Joshua

Joshua 8:31

³¹just 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.”^e And on it they offered burnt offerings to the LORD, and they sacrificed peace offerings.

Footnotes

e 8:31 Exodus 20:25|EXO 20:25; Deuteronomy 27:5

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
just as	כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר	ka·’ă·šer	Preposition-k; Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
Moses	מֹשֶׁ֨ה	mō·šeh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4872 Moses
the servant	עֶֽבֶד־	‘e·ḇeḏ-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H5650 slave, servant
of the LORD	יְהוָ֜ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
had commanded	צִוָּה֩	ṣiw·wāh	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H6680 lay charge (upon), give charge (to), charge, command, order
the Israelites	בְּנֵ֣י	bə·nê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
He built it according to what is written	כַּכָּתוּב֙	kak·kā·ṯūḇ	Preposition-k, Article; Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular	H3789 write
in the Book	בְּסֵ֙פֶר֙	bə·sê·p̄er	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H5612 missive, document, writing, book
of the Law	תּוֹרַ֣ת	tō·w·raṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H8451 direction, instruction, law
of Moses	מֹשֶׁ֔ה	mō·šeh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4872 Moses
an altar	מִזְבַּח֙	miz·baḥ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4196 altar
of uncut	שְׁלֵמ֔וֹת	šə·lê·mō·wṯ	Adjective - feminine plural	H8003 complete, safe, at peace
stones	אֲבָנִ֣ים	’ă·ḇā·nîm	Noun - feminine plural	H68 stone
on	עֲלֵיהֶ֖ן	‘ă·lê·hen	Preposition; third person feminine plural	H5921 height
which	אֲשֶׁ֛ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
no	לֹֽא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
iron tool	בַּרְזֶ֑ל	bar·zel	Noun - masculine singular	H1270 iron
has been used	הֵנִ֥יף	hê·nîp̄	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H5130 move to and fro, wave, besprinkle
And on it	עָלָ֤יו	‘ā·lāw	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H5921 height
they offered	וַיַּעֲל֨וּ	way·ya·‘ă·lū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5927 go up, ascend, climb
burnt offerings	עֹלוֹת֙	‘ō·lō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural	H5930 whole burnt-offering
to the LORD	לַֽיהוָ֔ה	Yah·weh	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
and they sacrificed	וַֽיִּזְבְּח֖וּ	way·yiz·bə·ḥū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H2076 slaughter for sacrifice
peace offerings	שְׁלָמִֽים׃	šə·lā·mîm	Noun - masculine plural	H8002 sacrifice for alliance or friendship, 'peace-offering'

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Deuteronomy 27:5–7 · Exodus 20:24–25

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