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 this whole body of instruction on them when you cross the river to enter the land the Lord your God is giving you—a land flowing with milk and honey, just as the Lord, the God of your ancestors, promised you. 4When you cross the Jordan, set up these stones at Mount Ebal and coat them with plaster, as I am commanding you today. “Then build an altar there to the Lord your God, using natural, uncut stones. You must not shape the stones with an iron tool. 6Build the altar of uncut stones, and use it to offer burnt offerings to the Lord your God. 7Also sacrifice peace offerings on it, and celebrate by feasting there before the Lord your God.

Deuteronomy 27:5 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• And there shalt thou buildבָּנָהbânâh · to buildH1129
• an altarמִזְבֵּחַmizbêach · altarH4196
• unto the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• thy Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• of stonesאֶ֫בֶן'eben · stoneH68
• thou shalt not lift upנוּףnûph · to waveH5130
• ironבַּרְזֶלbarzel · ironH1270

Cross-references for Deuteronomy 27:5

• Exodus 24:4Then Moses carefully wrote down all the Lord’s instructions. Early the next morning Moses got up and built an altar at the foot of the mountain. He also set up twelve pillars, one for each of the twelve tribes of Israel.
• Joshua 8:30Then Joshua built an altar to the Lord, the God of Israel, on Mount Ebal.
• 1 Kings 18:31He took twelve stones, one to represent each of the tribes of Israel,
• Exodus 20:25If you use stones to build my altar, use only natural, uncut stones. Do not shape the stones with a tool, for that would make the altar unfit for holy use.

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

• Altar
• Curse
• Instruction
• Law
• Obedience
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In the dictionaries

• God
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Ebal
• Gerizim
• Iron
• Plainly
• Reward
• Deuteronomy
• Education
• Joshua (2)

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