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Deuteronomy 27:7

Old Testament Law (Torah) ASV (1901)

What does Deuteronomy 27:7 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “and thou shalt sacrifice peace-offerings, and shalt eat there; and thou shalt rejoice before Jehovah thy God.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

and thou shalt sacrifice peace-offerings, and shalt eat there; and thou shalt rejoice before Jehovah thy God.
Deuteronomy 27:7 — American Standard Version

Context — Deuteronomy 27

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
4And it shall be, when ye are passed over the Jordan, that ye shall set up these stones, which I command you this day, in mount Ebal, and thou shalt plaster them with plaster.
5And there shalt thou build an altar unto Jehovah thy God, an altar of stones: thou shalt lift up no iron [tool] upon them.
6Thou shalt build the altar of Jehovah thy God of unhewn stones; and thou shalt offer burnt-offerings thereon unto Jehovah thy God:
7and thou shalt sacrifice peace-offerings, and shalt eat there; and thou shalt rejoice before Jehovah thy God.
8And thou shalt write upon the stones all the words of this law very plainly.
9And Moses and the priests the Levites spake unto all Israel, saying, Keep silence, and hearken, O Israel: this day thou art become the people of Jehovah thy God.
10Thou shalt therefore obey the voice of Jehovah thy God, and do his commandments and his statutes, which I command thee this day.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And thou shall offer peace offerings, etc.] Part of which belonged to God, which was burnt on the altar, and another part to the priest that offered them; and the rest to the owner that brought them, which he eat of with his friends; so it follows: and shall eat there, and rejoice before the Lord thy God: now this altar, where these sacrifices were offered, was on the very spot where the stones were on which the law was written; and may point at the gracious provision God has made for the redemption of his people from the curse of it by Christ, who became a substitute for them in their legal place and stead. The altar being of rough unhewn stones was a type of him in his human nature, who is…”
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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Tyndale Open Study Notes · Modern study notes
“27:7 Some offerings atoned for sins and trespasses; others affirmed that all was well between the Lord and the donor. For example, peace offerings (sometimes called fellowship offerings) testified to wholeness in the divine–human relationship (see Lev 3:1-16).”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“peace offerings: Lev. 3:1-17, Lev 7:11-17; Act 10:36; Rom 5:1, Rom 5:10; Eph 2:16, Eph 2:17, Eph 2:16, Eph 2:17; Col 1:20; Heb 13:20, Heb 13:21 rejoice: Deu 12:7, Deu 12:12, Deu 16:11, Deu 16:14, Deu 26:10, Deu 26:11; Ch2 30:23-27; Neh 8:10; Psa 100:1, Psa 100:2; Isa 12:3, Isa 61:3, Isa 61:10; Hab 3:18; Phi 3:3, Phi 4:4 Deuteronomy 27:8”
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