Deuteronomy 27:8

Complete Jewish Bible

You are to write on the stones all the words of this Torah very clearly."

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Write clearly all the words of this law on the plastered stones.”

Hebrew Names Version
You shall write on the stones all the words of this law very plainly.

King James Version
And thou shalt write upon the stones all the words of this law very plainly.

Lexham English Bible
You shall write on the stone all of the words of this law very clearly."

English Standard Version
And you shall write on the stones all the words of this law very plainly."

New Century Version
Then write clearly all the words of these teachings on the stones."

New English Translation
You must inscribe on the stones all the words of this law, making them clear."

Amplified Bible
"And you shall write very clearly on the stones all the words of this law."

New American Standard Bible
"You shall write on the stones all the words of this Law very clearly."

Geneva Bible (1587)
And thou shalt write vpon the stones al the words of this Law, well and plainely.

Legacy Standard Bible
And you shall write on the stones all the words of this law very distinctly."

Contemporary English Version
Don't forget to write out a copy of these laws on the stone slabs that you are going to set up. Make sure that the writing is easy to read.

Darby Translation
And thou shalt write upon the stones all the words of this law very plainly.

Easy-to-Read Version
You must write all these teachings on the stones that you set up. Write clearly so that they are easy to read."

George Lamsa Translation
And you shall write upon the stones all the words of this law very plainly.

Good News Translation
On the stones covered with plaster write clearly every word of God's laws."

Literal Translation
And you shall write on the stones all the Words of the Law very plainly.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
and vpon the stones thou shalt wryte all the wordes of this lawe manyfestly and well.

American Standard Version
And thou shalt write upon the stones all the words of this law very plainly.

Bible in Basic English
And put on the stones all the words of this law, writing them very clearly.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And thou shalt wryte vpon the stones all the wordes of this lawe, manifestly and well.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
And thou shalt write upon the stones all the words of this law very plainly.'

King James Version (1611)
And thou shalt write vpon the stones all the words of this Law very plainely.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And thou shalt write upon the stones all this law very plainly.

English Revised Version
And thou shalt write upon the stones all the words of this law very plainly.

Berean Standard Bible
And you shall write distinctly upon these stones all the words of this law."

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And thou schalt write pleynli and clereli on the stoonys alle the wordis of this lawe.

Young's Literal Translation
and written on the stones all the words of this law, well engraved.'

Update Bible Version
And you shall write on the stones all the words of this law very plainly.

Webster's Bible Translation
And thou shalt write upon the stones all the words of this law, very plainly.

World English Bible
You shall write on the stones all the words of this law very plainly.

New King James Version
And you shall write very plainly on the stones all the words of this law."

New Living Translation
You must clearly write all these instructions on the stones coated with plaster."

New Life Bible
Write all the words of this Law on the stones. Make it easy to read."

New Revised Standard
You shall write on the stones all the words of this law very clearly.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And thou shalt write upon the stones all the words of this law doing it plainly and well.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And thou shalt write upon the stones all the words of this law plainly and clearly.

Revised Standard Version
And you shall write upon the stones all the words of this law very plainly."

THE MESSAGE
Write all the words of this Revelation on the stones. Incise them sharply.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
"You shall write on the stones all the words of this law very distinctly."

Contextual Overview

¹ (iv) Then Moshe and all the leaders of Isra'el gave orders to the people. They said, "Observe all the mitzvot I am giving you today. ² When you cross the Yarden to the land Adonai your God is giving you, you are to set up large stones, put plaster on them, ³ and, after crossing over, write this Torah on them, every word — so that you can enter the land Adonai your God is giving you, a land flowing with milk and honey, as Adonai , the God of your ancestors, promised you. ⁴ When you have crossed the Yarden, you are to set up these stones, as I am ordering you today, on Mount ‘Eival; and put plaster on them. ⁵ There you are to erect an altar to Adonai your God, an altar made of stones. You are not to use any iron tool on them, ⁶ but are to build the altar of Adonai your God of uncut stones; and you are to offer burnt offerings on it to Adonai your God. ⁷ Also you are to sacrifice peace offerings, eat there and be joyful in the presence of Adonai your God. ⁸ You are to write on the stones all the words of this Torah very clearly." ⁹ Next Moshe and the cohanim, who are L'vi'im, spoke to all Isra'el. They said, "Be quiet; and listen, Isra'el! Today you have become the people of Adonai your God. ¹⁰ Therefore you are to listen to what Adonai your God says and obey his mitzvot and laws, which I am giving you today."

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

thou shalt: Deuteronomy 27:3

very plainly: Habakkuk 2:2, John 16:25, 2 Corinthians 3:12

Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 4:44 - General Joshua 8:32 - General Job 19:24 - graven

Cross-References

Genesis 25:23
who answered her, "There are two nations in your womb. From birth they will be two rival peoples. One of these peoples will be stronger than the other, and the older will serve the younger."

Genesis 27:13
But his mother said, "Let your curse be on me. Just listen to me, and go get me the kids!"

Genesis 27:43
Therefore, my son, listen to me: get up and escape to Lavan my brother in Haran.

Acts 4:19
But Kefa and Yochanan answered, "You must judge whether it is right in the sight of God to listen to you rather than God.

Acts 5:29
Kefa and the other emissaries answered, "We must obey God, not men.

Ephesians 6:1
Children, what you should do in union with the Lord is obey your parents, for this is right.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And thou shall write upon the stones all the words of this law,.... Not upon the stones of the altar, but upon the first stones brought to Mount Ebal, and set up there before, and on which the words were inscribed before the altar was erected; though according to the Misnah u the altar was built of these stones, and on that the law written; for it is said,

"they shall bring the stones (#De 27:2,4) and build the altar, and plaster it with plaster, and write upon it all the words of the law:''

with which Josephus agrees, who says w,

"that when Moses was about to die, he ordered the blessings and the curses to be written on the altar, on both sides of it:''

could this be made clearly to appear, it would be easy to observe the accomplishment of it in Christ, who was made under the law, became subject to it, had it written on his heart, obeyed the precepts and bore the penalty of it, and had all the curses of it laid on him, and thereby redeemed his people from them. However, be it on which it may that the words of the law were written, they were written

very plainly; so that they might be easily read; in seventy languages, according to the Jewish writers; which they say was done, that whoever would learn the law might learn it, and so the Gentiles had no excuse x; for it is a prevailing notion with them, that there were so many nations and languages. The law being written on stones denotes the duration of it, which continued not only during the times of the Old Testament dispensation, and to the times of John, and had its fulfilment in Christ, but still continues; for though Christ has redeemed his people from the curse and condemnation of it, yet it is in his hands as a rule of direction to them as to their walk and conversation: nor is it made void by any doctrine of the Gospel, and nothing more strongly enforces obedience to it than the Gospel. The moral law is immutable, invariable, and eternal in its nature, and in the matter of it. This may also point at the hardness of men's hearts, their non-subjection to the law, and disobedience of it; and these stones being covered with plaster may be an emblem of formalists and hypocrites, who are like whited walls and sepulchres, Matthew 23:27, have a form of the law in their heads, but not in their hearts; are Jews outwardly, but not inwardly, Romans 2:28; externally righteous before men, as if they were strict observers of the law, but internally very wicked; and have hard, blind, and impenitent hearts, under the cover of the law, and a profession of strict regard to it; and this being done on the same mount where the curses were pronounced, shows that they were on account of the breach of this law.

u Sotah, c. 7. sect. 5. w Ut supra. (Antiqu. l. 4. c. 8. sect. 44.) x Sotah, ib. & Bartenora in ib. Targum Jon. & Jerus. & Jarchi in loc.