Joshua 8:32

He wrote there on the stones a copy of Moses’ law, which he wrote in the presence of the children of Israel.

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WEBBE

He wrote there on the stones a copy of Moses’ law, which he wrote in the presence of the children of Israel.

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.

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.

BBE

And he made there on the stones a copy of the law of Moses, writing it before the eyes of the children of Israel.

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וַיִּכְתָּב־ vai·yikh·tov- and he wrote H3789 שָׁם sham there H8033 עַל־ 'al- on H5921 הָאֲבָנִים ha·'a·va·nim the stones H68 אֵת 'et (marks the object) H853 מִשְׁנֵה mish·neh (the) copy of H4932 תּוֹרַת to·rat [the] law of H8451 מֹשֶׁה mo·sheh Moses H4872 אֲשֶׁר 'a·sher which H834 כָּתַב ka·tav he had written H3789 לִפְנֵי lif·nei (to) before H6440 בְּנֵי be·nei [the] people of H1121 יִשְׂרָאֵל yis·ra·'el Israel H3478

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 30–35

As soon as Joshua got to the mountains Ebal and Gerizim, without delay, and without caring for the unsettled state of Israel, or their enemies, he confirmed the covenant of the Lord with his people, as appointed, De 11; 27. We must not think to defer covenanting with God till we are settled in the world; nor must any business put us from minding and pursuing the one thing needful. The way to prosper is to begin with God, Mt 6:33. They built an altar, and offered sacrifice to God, in token of their dedicating themselves to God, as living sacrifices to his honour, in and by a Mediator. By Christ's sacrifice of himself for us, we have peace with God. It is a great mercy to any people to have the law of God in writing, and it is fit that the written law should be in a known tongue, that it may be seen and read of all men.

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Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.