Focused Passage

Joshua 8:30-35

Ai Defeated and the Covenant Renewed at Mount Ebal

After sin is judged, the LORD restores Israel to mission, gives Ai into Joshua’s hand, and leads the nation from military victory to covenant renewal under the written Law.

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30At that time Joshua built an altar on Mount Ebal to the LORD, the God of Israel,

31just 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 has been used.” And on it they offered burnt offerings to the LORD, and they sacrificed peace offerings.

32And there in the presence of the Israelites, Joshua inscribed on the stones a copy of the law of Moses, which he had written.

33All Israel, foreigners and citizens alike, with their elders, officers, and judges, stood on both sides of the ark of the covenant of the LORD facing the Levitical priests who carried it. 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 commanded earlier, to bless the people of Israel.

34Afterward, Joshua read aloud all the words of the law—the blessings and the curses—according to all that is written in the Book of the Law.

35There 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.

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Verse 30

Original words

At that timeאָ֣זH227AdverbJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֙עַ֙H3091Noun - proper - masculine singularbuiltיִבְנֶ֤הH1129Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularan altarמִזְבֵּ֔חַH4196Noun - masculine singularon Mountבְּהַ֖רH2022Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular constructEbalעֵיבָֽל׃H5858Noun - proper - feminine singularto the LORDלַֽיהוָ֖הH3068Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singularthe Godאֱלֹהֵ֣יH430Noun - masculine plural constructof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לH3478Noun - proper - masculine singular
Verse 31

Original words

just asכַּאֲשֶׁ֣רH834Preposition-k | Pronoun - relativeMosesמֹשֶׁ֨הH4872Noun - proper - masculine singularאֶת־אֶת־H853Direct object markerthe servantעֶֽבֶד־H5650Noun - masculine singular constructof the LORDיְהוָ֜הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularhad commandedצִוָּה֩H6680Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singularthe Israelitesבְּנֵ֣יH1121Noun - masculine plural construct. . .יִשְׂרָאֵ֗לH3478Noun - proper - masculine singularHe built it according to what is writtenכַּכָּתוּב֙H3789Preposition-k, Article | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singularin the Bookבְּסֵ֙פֶר֙H5612Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular constructof the Lawתּוֹרַ֣תH8451Noun - feminine singular constructof Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הH4872Noun - proper - masculine singularan altarמִזְבַּח֙H4196Noun - masculine singular constructof uncutשְׁלֵמ֔וֹתH8003Adjective - feminine pluralstonesאֲבָנִ֣יםH68Noun - feminine pluralonעֲלֵיהֶ֖ןH5921Preposition | third person feminine pluralwhichאֲשֶׁ֛רH834Pronoun - relativenoלֹֽא־H3808Adverb - Negative particleiron toolבַּרְזֶ֑לH1270Noun - masculine singularhas been usedהֵנִ֥יףH5130Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singularAnd on itעָלָ֤יוH5921Preposition | third person masculine singularthey offeredוַיַּעֲל֨וּH5927Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralburnt offeringsעֹלוֹת֙H5930Noun - feminine pluralto the LORDלַֽיהוָ֔הH3068Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singularand they sacrificedוַֽיִּזְבְּח֖וּH2076Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralpeace offeringsשְׁלָמִֽים׃H8002Noun - masculine plural

BSB notes

  • Exodus 20:25; Deuteronomy 27:5
Verse 32

Original words

And thereשָׁ֖םH8033Adverbin the presenceלִפְנֵ֖יH6440Preposition-l | Noun - common plural constructvvvבְּנֵ֥יH1121Noun - masculine plural constructof the Israelitesיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃H3478Noun - proper - masculine singular[Joshua] inscribedוַיִּכְתָּב־H3789Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularonעַל־H5921Prepositionthe stonesהָאֲבָנִ֑יםH68Article | Noun - feminine plural-אֵ֗תH853Direct object markera copyמִשְׁנֵה֙H4932Noun - masculine singular constructof the lawתּוֹרַ֣תH8451Noun - feminine singular constructof Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הH4872Noun - proper - masculine singularwhichאֲשֶׁ֣רH834Pronoun - relativehe had writtenכָּתַ֔בH3789Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Verse 33

Original words

Allוְכָל־H3605Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular constructIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֡לH3478Noun - proper - masculine singularforeignersכַּגֵּר֙H1616Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singularand citizens alikeכָּֽאֶזְרָ֔חH249Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singularwith their eldersוּזְקֵנָ֡יוH2205Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singularofficersוְשֹׁטְרִ֣ים׀H7860Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine pluraland judgesוְשֹׁפְטָ֡יוH8199Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singularstoodעֹמְדִ֣יםH5975Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine pluralon both sidesמִזֶּ֣ה׀H2088Preposition-m | Pronoun - masculine singular. . .וּמִזֶּ֣ה׀H2088Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Pronoun - masculine singularof the arkלָאָר֡וֹןH727Preposition-l, Article | Noun - common singularof the covenantבְּרִית־H1285Noun - feminine singular constructof the LORDיְהוָ֗הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularfacingנֶגֶד֩H5048Prepositionthe Leviticalהַלְוִיִּ֜םH3881Article | Noun - proper - masculine pluralpriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֨יםH3548Article | Noun - masculine pluralwho carriedנֹשְׂאֵ֣י׀H5375Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct[it]אֲר֣וֹןH727Noun - common singular constructHalf [of the people stood]חֶצְיוֹ֙H2677Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularinאֶל־H413Prepositionfrontמ֣וּלH4136Prepositionof Mountהַר־H2022Noun - masculine singular constructGerizimגְּרִזִ֔יםH1630Noun - proper - feminine singularand half of themוְהַֽחֶצְי֖וֹH2677Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularinאֶל־H413Prepositionfrontמ֣וּלH4136Prepositionof Mountהַר־H2022Noun - masculine singular constructEbalעֵיבָ֑לH5858Noun - proper - feminine singularasכַּאֲשֶׁ֨רH834Preposition-k | Pronoun - relativeMosesמֹשֶׁ֣הH4872Noun - proper - masculine singularthe servantעֶֽבֶד־H5650Noun - masculine singular constructof the LORDיְהוָ֗הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularhad commandedצִוָּ֜הH6680Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singularearlierבָּרִאשֹׁנָֽה׃H7223Preposition-b, Article | Adjective - feminine singularto blessלְבָרֵ֛ךְH1288Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct-אֶת־H853Direct object markerthe peopleהָעָ֥םH5971Article | Noun - masculine singularof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לH3478Noun - proper - masculine singular
Verse 34

Original words

Afterwardוְאַֽחֲרֵי־H310Conjunctive waw | Preposition. . .כֵ֗ןH3651AdverbJoshua read aloudקָרָא֙H7121Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markerallכָּל־H3605Noun - masculine singular constructthe wordsדִּבְרֵ֣יH1697Noun - masculine plural constructof the lawהַתּוֹרָ֔הH8451Article | Noun - feminine singularthe blessingsהַבְּרָכָ֖הH1293Article | Noun - feminine singularand the cursesוְהַקְּלָלָ֑הH7045Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine singularaccording to allכְּכָל־H3605Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular constructthat is writtenהַכָּת֖וּבH3789Article | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singularin the Bookבְּסֵ֥פֶרH5612Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular constructof the Lawהַתּוֹרָֽה׃H8451Article | Noun - feminine singular
Verse 35

Original words

There wasהָיָ֣הH1961Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularnotלֹֽא־H3808Adverb - Negative particlea wordדָבָ֔רH1697Noun - masculine singularof allמִכֹּ֖לH3605Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singularthatאֲשֶׁר־H834Pronoun - relativeMosesמֹשֶׁ֑הH4872Noun - proper - masculine singularhad commandedצִוָּ֣הH6680Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singularthatאֲשֶׁ֨רH834Pronoun - relativeJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֗עַH3091Noun - proper - masculine singularfailedלֹֽא־H3808Adverb - Negative particleto readקָרָ֜אH7121Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularbeforeנֶ֣גֶדH5048Prepositionthe wholeכָּל־H3605Noun - masculine singular constructassemblyקְהַ֤לH6951Noun - masculine singular constructof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙H3478Noun - proper - masculine singularincluding the womenוְהַנָּשִׁ֣יםH802Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine pluralthe little onesוְהַטַּ֔ףH2945Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singularand the foreignersוְהַגֵּ֖רH1616Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singularwho livedהַהֹלֵ֥ךְH1980Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularamong themבְּקִרְבָּֽם׃פH7130Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural

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