Joshua 24:27

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

And Joshua said to all the people, "See, this stone will serve as a witness against us. It has heard all the words the LORD has spoken to us. It will be a witness against you if you deny your God.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And hua 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.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    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.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    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.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And Joshua{H3091} said{H559} unto all the people,{H5971} Behold, this stone{H68} shall be a witness{H5713} against us; for it hath heard{H8085} all the words{H561} of Jehovah{H3068} which he spake{H1696} unto us: it shall be therefore a witness{H5713} against you, lest ye deny{H3584} your God.{H430}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And Joshua{H3091} said{H559}{(H8799)} unto all the people{H5971}, Behold, this stone{H68} shall be a witness{H5713} unto us; for it hath heard{H8085}{(H8804)} all the words{H561} of the LORD{H3068} which he spake{H1696}{(H8765)} unto us: it shall be therefore a witness{H5713} unto you, lest ye deny{H3584}{(H8762)} your God{H430}.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    and sayde vnto all the people: Beholde, this stone shall be witnesse ouer you: For it hath herde all the wordes of the LORDE, which he hath spoken vnto vs, and shall be a witnesse ouer you, that ye denye not youre God.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And Ioshua saide vnto all the people, Beholde, this stone shall be a witnesse vnto vs: for it hath heard all the wordes of the Lord which he spake with vs: it shall be therefore a witnesse against you, lest yee denie your God.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And Iosuah sayde vnto al the people: Behold, this stone shalbe a witnesse vnto vs, for it hath hearde al the wordes of the Lorde whiche he spake with vs, it shalbe therfore a witnesse vnto you, lest ye denie your God.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    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.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    Joshua said to all the people, Behold, this stone shall be a witness against us; for it has heard all the words of Yahweh which he spoke to us: it shall be therefore a witness against you, lest you deny your God.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    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.'

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And Joshua said to all the people, See now, this stone is to be a witness against us; for all the words of the Lord have been said to us in its hearing: so it will be a witness against you if you are false to the Lord your God.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    Joshua said to all the people, "Behold, this stone shall be a witness against us; for it has heard all the words of Yahweh which he spoke to us. It shall be therefore a witness against you, lest you deny your God."

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    Joshua said to all the people,“Look, this stone will be a witness against us, for it has heard everything the LORD said to us. It will be a witness against you if you deny your God.”

Referenced Verses

  • Josh 22:27-28 : 27 but as a witness between us and you and the generations that follow, that we will worship the LORD at His sanctuary with our burnt offerings, sacrifices, and fellowship offerings.’ Then in the future, your descendants will not be able to say to ours, ‘You have no share in the LORD.’ 28 And we said, ‘If they ever say this to us or to our descendants, we will answer: Look at the replica of the altar of the LORD, which our ancestors built—not for burnt offerings or sacrifices, but as a witness between us and you.’
  • Josh 22:34 : 34 And the Reubenites and the Gadites named the altar 'A Witness Between Us that the LORD is God.'
  • Luke 19:40 : 40 He answered, 'I tell you, if they were silent, the stones would cry out.'
  • 2 Tim 2:12-13 : 12 If we endure, we will also reign with Him. If we deny Him, He will also deny us. 13 If we are unfaithful, He remains faithful, for He cannot deny Himself.
  • Deut 31:21 : 21 And when many disasters and troubles have come upon them, this song will testify against them, for it will not be forgotten from the mouths of their descendants. For I know what they are inclined to do, even before I bring them into the land I swore to give them.
  • Deut 31:26 : 26 'Take this Book of the Law and place it beside the ark of the covenant of the LORD your God. There it will remain as a witness against you.
  • Deut 32:1 : 1 Listen, heavens, and I will speak; let the earth hear the words of my mouth.
  • Titus 1:16 : 16 They profess to know God, but by their deeds they deny Him, being detestable, disobedient, and unfit for any good work.
  • Gen 31:44-52 : 44 Come now, let us make a covenant, you and I, and let it serve as a witness between us.' 45 So Jacob took a stone and set it up as a pillar. 46 He said to his relatives, 'Gather some stones.' So they took stones and piled them in a heap, and they ate there by the heap. 47 Laban called it Jegar Sahadutha, and Jacob called it Galeed. 48 Laban said, 'This heap is a witness between you and me today.' That is why it was called Galeed. 49 It was also called Mizpah, because he said, 'May the LORD watch between you and me when we are out of each other’s sight. 50 If you mistreat my daughters or take other wives besides my daughters, even though no one is with us, remember that God is a witness between you and me.' 51 Laban also said to Jacob, 'Here is the heap, and here is the pillar I have set up between you and me. 52 This heap is a witness, and this pillar is a witness, that I will not pass beyond this heap to harm you, and you will not pass beyond this heap and this pillar to harm me.
  • Deut 4:26 : 26 I call heaven and earth as witnesses against you today that you will surely be quickly destroyed from the land you are crossing the Jordan to possess. You will not extend your days there but will be utterly destroyed.
  • Deut 30:19 : 19 I call heaven and earth as witnesses against you today, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and curse. Therefore, choose life, so that you and your descendants may live,
  • Deut 31:19 : 19 'Now write down this song and teach it to the Israelites. Have them sing it, so that it may be a witness for me against the Israelites.'
  • 1 Sam 7:12 : 12 Then Samuel took a stone and set it up between Mizpah and Shen, naming it Ebenezer, saying, 'Thus far, the LORD has helped us.'
  • Job 31:23 : 23 For I have always feared disaster from God, and because of His majesty, I could not do such a thing.
  • Prov 30:9 : 9 Otherwise, I may have too much and disown you and say, 'Who is the Lord?' Or I may become poor and steal, and so dishonor the name of my God.
  • Isa 1:2 : 2 Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth, for the LORD has spoken: "I have raised children and brought them up, but they have rebelled against Me.
  • Hab 2:11 : 11 For the stone will cry out from the wall, and the wooden beam will answer it.
  • Matt 10:33 : 33 But whoever denies me before others, I will also deny before my Father in heaven.
  • Rev 3:8 : 8 I know your works. Look, I have set before you an open door, which no one can shut, because you have little strength, yet you have kept my word and have not denied my name.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Josh 24:21-26
    6 verses
    84%

    21 But the people said to Joshua, "No! We will serve the LORD.

    22 Joshua said to the people, "You are witnesses against yourselves that you have chosen to serve the LORD." And they said, "We are witnesses."

    23 Now then," Joshua said, "put away the foreign gods that are among you, and direct your hearts toward the LORD, the God of Israel.

    24 The people said to Joshua, "We will serve the LORD our God and obey His voice.

    25 That day Joshua made a covenant for the people at Shechem. He established for them a statute and a rule there.

    26 Joshua recorded these words in the Book of the Law of God. Then he took a large stone and set it up there under the oak tree near the sanctuary of the LORD.

  • Josh 4:5-9
    5 verses
    78%

    5 and he said to them, “Cross ahead of the ark of the LORD your God into the middle of the Jordan. Each of you is to take a stone on his shoulder, one for each of the tribes of the Israelites.

    6 This will serve as a sign among you. In the future, when your children ask you, ‘What do these stones mean to you?’

    7 you shall tell them, ‘The waters of the Jordan were cut off before the ark of the covenant of the LORD when it crossed the Jordan. The waters of the Jordan were cut off. These stones are to be a memorial to the Israelites forever.’”

    8 So the Israelites did as Joshua commanded them. They took twelve stones from the middle of the Jordan, as the LORD had told Joshua, according to the number of the tribes of the Israelites. They carried them over with them to their camp and set them down there.

    9 Joshua also set up twelve stones in the middle of the Jordan, under the place where the priests carrying the ark of the covenant stood, and they are there to this day.

  • Josh 4:20-21
    2 verses
    76%

    20 And Joshua set up at Gilgal the twelve stones they had taken out of the Jordan.

    21 He said to the Israelites, “In the future, when your children ask their fathers, ‘What do these stones mean?’

  • Josh 22:27-28
    2 verses
    76%

    27 but as a witness between us and you and the generations that follow, that we will worship the LORD at His sanctuary with our burnt offerings, sacrifices, and fellowship offerings.’ Then in the future, your descendants will not be able to say to ours, ‘You have no share in the LORD.’

    28 And we said, ‘If they ever say this to us or to our descendants, we will answer: Look at the replica of the altar of the LORD, which our ancestors built—not for burnt offerings or sacrifices, but as a witness between us and you.’

  • Deut 31:26
    75%

    26 'Take this Book of the Law and place it beside the ark of the covenant of the LORD your God. There it will remain as a witness against you.

  • Deut 27:2
    74%

    2 On the day you cross the Jordan to the land that the LORD your God is giving you, set up large stones and coat them with plaster.

  • Josh 3:9
    73%

    9 Joshua said to the Israelites, 'Come here and listen to the words of the LORD your God.'

  • Deut 31:28
    72%

    28 'Assemble before me all the elders of your tribes and all your officials, so that I can speak these words in their hearing and call heaven and earth to testify against them.

  • Josh 7:25-26
    2 verses
    72%

    25 Joshua said, "Why have you brought this trouble on us? The Lord will trouble you today." Then all Israel stoned him, and after they had stoned the rest, they burned them with fire.

    26 They raised over him a great heap of stones, which remains to this day. Then the Lord turned from His fierce anger. Therefore, that place has been called the Valley of Achor to this day.

  • Deut 27:4
    71%

    4 And when you have crossed the Jordan, set up these stones on Mount Ebal, as I am commanding you today, and coat them with plaster.

  • Deut 4:26
    71%

    26 I call heaven and earth as witnesses against you today that you will surely be quickly destroyed from the land you are crossing the Jordan to possess. You will not extend your days there but will be utterly destroyed.

  • Deut 27:8
    71%

    8 Write clearly all the words of this law on the stones you have set up.

  • Josh 8:30-32
    3 verses
    71%

    30 Then Joshua built an altar to the Lord, the God of Israel, on Mount Ebal.

    31 He built it according to what Moses, the servant of the Lord, had commanded the Israelites, as it is written in the Book of the Law of Moses—an altar of uncut stones on which no iron tool had been used. On it they offered burnt offerings to the Lord and sacrificed peace offerings.

    32 There, in the presence of the Israelites, Joshua wrote on the stones a copy of the law of Moses.

  • Deut 31:19
    71%

    19 'Now write down this song and teach it to the Israelites. Have them sing it, so that it may be a witness for me against the Israelites.'

  • Josh 4:3
    71%

    3 and command them, saying, ‘Take twelve stones from the middle of the Jordan, from the spot where the priests’ feet stand firm, carry them with you, and set them down at the place where you will spend the night.’”

  • Josh 10:18
    70%

    18 And Joshua commanded, “Roll large stones over the mouth of the cave and post men there to guard them.”

  • Josh 24:18-19
    2 verses
    70%

    18 The LORD drove out all the peoples before us, including the Amorites who lived in the land. We too will serve the LORD, for He is our God.

    19 Joshua said to the people, "You are not able to serve the LORD. He is a holy God; He is a jealous God. He will not forgive your transgressions or your sins.

  • Josh 22:34
    70%

    34 And the Reubenites and the Gadites named the altar 'A Witness Between Us that the LORD is God.'

  • Deut 3:21
    70%

    21 At that time, I also commanded Joshua, saying, 'Your own eyes have seen everything the LORD your God has done to these two kings. The LORD will do the same to all the kingdoms where you are crossing over.'

  • Deut 32:46
    70%

    46 he said to them: Set your hearts on all the words I have solemnly declared to you this day, so that you may command your children to obey carefully all the words of this law.

  • Gen 31:45
    70%

    45 So Jacob took a stone and set it up as a pillar.

  • Gen 31:52
    70%

    52 This heap is a witness, and this pillar is a witness, that I will not pass beyond this heap to harm you, and you will not pass beyond this heap and this pillar to harm me.

  • Josh 9:24
    70%

    24 They answered Joshua, 'Your servants were clearly told how the LORD your God had commanded His servant Moses to give you this entire land and destroy all its inhabitants before you. So we feared greatly for our lives because of you, and that is why we did this.'

  • Josh 22:24
    70%

    24 We did this because we feared that someday your descendants might say to ours, ‘What do you have to do with the LORD, the God of Israel?’

  • Josh 7:9
    70%

    9 The Canaanites and all the inhabitants of the land will hear of this and surround us. They will cut off our name from the earth. And then, what will you do for your great name?

  • Judg 2:7
    69%

    7 The people served the LORD throughout the lifetime of Joshua and the elders who outlived him and had seen all the great works the LORD had done for Israel.

  • Josh 4:15
    69%

    15 Then the LORD said to Joshua,

  • Judg 11:10
    69%

    10 The elders of Gilead said to Jephthah, 'The Lord is our witness; we will certainly do as you say.'

  • Zech 3:6
    69%

    6 The angel of the LORD gave this charge to Joshua,

  • Josh 8:35
    69%

    35 Not a single word of all that Moses had commanded was omitted; Joshua read it all to the entire assembly of Israel, including the women, the children, and the foreigners living among them.

  • Deut 31:7
    69%

    7 Then Moses summoned Joshua and said to him in the presence of all Israel: 'Be strong and courageous, for you will bring this people into the land that the LORD swore to their ancestors to give them, and you shall divide it among them as their inheritance.'