KJV King James Version
And thou shalt write upon the stones all the words of this law very plainly.
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Deuteronomy 27:8
And thou shalt write upon the stones all the words of this law very plainly.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
And you shall write distinctly upon these stones all the words of this law.”
WEB World English Bible
You shall write on the stones all the words of this law very plainly.”
ASV American Standard Version
And thou shalt write upon the stones all the words of this law very plainly.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and written on the stones all the words of this law, well engraved.’
Surrounding context — 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.
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.
9 And Moses and the priests the Levites spake unto all Israel, saying, Take heed, and hearken, O Israel; this day thou art become the people of the LORD thy God.
10 Thou shalt therefore obey the voice of the LORD thy God, and do his commandments and his statutes, which I command thee this day.
11 And Moses charged the people the same day, saying,
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Habakkuk 2:2And the LORD answered me, and said, Write the vision, and make [it] plain upon tables, that he may run that readeth it.John 16:25These things have I spoken unto you in proverbs: but the time cometh, when I shall no more speak unto you in proverbs, but I shall shew you plainly of the Father.2 Corinthians 3:12Seeing then that we have such hope, we use great plainness of speech:
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