Joshua 24:27 (YLT)

Passage

And Joshua saith unto all the people, `Lo, this stone is against us for a witness, for it hath heard all the sayings of Jehovah which He hath spoken with us, and it hath been against you for a witness, lest ye lie against your God.'

Nearby Context

Joshua 24:25 And Joshua maketh a covenant with the people on that day, and layeth on it a statute and an ordinance, in Shechem.

Joshua 24:26 And Joshua writeth these words in the Book of the Law of God, and taketh a great stone, and raiseth it up there under the oak which <FI>is<Fi> in the sanctuary of Jehovah.

Joshua 24:27 And Joshua saith unto all the people, `Lo, this stone is against us for a witness, for it hath heard all the sayings of Jehovah which He hath spoken with us, and it hath been against you for a witness, lest ye lie against your God.'

Joshua 24:28 And Joshua sendeth the people away, each to his inheritance.

Joshua 24:29 And it cometh to pass, after these things, that Joshua son of Nun, servant of Jehovah, dieth, a son of a hundred and ten years,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "joshua", "saith", "people", "stone", "against", "witness", "hath", and "heard". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "joshua" and "saith", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 26's "And Joshua writeth these words in the..." into verse 28's "And Joshua sendeth the people away each...", so "joshua" and "saith" belong inside that flow. In Joshua context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "joshua" and "saith" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.