The Meaning of Joshua 8:30 Explained

Joshua 8:30

KJV: Then Joshua built an altar unto the LORD God of Israel in mount Ebal,

YLT: Then doth Joshua build an altar to Jehovah, God of Israel, in mount Ebal,

Darby: Then Joshua built an altar to Jehovah the God of Israel, in mount Ebal,

ASV: Then Joshua built an altar unto Jehovah, the God of Israel, in mount Ebal,

Discover Joshua 8:30

CONTEXT: What is the Context of Joshua 8:30?

MEANING: What does Joshua 8:30 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Joshua 8:30 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Joshua 8:30?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Then Joshua  built  an altar  unto the LORD  God  of Israel  in mount  Ebal, 

What does Joshua 8:30 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 8:30 mean?

Then built Joshua an altar to Yahweh God of Israel in Mount Ebal
אָ֣ז יִבְנֶ֤ה יְהוֹשֻׁ֙עַ֙ מִזְבֵּ֔חַ לַֽיהוָ֖ה אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל בְּהַ֖ר עֵיבָֽל

יִבְנֶ֤ה  built 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: בָּנָה  
Sense: to build, rebuild, establish, cause to continue.
יְהוֹשֻׁ֙עַ֙  Joshua 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יְהֹושֻׁעַ  
Sense: son of Nun of the tribe of Ephraim and successor to Moses as the leader of the children of Israel; led the conquest of Canaan.
מִזְבֵּ֔חַ  an  altar 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: מִזְבֵּחַ  
Sense: altar.
לַֽיהוָ֖ה  to  Yahweh 
Parse: Preposition-l, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
אֱלֹהֵ֣י  God 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: אֱלֹהִים  
Sense: (plural).
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל  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.
בְּהַ֖ר  in  Mount 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: הַר  
Sense: hill, mountain, hill country, mount.
עֵיבָֽל  Ebal 
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: עֵיבָל 
Sense: a son of Shobal.

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