Of wholeשְׁלֵמוֹתstonesאֲבָנִיםyou shall buildתִּבְנֶהthe altarמִזְבַּחof YHWHיְהוָהyour Elohim,אֱלֹהֶיךָand you shall offer upוְהַעֲלִיתָon itעָלָיוburnt offeringsעוֹלֹתto YHWHלַיהוָהyour Elohim.אֱלֹהֶיךָ
Deuteronomy 27:6
Study it in the app“Of whole stones you shall build the altar of YHWH your Elohim, and you shall offer up on it burnt offerings to YHWH your Elohim.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Deuteronomy 27:6, word by word
- Of wholeשְׁלֵמוֹתshelemot
whole
With nothing missing or amiss; whole, exact.
Where else “shelemot” appears- stonesאֲבָנִיםavanim
stone
A piece of rock, large or small, used for building, marking or throwing.
Where else “avanim” appears- you shall buildתִּבְנֶהtivne
build
To raise a house, a city or an altar, setting stone on stone.
Where else “tivne” appears- the altarמִזְבַּחmizbach
altar
Altar: a structure of stone or earth on which sacrifices are offered to God.
Where else “mizbach” appears- of YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- your Elohimאֱלֹהֶיelohe
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohe” appears- and you shall offer upהַעֲלִיתָhaalita
offer up
To burn a sacrifice on the altar; literally "make go up".
Where else “haalita” appears- burnt offeringsעוֹלֹתolot
burnt offering
A sacrifice burned whole on the altar.
Where else “olot” appears
The context
5And you shall build there an altar to YHWH your Elohim, an altar of stones; you shall not wield iron on them.
6 · This verse (above)
7And you shall sacrifice peace offerings and eat there and rejoice before YHWH your Elohim.