Joshua 8:32

32 There, in the presence of the Israelites, Joshua wrote on stones a copy of the law of Moses.

Joshua 8:32 in Other Translations

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.

32 And there, in the presence of the people of Israel, he wrote on the stones a copy of the law of Moses, which he had written.

32 And as the Israelites watched, Joshua copied onto the stones of the altar the instructions Moses had given them.

32 He also wrote out a copy of The Revelation of Moses on the stones. He wrote it with the People of Israel looking on.

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

Joshua 8:32 Meaning and Commentary

Joshua 8:32

And he wrote there upon the stones a copy of the law of
Moses
Not upon the stones of which the altar was made, though some have so thought; but upon other stones erected in the form of a pillar, and plastered over, ( Deuteronomy 27:4 ) ; which copy of the law was not the whole book of Deuteronomy, as some, at least only an abstract of the laws in it; but rather the decalogue, as Abarbinel; or the blessings and curses later read, as Ben Gersom:

which he wrote in the presence of the children of Israel:
they being witness of it, that he did what was enjoined.

Joshua 8:32 In-Context

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 wrote on stones a copy of the law of Moses.

33 All the Israelites, with their elders, officials and judges, were standing on both sides of the ark of the covenant of the LORD, facing the Levitical priests who carried it. Both the foreigners living among them and the native-born were there. 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.

Cross References

• 1. Deuteronomy 27:8