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Joshua 8

Joshua 8:32

Joshua Renews the Covenant · Joshua 8:30–35
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Translations

Modern
And there in the presence of the Israelites, Joshua inscribed on the stones a copy of the law of Moses, which he had written.
Traditional
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.
Literal
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.
Latin
Et scripsit super lapides Deuteronomium legis Moysi, quod ille digesserat coram filiis Israël.

Original

Hebrew
English
And there in the presence of the Israelites, Joshua inscribed on the stones a copy of the law of Moses, which he had written.

Notes

Joshua 8:32

Joshua carried out what Moses had commanded him to do. He set up stones and covered them with plaster (Deuteronomy 27:2–8). After the plaster hardened, the instructions (Hebrew torah, meaning God’s teaching or law) were permanently placed on public display. This took place at the first location where Israel formally worshiped the Lord after entering the land.

Public displays of laws were common in the ancient world. A well-known example is the Code of Hammurabi, which King Hammurabi set up so people could see the laws.

Theme notes and profiles

Joshua God’s Covenants Shechem The Broken Covenant

Events

Parallels

Deuteronomy 27:1–10

People

Israel: Patriarch, son of Isaac, father of twelve tribes Moses: Prophet who led Israel out of Egypt

Glossary

Conquest and Allotment of the Land Covenant Inscriptions Jacob’s Well Jeroboam Joshua (Person) Joshua, Book of Judah, Tribe of Judges, Book of Servant Shechem (Place) Tribe of Dan

Topics

Altar: Built by Joshua Commandments: General Scriptures Concerning Curse: Curses of the Mosaic Law Government: Mosaic: Closely Associated with Moses and Subsequent Leaders Law: Engraved Upon Monuments Stones: The Law of Moses Written Upon Strangers in Israel: Laws Respecting: To Have the Law Read to Them Word of God: Unclassified Scriptures Relating To Worship: On Mount Gerizim and Mount Ebal