And Joshua said, Roll great stones upon the mouth of the cave, and set men by it for to keep them:
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
And Joshua said, Roll great stones unto the mouth of the cave, and set men by it to keep them:
WEB
So Joshua said, “Roll large stones against the mouth of the cave, and post men there to guard them.
YLT
And Joshua saith, `Roll great stones unto the mouth of the cave, and appoint over it men to watch them;
DBT
And Joshua said, Roll great stones before the mouth of the cave, and set men before it to keep them.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentJoshua — The entry narrative — Israel crosses the Jordan, takes the Land through three conquest campaigns, and renews covenant at Shechem. The hinge between Torah's promises and the historical record of those promises unfolding.
- Author
- Joshua himself at least in part (24:26 — ‘Joshua wrote these words in the book of the law of God’); later editorial framing traditional
- Date
- Events c. 1400 BC (early) or 1230 BC (late); compilation across the early-monarchy period