Verse 5

And there shalt thou build{H1129} an altar{H4196} unto Jehovah{H3068} thy God,{H430} an altar{H4196} of stones:{H68} thou shalt lift up{H5130} no iron{H1270} [tool] upon them.

Referenced Verses

• Exod 20:25 : 25 And if thou make{H6213} me an altar{H4196} of stone,{H68} thou shalt not build{H1129} it of hewn stones;{H1496} for if thou lift up{H5130} thy tool{H2719} upon it, thou hast polluted{H2490} it.
• Exod 24:4 : 4 And Moses{H4872} wrote{H3789} all the words{H1697} of Jehovah,{H3068} and rose up early{H7925} in the morning,{H1242} and builded{H1129} an altar{H4196} under the mount,{H2022} and twelve pillars,{H4676} according to the twelve{H8147} tribes{H7626} of Israel.{H3478}
• Josh 8:30-31 : 30 Then Joshua{H3091} built{H1129} an altar{H4196} unto Jehovah,{H3068} the God{H430} of Israel,{H3478} in mount{H2022} Ebal,{H5858} 31 as Moses{H4872} the servant{H5650} of Jehovah{H3068} commanded{H6680} the children{H1121} of Israel,{H3478} as it is written{H3789} in the book{H5612} of the law{H8451} of Moses,{H4872} an altar{H4196} of unhewn{H8003} stones,{H68} upon which no man had lifted up{H5130} any iron:{H1270} and they offered{H5927} thereon burnt-offerings{H5930} unto Jehovah,{H3068} and sacrificed{H2076} peace-offerings.{H5930}
• 1 Kgs 18:31-32 : 31 And Elijah{H452} took{H3947} twelve{H8147} stones,{H68} according to the number{H4557} of the tribes{H7626} of the sons{H1121} of Jacob,{H3290} unto whom the word{H1697} of Jehovah{H3068} came, saying,{H559} Israel{H3478} shall be thy name.{H8034} 32 And with the stones{H68} he built{H1129} an altar{H4196} in the name{H8034} of Jehovah;{H3068} and he made{H6213} a trench{H8585} about{H5439} the altar,{H4196} as great as would contain{H1004} two measures{H5429} of seed.{H2233}