The Meaning of Joshua 8:32 Explained

Joshua 8:32

KJV: And he wrote there upon the stones a copy of the law of Moses, which he wrote in the presence of the children of Israel.

YLT: and he writeth there on the stones the copy of the law of Moses, which he hath written in the presence of the sons of Israel.

Darby: And he wrote there on the stones a copy of the law of Moses, which he had written before the children of Israel.

ASV: And he wrote there upon the stones a copy of the law of Moses, which he wrote, in the presence of the children of Israel.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And he wrote  there upon the stones  a copy  of the law  of Moses,  which he wrote  in the presence  of the children  of Israel. 

What does Joshua 8:32 Mean?

Context Summary

Joshua 8:30-35 - Recording And Reading The Law
After the fall of Ai the war was suspended for a time. The divine hand restrained the Canaanites from interfering with Israel's obedience to the Mosaic code. The whole nation was marshaled in the valley between Ebal and Gerizim, to hear the Law recited and to respond with the thunder of their "Amen," Deuteronomy 27:15. Ebal was for the curse. It was appropriate that the altar should be there, Galatians 3:13.
Remember that even when we enter the land of rest, through faith in Jesus, we cannot get away from God's holy Law; nay, it is even more perfectly fulfilled as we walk after the Spirit, Romans 8:1-4. Let us go further and ask that, as the Law was written on those mighty stones, so it may be engraven on the tablets of our hearts, Hebrews 8:10.
In the hour of completest triumph we need to stand before the Lord! It was in this spot that the incident of John 4:1-54 took place. Jesus transformed it into a valley of blessing! [source]

Chapter Summary: Joshua 8

1  God encourages Joshua
3  The plan whereby Ai was taken
29  The king thereof is hanged
30  Joshua builds an altar
32  writes the law on stones
33  and pronounces the blessings and curses

What do the individual words in Joshua 8:32 mean?

And he wrote there on the stones - a copy of the law of Moses which he had written in the presence of the sons of Israel
וַיִּכְתָּב־ שָׁ֖ם עַל־ הָאֲבָנִ֑ים אֵ֗ת מִשְׁנֵה֙ תּוֹרַ֣ת מֹשֶׁ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֣ר כָּתַ֔ב לִפְנֵ֖י בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל

וַיִּכְתָּב־  And  he  wrote 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: כָּתַב  
Sense: to write, record, enrol.
הָאֲבָנִ֑ים  the  stones 
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine plural
Root: אֶבֶן  
Sense: stone (large or small).
אֵ֗ת  - 
Parse: Direct object marker
Root: אֹות 
Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
מִשְׁנֵה֙  a  copy 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: מִשְׁנֶה  
Sense: double, copy, second, repetition.
תּוֹרַ֣ת  of  the  law 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: תֹּורָה  
Sense: law, direction, instruction.
מֹשֶׁ֔ה  of  Moses 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: מֹשֶׁה  
Sense: the prophet and lawgiver, leader of the exodus.
כָּתַ֔ב  he  had  written 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: כָּתַב  
Sense: to write, record, enrol.
לִפְנֵ֖י  in  the  presence 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, common plural construct
Root: לִפְנֵי 
Sense: face.
בְּנֵ֥י  of  the  sons 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
יִשְׂרָאֵֽל  of  Israel 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יִשְׂרָאֵל  
Sense: the second name for Jacob given to him by God after his wrestling with the angel at Peniel.

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