Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version And you shall write very clearly all the words of this law on these stones you have set up.” New Living Translation You must clearly write all these instructions on the stones coated with plaster.” English Standard Version And you shall write on 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.” King James Bible And thou shalt write upon 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 American Standard Bible You shall write on the stones all the words of this Law very clearly.” NASB 1995 “You shall write on the stones all the words of this law very distinctly.” NASB 1977 “And you shall write on the stones all the words of this law very distinctly.” Legacy Standard Bible And you shall write on the stones all the words of this law very distinctly.” Amplified Bible And you shall write very clearly on the stones all the words of this law.” Christian Standard Bible Write clearly all the words of this law on the plastered stones.” Holman Christian Standard Bible Write clearly all the words of this law on the plastered stones.” American Standard Version And thou shalt write upon the stones all the words of this law very plainly. 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. English Revised Version And thou shalt write upon the stones all the words of this law very plainly. GOD'S WORD® Translation Write clearly and carefully all the words of these teachings on the stones you set up." Good News Translation On the stones covered with plaster write clearly every word of God's laws." International Standard Version Inscribe on the stones plainly and distinctly all the words of this Law." Majority Standard Bible And you shall write distinctly upon these stones all the words of this law.? NET Bible You must inscribe on the stones all the words of this law, making them clear." New Heart English Bible 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.” Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionand written on the stones all the words of this law, well engraved.” Young's Literal Translation and written on the stones all the words of this law, well engraved.' Smith's Literal Translation And write upon the stones all the words of this law very diligently. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd thou shalt write upon the stones all the words of this law plainly and clearly, Catholic Public Domain Version And you shall write upon the stones all the words of this law, plainly and clearly.” New American Bible On the stones you shall inscribe all the words of this law very clearly. New Revised Standard Version You shall write on the stones all the words of this law very clearly. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd you shall write upon the stones all the words of this law very plainly. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And write on the stones all of the words of this Law and distinguish them well.” OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And thou shalt write upon the stones all the words of this law very plainly.' Brenton Septuagint Translation And thou shalt write upon the stones all this law very plainly. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Altar on Mount Ebal…7There you are to sacrifice your peace offerings, eating them and rejoicing in the presence of the LORD your God. 8And you shall write distinctly upon these stones all the words of this law.” 9Then Moses and the Levitical priests spoke to all Israel: “Be silent, O Israel, and listen! This day you have become the people of the LORD your God.… Cross References Exodus 24:12 Then the LORD said to Moses, “Come up to Me on the mountain and stay here, so that I may give you the tablets of stone, with the law and commandments I have written for their instruction.” Joshua 8:32 And there in the presence of the Israelites, Joshua inscribed on the stones a copy of the law of Moses, which he had written. Habakkuk 2:2 Then the LORD answered me: “Write down this vision and clearly inscribe it on tablets, so that a herald may run with it. Isaiah 30:8 Go now, write it on a tablet in their presence and inscribe it on a scroll; it will be for the days to come, a witness forever and ever. Jeremiah 30:2 “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘Write in a book all the words that I have spoken to you. Exodus 34:1 Then the LORD said to Moses, “Chisel out two stone tablets like the originals, and I will write on them the words that were on the first tablets, which you broke. Deuteronomy 31:9 So Moses wrote down this law and gave it to the priests, the sons of Levi, who carried the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and to all the elders of Israel. 2 Corinthians 3:3 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. Revelation 1:19 Therefore write down the things you have seen, the things that are, and the things that will happen after this. Jeremiah 36:2 “Take a scroll and write on it all the words I have spoken to you concerning Israel, Judah, and all the nations, from the day I first spoke to you during the reign of Josiah until today. 2 Kings 17:37 And you must always be careful to observe the statutes, ordinances, laws, and commandments He wrote for you. Do not worship other gods. 2 Chronicles 34:31 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. Matthew 5:18 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. Luke 1:63 Zechariah asked for a tablet and wrote, “His name is John.” And they were all amazed. John 19:19-22 Pilate also had a notice posted on the cross. It read: JESUS OF NAZARETH, THE KING OF THE JEWS. / Many of the Jews read this sign, because the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city, and it was written in Hebrew, Latin, and Greek. / So the chief priests of the Jews said to Pilate, “Do not write, ‘The King of the Jews,’ but only that He said, ‘I am the King of the Jews.’” ... Treasury of Scripture And you shall write on the stones all the words of this law very plainly. thou shalt Deuteronomy 27:3 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. very plainly Habakkuk 2:2 And the LORD answered me, and said, Write the vision, and make it plain upon tables, that he may run that readeth it. John 16:25 These things have I spoken unto you in proverbs: but the time cometh, when I shall no more speak unto you in proverbs, but I shall shew you plainly of the Father. 2 Corinthians 3:12 Seeing then that we have such hope, we use great plainness of speech: Jump to Previous Clearly Distinctly Engraved Law Plainly Stones Words Write Writing WrittenJump to Next Clearly Distinctly Engraved Law Plainly Stones Words Write Writing WrittenDeuteronomy 27 1. The people are commanded to write the law upon stones5. and to build an altar of whole stones 11. The tribes to be divided on Gerizim and Ebal 14. The curses to be pronounced on mount Ebal And you shall write This phrase commands the Israelites to engage in the act of writing, which in the ancient Near Eastern context, was a significant means of preserving and transmitting important information. The Hebrew word used here is "כָּתַב" (kathab), which implies engraving or inscribing. This act of writing was not merely for record-keeping but was a divine mandate to ensure that God's laws were permanently etched into the consciousness of the people. The emphasis on writing underscores the importance of the law and its role in guiding the community. very clearly all the words of this law Very plainly.--See on Deuteronomy 1:5. Rashi says, "In seventy (.e., in all) languages." There is also an idea in the Talmud that when spoken from Sinai, the Law was spoken (or heard) in all languages at the same time. It is a strange refraction of the truth indicated at Pentecost, when the Holy Spirit was given. Men spake in every tongue the wonderful works of God. The foundation of Jerusalem has effects exactly opposite to the foundation of Babylon (Genesis 11). Verse 8. - The injunction to write the Law on the stones is repeated, with the addition that it was to be done very plainly (LXX., σαφῶς σφόδρα: Vulgate, plane et lucide), which shows that the main purpose of setting up the stones was that the Law might be easily known by the people (cf. Habakkuk 2:2). The stones and the altar were fittingly placed on Ebal, the mount of cursing. For the setting up of the stones on which the Law was inscribed, and the building beside them of the altar, was the symbolical renewal of the covenant of God with Israel, and the establishment in Canaan of that dispensation which was "the ministration of condemnation and of death" (2 Corinthians 3:7, 9), and of that Law which, though in itself "holy, just, and good," can only, because of man's perversity and sinfulness, bring on those who are under it a curse (Galatians 3:10).Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew And you shall writeוְכָתַבְתָּ֣ (wə·ḵā·ṯaḇ·tā) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 3789: To grave, to write distinctly בַּאֵ֥ר (ba·’êr) Verb - Piel - Infinitive absolute Strong's 874: To dig, to engrave, to explain upon עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against these stones הָאֲבָנִ֗ים (hā·’ă·ḇā·nîm) Article | Noun - feminine plural Strong's 68: A stone all כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every the words דִּבְרֵ֛י (diḇ·rê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 1697: A word, a matter, thing, a cause of this הַזֹּ֖את (haz·zōṯ) Article | Pronoun - feminine singular Strong's 2063: Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that, law.” הַתּוֹרָ֥ה (hat·tō·w·rāh) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 8451: Direction, instruction, law Links Deuteronomy 27:8 NIVDeuteronomy 27:8 NLT Deuteronomy 27:8 ESV Deuteronomy 27:8 NASB Deuteronomy 27:8 KJV Deuteronomy 27:8 BibleApps.com Deuteronomy 27:8 Biblia Paralela Deuteronomy 27:8 Chinese Bible Deuteronomy 27:8 French Bible Deuteronomy 27:8 Catholic Bible OT Law: Deuteronomy 27:8 You shall write on the stones all (Deut. 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