KJV King James Version
And there shalt thou build an altar unto the LORD thy God, an altar of stones: thou shalt not lift up [any] iron [tool] upon them.
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Deuteronomy 27:5
And there shalt thou build an altar unto the LORD thy God, an altar of stones: thou shalt not lift up [any] iron [tool] upon them.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Moreover, you are to build there an altar to the LORD your God, an altar of stones. You must not use any iron tool on them.
WEB World English Bible
There you shall build an altar to Yahweh your God, an altar of stones: you shall lift up no iron on them.
ASV American Standard Version
And there shalt thou build an altar unto Jehovah thy God, an altar of stones: thou shalt lift up no iron tool upon them.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and built there an altar to Jehovah thy God, an altar of stones, thou dost not wave over them iron.
Surrounding context — Deuteronomy 27
2 And it shall be on the day when ye shall pass over Jordan unto the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee, that thou shalt set thee up great stones, and plaister them with plaister:
3 And thou shalt write upon them all the words of this law, when thou art passed over, that thou mayest go in unto the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee, a land that floweth with milk and honey; as the LORD God of thy fathers hath promised thee.
4 Therefore it shall be when ye be gone over Jordan, [that] ye shall set up these stones, which I command you this day, in mount Ebal, and thou shalt plaister them with plaister.
5 And there shalt thou build an altar unto the LORD thy God, an altar of stones: thou shalt not lift up [any] iron [tool] upon them.
6 Thou shalt build the altar of the LORD thy God of whole stones: and thou shalt offer burnt offerings thereon unto the LORD thy God:
7 And thou shalt offer peace offerings, and shalt eat there, and rejoice before the LORD thy God.
8 And thou shalt write upon the stones all the words of this law very plainly.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וּבָנִ֤יתָH1129 · ba.nahto buildשָּׁם֙H8033 · shamthereמִזְבֵּ֔חַH4196 · miz.be.achaltarלַיהוָ֖הH3068 · ye.ho.vahLORDאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָH430 · e.lo.himGodמִזְבַּ֣חH4196 · miz.be.achaltarאֲבָנִ֔יםH68 · e.venstoneלֹא־H3808 · lonotתָנִ֥יףH5130 · nuphto sprinkleעֲלֵיהֶ֖םH5921 · aluponבַּרְזֶֽל׃H1270 · bar.zeliron
Cross-references
Exodus 20:25And if thou wilt make me an altar of stone, thou shalt not build it of hewn stone: for if thou lift up thy tool upon it, thou hast polluted it.Exodus 24:4And Moses wrote all the words of the LORD, and rose up early in the morning, and builded an altar under the hill, and twelve pillars, according to the twelve tribes of Israel.1 Kings 18:31-32And Elijah took twelve stones, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, unto whom the word of the LORD came, saying, Israel shall be thy name:Joshua 8:30-31Then Joshua built an altar unto the LORD God of Israel in mount Ebal,
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