Catholic Public Domain Version
"And if you make an altar of stone for me, you shall not build it from cut stones; for if you lift up a tool over it, it will be defiled. "
— Exodus 20:25, Catholic Public Domain Version
“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.”
“And if thou make me an altar of stone, thou shalt not build it of hewn stones; for if thou lift up thy tool upon it, thou hast polluted it. ”
“If you make me an altar of stone, you shall not build it of cut stones; for if you lift up your tool on it, you have polluted it.”
“If you make me an altar of stone, you must not build it of stones shaped with tools, for if you use your tool on it you have defiled it.”
“And if thou make an altar of stone unto me, thou shalt not build it of hewn stones; for if thou lift up a tool upon it, it shall be defiled.”
“And if you make me an altar of stone do not make it of cut stones: for the touch of an instrument will make it unclean.”
“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.”
Thereafter, the Lord said to Moses: “This you shall say to the sons of Israel: You have seen that I have spoken to you from heaven.
You shall not make gods of silver, nor shall you make for yourselves gods of gold.
You shall make an altar from the earth for me, and you shall offer upon it your holocausts and peace-offerings, your sheep and oxen, in every place where the memory of my name shall be. I will come to you, and I will bless you.
And if you make an altar of stone for me, you shall not build it from cut stones; for if you lift up a tool over it, it will be defiled.
You shall not ascend by steps to my altar, lest your nakedness be revealed.”