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</div><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheadingv">Verse<a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/27.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><a href="/niv/deuteronomy/27.htm">New International Version</a> When you have crossed the Jordan into the land the LORD your God is giving you, set up some large stones and coat them with plaster. <a href="/nlt/deuteronomy/27.htm">New Living Translation</a> When you cross the Jordan River and enter the land the LORD your God is giving you, set up some large stones and coat them with plaster. <a href="/esv/deuteronomy/27.htm">English Standard Version</a> And on the day you cross over the Jordan to the land that the LORD your God is giving you, you shall set up large stones and plaster them with plaster. <a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/27.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> And on the day you cross the Jordan into the land that the LORD your God is giving you, set up large stones and coat them with plaster. <a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/27.htm">King James Bible</a> And it shall be on the day when ye shall pass over Jordan unto the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee, that thou shalt set thee up great stones, and plaister them with plaister: <a href="/nkjv/deuteronomy/27.htm">New King James Version</a> And it shall be, on the day when you cross over the Jordan to the land which the LORD your God is giving you, that you shall set up for yourselves large stones, and whitewash them with lime. <a href="/nasb_/deuteronomy/27.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> So it shall be on the day when you cross the Jordan to the land which the LORD your God is giving you, that you shall set up for yourself large stones and coat them with lime <a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/27.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220So it shall be on the day when you cross the Jordan to the land which the LORD your God gives you, that you shall set up for yourself large stones and coat them with lime <a href="/nasb77/deuteronomy/27.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “So it shall be on the day when you shall cross the Jordan to the land which the LORD your God gives you, that you shall set up for yourself large stones, and coat them with lime <a href="/lsb/deuteronomy/27.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> So it will be on the day when you cross the Jordan to the land which Yahweh your God gives you, that you shall set up for yourself large stones and coat them with lime <a href="/amp/deuteronomy/27.htm">Amplified Bible</a> So it shall be on the day when you cross the Jordan to [enter] the land which the LORD your God gives you, that you shall set up for yourself large stones and coat them with plaster (lime, whitewash). <a href="/csb/deuteronomy/27.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> When you cross the Jordan into the land the LORD your God is giving you, set up large stones and cover them with plaster. <a href="/hcsb/deuteronomy/27.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> At the time you cross the Jordan into the land the LORD your God is giving you, you must set up large stones and cover them with plaster. <a href="/asv/deuteronomy/27.htm">American Standard Version</a> And it shall be on the day when ye shall pass over the Jordan unto the land which Jehovah thy God giveth thee, that thou shalt set thee up great stones, and plaster them with plaster: <a href="/erv/deuteronomy/27.htm">English Revised Version</a> And it shall be on the day when ye shall pass over Jordan unto the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee, that thou shalt set thee up great stones, and plaister them with plaister: <a href="/gwt/deuteronomy/27.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> "The day you cross the Jordan River and enter the land that the LORD your God is giving you, set up some large stones and cover them with plaster. <a href="/gnt/deuteronomy/27.htm">Good News Translation</a> On the day you cross the Jordan River and enter the land that the LORD your God is giving you, you are to set up some large stones, cover them with plaster, <a href="/isv/deuteronomy/27.htm">International Standard Version</a> On the day you cross over the Jordan River to the land that the LORD your God is about to give you, set up large stones and coat them with plaster. <a href="/msb/deuteronomy/27.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> And on the day you cross the Jordan into the land that the LORD your God is giving you, set up large stones and coat them with plaster. <a href="/net/deuteronomy/27.htm">NET Bible</a> When you cross the Jordan River to the land the LORD your God is giving you, you must erect great stones and cover them with plaster. <a href="/nheb/deuteronomy/27.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> It shall be on the day when you shall pass over the Jordan to the land which the LORD your God gives you, that you shall set yourself up great stones, and plaster them with plaster: <a href="/wbt/deuteronomy/27.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And it shall be on the day when ye shall pass over Jordan to the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee, that thou shalt set thee up great stones, and plaster them with plaster: <a href="/web/deuteronomy/27.htm">World English Bible</a> It shall be on the day when you shall pass over the Jordan to the land which Yahweh your God gives you, that you shall set yourself up great stones, and coat them with plaster. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/deuteronomy/27.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> and it has been, in the day that you pass over the Jordan to the land which your God YHWH is giving to you, that you have raised up great stones for yourself, and plastered them with plaster, <a href="/ylt/deuteronomy/27.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> and it hath been, in the day that ye pass over the Jordan unto the land which Jehovah thy God is giving to thee, that thou hast raised up for thee great stones, and plaistered them with plaister, <a href="/slt/deuteronomy/27.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And it was in the day which ye shall pass over Jordan to the land that Jehovah thy God gave to thee, and set up to thee great stones, and plaster them with lime.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/deuteronomy/27.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And when you are passed over the Jordan into the land which the Lord thy God will give thee, thou shalt set up great stones, and shalt plaster them over with plaster, <a href="/cpdv/deuteronomy/27.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And when you have crossed over the Jordan, into the land which the Lord your God will give to you, you shall erect immense stones, and you shall coat them with plaster, <a href="/nabre/deuteronomy/27.htm">New American Bible</a> On the day you cross the Jordan into the land which the LORD, your God, is giving you, set up some large stones and coat them with plaster. <a href="/nrsvce/deuteronomy/27.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> On the day that you cross over the Jordan into the land that the LORD your God is giving you, you shall set up large stones and cover them with plaster.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/deuteronomy/27.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And it shall be on the day that you cross the Jordan into the land which the LORD your God gives you, you shall set up large stones, and cover them with plaster; <a href="/hpbt/deuteronomy/27.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> In the day that you pass over the Jordan to the land that LORD JEHOVAH your God gives to you raise great stones for yourselves and plaster them with plaster:<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/deuteronomy/27.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And it shall be on the day when ye shall pass over the Jordan unto the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee, that thou shalt set thee up great stones, and plaster them with plaster. <a href="/sep/deuteronomy/27.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And it shall come to pass in the day when ye shall cross over Jordan into the land which the Lord thy God gives thee, that thou shalt set up for thyself great stones, and shalt plaster them with plaster. <a href="/parallel/deuteronomy/27-2.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/IRhBtZaVxJ0?start=7092" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/27.htm">The Altar on Mount Ebal</a> 1Then Moses and the elders of Israel commanded the people: “Keep all the commandments I am giving you today. 2<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/3117.htm" title="3117: bay·yō·wm (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">on the day</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."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5674.htm" title="5674: ta·‘aḇ·rū (V-Qal-Imperf-2mp) -- To pass over, through, or by, pass on. A primitive root; to cross over; used very widely of any transition; specifically, to cover.">you cross</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/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">into</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: hā·’ā·reṣ (Art:: N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">the land</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.">that</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā (N-mpc:: 2ms) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">your God</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: nō·ṯên (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">is giving</a> <a href="/hebrew/lāḵ (Prep:: 2ms) -- ">you,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6965.htm" title="6965: wa·hă·qê·mō·ṯā (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConjPerf-2ms) -- To arise, stand up, stand. A primitive root; to rise.">set up</a> <a href="/hebrew/lə·ḵā (Prep:: 2ms) -- "></a> <a href="/hebrew/1419.htm" title="1419: gə·ḏō·lō·wṯ (Adj-fp) -- Great. Or gadol; from gadal; great; hence, older; also insolent.">large</a> <a href="/hebrew/68.htm" title="68: ’ă·ḇā·nîm (N-fp) -- A stone. From the root of banah through the meaning to build; a stone.">stones</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 coat</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’ō·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> 3Write 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.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/joshua/8-30.htm">Joshua 8:30-32</a> 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. <a href="/exodus/24-4.htm">Exodus 24:4</a> And Moses wrote down all the words of the LORD. Early the next morning he got up and built an altar at the base of the mountain, along with twelve pillars for the twelve tribes of Israel. <a href="/joshua/4-1.htm">Joshua 4:1-9</a> 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.’” ... <a href="/exodus/20-25.htm">Exodus 20:25</a> 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. <a href="/joshua/1-11.htm">Joshua 1:11</a> “Go through the camp and tell the people, ‘Prepare your provisions, for within three days you will cross the Jordan to go in and take possession of the land that the LORD your God is giving you to possess.’” <a href="/1_kings/8-9.htm">1 Kings 8:9</a> 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. <a href="/nehemiah/8-1.htm">Nehemiah 8:1-3</a> At that time all the people gathered together in the square before the Water Gate, and they asked Ezra the scribe to bring out the Book of the Law of Moses, which the LORD had commanded for Israel. / On the first day of the seventh month, Ezra the priest brought the Law before the assembly of men and women and all who could listen and understand. / So Ezra read it aloud from daybreak until noon as he faced the square before the Water Gate, in front of the men and women and those who could understand. And all the people listened attentively to the Book of the Law. <a href="/2_kings/23-3.htm">2 Kings 23:3</a> So the king stood by the pillar and made a covenant before the LORD to follow the LORD and to keep His commandments, decrees, and statutes with all his heart and all his soul, and to carry out the words of the covenant that were written in this book. And all the people entered into the covenant. <a href="/jeremiah/31-33.htm">Jeremiah 31:33</a> “But this is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the LORD. I will put My law in their minds and inscribe it on their hearts. And I will be their God, and they will be My people. <a href="/isaiah/8-1.htm">Isaiah 8:1</a> Then the LORD said to me, “Take a large scroll and write on it with an ordinary stylus: Maher-shalal-hash-baz. <a href="/matthew/5-17.htm">Matthew 5:17-18</a> Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets. I have not come to abolish them, but to fulfill them. / For I tell you truly, until heaven and earth pass away, not a single jot, not a stroke of a pen, will disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished. <a href="/hebrews/8-10.htm">Hebrews 8:10</a> For this is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the Lord. I will put My laws in their minds and inscribe them on their hearts. And I will be their God, and they will be My people. <a href="/romans/2-15.htm">Romans 2:15</a> So they show that the work of the law is written on their hearts, their consciences also bearing witness, and their thoughts either accusing or defending them <a href="/2_corinthians/3-3.htm">2 Corinthians 3:3</a> It is clear that you are a letter from Christ, the result of our ministry, written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of human hearts. <a href="/matthew/7-24.htm">Matthew 7:24-27</a> Therefore everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts on them is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. / The rain fell, the torrents raged, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because its foundation was on the rock. / But everyone who hears these words of Mine and does not act on them is like a foolish man who built his house on sand. ...</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And it shall be on the day when you shall pass over Jordan to the land which the LORD your God gives you, that you shall set you up great stones, and plaster them with plaster:on the day<a href="/deuteronomy/6-1.htm">Deuteronomy 6:1</a> Now these are the commandments, the statutes, and the judgments, which the LORD your God commanded to teach you, that ye might do them in the land whither ye go to possess it:<a href="/deuteronomy/9-1.htm">Deuteronomy 9:1</a> Hear, O Israel: Thou art to pass over Jordan this day, to go in to possess nations greater and mightier than thyself, cities great and fenced up to heaven,<a href="/deuteronomy/11-31.htm">Deuteronomy 11:31</a> For ye shall pass over Jordan to go in to possess the land which the LORD your God giveth you, and ye shall possess it, and dwell therein.unto the<a href="/deuteronomy/27-3.htm">Deuteronomy 27:3</a> And thou shalt write upon them all the words of this law, when thou art passed over, that thou mayest go in unto the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee, a land that floweth with milk and honey; as the LORD God of thy fathers hath promised thee.<a href="/deuteronomy/26-1.htm">Deuteronomy 26:1</a> And it shall be, when thou art come in unto the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee for an inheritance, and possessest it, and dwellest therein;great stones<a href="/ezekiel/11-19.htm">Ezekiel 11:19</a> And I will give them one heart, and I will put a new spirit within you; and I will take the stony heart out of their flesh, and will give them an heart of flesh:<a href="/ezekiel/36-26.htm">Ezekiel 36:26</a> A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/deuteronomy/27-4.htm">Building-Paste</a> <a href="/leviticus/16-4.htm">Coat</a> <a href="/proverbs/26-23.htm">Coating</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/12-10.htm">Cross</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/2-14.htm">Crossed</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/12-10.htm">Jordan</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/25-14.htm">Large</a> <a href="/daniel/5-5.htm">Plaister</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/27-4.htm">Plaistered</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-45.htm">Plaster</a> <a href="/numbers/20-11.htm">Raised</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/24-6.htm">Stones</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/deuteronomy/27-4.htm">Building-Paste</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/27-4.htm">Coat</a> <a href="/proverbs/26-23.htm">Coating</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/27-3.htm">Cross</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/27-4.htm">Crossed</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/27-4.htm">Jordan</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-36.htm">Large</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/27-4.htm">Plaister</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/27-4.htm">Plaistered</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/27-4.htm">Plaster</a> <a href="/joshua/4-20.htm">Raised</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/27-4.htm">Stones</a><div class="vheading2">Deuteronomy 27</div>1. <a href="/deuteronomy/27-1.htm">The people are commanded to write the law upon stones</a> 5. <a href="/deuteronomy/27-5.htm">and to build an altar of whole stones</a> 11. <a href="/deuteronomy/27-11.htm">The tribes to be divided on Gerizim and Ebal</a> 14. <a href="/deuteronomy/27-14.htm">The curses to be pronounced on mount Ebal</a> </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 desert and the land of Canaan. Crossing the Jordan symbolizes entering into God's promises and blessings. This event parallels the crossing of the Red Sea, signifying deliverance and new beginnings. The Jordan River is also significant in the New Testament, where John the Baptist baptizes Jesus, marking the beginning of His public ministry.into the land that the LORD your God is giving you This emphasizes the divine gift of the land, underscoring that it is not earned by the Israelites' merit but granted by God's grace. The land of Canaan is a fulfillment of the promise made to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. It represents a physical manifestation of God's covenant and faithfulness. The phrase also highlights God's sovereignty and the Israelites' role as stewards of His gift.set up large stones The setting up of stones is a common practice in ancient cultures for memorializing significant events. These stones serve as a physical reminder of God's faithfulness and the covenant between God and Israel. In biblical history, stones are often used to commemorate divine encounters, such as Jacob's dream at Bethel. The large stones would be visible to all, serving as a public testimony to future generations.and coat them with plaster Coating the stones with plaster was a method used to prepare a smooth surface for inscribing text. This practice is supported by archaeological findings in the region, where plastered stones have been discovered. The plastering signifies the importance of the message to be inscribed, likely the words of the law, making it clear and legible. This act symbolizes the permanence and clarity of God's commandments, which are to be central in the life of the nation.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a> The leader of the Israelites who is delivering God's commandments to the people before they enter the Promised Land. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a> 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. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_jordan_river.htm">The Jordan River</a> The significant geographical boundary that the Israelites must cross to enter the Promised Land. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_promised_land.htm">The Promised Land</a> The land of Canaan, which God promised to Abraham and his descendants. 5. <a href="/topical/l/large_stones.htm">Large Stones</a> Physical markers to be set up by the Israelites as a memorial and a means to inscribe the law.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/m/memorials_of_faith.htm">Memorials of Faith</a> Setting up stones serves as a physical reminder of God's faithfulness and the covenant relationship. Consider how we can create "memorials" in our lives to remember God's work and promises. <a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_god's_law.htm">The Importance of God's Law</a> The act of inscribing the law on stones highlights the permanence and importance of God's commandments. Reflect on how we prioritize and internalize God's Word in our daily lives. <a href="/topical/o/obedience_and_preparation.htm">Obedience and Preparation</a> The instruction to prepare the stones before entering the land signifies the importance of obedience and readiness to follow God's commands. Evaluate how we prepare our hearts and lives to follow God's will. <a href="/topical/c/community_and_accountability.htm">Community and Accountability</a> The communal act of setting up stones involves the entire nation, emphasizing the role of community in upholding God's law. Consider how we can support and hold each other accountable in our faith communities. <a href="/topical/c/crossing_into_new_beginnings.htm">Crossing into New Beginnings</a> Crossing the Jordan represents a transition into a new phase of God's promise. Reflect on the transitions in our own lives and how we can trust God through them.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_deuteronomy_27.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Deuteronomy 27</a> <a href="/q/how_was_the_law_inscribed_on_stones.htm">How could the entire Law realistically be inscribed on plastered stones as commanded in Deuteronomy 27:2–3? </a> <a href="/q/what_is_the_significance_of_mount_ebal.htm">What is the significance of Mount Ebal?</a> <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> <a href="/q/does_deut._27_8_imply_clearer_law_writing.htm">Does the command in Deuteronomy 27:8 to write the Law “very clearly” imply a significant difference from earlier recordings of the Law? </a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/deuteronomy/27.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 2. - On the day when ye shall pass over Jordan; i.e. at the time; "day" is here used in a wide sense (cf. <a href="/genesis/2-4.htm">Genesis 2:4</a>; <a href="/numbers/3-1.htm">Numbers 3:1</a>; <a href="/2_samuel/22-1.htm">2 Samuel 22:1</a>; <a href="/ecclesiastes/12-3.htm">Ecclesiastes 12:3</a>; <a href="/isaiah/11-10.htm">Isaiah 11:10</a>, etc.). Thou shalt set thee up great stones, and plaster them with plaster, The stones, the number of which is not specified, were to be large, because much was to be inscribed upon them, and they were to be covered with a coating of lime or gypsum (שִׂיַד), in order to secure a smooth white surface on which the inscription might be clearly depicted. That the words were not, as Michaelis, Rosenmüller, and others suppose, cut in the stone, and afterwards covered with plaster in order to preserve them, is plain from its being enjoined that they were to be written upon (עַל) the stones so prepared; and besides, as this was intended to be a proclamation of the Law, the main purpose of the erection would have been frustrated had the inscription been concealed by such a covering as that supposed. Among the ancient Egyptians the practice of depicting records on walls or monuments covered with a coating of plaster was common (see Hengstenberg, 'Authentic des Pent.,' 1:464, English translation, 1:433); from them, doubtless, it was borrowed by the Hebrews. It has been suggested by Kennicott that the writing was to be in relieve, and that the spaces between the letters were filled up by the mortar or cement. This is possible, but it is not such a process as this that the words of the text suggest. "A careful examination of <a href="/deuteronomy/27-4.htm">Deuteronomy 27:4, 8</a>, and <a href="/joshua/8-30.htm">Joshua 8:30</a>-22, will lead to the opinion that the Law was written upon or in the plaster with which these pillars were coated. This could easily be done, and such writing was common in ancient times. I have seen specimens of it certainly more than two thousand years old, and still as distinct as when they were first inscribed on the plaster" (Thomson, 'Land and the Book,' it. p. 204). <a href="/commentaries/deuteronomy/27-2.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>And וְהָיָ֗ה (wə·hā·yāh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> To fall out, come to pass, become, be on the day בַּיּוֹם֮ (bay·yō·wm) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> A day you cross תַּעַבְר֣וּ (ta·‘aḇ·rū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5674.htm">Strong's 5674: </a> To pass over, through, or by, pass on the Jordan הַיַּרְדֵּן֒ (hay·yar·dên) Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3383.htm">Strong's 3383: </a> Jordan -- the principal river of Palestine into אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to the land הָאָ֕רֶץ (hā·’ā·reṣ) Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> Earth, land the LORD יְהוָ֥ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel your God אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ (’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā) Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative is giving you, נֹתֵ֣ן (nō·ṯên) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> To give, put, set you are to set up וַהֲקֵמֹתָ֤ (wa·hă·qê·mō·ṯā) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6965.htm">Strong's 6965: </a> To arise, stand up, stand large גְּדֹל֔וֹת (gə·ḏō·lō·wṯ) Adjective - feminine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1419.htm">Strong's 1419: </a> Great, older, insolent stones אֲבָנִ֣ים (’ă·ḇā·nîm) Noun - feminine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_68.htm">Strong's 68: </a> A stone and coat וְשַׂדְתָּ֥ (wə·śaḏ·tā) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7874.htm">Strong's 7874: </a> To whitewash them אֹתָ֖ם (’ō·ṯām) Direct object marker | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_853.htm">Strong's 853: </a> Untranslatable mark of the accusative case with plaster. בַּשִּֽׂיד׃ (baś·śîḏ) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7874.htm">Strong's 7874: </a> To whitewash <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/deuteronomy/27-2.htm">Deuteronomy 27:2 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/deuteronomy/27-2.htm">Deuteronomy 27:2 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/deuteronomy/27-2.htm">Deuteronomy 27:2 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/27-2.htm">Deuteronomy 27:2 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/27-2.htm">Deuteronomy 27:2 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/deuteronomy/27-2.htm">Deuteronomy 27:2 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/deuteronomy/27-2.htm">Deuteronomy 27:2 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/deuteronomy/27-2.htm">Deuteronomy 27:2 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/deuteronomy/27-2.htm">Deuteronomy 27:2 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/deuteronomy/27-2.htm">Deuteronomy 27:2 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/27-2.htm">OT Law: Deuteronomy 27:2 It shall be on the day when (Deut. 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