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 are to build the altar of Adonai your God of whole stones, and you are to offer up burnt offerings on it to Adonai your God. 7You are to sacrifice fellowship offerings and eat there, and you will rejoice before Adonai your God. You are to write on the stones all the words of this Torah very clearly.” 9Then Moses and the Levitical kohanim spoke to all Israel, saying, “Be silent and listen, O Israel—this day you have become a people for Adonai your God. 10Therefore listen to the voice of Adonai your God, and do His mitzvot and statutes that I am commanding 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 you are to write on them all the words of this Torah when you cross over—so that you may enter the land that Adonai your God is giving you, a land flowing with milk and honey just as Adonai, the God of your fathers, promised you.
• Habakkuk 2:2Then Adonai answered me and said: “Write down the vision, make it plain on the tablets, so that the reader may run with it.
• John 16:25“These things I have spoken to you in metaphors. An hour is coming when I will no longer speak to you in metaphors, but will tell you plainly about the Father.
• 2 Corinthians 3:12Therefore, having such a hope, we act with great boldness.

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