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

6Thou shalt build the altar of Yhwh thy God of whole stones: and thou shalt offer burnt offerings thereon unto Yhwh thy God: 7And thou shalt offer peace offerings, and shalt eat there, and rejoice before Yhwh thy God. And thou shalt write upon the stones all the words of this law very plainly. 9And Moses and the priests the Levites spake unto all Israel, saying, Take heed, and hearken, O Israel; this day thou art become the people of Yhwh thy God. 10Thou shalt therefore obey the voice of Yhwh thy God, and do his commandments and his statutes, which I command thee this day.

Deuteronomy 27:8 word by word

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

• 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 27:3And thou shalt write upon them all the words of this law, when thou art passed over, that thou mayest go in unto the land which Yhwh thy God giveth thee, a land that floweth with milk and honey; as Yhwh God of thy fathers hath promised thee.
• Habakkuk 2:2And Yhwh answered me, and said, Write the vision, and make it plain upon tablets, that he may run that readeth it.
• John 16:25These things have I spoken unto you in proverbs: but the time cometh, when I shall no more speak unto you in proverbs, but I shall shew you plainly of the Father.
• 2 Corinthians 3:12Seeing then that we have such hope, we use great plainness of 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
• 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