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Joshua 24:27

And Joshua said to all the people, “You see this stone. It will be a witness against us, for it has heard all the words the LORD has spoken to us, and it will be a witness against you if you ever deny your God.”

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ASV

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.

KJV

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.

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Original language & word study

27 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559 →
יְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַye.ho.Shu.a'JoshuaH3091 →
אֶל־'el-toH413 →
כָּל־kol-allH3605 →
הָעָ֗םha.'Amthe peopleH5971 →
הִנֵּ֨הhi.Nehhere!H2009 →
הָאֶ֤בֶןha.'E.venthe stoneH68 →
הַזֹּאת֙ha.zoT<the> thisH2063 →
תִּֽהְיֶה־tih.yeh-it will becomeH1961 →
בָּ֣נוּBa.nuon <the> us
לְעֵדָ֔הle.'e.Dah<into> a witnessH5713 →
כִּֽי־ki-forH3588 →
הִ֣יאhi'itH1931 →
שָׁמְעָ֗הsha.me.'Ahit has heardH8085 →
אֵ֚ת'et<obj.>H853 →
כָּל־kol-allH3605 →
אִמְרֵ֣י'im.Rei[the] words ofH561 →
יְהוָ֔הYah.wehYahwehH3068 →
אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherwhichH834 →
דִּבֶּ֖רdi.Berhe has spokenH1696 →
עִמָּ֑נוּ'i.Ma.nuwith usH5973 →
וְהָיְתָ֤הve.ha.ye.Tahand it will becomeH1961 →
בָכֶם֙va.Khemon <the> you
לְעֵדָ֔הle.'e.Dah<into> a witnessH5713 →
פֶּֽן־pen-lestH6435 →
תְּכַחֲשׁ֖וּןte.kha.cha.Shunyou should deny !H3584 →
בֵּאלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃be.lo.hei.Khem<in> God yourH430 →

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Luke 19:40“I tell you,” He answered, “if they remain silent, the very stones will cry out.”Joshua 22:34So the Reubenites and Gadites named the altar Witness, for they said, “It is a witness between us that the LORD is God.”Joshua 22:27Rather, let it be a witness between us and you and the generations to come, that we will worship the LORD in His presence with our burnt offerings, sacrifices, and peace offerings.’ Then in the future, your descendants cannot say to ours, ‘You have no share in the LORD!’Deuteronomy 31:26“Take this Book of the Law and place it beside the ark of the covenant of the LORD your God, so that it may remain there as a witness against you.Matthew 10:33But whoever denies Me before men, I will also deny him before My Father in heaven.Joshua 22:27–28Rather, let it be a witness between us and you and the generations to come, that we will worship the LORD in His presence with our burnt offerings, sacrifices, and peace offerings.’ Then in the future, your descendants cannot say to ours, ‘You have no share in the LORD!’Genesis 31:48Then Laban declared, “This mound is a witness between you and me this day.” Therefore the place was called Galeed.Job 31:23For calamity from God terrifies me, and His splendor I cannot overpower.Isaiah 1:2Listen, 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.1 Samuel 7:12Afterward, Samuel took a stone and set it up between Mizpah and Shen. He named it Ebenezer, saying, “Thus far the LORD has helped us.”2 Timothy 2:12–13if we endure, we will also reign with Him; if we deny Him, He will also deny us;Deuteronomy 31:21And when many troubles and afflictions have come upon them, this song will testify against them, because it will not be forgotten from the lips of their descendants. For I know their inclination, even before I bring them into the land that I swore to give them.”Deuteronomy 32:1Give ear, O heavens, and I will speak; hear, O earth, the words of my mouth.Proverbs 30:9Otherwise, I may have too much and deny You, saying, ‘Who is the LORD?’ Or I may become poor and steal, profaning the name of my God.Job 31:28this would also be an iniquity to be judged, for I would have denied God on high.Titus 1:16They profess to know God, but by their actions they deny Him. They are detestable, disobedient, and unfit for any good deed.Deuteronomy 30:19I call heaven and earth as witnesses against you today that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing. Therefore choose life, so that you and your descendants may live,Deuteronomy 31:19Now therefore, write down for yourselves this song and teach it to the Israelites; have them recite it, so that it may be a witness for Me against them.

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