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Joshua 24:27

Joshua

25 On that day Joshua made a covenant for the people, and there at Shechem he established for them a statute and ordinance.

26 Joshua recorded these things in the Book of the Law of God. Then he took a large stone and set it up there under the oak that was near the sanctuary of the LORD.

And Joshua said to all the people, “You see this stone. It will be a witness against us, for it has heard all the words the LORD has spoken to us, and it will be a witness against you if you ever deny your God.”

28 Then Joshua sent the people away, each to his own inheritance.

29 Some time later, Joshua son of Nun, the servant of the LORD, died at the age of 110.

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BSB
And Joshua said to all the people, “You see this stone. It will be a witness against us, for it has heard all the words the LORD has spoken to us, and it will be a witness against you if you ever deny your God.”
KJV
And Joshua said unto all the people, Behold, this stone shall be a witness unto us; for it hath heard all the words of the LORD which he spake unto us: it shall be therefore a witness unto you, lest ye deny your God.
WEB
Joshua said to all the people, “Behold, this stone shall be a witness against us, for it has heard all the LORD’s words which he spoke to us. It shall be therefore a witness against you, lest you deny your God.”
ASV
And Joshua said unto all the people, Behold, this stone shall be a witness against us; for it hath heard all the words of Jehovah which he spake unto us: it shall be therefore a witness against you, lest ye deny your God.
DARBY
And Joshua said unto all the people, Behold, this stone shall be a witness unto us, for it hath heard all the words of Jehovah which he spoke unto us; and it shall be a witness against you, lest ye deny your God.
BLB
And Joshua said to all the people, “Behold, this stone shall be to us a witness, for it has heard all the words of YHWH that He spoke to us. And it will be for a witness against you⁺, lest you⁺ deny your⁺ God.”
ÅB
Og Josva sa til hele folket: Se, denne stein skal være et vitne mot oss, for den har hørt alle de ord som Herren har talt med oss; og den skal være et vitne mot dere, for at dere ikke skal fornekte deres Gud.
OTB
«Se!» sa han til hele folket. «Denne steinen skal være et vitne mot oss. Den har hørt alle de ordene Herren har sagt til oss. Den skal vitne mot dere hvis dere er utro mot deres Gud.»
B1930
Og Josva sa til hele folket: Se, denne sten skal være et vidne mot oss, for den har hørt alle de ord som Herren har talt med oss; og den skal være et vidne mot eder, forat I ikke skal fornekte eders Gud.

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  • Luke 19:40

    “I tell you,” He answered, “if they remain silent, the very stones will cry out.”

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  • Joshua 22:34

    So the Reubenites and Gadites named the altar Witness, for they said, “It is a witness between us that the LORD is God.”

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  • Deuteronomy 31:26

    “Take this Book of the Law and place it beside the ark of the covenant of the LORD your God, so that it may remain there as a witness against you.

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  • Matthew 10:33

    But whoever denies Me before men, I will also deny him before My Father in heaven.

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  • Joshua 22:27–28

    Rather, let it be a witness between us and you and the generations to come, that we will worship the LORD in His presence with our burnt offerings, sacrifices, and peace offerings.’ Then in the future, your descendants cannot say to ours, ‘You have no share in the LORD!’

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  • Deuteronomy 31:21

    And when many troubles and afflictions have come upon them, this song will testify against them, because it will not be forgotten from the lips of their descendants. For I know their inclination, even before I bring them into the land that I swore to give them.”

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  • Job 31:23

    For calamity from God terrifies me, and His splendor I cannot overpower.

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  • 2 Timothy 2:12–13

    if we endure, we will also reign with Him; if we deny Him, He will also deny us;

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