Joshua 8:34

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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.

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.

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: 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.
KJV: And afterward he read all the words of the law, the blessings and cursings, according to all that is written in the book of the law.
WEB: Afterward he read all the words of the law, the blessing and the curse, according to all that is written in the book of the law.
ASV: And afterward he read all the words of the law, the blessing and the curse, according to all that is written in the book of the law.
DARBY: And afterwards he read all the words of the law, the blessing and the curse, according to all that is written in the book of the law.
BLB: And afterward he read all the words of the law, the blessings and the cursings, according to all written in the Book of the Law.

ÅB: Deretter leste han opp alle lovens ord, velsignelsen og forbannelsen, i ett og alt slik som skrevet er i lovens bok.
OTB: Deretter leste Josva opp alle ordene i loven—velsignelsene og forbannelsene—akkurat som de er nedskrevet i lovboken.
B1930: Derefter leste han op alle lovens ord, velsignelsen og forbannelsen, i ett og alt således som skrevet er i lovens bok.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

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Nehemiah 8:2–3
On the first day of the seventh month, Ezra the priest brought the Law before the assembly of men and women and all who could listen and understand.
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Nehemiah 13:1
At that time the Book of Moses was read aloud in the hearing of the people, and in it they found the passage stating that no Ammonite or Moabite should ever enter the assembly of God,
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Deuteronomy 31:10–12
Then Moses commanded them, “At the end of every seven years, at the appointed time in the year of remission of debt, during the Feast of Tabernacles,
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Deuteronomy 29:20–21
The LORD will never be willing to forgive him. Instead, His anger and jealousy will burn against that man, and every curse written in this book will fall upon him. The LORD will blot out his name from under heaven
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Deuteronomy 30:15–20
See, I have set before you today life and goodness, as well as death and disaster.
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Nehemiah 9:3
While they stood in their places, they read from the Book of the Law of the LORD their God for a quarter of the day, and they spent another quarter of the day in confession and worship of the LORD their God.
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Leviticus 26:1–46
“You must not make idols for yourselves or set up a carved image or sacred pillar; you must not place a sculpted stone in your land to bow down to it. For I am the LORD your God.
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Joshua 1:8
This Book of the Law must not depart from your mouth; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. For then you will prosper and succeed in all you do.
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