב וְֽאֶת־בָּנָ֡יו וְֽאֶת־בְּנֹתָ֡יו וְאֶת־שֹׁורֹו֩ וְאֶת־חֲמֹרֹ֨ו וְאֶת־צֹאנֹ֤ו וְאֶֽת־אָהֳלֹו֙ וְאֶת־כָּל־אֲשֶׁר־לֹ֔ו וְכָל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל עִמֹּ֑ו וַיַּעֲל֥וּ אֹתָ֖ם עֵ֥מֶק עָכֹֽור׃ (Joshua 7:24) And Joshua took Achan son of Zerah, and the silver, and the cloak, and the tongue of gold, and his sons, and his daughters, and his ox, and his donkey, and his flock, and his tent, and all that was his; and all Israel with him; and they brought them up to the Valley of Achor. Syntax of Indictment This verse captures the solemn procession of justice as Yehoshua leads the nation in confronting ʿAkan’s sin.… Learn Hebrew
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