Exodus 20:25–26
And if thou wilt make me an altar of stone, thou shalt not build it of hewn stone: for if thou lift up thy tool upon it, thou hast polluted it.
And *if thou wilt make mee an Altar of stone, thou shalt not †build it of hewen stone: for if thou lift vp thy toole vpon it, thou hast polluted it.
Original 1611 marginTranslation notes and cross-references are kept distinct.
- †Hebrew wordingHebr. build them with hewing.
- *Cross-referenceDeut. 27.5. iosh. 8.31.
Neither shalt thou go up by steps unto mine altar, that thy nakedness be not discovered thereon.
Neither shalt thou goe vp by steps vnto mine Altar, that thy nakednesse be not discouered thereon.
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From verse 25
- Deuteronomy 27:5–6Rank 1 from verse 25
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.
6Thou shalt build the altar of the Lord thy God of whole stones: and thou shalt offer burnt offerings thereon unto the Lord thy God:
5And there shalt thou build an Altar vnto the LORD thy God, an altar of stones: *thou shalt not lift vp any yron toole vpon them.
6Thou shalt build the Altar of the LORD thy God of whole stones: and thou shalt offer burnt offerings theron vnto the LORD thy God.
- Joshua 8:31Rank 2 from verse 25
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 whole stones, over which no man hath lift up any iron: and they offered thereon burnt offerings unto the Lord, and sacrificed peace offerings.
31As Moses the seruant of the LORD commaunded the children of Israel, as it is written in the *booke of the Law of Moses, an Altar of whole stones, ouer which no man hath lift vp any yron: and they offred theron burnt offerings vnto the LORD, and sacrificed peace offerings.
From verse 26
- 1 Peter 1:16Rank 1 from verse 26
- Ecclesiastes 5:1Rank 2 from verse 26
1KEEP thy foot when thou goest to the house of God, and be more ready to hear, than to give the sacrifice of fools: for they consider not that they do evil.
1¶ *Kepe thy foote when thou goest to the house of God, and be more ready to heare, then to giue the sacrifice of fooles: for they consider not that they doe euill.
- Hebrews 12:28–29Rank 3 from verse 26
28Wherefore we receiving a kingdom which cannot be moved, let us have grace, whereby we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear:
29For our God is a consuming fire.
28Wherefore wee receiuing a kingdome which cannot bee moued, ‖let vs haue grace, whereby wee may serue God acceptably, with reuerence and godly feare.
29For our God is a consuming fire.
- Leviticus 10:3Rank 4 from verse 26
3Then Moses said unto Aaron, This is it that the Lord spake, saying, I will be sanctified in them that come nigh me, and before all the people I will be glorified. And Aaron held his peace.
3Then Moses said vnto Aaron, This is it that the LORD spake, saying, I will bee sanctified in them that come nigh me, and before all the people I will be glorified: And Aaron held his peace.
- Psalms 89:7Rank 5 from verse 26
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Exodus 20:25
The singular second-person subject pronoun, meaning you when directly addressing one person, being, or individually treated addressee.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
Sense 1: Second-person singular present form of will: choosest, intendest, or art disposed to. Sense 2: As an auxiliary, marks future action.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references
To form, create, produce, cause, appoint, perform, or render into a stated condition.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893
Sense 1: A piece or mass of rock. Sense 2: To strike or kill with stones.
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To construct, rest or depend on as a foundation.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
Sense 1: Cut, chopped, shaped, carved, or taken out by a cutting tool. Sense 2: Cut down or separated from a source, literally or by figure.
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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references
Sense 1: To raise, bear up, or elevate physically. Sense 2: To direct upward or raise in expression, as the eyes, hands, voice, soul, prayer, or countenance. Sense 3: To exalt, restore, strengthen, or raise in condition or honour. Sense 4: To raise or wield against, as a hand, tool, weapon, or standard. Sense 5: In lift from off, to remove or take away.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828
An instrument of manual operation, particularly such as are used by farmers and mechanics.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
1. Marks the person, place, thing, or basis to which something is related: on or onto; above or over; toward or against as the target of action, speech, thought, attention, or force; resting on, assigned to, or affecting as a state, gift, burden, duty, guilt, or judgment; supported by or based on; or one placed, added, or repeated on or after another. 2. With a stated time or occasion, or a preceding event, at that time or point, or at or after that event: on, at, when, then, or following it.
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Sense 1: Have: possess, hold, receive, or experience. Sense 2: Used as an auxiliary verb.
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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of pollute, meaning to defile, make unclean, or profane.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
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Exodus 20:26
1. Also not; nor, introducing or joining a further negative statement or prohibition. 2. Not either, or none, of the alternatives named, commonly in a neither ... nor construction.
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The singular second-person subject pronoun, meaning you when directly addressing one person, being, or individually treated addressee.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
Movements or paces of the feet; footsteps, courses, degrees, or stages in going.
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discovered
Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of discover, meaning to uncover; to lay bare; to reveal.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
On or upon that which was previously mentioned.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
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24¶ An altar of earth thou shalt make unto me, and shalt sacrifice thereon thy burnt offerings, and thy peace offerings, thy sheep, and thine oxen: in all places where I record my name I will come unto thee, and I will bless thee.
24¶ An Altar of earth thou shalt make vnto me, and shalt sacrifice thereon thy burnt offerings, and thy peace offerings, thy sheepe, and thine oxen: In all places where I record my Name, I will come vnto thee, and I will blesse thee.
25And if thou wilt make me an altar of stone, thou shalt not build it of hewn stone: for if thou lift up thy tool upon it, thou hast polluted it.
25And *if thou wilt make mee an Altar of stone, thou shalt not †build it of hewen stone: for if thou lift vp thy toole vpon it, thou hast polluted it.
Selected passage26Neither shalt thou go up by steps unto mine altar, that thy nakedness be not discovered thereon.
26Neither shalt thou goe vp by steps vnto mine Altar, that thy nakednesse be not discouered thereon.
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