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

6You shall build the altar of the Lord your God of uncut stones, and you shall offer on it burnt offerings to the Lord your God; 7and you shall sacrifice peace offerings and eat there, and rejoice before the Lord your God. You shall write on the stones all the words of this law very distinctly.” 9Then Moses and the Levitical priests spoke to all Israel, saying, “Be silent and listen, O Israel! This day you have become a people for the Lord your God. 10You shall therefore obey the Lord your God, and do His commandments and His statutes which I command you today.”

Deuteronomy 27:8 word by word

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

• You shall writeכָּתַבkâthab · to writeH3789
• stonesאֶ֫בֶן'eben · stoneH68
• allכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• the wordsדָּבָרdâbâr · wordH1697
• of thisזֶהzeh · thisH2088
• lawתּוֹרָהtôrâh tôrâh · instructionH8451
• veryיָטַבyâţab · be goodH3190
• distinctlyבָּאַרbâ'ar · to make plainH874

Cross-references for Deuteronomy 27:8

• Deuteronomy 27:3and write on them all the words of this law, when you cross over, so that you may enter the land which the Lord your God gives you, a land flowing with milk and honey, as the Lord, the God of your fathers, promised you.
• Habakkuk 2:2Then the Lord answered me and said, “Record the vision And inscribe it on tablets, That the one who reads it may run.
• John 16:25“These things I have spoken to you in figurative language; an hour is coming when I will no longer speak to you in figurative language, but will tell you plainly of the Father.
• 2 Corinthians 3:12Therefore having such a hope, we use great boldness in our speech,

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
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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