Deuteronomy 27:5

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

And there you shall build an altar to the Lord your God, an altar of stones; you shall not lift up any iron tool upon them.

Cross References

1 Kings 6:7

When the house was being built, its stone was made ready at the quarry, and no hammer, ax, or tool of iron was heard in the house while it was in building.

Exodus 20:25

And if you will make Me an altar of stone, you shall not build it of hewn stone, for if you lift up a tool upon it you have polluted it.

Exodus 24:4

Moses wrote all the words of the Lord. He rose up early in the morning and built an altar at the foot of the mountain and set up twelve pillars representing Israel's twelve tribes.

Deuteronomy 27:6

You shall build the altar of the Lord your God of whole stones and offer burnt offerings on it to Him;