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Exodus 20:25-26
Amplified Bible
Exodus 20:25-26
Amplified Bible
25 If you make an altar of stone for Me, you shall not build it of cut stones, for if you use a chisel on it, you will [a]profane it. 26 Nor shall you go up to My altar on steps, so that your nakedness will not be [b]exposed on it.’
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- Exodus 20:25 I.e. make it common and unholy.
- Exodus 20:26 How the “nakedness” (private parts) would be exposed is not clear. Even the rabbis were puzzled because the regulation in 28:42 about linen undergarments would appear to solve any problem (according to the Talmud).
Exodus 20:25-26
New International Version
Exodus 20:25-26
New International Version
25 If you make an altar of stones for me, do not build it with dressed stones, for you will defile it if you use a tool(A) on it. 26 And do not go up to my altar on steps, or your private parts(B) may be exposed.’
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