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24 And the people said unto Joshua, Jehovah our God will we serve, and to his voice will we hearken.

25 So Joshua made a covenant with the people that day, and set them a statute and an ordinance in Shechem.

26 And Joshua wrote these words in the book of the law of God, and took a great stone, and set it up there under the oak that was by the sanctuary of Jehovah.

27 And Joshua said unto all the people, Behold, this stone shall be a witness unto us, for it hath heard all the words of Jehovah which he spoke unto us; and it shall be a witness against you, lest ye deny your God.

28 And Joshua dismissed the people, every man to his inheritance.

29 And it came to pass after these things, that Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of Jehovah, died, a hundred and ten years old.

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24 And the people said to Joshua, “We will serve the Lord our God and obey him.”(A)

25 On that day Joshua made a covenant(B) for the people, and there at Shechem(C) he reaffirmed for them decrees and laws.(D) 26 And Joshua recorded(E) these things in the Book of the Law of God.(F) Then he took a large stone(G) and set it up there under the oak(H) near the holy place of the Lord.

27 “See!” he said to all the people. “This stone(I) will be a witness(J) against us. It has heard all the words the Lord has said to us. It will be a witness against you if you are untrue(K) to your God.”(L)

28 Then Joshua dismissed the people, each to their own inheritance.(M)

Buried in the Promised Land(N)

29 After these things, Joshua son of Nun, the servant of the Lord, died(O) at the age of a hundred and ten.(P)

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