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Deuteronomy 27:5–6

Build there an altarc to the Lord your God, an altar of stones. Do not use any iron toold on them. Build the altar of the Lord your God with fieldstones and offer burnt offerings on it to the Lord your God.

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Deuteronomy 27:5–6 — English Standard Version (ESV)

And there you shall build an altar to the Lord your God, an altar of stones. You shall wield no iron tool on them; you shall build an altar to the Lord your God of uncut stones. And you shall offer burnt offerings on it to the Lord your God,

Deuteronomy 27:5–6 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

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. Thou shalt build the altar of the Lord thy God of whole stones: and thou shalt offer burnt offerings thereon unto the Lord thy God:

Deuteronomy 27:5–6 — New Living Translation (NLT)

“Then build an altar there to the Lord your God, using natural, uncut stones. You must not shape the stones with an iron tool. Build the altar of uncut stones, and use it to offer burnt offerings to the Lord your God.

Deuteronomy 27:5–6 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

And there you shall build an altar to the Lord your God, an altar of stones; you shall not use an iron tool on them. You shall build with whole stones the altar of the Lord your God, and offer burnt offerings on it to the Lord your God.

Deuteronomy 27:5–6 — New Century Version (NCV)

Build an altar of stones there to the Lord your God, but don’t use any iron tool to cut the stones; build the altar of the Lord your God with stones from the field. Offer burnt offerings on it to the Lord your God,

Deuteronomy 27:5–6 — American Standard Version (ASV)

And there shalt thou build an altar unto Jehovah thy God, an altar of stones: thou shalt lift up no iron tool upon them. Thou shalt build the altar of Jehovah thy God of unhewn stones; and thou shalt offer burnt-offerings thereon unto Jehovah thy God:

Deuteronomy 27:5–6 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

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; of whole stones shalt thou build the altar of Jehovah thy God; and thou shalt offer up burnt-offerings thereon to Jehovah thy God.

Deuteronomy 27:5–6 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

Build an altar of stones there dedicated to the Lord your God. Don’t use an iron chisel on the stones. You must use uncut stones to build the altar of the Lord your God. Sacrifice burnt offerings on it to the Lord your God.

Deuteronomy 27:5–6 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

Build an altar of stones there to the Lord your God—you must not use any iron tool on them. Use uncut stones to build the altar of the Lord your God and offer burnt offerings to the Lord your God on it.

Deuteronomy 27:5–6 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

And you shall build an altar there to the Lord your God, an altar of stones on which you have not used an iron tool. You must build the altar of the Lord your God of unhewn stones. Then offer up burnt offerings on it to the Lord your God,

Deuteronomy 27:5–6 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

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. You must build the altar of your God with unhewn stones, and you shall sacrifice on it burnt offerings to Yahweh your God.

Deuteronomy 27:5–6 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

“Build an altar there to honor the Lord your God. Make it out of stones. Don’t use any iron tool on them. Use stones you find in the fields to build his altar. Then offer burnt offerings on it to the Lord your God.

Deuteronomy 27:5–6 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

“Moreover, you shall build there an altar to the Lord your God, an altar of stones; you shall not wield an iron tool on them.

“You shall build the altar of the Lord your God of uncut stones, and you shall offer on it burnt offerings to the Lord your God;


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