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Josue 4:25

That all the people of the earth may learn the most mighty hand of the Lord, that you also may fear the Lord your God for ever.

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The verse in its languages

Vulgate (Clementine)
ut discant omnes terrarum populi fortissimam Domini manum, ut et vos timeatis Dominum Deum vestrum omni tempore.
Septuagint (Swete) shown from Josue 4:24
ὅπως γνῶσιν πάντα τὰ ἔθνη τῆς γῆς ὅτι ἡ δύναμις τοῦ κυρίου ἰσχυρά ἐστιν, καὶ ἵνα ὑμεῖς σέβησθε Κύριον τὸν θεὸν ἡμῶν ἐν παντὶ ἔργῳ.
Hebrew (WLC) shown from Josue 4:24
לְ֠מַעַן דַּ֜עַת כָּל עַמֵּ֤י הָאָ֨רֶץ֙ אֶת יַ֣ד יְהוָ֔ה כִּ֥י חֲזָקָ֖ה הִ֑יא לְמַ֧עַן יְרָאתֶ֛ם אֶת יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֖ם כָּל הַיָּמִֽים

Haydock's commentary

Earth, particularly of Chanaan. This miracle tends to inspire the enemy with fear and consternation, and to confirm the faith and hope of the Israelites. The obstinacy of the former was thus rendered more inexcusable. (Calmet)

From Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary, 1859, in the transcription made by Todd Easton and kept online by John Paul Wohlschied at johnblood.gitlab.io/haydock.