KJV King James Version
And Joshua wrote these words in the book of the law of God, and took a great stone, and set it up there under an oak, that [was] by the sanctuary of the LORD.
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Joshua 24:26
And Joshua wrote these words in the book of the law of God, and took a great stone, and set it up there under an oak, that [was] by the sanctuary of the LORD.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Joshua recorded these things in the Book of the Law of God. Then he took a large stone and set it up there under the oak that was near the sanctuary of the LORD.
WEB World English Bible
Joshua wrote these words in the book of the law of God; and he took a great stone, and set it up there under the oak that was by the sanctuary of Yahweh.
ASV American Standard Version
And Joshua wrote these words in the book of the law of God; and he took a great stone, and set it up there under the oak that was by the sanctuary of Jehovah.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And Joshua writeth these words in the Book of the Law of God, and taketh a great stone, and raiseth it up there under the oak which is in the sanctuary of Jehovah.
Surrounding context — Joshua 24
23 Now therefore put away, [said he], the strange gods which [are] among you, and incline your heart unto the LORD God of Israel.
24 And the people said unto Joshua, The LORD our God will we serve, and his voice will we obey.
25 So Joshua made a covenant with the people that day, and set them a statute and an ordinance in Shechem.
26 And Joshua wrote these words in the book of the law of God, and took a great stone, and set it up there under an oak, that [was] by the sanctuary of the LORD.
27 And Joshua said unto all the people, Behold, this stone shall be a witness unto us; for it hath heard all the words of the LORD which he spake unto us: it shall be therefore a witness unto you, lest ye deny your God.
28 So Joshua let the people depart, every man unto his inheritance.
29 And it came to pass after these things, that Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of the LORD, died, [being] an hundred and ten years old.
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וַיִּכְתֹּ֤בH3789 · ka.tavto writeיְהוֹשֻׁ֙עַ֙H3091 · ye.ho.shu.aJoshuaאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]הַדְּבָרִ֣יםH1697 · da.varwordהָאֵ֔לֶּהH428 · el.lehtheseבְּסֵ֖פֶרH5612 · se.pherscroll: documentתּוֹרַ֣תH8451 · to.rahinstructionאֱלֹהִ֑יםH430 · e.lo.himGodוַיִּקַּח֙H3947 · la.qachto take: takeאֶ֣בֶןH68 · e.venstoneגְּדוֹלָ֔הH1419 · ga.dolgreat: largeוַיְקִימֶ֣הָH6965 · qa.may(Leb)-kamaiשָּׁ֔םH8033 · shamthereתַּ֚חַתH8478 · ta.chatunderneath: underהָֽאַלָּ֔הH427 · al.lahoakאֲשֶׁ֖רH834 · a.sherwhichבְּמִקְדַּ֥שׁH4720 · miq.dashsanctuaryיְהוָֽה׃ סH3068 · ye.ho.vahLORD
Cross-references
Judges 9:6And all the men of Shechem gathered together, and all the house of Millo, and went, and made Abimelech king, by the plain of the pillar that [was] in Shechem.Genesis 35:4And they gave unto Jacob all the strange gods which [were] in their hand, and [all their] earrings which [were] in their ears; and Jacob hid them under the oak which [was] by Shechem.Genesis 35:8But Deborah Rebekah’s nurse died, and she was buried beneath Bethel under an oak: and the name of it was called Allonbachuth.Joshua 4:20-24And those twelve stones, which they took out of Jordan, did Joshua pitch in Gilgal.Genesis 28:18-22And Jacob rose up early in the morning, and took the stone that he had put [for] his pillows, and set it up [for] a pillar, and poured oil upon the top of it.Exodus 24:4And Moses wrote all the words of the LORD, and rose up early in the morning, and builded an altar under the hill, and twelve pillars, according to the twelve tribes of Israel.Deuteronomy 31:24-26And it came to pass, when Moses had made an end of writing the words of this law in a book, until they were finished,Joshua 4:3-9And command ye them, saying, Take you hence out of the midst of Jordan, out of the place where the priests’ feet stood firm, twelve stones, and ye shall carry them over with you, and leave them in the lodging place, where ye shall lodge this night.
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