32There, in the presence of the Israelites, Joshua copied on stones the law of Moses, which he had written.


In Context

29 He hung the king of Ai on a tree and left him there until evening. At sunset, Joshua ordered them to take his body from the tree and throw it down at the entrance of the city gate. And they raised a large pile of rocks over it, which remains to this day.

30 Then Joshua built on Mount Ebal an altar to the Lord , the God of Israel,

31 as Moses the servant of the Lord had commanded the Israelites. He built it according to what is written in the Book of the Law of Moses-an altar of uncut stones, on which no iron tool had been used. On it they offered to the Lord burnt offerings and sacrificed fellowship offerings.

32 There, in the presence of the Israelites, Joshua copied on stones the law of Moses, which he had written.

33 All Israel, aliens and citizens alike, with their elders, officials and judges, were standing on both sides of the ark of the covenant of the Lord , facing those who carried it-the priests, who were Levites. Half of the people stood in front of Mount Gerizim and half of them in front of Mount Ebal, as Moses the servant of the Lord had formerly commanded when he gave instructions to bless the people of Israel.

34 Afterward, Joshua read all the words of the law-the blessings and the curses- just as it is written in the Book of the Law.

Joshua 8:32 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

8:32And he wrote there upon the stones a copy of the law of Moses, which he wrote in the presence of the children of Israel.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

8:32And he wrote upon stones the Deuteronomy of the law of Moses, which he had ordered before the children of Israel.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

8:32And he wrote there upon the stones a copy of the law of Moses, which he wrote, in the presence of the children of Israel.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

8:32And he wrote there on the stones a copy of the law of Moses, which he had written before the children of Israel.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

8:32And he wrote there upon the stones a copy of the law of Moses, which he wrote, in the presence of the children of Israel.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

8:32And he wrote there upon the stones a copy of the law of Moses, which he wrote in the presence of the children of Israel.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

8:32He wrote there on the stones a copy of the law of Moses, which he wrote in the presence of the children of Israel.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

8:32and 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.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

8:32And he wrote there on the stones a copy of the law of Moses, which he wrote in the presence of the children of Israel.