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Joshua 8:31

just as Moses the servant of the LORD had commanded the Israelites. He built it according to what is written in the Book of the Law of Moses: “an altar of uncut stones on which no iron tool has been used.” And on it they offered burnt offerings to the LORD, and they sacrificed peace offerings.

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ASV

as Moses the servant of Jehovah commanded the children of Israel, as it is written in the book of the law of Moses, an altar of unhewn stones, upon which no man had lifted up any iron: and they offered thereon burnt-offerings unto Jehovah, and sacrificed peace-offerings.

KJV

As 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 whole stones, over which no man hath lift up any iron: and they offered thereon burnt offerings unto the Lord, and sacrificed peace offerings.

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26 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
כַּאֲשֶׁ֣רka.'a.Sherjust asH834 →
צִוָּה֩tzi.Vahhe had commandedH6680 →
מֹשֶׁ֨הmo.ShehMosesH4872 →
עֶֽבֶד־'e.ved-[the] servant ofH5650 →
יְהוָ֜הYah.wehYahwehH3068 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
בְּנֵ֣יbe.Nei[the] people ofH1121 →
יִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478 →
כַּכָּתוּב֙ka.ka.Tuvaccording to <the> [what] is writtenH3789 →
בְּסֵ֙פֶר֙be.Se.ferin [the] book ofH5612 →
תּוֹרַ֣תto.Rat[the] law ofH8451 →
מֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehMosesH4872 →
מִזְבַּח֙miz.Bachan altar ofH4196 →
אֲבָנִ֣ים'a.va.NimstonesH68 →
שְׁלֵמ֔וֹתshe.le.MotcompleteH8003 →
אֲשֶׁ֛ר'a.SherwhichH834 →
לֹֽא־lo'-notH3808 →
הֵנִ֥יףhe.Nifanyone has wieldedH5130 →
עֲלֵיהֶ֖ן'a.lei.Henon themH5921 →
בַּרְזֶ֑לbar.ZelironH1270 →
וַיַּעֲל֨וּvai.ya.'a.Luand they offered upH5927 →
עָלָ֤יו'a.Lavon itH5921 →
עֹלוֹת֙'o.lOtburnt offeringsH5930 →
לַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehto YahwehH3068 →
וַֽיִּזְבְּח֖וּvai.yiz.be.Chuand they sacrificedH2076 →
שְׁלָמִֽים׃she.la.Mimpeace offeringsH8002 →

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Deuteronomy 27:5–7Moreover, 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.Exodus 20:24–25You are to make for Me an altar of earth, and sacrifice on it your burnt offerings and peace offerings, your sheep and goats and cattle. In every place where I cause My name to be remembered, I will come to you and bless you.Exodus 20:25Now if you make an altar of stones for Me, you must not build it with stones shaped by tools; for if you use a chisel on it, you will defile it.Deuteronomy 27:2And 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.Hebrews 3:5Now Moses was faithful as a servant in all God’s house, testifying to what would be spoken later.Exodus 24:5Then he sent out some young men of Israel, and they offered burnt offerings and sacrificed young bulls as peace offerings to the LORD.1 Kings 18:31–32And Elijah took twelve stones, one for each tribe of the sons of Jacob, to whom the word of the LORD had come and said, “Israel shall be your name.”Joshua 1:8This Book of the Law must not depart from your mouth; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. For then you will prosper and succeed in all you do.Exodus 18:12Then Moses’ father-in-law Jethro brought a burnt offering and sacrifices to God, and Aaron came with all the elders of Israel to eat bread with Moses’ father-in-law in the presence of God.Joshua 8:34–35Afterward, Joshua read aloud all the words of the law—the blessings and the curses—according to all that is written in the Book of the Law.Joshua 11:12Joshua captured all these kings and their cities and put them to the sword. He devoted them to destruction, as Moses the LORD’s servant had commanded.2 Chronicles 35:12They set aside the burnt offerings to be given to the divisions of the families of the people to offer to the LORD, as is written in the Book of Moses; and they did the same with the bulls.2 Kings 14:6Yet he did not put the sons of the murderers to death, but acted according to what is written in the Book of the Law of Moses, where the LORD commanded: “Fathers must not be put to death for their children, and children must not be put to death for their fathers; each is to die for his own sin.”2 Chronicles 25:4Yet he did not put their sons to death, but acted according to what is written in the Law, in the Book of Moses, where the LORD commanded: “Fathers must not be put to death for their children, and children must not be put to death for their fathers; each is to die for his own sin.”Matthew 12:26If Satan drives out Satan, he is divided against himself. How then can his kingdom stand?Nehemiah 13:1At that time the Book of Moses was read aloud in the hearing of the people, and in it they found the passage stating that no Ammonite or Moabite should ever enter the assembly of God,Ezra 6:18They also appointed the priests by their divisions and the Levites by their groups to the service of God in Jerusalem, according to what is written in the Book of Moses.2 Kings 22:8Then Hilkiah the high priest said to Shaphan the scribe, “I have found the Book of the Law in the house of the LORD!” And he gave it to Shaphan, who read it.

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Joshua Burns the Town of Ai — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
Joshua Burns the Town of Ai — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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