Discovery BoxJoshua 7:16-19 
Context7:16 Bright and early the next morning Joshua made Israel approach in tribal order 1 and the tribe of Judah was selected. 7:17 He then made the clans of Judah approach and the clan of the Zerahites was selected. He made the clan of the Zerahites approach and Zabdi 2 was selected. 3 7:18 He then made Zabdi’s 4 family approach man by man 5 and Achan son of Carmi, son of Zabdi, son of Zerah, from the tribe of Judah, was selected. 7:19 So Joshua said to Achan, “My son, honor 6 the Lord God of Israel and give him praise! Tell me what you did; don’t hide anything from me!”
1 tn Heb “by tribes.”
2 tn See the note on “Zabdi” in 1 Chr 7:1.
3 tn Heb “and he selected Zabdi.” The
4 tn Heb “his”; the referent (Zabdi) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
5 tn Heb “by men.”
6 tn Heb “give glory to.”
