Deuteronomy 27:8

Deuteronomy 27:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And thou shalt write upon the stones all the words of this law very plainly.
• New International Version (NIV)And you shall write very clearly all the words of this law on these stones you have set up.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)And you shall write on the stones all the words of this law very plainly."
• New King James Version (NKJV)And you shall write very plainly on the stones all the words of this law.”

Context of Deuteronomy 27:8

6Use whole stones that you find to build it. Then offer burnt offerings to the Lord your God on the altar. 7You must also offer friendship offerings there. Eat them with joy as you meet with the Lord your God. Write all the words of this law on the stones that you will put there. Be sure to write them very clearly.’ 9Then Moses and the Levite priests said to all the Israelites, ‘Be quiet and listen carefully! Today, you have become the people who belong to the Lord your God. 10Obey him. Obey his commands and his rules that I am giving you today.’

Deuteronomy 27:8 word by word

וְכָתַבְתָּ֣ עַל־הָאֲבָנִ֗ים אֶֽת־כָּל־דִּבְרֵ֛י הַתּוֹרָ֥ה הַזֹּ֖את בַּאֵ֥ר הֵיטֵֽב׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And thou shalt writeכָּתַבkâthab · to writeH3789
• upon the stonesאֶ֫בֶן'eben · stoneH68
• all the wordsדָּבָרdâbâr · wordH1697
• of this lawתּוֹרָהtôrâh tôrâh · instructionH8451
• veryיָטַבyâţab · be goodH3190
• plainlyבָּאַרbâ'ar · to make plainH874

Cross-references for Deuteronomy 27:8

• Deuteronomy 27:3Then write on them all these laws and teaching. You must do that when you go across the river into the land that the Lord your God is giving to you. It is a land where there is plenty of food and drink, enough for everyone. He promised your ancestors that he would give it to you.
• Habakkuk 2:2The Lord answered me. He said: ‘Write down what I will show to you. Make it very clear on the page where you write it. Then someone can easily read it, and he can tell the message to other people.
• John 16:25I have spoken to you with words and stories that are like pictures. But there will be a time when I will not speak like that any more. Instead, I will speak clearly to you about the Father.
• 2 Corinthians 3:12So, because we know all this, we speak God's message bravely.

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 27:8

• 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 27:8

• Curse
• Instruction
• Law
• Obedience
• Word of God

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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