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Exodus 20:25

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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.

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  1. Exodus 20:23

    Ye shall not make with me gods of silver, neither shall ye make unto you gods of gold.

  2. Exodus 20:24

    An altar of earth thou shalt make unto me, and shalt sacrifice thereon thy burnt offerings, and thy peace offerings, thy sheep, and thine oxen: in all places where I record my name I will come unto thee, and I will bless thee.

  3. Exodus 20:26

    Neither shalt thou go up by steps unto mine altar, that thy nakedness be not discovered thereon.

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Scripture: King James Version (KJV), English, 66-book canon. The quotation retains the wording and numbering of our source corpus.