When theseleperscameto the outskirtsof the camp,they enteredonetentand ateand drank,and carriedfrom theresilverand goldand clothes,and wentand hid[them]; and they returnedand enteredanothertentand carriedfrom there[also], and wentand hid[them].
When he cameto the hill,he tookthem from their handand depositedthem in the house,and he sentthe menaway,and they departed.
Then they saidto oneanother,"We are not doingright.Thisdayis a dayof good news,but we are keepingsilent;if we waituntilmorninglight,punishmentwill overtakeus. Nowtherefore come,let us goand tellthe king'shousehold."
Your tacklehangsslack;It cannotholdthe baseof its mastfirmly,Norspreadout the sail.Thenthe preyof an abundantspoilwill be divided;The lamewill takethe plunder.
But tenmenwho were foundamong them saidto Ishmael,"Do not putus to death;for we havestoresof wheat,barley,oiland honeyhiddenin the field."So he refrainedand did not putthem to deathalongwith their companions.
"The kingdomof heavenis likea treasurehiddenin the field,whicha manfoundand hid[again]; and from joyover it he goesand sellsallthat he hasand buysthat field.
"But he who receivedthe one[talent] went away,and dug[a hole] in the groundand hidhis master'smoney.
when I sawamong the spoila beautifulmantlefrom Shinarand two hundredshekelsof silverand a barof goldfiftyshekelsin weight,then I covetedthem and tookthem; and behold,they are concealedin the earthinsidemy tentwith the silverunderneathit."
