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.”
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Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870Exodus 20:22-26
Nothing could be more appropriate as the commencement of the book of the covenant than these regulations for public…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
Thou shalt not build it of hewn stone - Because they were now in a wandering state, and had as yet no fixed residence;…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Exodus 20:22-26
Moses having gone into the thick darkness, where God was, God there spoke in his hearing only, privately and without…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
tool The word (ḥéreb) commonly rendered -sword," occasionally used of other sharp instruments, Jos 5:2-3 (-knives"): in…