Joshua 8 · Verse 32

Joshua 8:32

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.

Joshua 8:32, King James Version

Joshua 8:32 in other translations

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.
WEB	He wrote there on the stones a copy of Moses’ law, 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.
YLT	and he writeth there on the stones the copy of the law of Moses, which he hath written in the presence of the sons of Israel.
DARBY	And he wrote there on the stones a copy of the law of Moses, which he had written before 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.
Webster	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.

What does Joshua 8:32 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

32. he wrote there upon the stones a copy of the law of Moses--(See on De 27:2, 3, 5); that is, the blessings and curses of the law. Some think that the stones which contained this inscription were the stones of the altar: but this verse seems rather to indicate that a number of stone pillars were erected alongside of the altar, and on which, after they were plastered, this duplicate of the law was inscribed.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary

Verse 32 A copy of the law of Moses - משנה תורת mishneh torath, the repetition of the law; that is, a copy of the blessings and curses, as commanded by Moses; not a copy of the Decalogue, as some imagine, nor of the book of Deuteronomy, as others think; much less of the whole Pentateuch; but merely of that part which contained the blessings and curses, and which was to be read on this solemn occasion. See the note on Deu 27:3.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Joshua 8:30-35

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…

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Joshua 8:32 in the original Hebrew

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וַיִּכְתָּב\־vai.yikh.tov-and he wroteH3789

שָׁ֖םshamthereH8033

עַל\־'al-onH5921

הָאֲבָנִ֑יםha.'a.va.Nimthe stonesH68

אֵ֗ת'Et<obj.>H853

מִשְׁנֵה֙mish.Neh<the> copy ofH4932

תּוֹרַ֣תto.Rat[the] law ofH8451

מֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehMosesH4872

אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherwhichH834

כָּתַ֔בka.Tavhe had writtenH3789

לִפְנֵ֖יlif.Nei<to> beforeH6440

בְּנֵ֥יbe.Nei[the] people ofH1121

יִשְׂרָאֵֽל\׃Yis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Joshua 8:32

Deuteronomy 27:8
And thou shalt write upon the stones all the words of this law very plainly.
Deuteronomy 27:2-3
And it shall be on the day when ye shall pass over Jordan unto the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee, that thou shalt set thee up great stones, and plaister them with plaister: And thou shalt write upon them all the words of this law, when thou art passed over, that thou mayest go in unto the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee, a land that floweth with milk and honey; as the Lord God of thy fathers hath promised thee.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

De 27:2,3,8

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Context

Joshua 8:31
As Moses the servant of the Lord commanded the children of Israel, as it is written in the book of the law of Moses, an altar of whole stones, over which no man hath lift up any iron: and they offered thereon burnt offerings unto the Lord, and sacrificed peace offerings.
Joshua 8:32
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.
Joshua 8:33
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.

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Joshua 8:32 in other languages

Spanish Reina-Valera 1909	También escribió allí en piedras la repetición de la ley de Moisés, la cual él había escrito delante de los hijos de Israel.
French Bible J.N. Darby 1885	Et il écrivit là, sur les pierres, une copie de la loi de Moïse, qu’il avait écrite devant les fils d’Israël.
German Elberfelder 1871	Und er schrieb daselbst auf die Steine eine Abschrift des Gesetzes Moses, welches er vor den Kindern Israel geschrieben hatte.
Latin Clementine Vulgate	Et scripsit super lapides Deuteronomium legis Moysi, quod ille digesserat coram filiis Israël.