Amplified Bible
Deuteronomy 27:5
5There you shall build an altar to the Lord your God, an altar of stones; you shall not use an iron tool on them.
Deuteronomy 27:5 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)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.
- New International Version (NIV)Build there an altar to the Lord your God, an altar of stones. Do not use any iron tool on them.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And there you shall build an altar to the Lord your God, an altar of stones. You shall wield no iron tool on them;
- New King James Version (NKJV)And there you shall build an altar to the Lord your God, an altar of stones; you shall not use an iron tool on them.
Context of Deuteronomy 27:5
3You shall write on the stones all the words of this law when you cross over, so that you may go into the land which the Lord your God gives you, a land [of plenty] flowing with milk and honey, just as the Lord, the God of your fathers has promised you. 4Now when you cross the Jordan you shall set up these stones on Mount Ebal, just as I am commanding you today and coat them with plaster. There you shall build an altar to the Lord your God, an altar of stones; you shall not use an iron tool on them. 6You shall build the altar of the Lord your God with whole [uncut] stones, and offer burnt offerings on it to the Lord your God; 7and you shall sacrifice peace offerings and shall eat there, and shall rejoice before the Lord your God.
Read all of Deuteronomy 27Deuteronomy 27:5 word by word
וּבָנִ֤יתָ שָּׁם֙ מִזְבֵּ֔חַ לַיהוָ֖ה אֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ מִזְבַּ֣ח אֲבָנִ֔ים לֹא־תָנִ֥יף עֲלֵיהֶ֖ם בַּרְזֶֽל׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Deuteronomy 27:5
- Exodus 24:4Moses wrote down all the words of the Lord. Then he got up early in the morning, and built an altar [for worship] at the foot of the mountain with twelve pillars (memorial stones) representing the twelve tribes of Israel.
- Joshua 8:30Then Joshua built an altar to the Lord, the God of Israel, on Mount Ebal,
- 1 Kings 18:31Then Elijah took twelve stones in accordance with the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, to whom the word of the Lord had come, saying, “Israel shall be your name.”
- Exodus 20:25If you make an altar of stone for Me, you shall not build it of cut stones, for if you use a chisel on it, you will profane it.
Commentaries on Deuteronomy 27:5
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5an altar of stones. You must not use any iron tool on them: Archaeological research has found many Canaanite altars made of cut blocks. In contrast, the Israelites were to build their altars only with rough stones from the field (Exodus 20:22–26; see “Altars” Theme Note).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 5-105-10. there shalt thou build an altar ... of whole stones--The stones were to be in their natural state, as if a chisel would communicate pollution to them. The stony pile was to be so large as to contain all the conditions of the covenant, so elevated as to be visible to the whole congregation of Israel; and the religious ceremonial performed on the occasion was to consist: first, of the elementary worship needed for sinful men; and secondly, of the…Read the comment
Topics related to Deuteronomy 27:5
In the dictionaries
Commentaries on Deuteronomy 27
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
Amplified Bible — © 2015 by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, CA 90631
Commentaries