Deuteronomy 27:4
2 And on the day you cross the Jordan into the land that the LORD your God is giving you, set up large stones and coat them with plaster.
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.
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.
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 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.
- KJV
- Therefore it shall be when ye be gone over Jordan, that ye shall set up these stones, which I command you this day, in mount Ebal, and thou shalt plaister them with plaister.
- WEB
- It shall be, when you have crossed over the Jordan, that you shall set up these stones, which I command you today, on Mount Ebal, and you shall coat them with plaster.
- ASV
- And it shall be, when ye are passed over the Jordan, that ye shall set up these stones, which I command you this day, in mount Ebal, and thou shalt plaster them with plaster.
- DARBY
- And it shall be when ye go over the Jordan, that ye shall set up these stones, as I command you this day, on mount Ebal, and thou shalt plaster them with plaster.
- BLB
- And it shall come to pass in your⁺ passing over the Jordan [that] you⁺ shall set up these stones, which I command to you⁺ today, on Mount Ebal, and you shall plaster them with plaster.
- ÅB
- Så snart dere er kommet over Jordan, skal dere reise opp disse steiner som jeg idag gir dere befaling om, på Ebal-fjellet, og du skal stryke dem over med kalk.
- OTB
- Når dere krysser Jordan, sett opp disse steinene på Ebal-fjellet, slik jeg befaler dere i dag, og dekk dem med kalk.
- B1930
- Så snart I er kommet over Jordan, skal I reise op disse stener som jeg idag gir eder befaling om, på Ebal-fjellet, og du skal stryke dem over med kalk.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Deuteronomy 11:29–30
When the LORD your God brings you into the land you are entering to possess, you are to proclaim the blessing on Mount Gerizim and the curse on Mount Ebal.
Read in contextJoshua 8:30–33
At that time Joshua built an altar on Mount Ebal to the LORD, the God of Israel,
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