Joshua 8:32
30 At that time Joshua built an altar on Mount Ebal to the LORD, the God of Israel,
31 just as Moses the servant of the LORD had commanded the Israelites. He built it according to what is written in the Book of the Law of Moses: “an altar of uncut stones on which no iron tool has been used.” And on it they offered burnt offerings to the LORD, and they sacrificed peace offerings.
And there in the presence of the Israelites, Joshua inscribed on the stones a copy of the law of Moses, which he had written.
33 All Israel, foreigners and citizens alike, with their elders, officers, and judges, stood on both sides of the ark of the covenant of the LORD facing the Levitical priests who carried it. Half of the people stood in front of Mount Gerizim and half of them in front of Mount Ebal, as Moses the servant of the LORD had commanded earlier, to bless the people of Israel.
34 Afterward, Joshua read aloud all the words of the law—the blessings and the curses—according to all that is written in the Book of the Law.
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- BSB
- And there in the presence of the Israelites, Joshua inscribed on the stones a copy of the law of Moses, which he had written.
- KJV
- And he wrote there upon the stones a copy of the law of Moses, which he wrote in the presence of the children of Israel.
- WEB
- He wrote there on the stones a copy of Moses’ law, which he wrote in the presence of the children of Israel.
- ASV
- And he wrote there upon the stones a copy of the law of Moses, which he wrote, in the presence of the children of Israel.
- DARBY
- And he wrote there on the stones a copy of the law of Moses, which he had written before the children of Israel.
- BLB
- And he wrote there on the stones a copy of the law of Moses, which he had written before the faces of the sons of Israel.
- ÅB
- Og han skrev der på steinene en avskrift av Mose lov, den lov som Moses hadde skrevet for Israels barns åsyn.
- OTB
- Foran israelittene skrev Josva på steinene en kopi av Mose lov.
- B1930
- Og han skrev der på stenene en avskrift av Mose lov, den lov som Moses hadde skrevet for Israels barns åsyn.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Deuteronomy 27:8
And you shall write distinctly upon these stones all the words of this law.”
Read in contextDeuteronomy 27:2–3
And on the day you cross the Jordan into the land that the LORD your God is giving you, set up large stones and coat them with plaster.
Read in context