Joshua 24:27 - Forerunner Commentary

Joshua 24:27

25 So Joshua ^amade a covenant with the people that day, and made for them a statute and an ordinance ^bin Shechem.

26 Then Joshua ^awrote these words in the Book of the Law of God. And he took ^ba large stone, and ^cset it up there ^dunder the oak that was by the sanctuary of the Lord.

27 And Joshua said to all the people, “Behold, this stone shall be ^aa witness to us, for ^bit has heard all the words of the Lord which He spoke to us. It shall therefore be a witness to you, lest you deny your God.”

28 So ^aJoshua let the people depart, each to his own inheritance.

Death of Joshua and Eleazar

29 ^aNow it came to pass after these things that Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of the Lord, died, being one hundred and ten years old.

30 And they buried him within the border of his inheritance at ^aTimnath Serah, which is in the mountains of Ephraim, on the north side of Mount Gaash.

31 ^aIsrael served the Lord all the days of Joshua, and all the days of the elders who outlived Joshua, who had ^bknown all the works of the Lord which He had done for Israel.

Verse Comparison: Joshua 24:27

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American Standard Version
And Joshua said unto all the people, Behold, this stone shall be a witness against us; for it hath heard all the words of Jehovah which he spake unto us: it shall be therefore a witness against you, lest ye deny your God.

Amplified® Bible
And Joshua said to all the people, See, this stone shall be a witness against us, for it has heard all the words the Lord spoke to us; so it shall be a witness against you, lest [afterward] you lie (pretend) {and} deny your God.

Contemporary English Version
and told the people, "Look at this stone. It has heard everything that the LORD has said to us. Our God can call this stone as a witness if we ever reject him."

Darby English Version
And Joshua said unto all the people, Behold, this stone shall be a witness unto us, for it hath heard all the words of Jehovah which he spoke unto us; and it shall be a witness against you, lest ye deny your God.

Good News Bible
He said to all the people, "This stone will be our witness. It has heard all the words that the LORD has spoken to us. So it will be a witness against you, to keep you from rebelling against your God."

King James Version
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.

New American Standard Bible
Joshua said to all the people, "Behold, this stone shall be for a witness against us, for it has heard all the words of the LORD which He spoke to us; thus it shall be for a witness against you, so that you do not deny your God."

New International Version
"See!" he said to all the people. "This stone will be a witness against us. It has heard all the words the LORD has said to us. It will be a witness against you if you are untrue to your God."

New King James Version
And Joshua said to all the people, “Behold, this stone shall be a witness to us, for it has heard all the words of the LORD which He spoke to us. It shall therefore be a witness to you, lest you deny your God.”

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Joshua said to all the people, "Behold, this stone shall serve as a witness against us, for it has heard all the words of the LORD which He spoke to us; thus it shall serve as a witness against you, so that you do not deny your God."

Revised Standard Version
And Joshua said to all the people, "Behold, this stone shall be a witness against us; for it has heard all the words of the LORD which he spoke to us; therefore it shall be a witness against you, lest you deal falsely with your God."

Young's Literal Translation
And Joshua saith unto all the people, `Lo, this stone is against us for a witness, for it hath heard all the sayings of Jehovah which He hath spoken with us, and it hath been against you for a witness, lest ye lie against your God.'

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