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Exodus 20:25 Cross-References
Explore 2 cross-references for Exodus 20:25 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Exodus chapter 20 verse 25 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“And if thou wilt make me an altar of stone, thou shalt not build it of hewn stone: for if thou lift up thy tool upon it, thou hast polluted it. build: Heb. build them with hewing”
Exodus 20:25 (KJV)
Commentary on Exodus 20:25
And if thou wilt make me an altar of stone, thou shalt not build it of hewn stone: for if thou lift up thy tool upon it, thou hast polluted it.Even stone altars must be unhewn (לֹא־תִבְנֶה אֶתְהֶן גָּזִית, lo-tivneh ethen gazit)—natural stones, untouched by human tools. Why? 'Lift up thy tool...polluted it' (הֵנַפְתָּ חַרְבְּךָ עָלֶיהָ וַתְּחַלְלֶהָ, henafta charbeka aleha vatechaleha)—human shaping defiles. The word for 'tool' is literally 'sword' (charbekha)—instruments of violence shouldn't touch God's altar. The altar receives blood for sin; adding human craftsmanship suggests we contribut...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
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Cross-References for Exodus 20:25
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“an altar of stones: you shall lift up no iron [tool] on them.”
“as it is written in the book of the law of Moses”