Parallel Verses
The Emphasized Bible
And thou shalt build there an altar unto Yahweh thy God, - an altar of stones, thou shalt not wield thereupon any tool of iron.
New American Standard Bible
Moreover, you shall build there an altar to the Lord your God, an altar of stones; you
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.
Holman Bible
Build an altar of stones there to the Lord your God—you must not use any iron tool on them.
International Standard Version
Then build an altar there to the LORD your God, an altar of stones that hasn't been worked with iron tools.
A Conservative Version
And there thou shall build an altar to LORD thy God, an altar of stones. Thou shall lift up no iron upon them.
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.
Amplified
There you shall build an altar to the Lord your God, an altar of stones; you shall not use an iron tool on them.
Bible in Basic English
There you are to make an altar to the Lord your God, of stones on which no iron instrument has been used.
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;
Julia Smith Translation
And build there an altar to Jehovah thy God, an altar of stones: thou shalt not lift up iron upon them.
King James 2000
And there shall you build an altar unto the LORD your God, an altar of stones: you shall not lift up any iron tool upon them.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And you shall build an altar there for Yahweh your God, an altar of stone, but {you shall not use an iron tool to shape the stones}.
Modern King James verseion
And you shall build an altar there to Jehovah your God, an altar of stones. You shall not lift up any iron tool on them.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And there build, unto the LORD thy God, an altar of stones; and see thou lift up no iron upon them.
NET Bible
Then you must build an altar there to the Lord your God, an altar of stones -- do not use an iron tool on them.
New Heart English Bible
There you shall build an altar to the LORD your God, an altar of stones: you shall lift up no iron on them.
Webster
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.
World English Bible
There you shall build an altar to Yahweh your God, an altar of stones: you shall lift up no iron [tool] on them.
Youngs Literal Translation
and built there an altar to Jehovah thy God, an altar of stones, thou dost not wave over them iron.
Themes
Altar » Mosaic commandments prescribing the construction of
Interlinear
Banah
'elohiym
'eben
Nuwph
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Deuteronomy 27:5
Verse Info
Context Readings
Ceremonies
4 So then it shall be when ye shall pass over the Jordan, that ye shall rear up these stones which I am commanding you to-day in Mount Ebal, - and thou shalt plaster them with plaster. 5 And thou shalt build there an altar unto Yahweh thy God, - an altar of stones, thou shalt not wield thereupon any tool of iron. 6 Of whole stones, shalt thou build the altar of Yahweh thy God, - then shalt thou cause to go up thereon ascending-sacrifices, unto Yahweh thy God;
Cross References
Exodus 20:25
But if, an altar of stones, thou wilt make to me, thou shalt not build them hewn, - for as soon as thou hast lifted, thy sharp tool, thereupon, thou hast profaned it;
Exodus 24:4
Then wrote Moses all the words of Yahweh, and rose up early in the morning, and builded an altar, under the mountain, and twelve pillars, for the twelve tribes of Israel:
Joshua 8:30-31
Than, built Joshua, an altar, unto Yahweh, God of Israel, - in Mount Ebal:
1 Kings 18:31-32
unto whom the word of Yahweh came, saying - Israel, shall be thy name;