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Deuteronomy 27:5–6

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5And you shall build an altar there for Yahweh your God, an altar of stone, butj you shall not use an iron tool to shape the stones.k 6You must build the altar of your God with unhewn stones, and you shall sacrifice on it burnt offerings to Yahweh your God.

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  1. jOr “and”
  2. kLiterally “and you shall not wave to and fro over them an iron tool”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

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,

NIVNew International Version (2011)

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

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Build an altar of stones there to the Lord your God—do 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.

NLTNew Living Translation

“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.

KJV 1900King 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. 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: