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The Covenant Renewal at Mount Ebal

30 Then Joshua built an altar to the Lord God of Israel on Mount Ebal, 31 as Moses the servant of the Lord had commanded the children of Israel. As is written in the Book of the Law of Moses, it was “an altar of uncut stones not shaped by iron tools.” They sacrificed burnt offerings to the Lord on it, as well as peace offerings. 32 There in the presence of the children of Israel he wrote a copy of the Law of Moses on the stones. 33 All Israel, resident alien and native alike, with its elders, officials, and judges, were standing on either side of the ark in front of the Levite priests carrying the ark of the covenant of the Lord, half in front of Mount Gerizim and half in front of Mount Ebal, as Moses the servant of the Lord had commanded from the beginning, in order to bless the people of Israel.

34 After this, Joshua read out all the words of the law, both blessing and curse, according to all that is written in the Book of the Law. 35 There was not a word from all that Moses had commanded that Joshua did not read out before the whole assembly of Israel, with the women, the children, and the resident aliens who were among them.

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Israel Renews the Covenant

30 Then Joshua built an altar on Mount Ebal for Yahweh the God of Israel, 31 as Moses Yahweh’s servant commanded the Israelites,[a] as it is written in the scroll of the law of Moses: “an altar of unhewn[b] stones on which no one has wielded[c] an iron implement.”[d] And they offered burnt offerings on it and sacrificed fellowship offerings. 32 And there Joshua wrote on the stones a copy of the law of Moses, which he[e] had written, in the presence of the Israelites.[f] 33 Then all Israel, foreigner as well as native,[g] with the elders, officials, and judges stood on either side[h] of the ark before the priests and the Levites, who carried the ark of the covenant of Yahweh. Half of them stood in front of Mount Gerizim, and the other half in front of Mount Ebal, as Moses Yahweh’s servant had commanded before to bless the people of Israel. 34 And afterward he read all the words of the law, the blessings[i] and the curses,[j] according to all that was written in the scroll of the law. 35 There was not a word from all that Moses commanded that Joshua did not read before the assembly of all Israel, and the women, the little children, and the traveling foreigners[k] among them.

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Footnotes

  1. Joshua 8:31 Literally “sons/children of Israel”
  2. Joshua 8:31 Or “whole”
  3. Joshua 8:31 Literally “waved over them”
  4. Joshua 8:31 See Exod 20:25
  5. Joshua 8:32 That is, Moses
  6. Joshua 8:32 Literally “sons/children of Israel”
  7. Joshua 8:33 Literally “as the alien as the native”
  8. Joshua 8:33 Literally “from this and from this”
  9. Joshua 8:34 Hebrew “blessing”
  10. Joshua 8:34 Hebrew “curse”
  11. Joshua 8:35 Hebrew “foreigner”