Deuteronomy 27:5

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

3Write on them all the words of this law when you have crossed over to enter the land that the LORD your God is giving you, a land flowing with milk and honey, just as the LORD, the God of your fathers, has promised you. 4And when you have crossed the Jordan, you are to set up these stones on Mount Ebal, as I am commanding you today, and you are to coat them with plaster. 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. 6You shall build the altar of the LORD your God with uncut stones and offer upon it burnt offerings to the LORD your God. 7There you are to sacrifice your peace offerings, eating them and rejoicing in the presence of the LORD your God.

Deuteronomy 27:5 word by word

וּבָנִ֤יתָ שָּׁם֙ מִזְבֵּ֔חַ לַיהוָ֖ה אֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ מִזְבַּ֣ח אֲבָנִ֔ים לֹא־תָנִ֥יף עֲלֵיהֶ֖ם בַּרְזֶֽל׃Read the interlinear

• Moreover, you are to buildבָּנָהbânâh · to buildH1129
• thereשָׁםshâm · thereH8033
• an altarמִזְבֵּחַmizbêach · altarH4196
• to the LORDיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• your Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• stonesאֶ֫בֶן'eben · stoneH68
• You must notלֹאlô' lô' lôh · notH3808
• useנוּףnûph · to waveH5130
• any iron toolבַּרְזֶלbarzel · ironH1270
• on themעַל‛al · uponH5921

Cross-references for Deuteronomy 27:5

• Exodus 24:4And Moses wrote down all the words of the LORD. Early the next morning he got up and built an altar at the base of the mountain, along with twelve pillars for the twelve tribes of Israel.
• Joshua 8:30At that time Joshua built an altar on Mount Ebal to the LORD, the God of Israel,
• 1 Kings 18:31And Elijah took twelve stones, one for each tribe of the sons of Jacob, to whom the word of the LORD had come and said, “Israel shall be your name.”
• Exodus 20:25Now if you make an altar of stones for Me, you must not build it with stones shaped by tools; for if you use a chisel on it, you will defile 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

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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