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Exodus 20:26 — Meaning and Application
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King James Version
" Neither shalt thou go up by steps unto mine altar, that thy nakedness be not discovered "
Exodus 20:26
Verse in Context
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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
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
Neither shalt thou go up by steps unto mine altar, that thy nakedness be not discovered
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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."
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"
Exodus 20:6
"And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments."
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