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Joshua 24:1

Then Joshua assembled all the tribes of Israel at Shechem. He summoned the elders, leaders, judges, and officers of Israel, and they presented themselves before God.

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And 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.

KJV

And 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.

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16 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיֶּאֶסֹ֧ףvai.ye.'e.Sofand he gatheredH622 →
יְהוֹשֻׁ֛עַye.ho.Shu.a'JoshuaH3091 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
כָּל־kol-allH3605 →
שִׁבְטֵ֥יshiv.Tei[the] tribes ofH7626 →
יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478 →
שְׁכֶ֑מָהshe.Khe.mahShechem towardsH7927 →
וַיִּקְרָא֩vai.yik.Ra'and he summonedH7121 →
לְזִקְנֵ֨יle.zik.Nei<to> [the] elders ofH2205 →
יִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478 →
וּלְרָאשָׁ֗יוu.le.ra.Shavand <to> leaders itsH7218 →
וּלְשֹֽׁפְטָיו֙u.le.sho.fe.Tavand <to> judges itsH8199 →
וּלְשֹׁ֣טְרָ֔יוu.le.Sho.te.Ravand <to> officials itsH7860 →
וַיִּֽתְיַצְּב֖וּvai.yit.ya.tze.Vuand they presented themselvesH3320 →
לִפְנֵ֥יlif.Nei<to> beforeH6440 →
הָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ha.'E.lo.Him<the> GodH430 →

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Joshua 23:2he summoned all Israel, including its elders, leaders, judges, and officers. “I am old and well along in years,” he said,1 Samuel 10:19But today you have rejected your God, who saves you from all your troubles and afflictions, and you have said to Him, ‘No, set a king over us.’ Now therefore present yourselves before the LORD by your tribes and clans.”Genesis 33:18After Jacob had come from Paddan-aram, he arrived safely at the city of Shechem in the land of Canaan, and he camped just outside the city.Joshua 8:33All Israel, foreigners and citizens alike, with their elders, officers, and judges, stood on both sides of the ark of the covenant of the LORD facing the Levitical priests who carried it. 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 commanded earlier, to bless the people of Israel.Acts 10:33So I sent for you immediately, and you were kind enough to come. Now then, we are all here in the presence of God to listen to everything the Lord has instructed you to tell us.”Genesis 33:18–19After Jacob had come from Paddan-aram, he arrived safely at the city of Shechem in the land of Canaan, and he camped just outside the city.Exodus 18:25–26So Moses chose capable men from all Israel and made them heads over the people as leaders of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties, and of tens.1 Kings 12:1Then Rehoboam went to Shechem, for all Israel had gone there to make him king.Judges 9:1–3Now Abimelech son of Jerubbaal went to his mother’s brothers at Shechem and said to them and to all the clan of his mother,Genesis 12:6Abram traveled through the land as far as the site of the Oak of Moreh at Shechem. And at that time the Canaanites were in the land.Deuteronomy 31:14Then the LORD said to Moses, “Behold, the time of your death is near. Call Joshua and present yourselves at the Tent of Meeting, so that I may commission him.” So Moses and Joshua went and presented themselves at the Tent of Meeting.Joshua 17:7Now the border of Manasseh went from Asher to Michmethath near Shechem, then southward to include the inhabitants of En-tappuah.1 Chronicles 23:2Then he gathered all the leaders of Israel, as well as the priests and Levites.1 Kings 8:1At that time Solomon assembled before him in Jerusalem the elders of Israel—all the tribal heads and family leaders of the Israelites—to bring up the ark of the covenant of the LORD from Zion, the City of David.2 Chronicles 10:1Then Rehoboam went to Shechem, for all Israel had gone there to make him king.Psalms 108:7God has spoken from His sanctuary: “I will triumph! I will parcel out Shechem and apportion the Valley of Succoth.Psalms 60:6God has spoken from His sanctuary: “I will triumph! I will parcel out Shechem and apportion the Valley of Succoth.Joshua 24:25On that day Joshua made a covenant for the people, and there at Shechem he established for them a statute and ordinance.

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