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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”

Joshua Renews the Covenant(A)

30 Now Joshua built an altar to the Lord God of Israel (B)in Mount Ebal, 31 as Moses the servant of the Lord had commanded the children of Israel, as it is written in the Book of the Law of Moses: (C)“an altar of whole stones over which no man has wielded an iron tool.” And (D)they offered on it burnt offerings to the Lord, and sacrificed peace offerings. 32 And there, in the presence of the children of Israel, (E)he wrote on the stones a copy of the law of Moses, which he had written. 33 Then all Israel, with their elders and officers and judges, stood on either side of the ark before the priests, the Levites, (F)who bore the ark of the covenant of the Lord, (G)the stranger as well as he who was born among them. Half of them were in front of Mount Gerizim and half of them in front of Mount Ebal, (H)as Moses the servant of the Lord had commanded before, that they should bless the people of Israel. 34 And afterward (I)he read all the words of the law, (J)the blessings and the cursings, according to all that is written in the (K)Book of the Law. 35 There was not a word of all that Moses had commanded which Joshua did not read before all the assembly of Israel, (L)with the women, the little ones, (M)and the strangers who were living among them.

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