Joshua 8:33

Joshua 8:33 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And all Israel, and their elders, and officers, and their judges, stood on this side the ark and on that side before the priests the Levites, which bare the ark of the covenant of the Lord, as well the stranger, as he that was born among them; half of them over against mount Gerizim, and half of them over against mount Ebal; as Moses the servant of the Lord had commanded before, that they should bless the people of Israel.
• New International Version (NIV)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.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And all Israel, sojourner as well as native born, with their elders and officers and their judges, stood on opposite sides of the ark before the Levitical priests who carried the ark of the covenant of the Lord, half of them in front of Mount Gerizim and half of them in front of Mount Ebal, just as Moses the servant of the Lord had commanded at the first, to bless the people of Israel.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then all Israel, with their elders and officers and judges, stood on either side of the ark before the priests, the Levites, who bore the ark of the covenant of the Lord, the stranger as well as he who was born among them. Half of them were in front of Mount Gerizim and half of them in front of Mount Ebal, as Moses the servant of the Lord had commanded before, that they should bless the people of Israel.

Context of Joshua 8:33

31As Moses the servant of Yhwh commanded the children of Israel, as it is written in the book of the law of Moses, an altar of whole stones, over which no man hath lift up any iron: and they offered thereon burnt offerings unto Yhwh, and sacrificed peace offerings. 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. And all Israel, and their elders, and officers, and their judges, stood on this side the ark and on that side before the priests the Levites, which bare the ark of the covenant of Yhwh, as well the stranger, as he that was born among them; half of them over against mount Gerizim, and half of them over against mount Ebal; as Moses the servant of Yhwh had commanded before, that they should bless the people of Israel. 34And 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. 35There was not a word of all that Moses commanded, which Joshua read not before all the congregation of Israel, with the women, and the little ones, and the strangers that were conversant among them.

Joshua 8:33 word by word

וְכָל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֡ל וּזְקֵנָ֡יו וְשֹׁטְרִ֣ים׀ וְשֹׁפְטָ֡יו עֹמְדִ֣ים מִזֶּ֣ה׀ וּמִזֶּ֣ה׀ לָאָר֡וֹן נֶגֶד֩ הַכֹּהֲנִ֨ים הַלְוִיִּ֜ם נֹשְׂאֵ֣י׀ אֲר֣וֹן בְּרִית־יְהוָ֗ה כַּגֵּר֙ כָּֽאֶזְרָ֔ח חֶצְיוֹ֙ אֶל־מ֣וּל הַר־גְּרִזִ֔ים וְהַֽחֶצְי֖וֹ אֶל־מ֣וּל הַר־עֵיבָ֑ל כַּאֲשֶׁ֨ר צִוָּ֜ה מֹשֶׁ֣ה עֶֽבֶד־יְהוָ֗ה לְבָרֵ֛ךְ אֶת־הָעָ֥ם יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל בָּרִאשֹׁנָֽה׃Read the interlinear

• And all Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• and their eldersזָקֵןzâqên · old: elderH2205
• and officersשֹׁטֵרshôţêr · officialH7860
• and their judgesשָׁפַטshâphaţ · to judgeH8199
• stoodעָמַד‛âmad · to stand: standH5975
• on this side the arkאֲרוֹן'ârôn 'ârôn · arkH727
• and on that side before the priestsכֹּהֵןkôhên · priestH3548
• the Levitesלֵוִיlêvîyîy lêvîy · LeviH3881
• which bareנָשָׂאnâώâ' nâsâh · to lift: bearH5375
• of the covenantבְּרִיתberîyth · covenantH1285
• of Yhwhיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• as well the strangerגֵּרgêr gêyr · sojournerH1616
• as he that was bornאֶזְרָח'ezrâch · bornH249
• among them; halfחֲצִיchêtsîy · halfH2677
• of them overאֶל'êl 'el · to(wards)H413
• againstמוּלmûl môl mô'l mûl · oppositeH4136
• mountהַרhar · mountain: mountH2022
• Gerizimגְּרִזִיםgerizîym · (Mount) GerizimH1630
• Ebalעֵיבָל‛êybâl · (Mount) EbalH5858
• as Mosesמֹשֶׁהmôsheh · MosesH4872
• the servantעֶ֫בֶד‛ebed · servant/slaveH5650
• had commandedצָוָהtsâvâh · to commandH6680
• beforeרִאשׁוֹןri'shôn ri'shôn · first: previousH7223
• that they should blessבָּרַךְbârak · to blessH1288
• the peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971

Cross-references for Joshua 8:33

• Joshua 23:2And Joshua called for all Israel, and for their elders, and for their heads, and for their judges, and for their officers, and said unto them, I am old and stricken in age:
• Joshua 24:1And Joshua gathered all the tribes of Israel to Shechem, and called for the elders of Israel, and for their heads, and for their judges, and for their officers; and they presented themselves before God.
• Deuteronomy 27:12These shall stand upon mount Gerizim to bless the people, when ye are come over Jordan; Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, and Joseph, and Benjamin:
• Deuteronomy 29:10Ye stand this day all of you before Yhwh your God; your captains of your tribes, your elders, and your officers, with all the men of Israel,
• Joshua 3:3And they commanded the people, saying, When ye see the ark of the covenant of Yhwh your God, and the priests the Levites bearing it, then ye shall remove from your place, and go after it.
• Joshua 4:10For the priests which bare the ark stood in the midst of Jordan, until every thing was finished that Yhwh commanded Joshua to speak unto the people, according to all that Moses commanded Joshua: and the people hasted and passed over.
• Joshua 6:6And Joshua the son of Nun called the priests, and said unto them, Take up the ark of the covenant, and let seven priests bear seven trumpets of rams’ horns before the ark of Yhwh.
• Deuteronomy 31:9And Moses wrote this law, and delivered it unto the priests the sons of Levi, which bare the ark of the covenant of Yhwh, and unto all the elders of Israel.
• 1 Chronicles 15:11And David called for Zadok and Abiathar the priests, and for the Levites, for Uriel, Asaiah, and Joel, Shemaiah, and Eliel, and Amminadab,
• Exodus 12:49One law shall be to him that is homeborn, and unto the stranger that sojourneth among you.
• Leviticus 24:22Ye shall have one manner of law, as well for the stranger, as for one of your own country: for I am Yhwh your God.
• Numbers 15:16One law and one manner shall be for you, and for the stranger that sojourneth with you.
• Deuteronomy 31:12Gather the people together, men, and women, and children, and thy stranger that is within thy gates, that they may hear, and that they may learn, and fear Yhwh your God, and observe to do all the words of this law:
• Joshua 8:30Then Joshua built an altar unto Yhwh God of Israel in mount Ebal,
• Deuteronomy 11:29And it shall come to pass, when Yhwh thy God hath brought thee in unto the land whither thou goest to possess it, that thou shalt put the blessing upon mount Gerizim, and the curse upon mount Ebal.

Commentaries on Joshua 8:33

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 33Half of them over against Mount Gerizim - See the arrangement of the whole of this business in the note and observations on Deuteronomy 27:26; (note). And see also the notes on Deuteronomy 28:1-68 (note).Read the comment
• 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. 33The town of Shechem is between Mount Gerizim to the south and Mount Ebal to the north. It guarded the passage between these two mountains. Although the ceremony to renew the covenant happened at Shechem, neither the book of Joshua nor Judges mentions that Israel conquered the town. Every Israelite was present. They placed the ark of the covenant in the valley between the two groups. This ceremony was a promise to practice the covenant God made with Israel…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3333. all Israel, and their elders, and officers, and their judges, stood on this side the ark and on that side--One half of Israel was arranged on Gerizim, and the other half on Ebal--along the sides and base of each. before the priests the Levites--in full view of them.Read the comment

Topics related to Joshua 8:33

• Benedictions
• Commandments
• Curse
• Ebal
• Gerizim
• Government
• Law
• Levites
• Prayer
• Reward
• Word of God
• Worship

In the dictionaries

• Israel
• Moses
• Israel, Israelites
• Jacob, Israel
• Ark of the Covenant
• Ambush
• Ebal
• Gerizim
• Heap
• Raise

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