30 Then Joshua built an altar unto the Lord God of Israel in mount Ebal,
30 Then Joshua built on Mount Ebal an altar to the Lord, the God of Israel,
30 At that time Joshua built an altar to the Lord, the God of Israel, on Mount Ebal,
30 Then Joshua built an altar to the God of Israel on Mount Ebal.
30 Now Joshua built an altar to the Lord God of Israel in Mount Ebal,
30 Then Joshua built an altar to the Lord, the God of Israel, on Mount Ebal.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Joshua 8:30
Commentary on Joshua 8:30-35
(Read Joshua 8:30-35)
As soon as Joshua got to the mountains Ebal and Gerizim, without delay, and without caring for the unsettled state of Israel, or their enemies, he confirmed the covenant of the Lord with his people, as appointed, Matthew 6:33. They built an altar, and offered sacrifice to God, in token of their dedicating themselves to God, as living sacrifices to his honour, in and by a Mediator. By Christ's sacrifice of himself for us, we have peace with God. It is a great mercy to any people to have the law of God in writing, and it is fit that the written law should be in a known tongue, that it may be seen and read of all men.