JOS 24:1 Parallel Verse View

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Text critical issues=none Clarity of original=clear Importance to us=normal (All still tentative.)

Key: khaki:verbs, blue:Elohim.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

BrLXX Καὶ συνήγαγεν Ἰησοῦς πάσας φυλὰς Ἰσραὴλ εἰς Σηλὼ, καὶ συνεκάλεσε τοὺς πρεσβυτέρους αὐτῶν καὶ τοὺς γραμματεῖς αὐτῶν καὶ τοὺς δικαστὰς αὐτῶν, καὶ ἔστησεν αὐτοὺς ἀπέναντι τοῦ Θεοῦ.
(Kai sunaʸgagen Yaʸsous pasas fulas Israaʸl eis Saʸlō, kai sunekalese tous presbuterous autōn kai tous grammateis autōn kai tous dikastas autōn, kai estaʸsen autous apenanti tou Theou. )

BrTr And Joshua gathered all the tribes of Israel to Selo, and convoked their elders, and their officers, and their judges, and set them before God.

ULT And Joshua gathered all of the tribes of Israel to Shechem. And he called to the elders of Israel and to its heads and to its judges and to its officers. And they presented themselves to the face of God.

UST Joshua brought all of the Israelites together in the city of Shechem. Their elders, leaders, judges, and officials all reported there in the presence of God.

OEB Joshua gathered all the tribes of Israel to Shechem, summoning the elders of Israel and their leaders, their judges, and their officers. They presented themselves before God,

WEBBE Joshua gathered all the tribes of Israel to Shechem, and called for the elders of Israel, for their heads, for their judges, and for their officers; and they presented themselves before God.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET Joshua assembled all the Israelite tribes at Shechem. He summoned Israel’s elders, rulers, judges, and leaders, and they appeared before God.

LSV And Joshua gathers all the tribes of Israel to Shechem, and calls for [the] elderly of Israel, and for his heads, and for his judges, and for his authorities, and they station themselves before God.

FBV Joshua summoned all the tribes of Israel to Shechem. Then he called the elders, leaders, judges, and officials and they came and stood before the Tabernacle of God.

T4T Many years later, Joshua summoned representatives of all the tribes of Israel. He gathered together the elders, the leaders, the judges, and the other officials at Shechem city. He told them to listen to what God wanted to tell them.

LEB And Joshua gathered all the tribes of Israel to Shechem; he summoned the elders of Israel, their heads, their judges, and their officials, and they presented themselves before God.

BBE Then Joshua got all the tribes of Israel together at Shechem; and he sent for the responsible men of Israel and their chiefs and their judges and their overseers; and they took their place before God.

Moff Joshua gathered all the clans of Israel to Shechem, summoning the sheikhs of Israel and their headmen, their judges, and their officers; they presented themselves before God,

JPS 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.

ASV 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.

DRA And Josue gathered together all the tribes of Israel in Sichem, and called for the ancients, and the princes, and the judges, and the masters: and they stood in the sight of the Lord:

YLT And Joshua gathereth all the tribes of Israel to Shechem, and calleth for the elders of Israel, and for its heads, and for its judges, and for its authorities, and they station themselves before God.

Drby 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 [fn]God.

24.1 Elohim

RV 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.

SLT And Joshua will gather together all the tribes of Israel to Shechem, and he will call for the old men of Israel, and for the heads, and for the judges, and for the scribes; and they will stand before God.

Wbstr And Joshua convened 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.

KJB-1769 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.

KJB-1611 ¶ And Ioshua gathered all the Tribes of Israel to Shechem, and called for the Elders of Israel, and for their Heads, and for their Iudges, and for their Officers, and they presented themselues before God.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation and punctuation)

Bshps And Iosuah gathered all ye tribes of Israel to Sichem, and called for the elders of Israel, & for their heades, iudges, and officers, & they presented them selues before God.
(And Yoshua gathered all ye/you_all tribes of Israel to Sichem, and called for the elders of Israel, and for their heads, judges, and officers, and they presented themselves before God.)

Gnva And Ioshua assembled againe all the tribes of Israel to Shechem, and called the Elders of Israel, and their heades, and their iudges, and their officers, and they presented themselues before God.
(And Yoshua assembled again all the tribes of Israel to Shechem, and called the Elders of Israel, and their heads, and their judges, and their officers, and they presented themselves before God. )

Cvdl Iosua gathered all the trybes of Israel together vnto Sichem, and called the Elders of Israel, the heades, iudges and officers. And wha they were come before God,
(Yoshua gathered all the tribes of Israel together unto Sichem, and called the Elders of Israel, the heads, judges and officers. And what they were come before God,)

Wycl And Josue gaderide alle the lynagis of Israel in to Sechem; and he clepide the grettere men in birthe, and the princes, and iugis, and maistris; and thei stoden in the siyt of the Lord.
(And Yosue gathered all the lineages of Israel in to Sechem; and he called the greater men in birth, and the princes, and judges, and masterys; and they stood in the sight of the Lord.)

Luth Josua versammelte alle Stämme Israels gen Sichem und berief die Ältesten von Israel, die Häupter, Richter und Amtleute. Und da sie vor GOtt getreten waren,
(Yosua assembled all tribes Israels to/toward Sichem and summoned the elders from Israel, the heads, Richter and officials. And there they/she/them before/in_front_of God kicked were,)

ClVg Congregavitque Josue omnes tribus Israël in Sichem, et vocavit majores natu, ac principes, et judices, et magistros: steteruntque in conspectu Domini,
(Congregavitque Yosue everyone tribe Israel in/into/on Sichem, and he_called elders natu, and leaders, and judges, and magistros: and_they_stood in/into/on in_sight Master, )

SOTN SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 24:1–33: Israel renewed their covenant with Yahweh

In this section Joshua called the people of Israel together to affirm that they would worship and obey only Yahweh. He warned them that Yahweh would bring disaster on them if they worshiped other gods. Then Joshua died and was buried.

Here are some other possible section headings:

Renewing the covenant at Shechem

The Israelites promise to worship only Yahweh

24:1a

Then Joshua assembled all the tribes of Israel at Shechem.

¶ Sometime later Joshua called all the clans of Israel to come together at Shechem town.
¶ After that, Joshua sent for all the clans of Israel to gather at Shechem town.

Then: The Hebrew conjunction that the BSB translates as Then introduces the next event in the storyline. It is not certain how much time had passed between chapter 23 and chapter 24. It is recommended that you use an indefinite marker of time. Some English versions do not use a time marker here.

Here are some other ways to introduce this paragraph:

Afterwards

Sometime later

Joshua assembled all the tribes of Israel at Shechem: The clause Joshua assembled all the tribes of Israel indicates that Joshua sent a message to all the people of Israel asking them to come and meet together.

the tribes of Israel: The tribes of Israel refers to all the people who were descended from the twelve sons of Jacob. They all shared a common culture and language. Choose a translation of the word “tribe” that reflects this kind of relationship.

Shechem: The town of Shechem was mentioned in 17:7.

Here are some other ways to translate this part of the verse:

Later Joshua called all the clans of Israel to come together at Shechem town

Afterwards, Joshua sent for all the clans of Israel to gather at Shechem town.

24:1b

He summoned the elders, leaders, judges, and officers of Israel,

He called the leaders, the heads of families, the judges, and the officers.
He sent for their clan leaders, their family leaders, their judges, and their officials.

The Hebrew begins with a conjunction that is usually translated as “and.” However, in some languages it may be more natural to begin a new sentence here like the BSB.

He summoned the elders, leaders, judges, and officers of Israel: This list of terms is like the list in 23:2a. Translate these terms the same way in both places.

Here are some other ways to translate this part of the verse:

He called the elders, the heads of families, the judges, and the officers to come together.

He sent for their clan leaders, and their family leaders, and their judges, and their officials.

24:1c

and they presented themselves before God.

They came and stood before God.
They came and stood in the presence of God.

and they presented themselves before God: The clause they presented themselves before God indicates that the leaders came and stood in the presence of God. This may mean that they stood before the covenant chest of God, but that is not certain.Woudstra, p. 342.

Here are some other ways to translate this clause:

They came and stood before God.

They came and stood in the presence of God.

Parallel JOS 24:1

Section 24:1–33: Israel renewed their covenant with Yahweh

24:1a

24:1b

24:1c