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26 He[a] wrote these words in the Book of the Law of God, took a large stone, moved it under the shade of[b] the oak tree that was near the sanctuary of the Lord, 27 and then[c] told all of the people, “Look! This stone will testify for us, because it has heard everything that the Lord has spoken to us. So it will stand as a witness against you in the event that you deny your God.” 28 Then Joshua dismissed the people, and each man returned[d] to his territorial inheritance.

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Footnotes

  1. Joshua 24:26 Lit. Josh
  2. Joshua 24:26 The Heb. lacks the shade of
  3. Joshua 24:27 Lit. Josh
  4. Joshua 24:28 The Heb. lacks returned

26 And Joshua recorded(A) these things in the Book of the Law of God.(B) Then he took a large stone(C) and set it up there under the oak(D) near the holy place of the Lord.

27 “See!” he said to all the people. “This stone(E) will be a witness(F) 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(G) to your God.”(H)

28 Then Joshua dismissed the people, each to their own inheritance.(I)

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