What does Exodus 20:25 mean?
ESV: If you make me an altar of stone, you shall not build it of hewn stones, for if you wield your tool on it you profane it.
NIV: 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 on it.
NASB: And if you make an altar of stone for Me, you shall not build it of cut stones, for if you wield your chisel on it, you will profane it.
CSB: If you make a stone altar for me, do not build it out of cut stones. If you use your chisel on it, you will defile it.
NLT: If you use stones to build my altar, use only natural, uncut stones. Do not shape the stones with a tool, for that would make the altar unfit for holy use.
KJV: 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.
NKJV: And if you make Me an altar of stone, you shall not build it of hewn stone; for if you use your tool on it, you have profaned it.
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The book of Exodus establishes God's covenant relationship with the full-fledged nation of Israel. The descendants of Abraham prosper after settling in Egypt, only to be enslaved by a fearful, hateful Egyptian Pharaoh. God appoints Moses to lead the people out of this bondage. Moses serves as God's spokesman, as the Lord brings plagues and judgments on Egypt, leading to the release of Israel.
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