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Exodus 20:26

24 You are to make for Me an altar of earth, and sacrifice on it your burnt offerings and peace offerings, your sheep and goats and cattle. In every place where I cause My name to be remembered, I will come to you and bless you.

25 Now if you make an altar of stones for Me, you must not build it with stones shaped by tools; for if you use a chisel on it, you will defile it.

And you must not go up to My altar on steps, lest your nakedness be exposed on it.’
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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
And you must not go up to My altar on steps, lest your nakedness be exposed on it.’
KJV
Neither shalt thou go up by steps unto mine altar, that thy nakedness be not discovered thereon.
WEB
You shall not go up by steps to my altar, that your nakedness may not be exposed to it.’
ASV
Neither shalt thou go up by steps unto mine altar, that thy nakedness be not uncovered thereon.
DARBY
Neither shalt thou go up by steps unto mine altar, that thy nakedness be not discovered thereon.
BLB
And you shall not go up by steps to My altar, that your nakedness may not be exposed on it.’
ÅB
Og du skal ikke gå opp til alteret på trapper, for at ikke nakenheten din skal blottes over det.
OTB
Og dere skal ikke gå opp til mitt alter på trinn, så deres nakenhet ikke blir avslørt.'
B1930
Og du skal ikke gå op til mitt alter på trapper, forat ikke din blusel skal blottes over det.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • 1 Peter 1:16

    for it is written: “Be holy, because I am holy.”

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  • Ecclesiastes 5:1

    Guard your steps when you go to the house of God. Draw near to listen rather than to offer the sacrifice of fools, who do not know that they do wrong.

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  • Psalms 89:7

    In the council of the holy ones, God is greatly feared, and awesome above all who surround Him.

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  • Leviticus 10:3

    Then Moses said to Aaron, “This is what the LORD meant when He said: ‘To those who come near Me I will show My holiness, and in the sight of all the people I will reveal My glory.’” But Aaron remained silent.

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  • Hebrews 12:28–29

    Therefore, since we are receiving an unshakable kingdom, let us be filled with gratitude, and so worship God acceptably with reverence and awe.

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