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Deuteronomy 27:5

WEB

5There you shall build an altar to the LORD your God, an altar of stones. You shall not use any iron tool on them.

KJV

5And 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.

BSB

5Moreover, 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.

FBV

5Also build a stone altar there to the Lord your God, an altar of stones. Don't use any stone tools in its construction.

Extra References

Exodus 20:25

25If you make me an altar of stone, you shall not build it of cut stones; for if you lift up your tool on it, you have polluted it.

Exodus 24:4

4Moses wrote all the LORD’s words, then rose up early in the morning and built an altar at the base of the mountain, with twelve pillars for the twelve tribes of Israel.

Joshua 8:30-31

30Then Joshua built an altar to the LORD, the God of Israel, on Mount Ebal, 31as Moses the servant of the LORD commanded the children of Israel, as it is written in the book of the law of Moses: an altar of uncut stones, on which no one had lifted up any iron. They offered burnt offerings on it to the LORD and sacrificed peace offerings.

1 Kings 18:31-32

31Elijah took twelve stones, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, to whom the LORD’s word came, saying, “Israel shall be your name.” 32With the stones he built an altar in the LORD’s name. He made a trench around the altar large enough to contain two seahs[+] of seed.