Joshua 8 · Verse 35

Joshua 8:35

There was not a word of all that Moses commanded, which Joshua read not before all the congregation of Israel, with the women, and the little ones, and the strangers that were conversant among them.
Joshua 8:35, King James Version

Joshua 8:35 in other translations

BSBThere was not a word of all that Moses had commanded that Joshua failed to read before the whole assembly of Israel, including the women, the little ones, and the foreigners who lived among them.
WEBThere was not a word of all that Moses commanded which Joshua didn’t read before all the assembly of Israel, with the women, the little ones, and the foreigners who were among them.
ASVThere was not a word of all that Moses commanded, which Joshua read not before all the assembly of Israel, and the women, and the little ones, and the sojourners that were among them.
YLTthere hath not been a thing of all that Moses commanded which Joshua hath not proclaimed before all the assembly of Israel, and the women, and the infants, and the sojourner who is going in their midst.
DARBYThere was not a word of all that Moses had commanded which Joshua read not before the whole congregation of Israel, and the women, and the children, and the strangers that lived among them.
BBEReading to all the meeting of Israel, with the women and the children and the men from other lands who were living among them, every word of the orders which Moses had given.
WebsterThere was not a word of all that Moses commanded, which Joshua read not before all the congregation of Israel, with the women, and the little ones, and the strangers that were conversant among them.

What does Joshua 8:35 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
35. There was not a word of all that Moses commanded, which Joshua read not--It appears that a much larger portion of the law was read on this occasion than the brief summary inscribed on the stones; and this must have been the essence of the law as contained in Deuteronomy (De 4:44; 6:9; 27:8). It was not written on the stones, but on the plaster. The immediate design of this rehearsal was attained by the performance of the act itself. It only related to posterity, in so far as the record of the event would be handed down in the Book of Joshua, or the documents which form the groundwork of it [Hengstenberg]. Thus faithfully did Joshua execute the instructions given by Moses. How awfully solemn must have been the assemblage and the occasion! The eye and the ear of the people being both addressed, it was calculated to leave an indelible impression; and with spirits elevated by their brilliant victories in the land of promise, memory would often revert to the striking scene on mounts Ebal and Gerizim, and in the vale of Sychar.

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 35 With the women and the little ones - It was necessary that all should know that they were under the same obligations to obey; even the women are brought forward, not only because of their personal responsibility, but because to them was principally intrusted the education of the children. The children also witness this solemn transaction, that a salutary fear of offending God might be early, diligently, and deeply impressed upon their hearts. Thus every precaution is taken to ensure obedience to the Divine precepts, and consequently to promote the happiness of the people; for this every ordinance of God is remarkable, as he ever causes the interest and duty of his followers to go hand in hand. 1. It may be asked, Seeing God promised to deliver Ai into the hands of the Israelites, why needed they to employ so many men and so many stratagems in order to its reduction? To this it may be answered, that God will have man to put forth the wisdom and power with which he has endued him, in every important purpose of life; that he endued him with those powers for this very end; and that it would be inconsistent with his gracious design so to help man at any time as to render the powers he had given him useless. 2. It is only in the use of lawful means that we have any reason to expect God's blessing and help. One of the ancients has remarked, "Though God has made man without himself he will not save him without himself;" and therefore man's own concurrence of will, and co-operation of power with God, are essentially necessary to his preservation and salvation. This co-operation is the grand condition, sine qua non, on which God will help or save. But is not this "endeavoring to merit salvation by our own works?" No: for this is impossible, unless we could prove that all the mental and corporeal powers which we possess came from and are of ourselves, and that we held them independently of the power and beneficence of our Creator, and that every act of these was of infinite value, to make it an equivalent for the heaven we wished to purchase. Putting forth the hand to receive the alms of a benevolent man, can never be considered a purchase-price for the bounty bestowed. For ever shall that word stand true in all its parts, Christ is the Author of eternal salvation to all them that Obey him, Heb 5:9.

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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 8:35 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

לֹֽא\־lo'-notH3808
הָיָ֣הha.Yahit wasH1961
דָבָ֔רda.VaranythingH1697
מִכֹּ֖לmi.Kolfrom allH3605
אֲשֶׁר\־'a.Sher-thatH834
צִוָּ֣הtzi.Vahhe had commandedH6680
מֹשֶׁ֑הmo.ShehMosesH4872
אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherwhichH834
לֹֽא\־lo'-notH3808
קָרָ֜אka.Ra'he read aloudH7121
יְהוֹשֻׁ֗עַye.ho.Shu.a'JoshuaH3091
נֶ֣גֶדNe.gedbeforeH5048
כָּל\־kol-allH3605
קְהַ֤לke.Hal[the] assembly ofH6951
יִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
וְהַנָּשִׁ֣יםve.ha.na.Shimand the womenH802
וְהַטַּ֔ףve.ha.Tafand the little one[s]H2945
וְהַגֵּ֖רve.ha.Gerand the sojourner[s]H1616
הַהֹלֵ֥ךְha.ho.Lekhwho wentH1980
בְּקִרְבָּֽם\׃\ \פbe.kir.Bamin midst theirH7130

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Cross references for Joshua 8:35

  • Deuteronomy 31:12

    Gather the people together, men, and women, and children, and thy stranger that is within thy gates, that they may hear, and that they may learn, and fear the Lord your God, and observe to do all the words of this law:

  • Nehemiah 8:2

    And Ezra the priest brought the law before the congregation both of men and women, and all that could hear with understanding, upon the first day of the seventh month.

  • Jeremiah 26:2

    Thus saith the Lord; Stand in the court of the Lord’s house, and speak unto all the cities of Judah, which come to worship in the Lord’s house, all the words that I command thee to speak unto them; diminish not a word:

  • Joel 2:16

    Gather the people, sanctify the congregation, assemble the elders, gather the children, and those that suck the breasts: let the bridegroom go forth of his chamber, and the bride out of her closet.

  • Deuteronomy 29:11

    Your little ones, your wives, and thy stranger that is in thy camp, from the hewer of thy wood unto the drawer of thy water:

  • Acts 21:5

    And when we had accomplished those days, we departed and went our way; and they all brought us on our way, with wives and children, till we were out of the city: and we kneeled down on the shore, and prayed.

  • Ezra 10:1

    Now when Ezra had prayed, and when he had confessed, weeping and casting himself down before the house of God, there assembled unto him out of Israel a very great congregation of men and women and children: for the people wept very sore.

  • Mark 10:14

    But when Jesus saw it, he was much displeased, and said unto them, Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God.

  • Acts 20:27

    For I have not shunned to declare unto you all the counsel of God.

  • Deuteronomy 4:2

    Ye shall not add unto the word which I command you, neither shall ye diminish ought from it, that ye may keep the commandments of the Lord your God which I command you.

  • Exodus 12:38

    And a mixed multitude went up also with them; and flocks, and herds, even very much cattle.

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was not.
De 4:2; Jer 26:2; Ac 20:27
women.
De 29:11; 31:12; Ezr 10:1; Ne 8:2; Joe 2:16; Mr 10:14; Ac 21:5
strangers.
33
were. Heb. walked. conversant.The word conversant, from the Latin {conversor,} is here used in the classical sense of having intercourse with.

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Context

  • Joshua 8:34

    And afterward he read all the words of the law, the blessings and cursings, according to all that is written in the book of the law.

  • Joshua 8:35

    There was not a word of all that Moses commanded, which Joshua read not before all the congregation of Israel, with the women, and the little ones, and the strangers that were conversant among them.

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Joshua 8:35 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		No hubo palabra alguna de todas las cosas que mandó Moisés, que Josué no hiciese leer delante de toda la congregación de Israel, mujeres y niños, y extranjeros que andaban entre ellos.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Il n’y eut pas une parole de tout ce que Moïse avait commandé, que Josué ne lise devant toute la congrégation d’Israël, et les femmes, et les enfants, et l’étranger marchant au milieu d’eux.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Es war kein Wort von allem, was Mose geboten hatte, das Josua nicht der ganzen Versammlung Israels vorlas, samt den Weibern und den Kindern und dem Fremdling, der in ihrer Mitte wandelte.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Nihil ex his quæ Moyses jusserat, reliquit intactum, sed universa replicavit coram omni multitudine Israël, mulieribus ac parvulis, et advenis qui inter eos morabantur.