Deuteronomy 27:6
Thou shalt build the altar of the Lord thy God of whole stones: and thou shalt offer burnt offerings thereon unto the Lord thy God:
Deuteronomy 27:6 in other translations
| BSB | You shall build the altar of the LORD your God with uncut stones and offer upon it burnt offerings to the LORD your God. |
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| WEB | You shall build the LORD your God’s altar of uncut stones. You shall offer burnt offerings on it to the LORD your God. |
| ASV | Thou shalt build the altar of Jehovah thy God of unhewn stones; and thou shalt offer burnt-offerings thereon unto Jehovah thy God: |
| YLT | Of complete stones thou buildest the altar of Jehovah thy God, and hast caused to ascend on it burnt-offerings to Jehovah thy God, |
| DARBY | of whole stones shalt thou build the altar of Jehovah thy God; and thou shalt offer up burnt-offerings thereon to Jehovah thy God. |
| BBE | You are to make the altar of the Lord your God of uncut stones; offering on it burned offerings to the Lord your God: |
| Webster | Thou shalt build the altar of the LORD thy God of whole stones: and thou shalt offer on it burnt-offerings to the LORD thy God. |
What does Deuteronomy 27:6 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Deuteronomy 27:5-10
5-10. 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…
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Deuteronomy 27:1-10
As soon as they were come into Canaan, they must set up a monument, on which they must write the words of this law. They must set up an altar. The word and prayer must go together. Though they might not, of their own heads, set up any altar besides that at the tabernacle; yet, by the appointment of God, they might, upon special occasion. This altar must be made of unhewn stones, such as they found upon the field…
Deuteronomy 27:6 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Deuteronomy 27:6
- Leviticus 1:1-17
And the Lord called unto Moses, and spake unto him out of the tabernacle of the congregation, saying, Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, If any man of you bring an offering unto the Lord, ye shall bring your offering of the cattle, even of the herd, and of the flock. If his offering be a burnt sacrifice of the herd, let him offer a male without blemish: he shall offer it of his own voluntary will at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation before the Lord. And he shall put his hand upon the head of the burnt offering; and it shall be accepted for him to make atonement for him. …
- Ephesians 5:2
And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling savour.
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Context
- Deuteronomy 27:5
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.
- Deuteronomy 27:6
Thou shalt build the altar of the Lord thy God of whole stones: and thou shalt offer burnt offerings thereon unto the Lord thy God:
- Deuteronomy 27:7
And thou shalt offer peace offerings, and shalt eat there, and rejoice before the Lord thy God.
Deuteronomy 27:6 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | De piedras enteras edificarás el altar de Jehová tu Dios; y ofrecerás sobre él holocausto á Jehová tu Dios; |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | tu bâtiras l’autel de l’ Éternel, ton Dieu, de pierres entières; et tu offriras dessus des holocaustes à l’ Éternel, ton Dieu. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | von ganzen Steinen sollst du den Altar Jehovas, deines Gottes, bauen. Und du sollst Jehova, deinem Gott, Brandopfer darauf opfern, |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | et de saxis informibus et impolitis: et offeres super eo holocausta Domino Deo tuo, |