Joshua 8:34

Joshua 8:34 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)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.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And afterward he read all the words of the law, the blessing and the curse, according to all that is written in the Book of the Law.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And afterward he read all the words of the law, the blessings and the cursings, according to all that is written in the Book of the Law.

Context of Joshua 8:34

32There in front of the people of Israel he wrote on stone slabs a copy of the Teachings which Moses had written down. 33All the people of Israel, whether foreigners or native Israelites, the leaders, officers, and judges were standing on opposite sides of the ark. They faced the Levitical priests who carried the ark of the Lord’s promise. Half of the people were in front of Mount Gerizim and the other half in front of Mount Ebal. Right from the beginning, the Lord’s servant Moses had commanded the priests to bless the people of Israel this way. Afterwards, Joshua read all the Teachings—the blessings and curses—as they had all been written down by Moses. 35Joshua read ⌞Moses’ Teachings⌟ in front of the whole assembly of Israel, including women, children, and foreigners living among them. He did not leave out one word from everything Moses had commanded.

Joshua 8:34 word by word

וְאַֽחֲרֵי־כֵ֗ן קָרָא֙ אֶת־כָּל־דִּבְרֵ֣י הַתּוֹרָ֔ה הַבְּרָכָ֖ה וְהַקְּלָלָ֑ה כְּכָל־הַכָּת֖וּב בְּסֵ֥פֶר הַתּוֹרָֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And afterwardאַחַר'achar · afterH310
• he readקָרָאqârâ' · to call: read outH7121
• all the wordsדָּבָרdâbâr · wordH1697
• of the lawתּוֹרָהtôrâh tôrâh · instructionH8451
• the blessingsבְּרָכָהberâkâh · blessingH1293
• and cursingsקְלָלָהqelâlâh · curseH7045
• according to all that is writtenכָּתַבkâthab · to writeH3789
• in the bookסֵ֫פֶרsêpher siphrâh · scroll: bookH5612

Cross-references for Joshua 8:34

• Deuteronomy 31:10Then Moses commanded them, “At the end of every seventh year you must cancel debts. At that time, during the Festival of Booths,
• Nehemiah 8:2Then Ezra the priest brought the Teachings in front of the assembly. This included men, women, and any ⌞children⌟ who could understand what they heard. This took place on the first day of the seventh month.
• Nehemiah 9:3They stood in their places, and for one-fourth of the day, ⌞they listened as⌟ the Book of the Teachings of the Lord their God was read, and for another fourth ⌞of the day⌟, they confessed their sins and worshiped the Lord their God.
• Nehemiah 13:1On that day the Book of Moses was read while the people were listening. They heard the passage that no Ammonite or Moabite should ever be admitted into God’s assembly.
• Leviticus 26:1⌞The Lord continued,⌟ “Never make worthless idols or set up a carved statue or a sacred stone for yourselves. Never cut figures in stone to worship them in your country, because I am the Lord your God.
• Deuteronomy 27:14The Levites will declare to all the people of Israel in a loud voice:
• Deuteronomy 28:1Carefully obey the Lord your God, and faithfully follow all his commands that I’m giving you today. If you do, the Lord your God will place you high above all the other nations in the world.
• Deuteronomy 29:20The Lord will never be willing to forgive that person, because the Lord’s burning anger will smolder against him. All the curses described in this book will happen to him. The Lord will erase ⌞every memory of⌟ that person’s name from the earth.
• Deuteronomy 30:15Today I offer you life and prosperity or death and destruction.

Commentaries on Joshua 8:34

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 30-35Verses 30-35 The account of this solemnity is very brief. An acquaintance with Joshua 8:29, and Joshua 9:1, is natural and obvious; and in Joshua 9:3, the fraud of the Gibeonites is represented as growing out of the alarm caused by the fall of Jericho and Ai. It is, moreover, extremely unlikely that a solemnity of this nature in the very center of the country should be undertaken by Joshua while the whole surrounding district was in the hands of the…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 30-35Verses 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 God, Mt 6:33. They built…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 34the blessings and the curses: See Deuteronomy 27–28.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3434. afterward he read all the words of the law--caused the priests or Levites to read it (De 27:14). Persons are often said in Scripture to do that which they only command to be done.Read the comment

Topics related to Joshua 8:34

• Commandments
• Curse
• Law
• Prayer
• Word of God
• Worship

In the dictionaries

• Ambush
• Ebal
• Gerizim
• Heap
• Raise
• Wait
• Ai
• Bible, the
• Blessing
• Deuteronomy

Commentaries on Joshua 8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings