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Deuteronomy 27:8

And thou shalt write upon the stones all the words of this law very plainly.

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וְכָתַבְתָּ֣vekhatavtaand describeכָּתַבconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “and describe”, a completed action in a sequenceH3789to grave, by implication, to write (describe, inscribe, prescribe, subscribe)describe, record, prescribe, subscribe, write(-ing, -ten).עַלalaboveעַלpreposition — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…הָאֲבָנִ֗יםhaavanimthe stoneאֶבֶןdefinite article, noun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “the stone”, the ordinary formH68a stone[phrase] carbuncle, [phrase] mason, [phrase] plummet, (chalk-, hail-, head-, sling-) stone(-ny), (divers) weight(-s).אֶֽתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).כָּלkalallכֹּלnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “all”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).דִּבְרֵ֛יdivrecauseדָּבָרnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “cause”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1697a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a causeact, advice, affair, answer, [idiom] any such (thing), because of, book, business, care, case, cause, certain rate, [phrase] chronicles, commandment, [idiom] commune(-ication), [phrase] concern(-ing), [phrase] confer, counsel, [phrase] dea…הַתּוֹרָ֥הhatorahthe lawתּוֹרָהdefinite article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “the law”, the ordinary formH8451a precept or statute, especially the Decalogue or Pentateuchlaw.הַזֹּ֖אתhazotthe thisזֹאתdefinite article, pronoun, demonstrative, feminine, singular — “the this”H2063this (often used adverb)hereby (-in, -with), it, likewise, the one (other, same), she, so (much), such (deed), that, therefore, these, this (thing), thus.בַּאֵ֥רbaerdeclareבָּאַרverb, piel, infinitive absolute — “declare”, the verb used for emphasisH874to dig; by analogy, to engrave; figuratively, to explaindeclare, (make) plain(-ly).הֵיטֵֽבheytevbe acceptedיָטַבverb, hiphil, infinitive absolute — “be accepted”, the verb used for emphasisH3190to be (causative) make well, literally (sound, beautiful) or figuratively (happy, successful, right)be accepted, amend, use aright, benefit, be (make) better, seem best, make cheerful, be comely, [phrase] be content, diligent(-ly), dress, earnestly, find favour, give, be glad, do (be, make) good(-ness), be (make) merry, please ([phrase]…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And thou shalt write upon the stones all the words of this law very plainly.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

And thou shalt write upon the stones all the words of this law very plainly.

Young’s Literal Translation

and written on the stones all the words of this law, well engraved.'

World English Bible

You shall write on the stones all the words of this law very plainly.”

Darby Translation

And thou shalt write upon the stones all the words of this law very plainly.

Douay-Rheims

And thou shalt write upon the stones all the words of this law plainly and clearly,

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And thou shalt write upon the stones all the words of this law very plainly.'

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And thou shalt write upon the stones all this law very plainly.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ γράψεις ἐπὶ τῶν λίθων πάντα τὸν νόμον τοῦτον σαφῶς σφόδρα.

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Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

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Jewish Publication Society (1917)

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Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

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