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Deuteronomy 27:7 KJV
Deuteronomy · chapter 27 · verse 7
And thou shalt offer peace offerings, and shalt eat there, and rejoice before the LORD thy God.Deuteronomy 27:7 · King James Version
Deuteronomy 27:7 in context
5And there shalt thou build an altar unto the LORD thy God, an altar of stones: thou shalt not lift up any iron tool upon them.
6Thou shalt build the altar of the LORD thy God of whole stones: and thou shalt offer burnt offerings thereon unto the LORD thy God:
7And thou shalt offer peace offerings, and shalt eat there, and rejoice before the LORD thy God.
8And thou shalt write upon the stones all the words of this law very plainly.
9And Moses and the priests the Levites spake unto all Israel, saying, Take heed, and hearken, O Israel; this day thou art become the people of the LORD thy God.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- offeringsshelemproperly, requitalH8002 →
- rejoicesâmachprobably to brighten upH8055 →
- beforepânîymthe faceH6440 →
- offerzâbachto slaughter an animalH2076 →
- LORDYᵉhôvâhJehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068 →
- eatʼâkalto eatH398 →
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Here is, I. A general charge to the people to keep God's commandments; for in vain did they know them, unless they would do them. This is pressed upon them, 1. With all authority. Moses with the elders of Israel, the rulers of each tribe (Deu 27:1), and again, Moses and the priests the Levites (Deu 27:9);
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-10