Exodus 20:26
“Neither shalt thou goe vp by steps vnto mine Altar, that thy nakednesse be not discouered thereon.”
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Exodus 20:26 Context
24¶ An Altar of earth thou shalt make vnto me, and shalt sacrifice thereon thy burnt offerings, and thy peace offerings, thy sheepe, and thine oxen: In all places where I record my Name, I will come vnto thee, and I will blesse thee. 25And if thou wilt make mee an Altar of stone, thou shalt not build it of hewen stone: for if thou lift vp thy toole vpon it, thou hast polluted it. 26Neither shalt thou goe vp by steps vnto mine Altar, that thy nakednesse be not discouered thereon.
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Other Translations for Exodus 20:26
Neither shalt thou go up by steps unto mine altar, that thy nakedness be not discovered thereon.
- King James Version
'And you shall not go up by steps to My altar, so that your nakedness will not be exposed on it.'
- New American Standard Version (1995)
Neither shalt thou go up by steps unto mine altar, that thy nakedness be not uncovered thereon.
- American Standard Version (1901)
And do not go up by steps to my altar, for fear that your bodies may be seen uncovered.
- Basic English Bible
Neither shalt thou go up by steps unto mine altar, that thy nakedness be not discovered thereon.
- Darby Bible
Neither shalt thou go up by steps to my altar, that thy nakedness be not discovered thereon.
- Webster's Bible
Neither shall you go up by steps to my altar, that your nakedness may not be exposed to it.'
- World English Bible
neither dost thou go up by steps on Mine altar, that thy nakedness be not revealed upon it.
- Youngs Literal Bible
(20:23) Neither shalt thou go up by steps unto Mine altar, that thy nakedness be not uncovered thereon.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Wesley's Notes for Exodus 20:26
20:26 Neither shall thou go at by steps unto mine altar - Indeed afterwards God appointed an altar ten cubits high. But it is probable, they went not up to that by steps, but by a sloping ascent.