Deuteronomy 27:5
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
Moreover, you are to build there an altar to the LORD your God, an altar of stones. You must not use any iron tool on them.
In context
3 Write on them all the words of this law when you have crossed over to enter the land that the LORD your God is giving you, a land flowing with milk and honey, just as the LORD, the God of your fathers, has promised you.
4 And when you have crossed the Jordan, you are to set up these stones on Mount Ebal, as I am commanding you today, and you are to coat them with plaster.
5 Moreover, you are to build there an altar to the LORD your God, an altar of stones. You must not use any iron tool on them.
6 You shall build the altar of the LORD your God with uncut stones and offer upon it burnt offerings to the LORD your God.
7 There you are to sacrifice your peace offerings, eating them and rejoicing in the presence of the LORD your God.
Deuteronomy 27:5 in every translation
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- Moreover, you are to build there an altar to the LORD your God, an altar of stones. You must not use any iron tool on them.
- KJV King James Version
- 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.
- WEB World English Bible
- There you shall build an altar to the LORD your God, an altar of stones. You shall not use any iron tool on them.
- ASV American Standard Version
- And there shalt thou build an altar unto Jehovah thy God, an altar of stones: thou shalt lift up no iron tool upon them.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- and built there an altar to Jehovah thy God, an altar of stones, thou dost not wave over them iron.
- DBY Darby Translation
- And there shalt thou build an altar to Jehovah thy God, an altar of stones; thou shalt not lift up an iron [tool] upon them;
- WBS Webster Bible
- And there shalt thou build an altar to the LORD thy God, an altar of stones: thou shalt not lift up any iron tool upon them.