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concerning which I command you today, on Mount Ebal, and you shall plaster them with plaster.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/27.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />And when you have crossed the Jordan, you are to set up these stones on Mount Ebal, as I am commanding you today, and you are to coat them with plaster.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/27.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Therefore it shall be when ye be gone over Jordan, <i>that</i> ye shall set up these stones, which I command you this day, in mount Ebal, and thou shalt plaister them with plaister.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/deuteronomy/27.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Therefore it shall be, when you have crossed over the Jordan, <i>that</i> on Mount Ebal you shall set up these stones, which I command you today, and you shall whitewash them with lime.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/deuteronomy/27.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />So it shall be when you cross the Jordan, you shall set up these stones on Mount Ebal, as I am commanding you today, and you shall coat them with lime.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/27.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220So it shall be when you cross the Jordan, you shall set up on Mount Ebal, these stones, as I am commanding you today, and you shall coat them with lime.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/deuteronomy/27.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“So it shall be when you cross the Jordan, you shall set up on Mount Ebal, these stones, as I am commanding you today, and you shall coat them with lime.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/deuteronomy/27.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />So it will be when you cross the Jordan, you shall set up on Mount Ebal, these stones, as I am commanding you today, and you shall coat them with lime.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/deuteronomy/27.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Now when you cross the Jordan you shall set up these stones on Mount Ebal, just as I am commanding you today and coat them with plaster.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/deuteronomy/27.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />When you have crossed the Jordan, you are to set up these stones on Mount Ebal, as I am commanding you today, and you are to cover them with plaster.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/deuteronomy/27.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />When you have crossed the Jordan, you are to set up these stones on Mount Ebal, as I am commanding you today, and you are to cover them with plaster. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/deuteronomy/27.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And it shall be, when ye are passed over the Jordan, that ye shall set up these stones, which I command you this day, in mount Ebal, and thou shalt plaster them with plaster.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/deuteronomy/27.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And it shall be when ye are passed over Jordan, that ye shall set up these stones, which I command you this day, in mount Ebal, and thou shalt plaister them with plaister.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/deuteronomy/27.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />After you cross the Jordan River, set up these stones on Mount Ebal, and cover them with plaster, following the command I'm giving you today.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/deuteronomy/27.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />and you are on the other side of the Jordan, set up these stones on Mount Ebal, as I am instructing you today, and cover them with plaster. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/deuteronomy/27.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"When you have crossed the Jordan River, set up these stones about which I'm commanding you today on Mount Ebal, and coat them with plaster. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/deuteronomy/27.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />And when you have crossed the Jordan, you are to set up these stones on Mount Ebal, as I am commanding you today, and you are to coat them with plaster.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/deuteronomy/27.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />So when you cross the Jordan you must erect on Mount Ebal these stones about which I am commanding you today, and you must cover them with plaster.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/deuteronomy/27.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />It shall be, when you have passed over the Jordan, that you shall set up these stones, which I command you this day, in Mount Ebal, and you shall plaster them with plaster.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/deuteronomy/27.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Therefore it shall be when ye have gone over Jordan, that ye shall set up these stones, which I command you this day, in mount Ebal, and thou shalt plaster them with plaster.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/deuteronomy/27.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />It shall be, when you have crossed over the Jordan, that you shall set up these stones, which I command you today, on Mount Ebal, and you shall coat them with plaster. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/deuteronomy/27.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And it has been, in your passing over the Jordan, you raise up these stones which I am commanding you today, in Mount Ebal, and you have plastered them with plaster,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/deuteronomy/27.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 'And it hath been, in your passing over the Jordan, ye raise up these stones which I am commanding you to-day, in mount Ebal, and thou hast plaistered them with plaister,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/deuteronomy/27.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And being in your passing over Jordan ye shall set up these stones which I command you this day, in mount Ebal, and plaster them with lime.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/deuteronomy/27.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Therefore when you are passed over the Jordan, set up the stones which I command you this day, in mount Hebal, and thou shalt plaster them with plaster: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/deuteronomy/27.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Therefore, when you have crossed over the Jordan, erect the stones, just as I instruct you to do this day, on Mount Ebal. And you shall coat them with plaster,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/deuteronomy/27.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />When you cross the Jordan, on Mount Ebal you shall set up these stones concerning which I command you today, and coat them with plaster,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/deuteronomy/27.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />So when you have crossed over the Jordan, you shall set up these stones, about which I am commanding you today, on Mount Ebal, and you shall cover them with plaster.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/deuteronomy/27.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Therefore when you have crossed the Jordan, you shall set up these stones, which I command you this day, on mount Gebel, and you shall cover them with plaster.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/deuteronomy/27.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And whenever you have crossed the Jordan, raise these stones, that I command you today, in the mountain of Gabel and plaster them with plaster.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/deuteronomy/27.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And it shall be when ye are passed over the Jordan, that ye shall set up these stones, which I command you this day, in mount Ebal, and thou shalt plaster them with plaster.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/deuteronomy/27.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And it shall be as soon as ye are gone over Jordan, ye shall set up these stones, which I command thee this day, on mount Gaebal, and thou shalt plaster them with plaster.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/deuteronomy/27-4.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/IRhBtZaVxJ0?start=7118" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/27.htm">The Altar on Mount Ebal</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">3</span>Write on them all the words of this law when you have crossed over to enter the land that the LORD your God is giving you, a land flowing with milk and honey, just as the LORD, the God of your fathers, has promised you. <span class="reftext">4</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: wə·hā·yāh (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">And</a> <a href="/hebrew/5674.htm" title="5674: bə·‘ā·ḇə·rə·ḵem (Prep-b:: V-Qal-Inf:: 2mp) -- To pass over, through, or by, pass on. A primitive root; to cross over; used very widely of any transition; specifically, to cover.">when you have crossed</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3383.htm" title="3383: hay·yar·dên (Art:: N-proper-fs) -- The principal river of Pal. From yarad; a descender; Jarden, the principal river of Palestine.">the Jordan,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6965.htm" title="6965: tā·qî·mū (V-Hifil-Imperf-2mp) -- To arise, stand up, stand. A primitive root; to rise.">you are to set up</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/428.htm" title="428: hā·’êl·leh (Art:: Pro-cp) -- These. Prolonged from 'el; these or those.">these</a> <a href="/hebrew/68.htm" title="68: hā·’ă·ḇā·nîm (Art:: N-fp) -- A stone. From the root of banah through the meaning to build; a stone.">stones</a> <a href="/hebrew/2022.htm" title="2022: bə·har (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- Mountain, hill, hill country. A shortened form of harar; a mountain or range of hills.">on Mount</a> <a href="/hebrew/5858.htm" title="5858: ‘ê·ḇāl (N-proper-fs) -- An Edomite name. Perhaps from an unused root probably meaning to be bald; bare; Ebal, a mountain of Palestine.">Ebal,</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">as</a> <a href="/hebrew/595.htm" title="595: ’ā·nō·ḵî (Pro-1cs) -- I. Sometimes; a primitive pro. I.">I</a> <a href="/hebrew/6680.htm" title="6680: mə·ṣaw·weh (V-Piel-Prtcpl-ms) -- To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order. A primitive root; to constitute, enjoin.">am commanding you today,</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ·ḵem (DirObjM:: 2mp) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: hay·yō·wm (Art:: N-ms) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7874.htm" title="7874: wə·śaḏ·tā (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-2ms) -- To whitewash. A primitive root probably meaning to boil up; used only as denominative from siyd; to plaster.">and you are to coat</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’ō·w·ṯām (DirObjM:: 3mp) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self.">them</a> <a href="/hebrew/7875.htm" title="7875: baś·śîḏ (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- Lime, whitewash. From siyd; lime.">with plaster.</a> </span><span class="reftext">5</span>Moreover, 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.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/8-30.htm">Joshua 8:30-32</a></span><br />At that time Joshua built an altar on Mount Ebal to the LORD, the God of Israel, / just 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.” And on it they offered burnt offerings to the LORD, and they sacrificed peace offerings. / And there in the presence of the Israelites, Joshua inscribed on the stones a copy of the law of Moses, which he had written.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/20-24.htm">Exodus 20:24-25</a></span><br />You are to make for Me an altar of earth, and sacrifice on it your burnt offerings and peace offerings, your sheep and goats and cattle. In every place where I cause My name to be remembered, I will come to you and bless you. / Now if you make an altar of stones for Me, you must not build it with stones shaped by tools; for if you use a chisel on it, you will defile it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/11-29.htm">Deuteronomy 11:29</a></span><br />When the LORD your God brings you into the land you are entering to possess, you are to proclaim the blessing on Mount Gerizim and the curse on Mount Ebal.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/12-5.htm">Deuteronomy 12:5</a></span><br />Instead, you must seek the place the LORD your God will choose from among all your tribes to establish as a dwelling for His Name, and there you must go.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/11-30.htm">Deuteronomy 11:30</a></span><br />Are not these mountains across the Jordan, west of the road toward the sunset, in the land of the Canaanites who live in the Arabah opposite Gilgal near the Oak of Moreh?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/4-1.htm">Joshua 4:1-9</a></span><br />When the whole nation had finished crossing the Jordan, the LORD said to Joshua, / “Choose twelve men from among the people, one from each tribe, / and command them: ‘Take up for yourselves twelve stones from the middle of the Jordan where the priests were standing, carry them with you, and set them down in the place where you spend the night.’” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/8-9.htm">1 Kings 8:9</a></span><br />There was nothing in the ark except the two stone tablets that Moses had placed in it at Horeb, where the LORD had made a covenant with the Israelites after they had come out of the land of Egypt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/12-6.htm">Genesis 12:6-7</a></span><br />Abram traveled through the land as far as the site of the Oak of Moreh at Shechem. And at that time the Canaanites were in the land. / Then the LORD appeared to Abram and said, “I will give this land to your offspring.” So Abram built an altar there to the LORD, who had appeared to him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/33-18.htm">Genesis 33:18-20</a></span><br />After Jacob had come from Paddan-aram, he arrived safely at the city of Shechem in the land of Canaan, and he camped just outside the city. / And the plot of ground where he pitched his tent, he purchased from the sons of Hamor, Shechem’s father, for a hundred pieces of silver. / There he set up an altar and called it El-Elohe-Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/35-1.htm">Genesis 35:1-7</a></span><br />Then God said to Jacob, “Arise, go up to Bethel, and settle there. Build an altar there to the God who appeared to you when you fled from your brother Esau.” / So Jacob told his household and all who were with him, “Get rid of the foreign gods that are among you. Purify yourselves and change your garments. / Then let us arise and go to Bethel. I will build an altar there to God, who answered me in my day of distress. He has been with me wherever I have gone.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/17-9.htm">2 Kings 17:9-12</a></span><br />The Israelites secretly did things against the LORD their God that were not right. From watchtower to fortified city, they built high places in all their cities. / They set up for themselves sacred pillars and Asherah poles on every high hill and under every green tree. / They burned incense on all the high places like the nations that the LORD had driven out before them. They did wicked things, provoking the LORD to anger. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/23-15.htm">2 Kings 23:15-17</a></span><br />He even pulled down the altar at Bethel, the high place set up by Jeroboam son of Nebat, who had caused Israel to sin. Then he burned the high place, ground it to powder, and burned the Asherah pole. / And as Josiah turned, he saw the tombs there on the hillside, and he sent someone to take the bones out of the tombs, and he burned them on the altar to defile it, according to the word of the LORD proclaimed by the man of God who had foretold these things. / Then the king asked, “What is this monument I see?” And the men of the city replied, “It is the tomb of the man of God who came from Judah and proclaimed these things that you have done to the altar of Bethel.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/4-20.htm">John 4:20-24</a></span><br />Our fathers worshiped on this mountain, but you Jews say that the place where one must worship is in Jerusalem.” / “Believe Me, woman,” Jesus replied, “a time is coming when you will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem. / You worship what you do not know; we worship what we do know, for salvation is from the Jews. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/12-22.htm">Hebrews 12:22</a></span><br />Instead, you have come to Mount Zion, to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem. You have come to myriads of angels<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-37.htm">Acts 7:37-38</a></span><br />This is the same Moses who told the Israelites, ‘God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your brothers.’ / He was in the assembly in the wilderness with the angel who spoke to him on Mount Sinai, and with our fathers. And he received living words to pass on to us.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Therefore it shall be when you be gone over Jordan, that you shall set up these stones, which I command you this day, in mount Ebal, and you shall plaster them with plaster.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/11-29.htm">Deuteronomy 11:29,30</a></b></br> And it shall come to pass, when the LORD thy God hath brought thee in unto the land whither thou goest to possess it, that thou shalt put the blessing upon mount Gerizim, and the curse upon mount Ebal… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joshua/8-30.htm">Joshua 8:30-33</a></b></br> Then Joshua built an altar unto the LORD God of Israel in mount Ebal, … </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/deuteronomy/27-2.htm">Building-Paste</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/27-2.htm">Coat</a> <a href="/exodus/2-3.htm">Coated</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/27-1.htm">Command</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/27-1.htm">Commanding</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/27-3.htm">Cross</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/27-2.htm">Crossed</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/11-29.htm">Ebal</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/27-2.htm">Jordan</a> <a href="/amos/2-1.htm">Lime</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/11-29.htm">Mount</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/27-3.htm">Passed</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/11-31.htm">Passing</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/27-2.htm">Plaister</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/27-2.htm">Plaistered</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/27-2.htm">Plaster</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/27-2.htm">Stones</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/27-1.htm">Today</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/27-1.htm">To-Day</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/deuteronomy/27-2.htm">Building-Paste</a> <a href="/1_samuel/2-19.htm">Coat</a> <a href="/exodus/2-3.htm">Coated</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/27-10.htm">Command</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/27-10.htm">Commanding</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/27-12.htm">Cross</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/27-12.htm">Crossed</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/27-13.htm">Ebal</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/27-12.htm">Jordan</a> <a href="/isaiah/33-12.htm">Lime</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/27-12.htm">Mount</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/27-12.htm">Passed</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/27-12.htm">Passing</a> <a href="/isaiah/38-21.htm">Plaister</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/27-2.htm">Plaistered</a> <a href="/isaiah/38-21.htm">Plaster</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/27-5.htm">Stones</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/27-9.htm">Today</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/27-10.htm">To-Day</a><div class="vheading2">Deuteronomy 27</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/27-1.htm">The people are commanded to write the law upon stones</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/27-5.htm">and to build an altar of whole stones</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/27-11.htm">The tribes to be divided on Gerizim and Ebal</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/27-14.htm">The curses to be pronounced on mount Ebal</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The Jordan River serves as a boundary between the wilderness and the land of Canaan, representing a new chapter in Israel's history. This crossing is reminiscent of the Red Sea crossing, highlighting God's continued guidance and provision.<p><b>you are to set up these stones on Mount Ebal</b><br>Mount Ebal is located in the central region of Canaan, near Shechem, and is one of two mountains flanking the valley where the Israelites would renew their covenant with God. Setting up stones on Mount Ebal signifies a public declaration of the covenant and serves as a physical reminder of God's laws. The choice of Mount Ebal, the mountain associated with curses (<a href="/deuteronomy/11-29.htm">Deuteronomy 11:29</a>), underscores the seriousness of obedience to God's commands.<p><b>as I am commanding you today</b><br>This phrase emphasizes the immediacy and authority of God's command through Moses. It reflects the covenantal relationship between God and Israel, where obedience to divine instructions is paramount. The use of "today" indicates the urgency and importance of the command, as the Israelites are on the brink of a new beginning in the Promised Land.<p><b>and you are to coat them with plaster</b><br>Coating the stones with plaster was a common ancient Near Eastern practice to prepare a smooth surface for inscribing text. This act ensures the durability and visibility of the written law, making it accessible to all who pass by. The plastering of stones for inscription is also seen in other ancient cultures, providing archaeological context for this practice. The inscribed stones serve as a testament to the covenant, much like the tablets of the Ten Commandments, and point to the enduring nature of God's word.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The leader of the Israelites who is delivering God's commandments to the people before they enter the Promised Land.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a></b><br>The chosen people of God, who are about to enter the Promised Land after their exodus from Egypt and years of wandering in the desert.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/m/mount_ebal.htm">Mount Ebal</a></b><br>A mountain in the land of Canaan where the Israelites are instructed to set up stones and coat them with plaster as a sign of their covenant with God.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_jordan_river.htm">The Jordan River</a></b><br>The river that the Israelites must cross to enter the Promised Land.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_covenant_ceremony.htm">The Covenant Ceremony</a></b><br>The event where the Israelites reaffirm their covenant with God by setting up stones and writing the law on them.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/o/obedience_to_god's_commands.htm">Obedience to God's Commands</a></b><br>The act of setting up stones on Mount Ebal signifies the importance of obeying God's commands. It serves as a physical reminder of the covenant between God and His people.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_remembrance.htm">The Importance of Remembrance</a></b><br>Coating the stones with plaster and writing the law on them ensures that the Israelites remember God's laws. This teaches us the importance of keeping God's Word at the forefront of our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_crossing_the_jordan.htm">Symbolism of Crossing the Jordan</a></b><br>Crossing the Jordan represents a transition from the wilderness into the Promised Land. It symbolizes moving from a life of wandering to one of purpose and fulfillment in God's promises.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_community_in_faith.htm">The Role of Community in Faith</a></b><br>The communal act of setting up the stones emphasizes the collective responsibility of the Israelites to uphold God's laws. It reminds us of the importance of community in our faith journey.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_choices.htm">The Consequences of Choices</a></b><br>Mount Ebal, associated with curses, serves as a reminder of the consequences of disobedience. It challenges us to consider the outcomes of our choices in light of God's commands.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_deuteronomy_27.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Deuteronomy 27</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_the_altar_on_ebal,_not_gerizim.htm">Why does Deuteronomy 27:4 specify Mount Ebal for the altar instead of Mount Gerizim, and is there any historical or textual contradiction behind this location? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_joshua's_altar_align_with_history.htm">How does Joshua’s altar-building on Mount Ebal (Joshua 8:30–35) align with other historical records of Canaanite territory? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_are_agrapha_in_christianity.htm">What is the significance of Mount Gerizim?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_deut._11_26-28_focus_on_obedience.htm">Why does Deuteronomy 11:26–28 emphasize blessings and curses tied to obedience, while other biblical passages suggest different ways God interacts with believers? </a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/deuteronomy/27.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 4.</span> - The stones were to be set up on Mount Ebal (cf. <a href="/deuteronomy/11-29.htm">Deuteronomy 11:29</a>). The Samaritan Codex and Version have Gerizim here, in place of Ebal; but though some critics have accepted this, it is generally regarded as an arbitrary alteration introduced to favor Samaritan pretensions (see the exhaustive and conclusive Dissertation of Gesenius, 'De Pentat. Samarit'). All the ancient versions, as well as all the Hebrew manuscripts, support the received text. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/deuteronomy/27-4.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">And</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהָיָה֮</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hā·yāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">when you have crossed</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּעָבְרְכֶ֣ם</span> <span class="translit">(bə·‘ā·ḇə·rə·ḵem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5674.htm">Strong's 5674: </a> </span><span class="str2">To pass over, through, or by, pass on</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the Jordan,</span><br /><span class="heb">הַיַּרְדֵּן֒</span> <span class="translit">(hay·yar·dên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3383.htm">Strong's 3383: </a> </span><span class="str2">Jordan -- the principal river of Palestine</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you are to set up</span><br /><span class="heb">תָּקִ֜ימוּ</span> <span class="translit">(tā·qî·mū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6965.htm">Strong's 6965: </a> </span><span class="str2">To arise, stand up, stand</span><br /><br /><span class="word">these</span><br /><span class="heb">הָאֵ֗לֶּה</span> <span class="translit">(hā·’êl·leh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Pronoun - common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_428.htm">Strong's 428: </a> </span><span class="str2">These, those</span><br /><br /><span class="word">stones</span><br /><span class="heb">הָאֲבָנִ֣ים</span> <span class="translit">(hā·’ă·ḇā·nîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_68.htm">Strong's 68: </a> </span><span class="str2">A stone</span><br /><br /><span class="word">on Mount</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּהַ֣ר</span> <span class="translit">(bə·har)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2022.htm">Strong's 2022: </a> </span><span class="str2">Mountain, hill, hill country</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Ebal,</span><br /><span class="heb">עֵיבָ֑ל</span> <span class="translit">(‘ê·ḇāl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5858.htm">Strong's 5858: </a> </span><span class="str2">An Edomite name</span><br /><br /><span class="word">as</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲשֶׁ֨ר</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·šer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - relative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I</span><br /><span class="heb">אָנֹכִ֜י</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·nō·ḵî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_595.htm">Strong's 595: </a> </span><span class="str2">I</span><br /><br /><span class="word">am commanding you today,</span><br /><span class="heb">מְצַוֶּ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(mə·ṣaw·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6680.htm">Strong's 6680: </a> </span><span class="str2">To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and you are to coat</span><br /><span class="heb">וְשַׂדְתָּ֥</span> <span class="translit">(wə·śaḏ·tā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7874.htm">Strong's 7874: </a> </span><span class="str2">To whitewash</span><br /><br /><span class="word">them</span><br /><span class="heb">אוֹתָ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(’ō·w·ṯām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Direct object marker | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_853.htm">Strong's 853: </a> </span><span class="str2">Untranslatable mark of the accusative case</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with plaster.</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּשִּֽׂיד׃</span> <span class="translit">(baś·śîḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7874.htm">Strong's 7874: </a> </span><span class="str2">To whitewash</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/deuteronomy/27-4.htm">Deuteronomy 27:4 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/deuteronomy/27-4.htm">Deuteronomy 27:4 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/deuteronomy/27-4.htm">Deuteronomy 27:4 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/27-4.htm">Deuteronomy 27:4 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/27-4.htm">Deuteronomy 27:4 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/deuteronomy/27-4.htm">Deuteronomy 27:4 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/deuteronomy/27-4.htm">Deuteronomy 27:4 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/deuteronomy/27-4.htm">Deuteronomy 27:4 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/deuteronomy/27-4.htm">Deuteronomy 27:4 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/deuteronomy/27-4.htm">Deuteronomy 27:4 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/deuteronomy/27-4.htm">OT Law: Deuteronomy 27:4 It shall be when you are passed (Deut. 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