Joshua 8:33
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.
32 And there in the presence of the Israelites, Joshua inscribed on the stones a copy of the law of Moses, which he had written.
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.
35 There was not a word of all that Moses had commanded that Joshua failed to read before the whole assembly of Israel, including the women, the little ones, and the foreigners who lived among them.
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- BSB
- 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.
- KJV
- And all Israel, and their elders, and officers, and their judges, stood on this side the ark and on that side before the priests the Levites, which bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD, as well the stranger, as he that was born among them; half of them over against mount Gerizim, and half of them over against mount Ebal; as Moses the servant of the LORD had commanded before, that they should bless the people of Israel.
- WEB
- All Israel, with their elders, officers, and judges, stood on both sides of the ark before the Levitical priests, who carried the ark of the LORD’s covenant, the foreigner as well as the native; half of them in front of Mount Gerizim, and half of them in front of Mount Ebal, as Moses the servant of the LORD had commanded at the first, that they should bless the people of Israel.
- ASV
- And all Israel, and their elders and officers, and their judges, stood on this side of the ark and on that side before the priests the Levites, that bare the ark of the covenant of Jehovah, as well the sojourner as the homeborn; half of them in front of mount Gerizim, and half of them in front of mount Ebal; as Moses the servant of Jehovah had commanded at the first, that they should bless the people of Israel.
- DARBY
- And all Israel, and their elders, and their officers and judges, stood on this side and on that side of the ark before the priests the Levites, who bore the ark of the covenant of Jehovah, as well the stranger as the home-born [Israelite]; half of them toward mount Gerizim, and the other half of them toward mount Ebal; as Moses the servant of Jehovah had commanded, that they should bless the people of Israel, in the beginning.
- BLB
- And all Israel, and its elders, and [its] officers, and its judges, stood on this [side] and on this [side] of the ark before the priests, the Levites who bore the ark of the covenant of YHWH, as the sojourner as the native. Half of them [were] toward the front of Mount Gerizim, and half of them toward the front of Mount Ebal, as Moses the servant of YHWH had commanded, that they should bless the people of Israel at the first.
- ÅB
- Og hele Israel med sine eldste og tilsynsmenn og sine dommere sto på begge sider av arken midt imot de levittiske prester, som bar Herrens pakts-ark, hele Israel, både de fremmede og de innfødte, den ene halvdel av dem mot Garisim-fjellet, og den andre halvdel mot Ebal-fjellet, slik som Moses, Herrens tjener, før hadde befalt å velsigne Israels folk.
- OTB
- Hele Israel, med deres eldste, embetsmenn og dommere, sto på begge sider av Herrens paktsark, vendt mot de levittiske prestene som bar den. Både utlendingene som bodde blant dem og de innfødte var til stede. Halvparten av folket sto foran fjellet Gerisim og halvparten foran fjellet Ebal, slik Moses, Herrens tjener, hadde befalt da han velsignet Israels folk.
- B1930
- Og hele Israel med sine eldste og tilsynsmenn og sine dommere stod på begge sider av arken midt imot de levittiske prester, som bar Herrens pakts-ark, hele Israel, både de fremmede og de innfødte, den ene halvdel av dem mot Garisim-fjellet, og den andre halvdel mot Ebal-fjellet, således som Moses, Herrens tjener, før hadde befalt å velsigne Israels folk.
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Cross references
Deuteronomy 11:29
When the LORD your God brings you into the land you are entering to possess, you are to proclaim the blessing on Mount Gerizim and the curse on Mount Ebal.
Read in contextDeuteronomy 31:12
Assemble the people—men, women, children, and the foreigners within your gates—so that they may listen and learn to fear the LORD your God and to follow carefully all the words of this law.
Read in contextDeuteronomy 27:11–14
On that day Moses commanded the people:
Read in contextDeuteronomy 31:9
So Moses wrote down this law and gave it to the priests, the sons of Levi, who carried the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and to all the elders of Israel.
Read in contextExodus 12:49
The same law shall apply to both the native and the foreigner who resides among you.”
Read in contextDeuteronomy 31:25
he gave this command to the Levites who carried the ark of the covenant of the LORD:
Read in contextNumbers 15:29
You shall have the same law for the one who acts in error, whether he is a native-born Israelite or a foreigner residing among you.
Read in contextJoshua 4:18
When the priests carrying the ark of the covenant of the LORD came up out of the Jordan and their feet touched the dry land, the waters of the Jordan returned to their course and overflowed all the banks as before.
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