The Meaning of Deuteronomy 27:6 Explained

Deuteronomy 27:6

KJV: 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:

YLT: Of complete stones thou buildest the altar of Jehovah thy God, and hast caused to ascend on it burnt-offerings to Jehovah thy God,

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

ASV: Thou shalt build the altar of Jehovah thy God of unhewn stones; and thou shalt offer burnt-offerings thereon unto Jehovah thy God:

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Deuteronomy 27:6?

MEANING: What does Deuteronomy 27:6 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Deuteronomy 27:6 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Deuteronomy 27:6?

What is the context of Deuteronomy 27:6?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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:

What does Deuteronomy 27:6 Mean?

Context Summary

Deuteronomy 27:1-26 - Curses Upon Evildoers

Mount Gerizim and Mount Ebal were two masses of limestone rock, reaching 2700 and 2000 feet above the sea-level. Between them lay a beautiful valley, about 300 yards wide. At the foot and on the lower slopes of Gerizim stood the descendants of Rachel and Leah; on those of Ebal, the descendants of Zilpah and Bilhah, together with Zebulun and with Reuben, who had forfeited the rights of the first-born. The priests and the Levites, grouped beside the Ark in the valley, uttered both the benedictions and the solemn denunciations of the Law, each item eliciting the responsive "Amens."

Notice the sensitiveness of the divine Spirit! To make a blind man wander out of his way and to wrest the judgment of the fatherless, was held to be as reprehensible as to commit those terrible breaches of the law of purity. Nothing in life is insignificant or trivial when weighed in the balance of eternal justice. We can only rejoice when we realize that we are accepted in the Beloved, and that He has stood for us, Romans 3:20; Romans 5:1-3; Romans 5:9. [source]

Chapter Summary: Deuteronomy 27

¹ The people are commanded to write the law upon stones
⁵ and to build an altar of whole stones
¹¹ The tribes to be divided on Gerizim and Ebal
¹⁴ The curses to be pronounced on mount Ebal

What do the individual words in Deuteronomy 27:6 mean?

With stones whole You shall build - the altar of Yahweh your God and offer on it burnt offerings to Yahweh your God

אֲבָנִ֤ים שְׁלֵמוֹת֙ תִּבְנֶ֔ה אֶת־ מִזְבַּ֖ח יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ וְהַעֲלִ֤יתָ עָלָיו֙ עוֹלֹ֔ת לַיהוָ֖ה אֱלֹהֶֽיךָ

אֲבָנִ֤ים	With stones
Parse: Noun, feminine plural Root: אֶבֶן Sense: stone (large or small).
שְׁלֵמוֹת֙	whole
Parse: Adjective, feminine plural Root: שָׁלֵם Sense: complete, safe, peaceful, perfect, whole, full, at peace.
תִּבְנֶ֔ה	You shall build
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, second person masculine singular Root: בָּנָה Sense: to build, rebuild, establish, cause to continue.
אֶת־	-
Parse: Direct object marker Root: אֹות Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
מִזְבַּ֖ח	the altar
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: מִזְבֵּחַ Sense: altar.
יְהוָ֣ה	of Yahweh
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יהוה Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
אֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ	your God
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, second person masculine singular Root: אֱלֹהִים Sense: (plural).
וְהַעֲלִ֤יתָ	and offer
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hifil, Conjunctive perfect, second person masculine singular Root: סָלַק Sense: to go up, ascend, climb.
עָלָיו֙	on it
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine singular Root: עַל Sense: upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against.
עוֹלֹ֔ת	burnt offerings
Parse: Noun, feminine plural Root: עֹלָה Sense: whole burnt offering.
לַיהוָ֖ה	to Yahweh
Parse: Preposition-l, Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יהוה Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
אֱלֹהֶֽיךָ	your God
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, second person masculine singular Root: אֱלֹהִים Sense: (plural).

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