Bible Strands
Deuteronomy 27:4
And when you have crossed the Jordan, you are to set up these stones on Mount Ebal, as I am commanding you today, and you are to coat them with plaster.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Moses addresses the Israelites on the eastern side of the Jordan, commanding them to execute this directive immediately after they cross into the land God is giving them.
The words — תָּקִימוּ (ta.Ki.mu) means "you will set up," and אֲבָנִים ('a.va.Nim) means "stones," defining the physical action required of the people.
The thread — The directive is fulfilled in Joshua 8:30 when Joshua erects the altar on Mount Ebal, and it anchors the geographical framework established in Deuteronomy 11:29.
Why it lands — It demands immediate, precise obedience to a public covenant marker, requiring the people to prepare the stones with plaster and position them on Mount Ebal upon arrival in Canaan.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
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.
Cross-references
- Deuteronomy 11:29 When the LORD your God brings you into the land you are entering to possess, you are to proclaim the blessing on Mount Gerizim and the curse on Mount Ebal.
- Joshua 8:30 At that time Joshua built an altar on Mount Ebal to the LORD, the God of Israel,