Deuteronomy 27:8

King James Version

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

Parallel Translations

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

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

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

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."

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

Revised Standard Version
And you shall 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.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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."

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

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

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

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.

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."

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.

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

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

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

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.'

Contextual Overview

¹ And Moses with the elders of Israel commanded the people, saying, Keep all the commandments which I command you this day. ² 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: 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. ⁴ Therefore it shall be when ye be gone 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. ⁵ And there shalt thou build an altar unto the Lord thy God, an altar of stones: thou shalt not lift up any iron tool upon them. ⁶ Thou shalt build the altar of the Lord thy God of whole stones: and thou shalt offer burnt offerings thereon unto the Lord thy God: ⁷ And thou shalt offer peace offerings, and shalt eat there, and rejoice before the Lord thy God. ⁸ And thou shalt write upon the stones all the words of this law very plainly. ⁹ And Moses and the priests the Levites spake unto all Israel, saying, Take heed, and hearken, O Israel; this day thou art become the people of the Lord thy God. ¹⁰ Thou shalt therefore obey the voice of the Lord thy God, and do his commandments and his statutes, which I command thee this day.

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
And the Lord said unto her, Two nations are in thy womb, and two manner of people shall be separated from thy bowels; and the one people shall be stronger than the other people; and the elder shall serve the younger.

Genesis 27:13
And his mother said unto him, Upon me be thy curse, my son: only obey my voice, and go fetch me them.

Genesis 27:43
Now therefore, my son, obey my voice; arise, flee thou to Laban my brother to Haran;

Acts 4:19
But Peter and John answered and said unto them, Whether it be right in the sight of God to hearken unto you more than unto God, judge ye.

Acts 5:29
Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men.

Ephesians 6:1
Children, obey your parents in the Lord: 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.