Deuteronomy

Deuteronomy 27:5

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.

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Moreover	וּבָנִ֤יתָ	ū·ḇā·nî·ṯā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular	H1129 build
you are to build	וּבָנִ֤יתָ	ū·ḇā·nî·ṯā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular	H1129 build
there	שָּׁם֙	šām	Adverb	H8033 there, thither
an altar	מִזְבֵּ֔חַ	miz·bê·aḥ	Noun - masculine singular	H4196 altar
to the LORD	לַיהוָ֖ה	Yah·weh	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
your God	אֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ	’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H430 God
an altar of	מִזְבַּ֣ח	miz·baḥ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4196 altar
stones	אֲבָנִ֔ים	’ă·ḇā·nîm	Noun - feminine plural	H68 stone
You must not	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
use	תָנִ֥יף	ṯā·nîp̄	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H5130 move to and fro, wave, besprinkle
any iron tool	בַּרְזֶֽל׃	bar·zel	Noun - masculine singular	H1270 iron
on them	עֲלֵיהֶ֖ם	‘ă·lê·hem	Preposition; third person masculine plural	H5921 height

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Cross-references from OpenBible.info, used under CC BY 4.0. The best-supported references for each verse are shown.

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.