Exodus 20:26 — Meaning and Application

King James Version

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

Exodus 20:26

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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.

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. {build...: Heb. build them with hewing}

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

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Exodus 20:1

"And God spake all these words, saying,"

Exodus 20:2

"I {am} the LORD thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. {bondage: Heb. servants}"

Exodus 20:3

"Thou shalt have no other gods before me."

Exodus 20:4

"Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness {of any thing} that {is} in heaven above, or that {is} in the earth beneath, or that {is} in the water under the earth:"

Exodus 20:5

"Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God {am} a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth {generation} of them that hate me;"

Exodus 20:6

"And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments."

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