Joshua 8:33

All Israel, their elders and officers, and their judges, stood on both sides of the ark before the priests the Levites, who carried the ark of Yahweh’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 Yahweh had commanded at the first, that they should bless the people of Israel.

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WEBBE

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.

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.

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 home-born; 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.

BBE

And all Israel, those who were Israelites by birth, as well as the men from other lands living with them, and their responsible men and their overseers and judges, took their places round the ark, in front of the priests, the Levites, whose work it was to take up the ark of the Lord's agreement; half of them were stationed in front of Mount Gerizim and half in front of Mount Ebal, in agreement with the orders for the blessing of the children of Israel which Moses, the servant of the Lord, had given.

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וְכָל־ ve·khol and all H3605 יִשְׂרָאֵל yis·ra·'el Israel H3478 וּזְקֵנָיו u·ze·ke·nav and elders its H2205 וְשֹׁטְרִים ve·sho·te·rim and officials H7860 וְשֹׁפְטָיו ve·sho·fe·tav and judges its H8199 עֹמְדִים 'o·me·dim [were] standing H5975 מִזֶּה mi·zeh from this H2088 וּמִזֶּה u·mi·zeh and from this H2088 לָאָרוֹן la·'a·ron of the ark H727 נֶגֶד ne·ged before H5048 הַכֹּהֲנִים ha·ko·ha·nim the priests H3548 הַלְוִיִּם hal·vi·yim the Levites H3881 נֹשְׂאֵי no·se·'ei [the] bearers of H5375 אֲרוֹן 'a·ron [the] ark of H727 בְּרִית־ be·rit- [the] covenant of H1285 יְהוָה yah·weh Yahweh H3068 כַּגֵּר ka·ger as the sojourner H1616 כָּאֶזְרָח ka·'ez·rach as the native H249 חֶצְיוֹ chetz·yo half of it H2677 אֶל־ 'el- to H413 מוּל mul [the] front of H4136 הַר־ har- [the] mountain of H2022 גְּרִזִים ge·ri·zim Gerizim H1630 וְהַחֶצְיוֹ ve·ha·chetz·yo and (the) half of it H2677 אֶל־ 'el- to H413 מוּל mul [the] front of H4136 הַר־ har- [the] mountain of H2022 עֵיבָל 'ei·val Ebal H5858 כַּאֲשֶׁר ka·'a·sher just as H834 צִוָּה tzi·vah he had commanded H6680 מֹשֶׁה mo·sheh Moses H4872 עֶבֶד־ 'e·ved- [the] servant of H5650 יְהוָה yah·weh Yahweh H3068 לְבָרֵךְ le·va·rekh to bless H1288 אֶת־ 'et- (marks the object) H853 הָעָם ha·'am the people H5971 יִשְׂרָאֵל yis·ra·'el Israel H3478 בָּרִאשֹׁנָה ba·ri·sho·nah at the former [time] H7223

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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Moses Mount EbalMount Gerizim

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PrayerWord Of GodGovernmentWorshipLevitesLawBenedictionsRewardEbalGerizim

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