Deuteronomy 27:6
Modern Translations
New International Version
Build the altar of the LORD your God with fieldstones and offer burnt offerings on it to the LORD your God.

New Living Translation
Build the altar of uncut stones, and use it to offer burnt offerings to the LORD your God.

English Standard Version
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,

Berean Study Bible
You shall build the altar of the LORD your God with uncut stones and offer upon it burnt offerings to the LORD your God.

New American Standard Bible
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;

NASB 1995
"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;

NASB 1977
“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;

Amplified Bible
You shall build the altar of the LORD your God with whole [uncut] stones, and offer burnt offerings on it to the LORD your God;

Christian Standard Bible
Use uncut stones to build the altar of the LORD your God and offer burnt offerings to the LORD your God on it.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Use uncut stones to build the altar of the LORD your God and offer burnt offerings to the LORD your God on it.

Contemporary English Version
Look for stones that can be used without being cut. Then offer sacrifices to please the LORD, burning them completely on the altar.

Good News Translation
because any altar you build for the LORD your God must be made of uncut stones. There you are to offer the sacrifices that are to be burned,

GOD'S WORD® Translation
You must use uncut stones to build the altar of the LORD your God. Sacrifice burnt offerings on it to the LORD your God.

International Standard Version
Build the altar to the LORD your God with uncut stones, then offer a burnt offering to him.

NET Bible
You must build the altar of the LORD your God with whole stones and offer burnt offerings on it to the LORD your God.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
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:

New King James Version
You shall build with whole stones the altar of the LORD your God, and offer burnt offerings on it to the LORD your God.

King James 2000 Bible
You shall build the altar of the LORD your God of whole stones: and you shall offer burnt offerings on it unto the LORD your God:

New Heart English Bible
You shall build the altar of the LORD your God of uncut stones; and you shall offer burnt offerings thereon to the LORD your God:

World English Bible
You shall build the altar of Yahweh your God of uncut stones; and you shall offer burnt offerings thereon to Yahweh your God:

American King James Version
You shall build the altar of the LORD your God of whole stones: and you shall offer burnt offerings thereon to the LORD your God:

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

A Faithful Version
You shall build the altar of the LORD your God of uncut stones, and you shall offer burnt offerings upon it to the LORD your God.

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

English Revised Version
Thou shalt build the altar of the LORD thy God of unhewn stones: and thou shalt offer burnt offerings thereon unto the LORD thy God:

Webster's Bible Translation
Thou shalt build the altar of the LORD thy God of whole stones: and thou shalt offer on it burnt-offerings to the LORD thy God.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
Thou shalt make the altar of the Lord thy God of whole stones, and offer burnt offerings thereon vnto the Lord thy God.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
Thou shalt make the aulter of the Lorde thy God of whole stones, and offer burnt offeringes thereon vnto the Lorde thy God.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
Of whole stones shalt thou builde this altare vnto the LORDE thy God, and offre burntofferinges theron vnto the LORDE thy God:

Tyndale Bible of 1526
But thou shalt make the altare of the Lorde thy God of rughstones and offer burntoffrynges thereon vnto the Lorde thy God.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
You build the altar of your God YHWH [with] complete stones, and have caused burnt-offerings to ascend on it to your God YHWH,

Young's Literal Translation
Of complete stones thou buildest the altar of Jehovah thy God, and hast caused to ascend on it burnt-offerings to Jehovah thy God,

Smith's Literal Translation
Whole stones thou shalt build the altar of Jehovah thy God: and bring up upon it burnt-offerings to Jehovah thy God:

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And of stones not fashioned nor polished: and thou shalt offer upon it holocausts to the Lord thy God:

Catholic Public Domain Version
out of stones which have not been hewn or polished. And you shall offer holocausts on it to the Lord your God.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
But build the altar of LORD JEHOVAH your God with whole stones and offer up burning peace offerings upon it before LORD JEHOVAH your God:

Lamsa Bible
You shall build the altar of the LORD your God of undressed stones, and you shall offer burnt offerings on it to the LORD your God:

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
Thou shalt build the altar of the LORD thy God of unhewn stones; and thou shalt offer burnt-offerings thereon unto the LORD thy God.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
Of whole stones shalt thou build an altar to the Lord thy God, and thou shalt offer upon it whole-burnt-offerings to the Lord thy God.
















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