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Israel; some or one of them, as before See Poole "Jos_7:1".
Transgressed my covenant, i.e. broken the conditions of my covenant which I have commanded them, and they have promised to perform, viz. obedience to all my commands, Exo_19:8 24:7, whereof this was one, not to meddle with the accursed thing.
Of the accursed thing, which I charged them not to meddle with.
And have also stolen, i.e. taken my portion which I had reserved, Jos_6:19.
Dissembled; covered the fact with deep dissimulation, and a real, if not verbal, profession of their innocency. Possibly Achan might be suspected; and being accused, had denied it, or was resolved to deny it.
Put it even among their own stuff; converted it to their own use, and added obstinacy and resolvedness to the crime; thus he loads this sin with divers aggravations.