Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
And build there an altar to Jehovah thy God, an altar of stones: thou shalt not lift up iron upon them.
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;
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.
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.
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 And being in your passing over Jordan ye shall set up these stones which I command you this day, in mount Ebal, and plaster them with lime. 5 And build there an altar to Jehovah thy God, an altar of stones: thou shalt not lift up iron upon them. 6 Whole stones thou shalt build the altar of Jehovah thy God: and bring up upon it burnt-offerings to Jehovah thy God:
Cross References
Exodus 20:25
And if thou shalt make to me an altar of stones, thou shalt not build them, cutting, for didst thou lift up thy sword upon it, and thou shalt defile it.
Exodus 24:4
And Moses will write all the words of Jehovah, and he will rise early in the morning, and will build an altar under the mountain, and twelve pillars for the twelve tribes of Israel.
Joshua 8:30-31
Then Joshua will build an altar to Jehovah the God of Israel in mount Ebal.
1 Kings 18:31-32
And Elijah will take twelve stones according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, whom was the word of Jehovah to him, saying, Israel shall be thy name: