**Did Manoah violate Deuteronomy 12:13 by sacrificing on a rock in Judges 13:19?** This question is really asking if ( "אֲבָנִ֤ים שְׁלֵמוֹת֙" == "הַצּ֖וּר" ) then Manoach (מָנוֹחַ) the Father of Shimshon (שִׁמְשׁ֑וֹן) in [Judges 13:19] observes **Deuteronomy 27:6**. **Uncut Stones** ("Avanim Shelemot", אֲבָנִ֤ים שְׁלֵמוֹת֙ ) <blockquote> Deuteronomy 27:6 [MT] "You shall build the altar of YHVH, your God, out of uncut stones. And on it, you shall offer up burnt offerings to YHVH, your God." (אֲבָנִ֤ים שְׁלֵמוֹת֙ תִּבְנֶ֔ה אֶת־מִזְבַּ֖ח יְהֹוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ וְהַֽעֲלִ֤יתָ עָלָיו֙ עוֹלֹ֔ת לַֽיהֹוָ֖ה אֱלֹהֶֽיךָ )</blockquote> **The-Rock** ("Ha-Tsur", הַצּ֖וּר ) <blockquote> "And Manoach took the kid goat and the-meal-offering and offered them up on The-Rock to YHVH; and a marvelous thing happened while Manoach and his wife looked on." ( וַיִּקַּ֨ח מָנ֜וֹחַ אֶת־גְּדִ֚י הָעִזִּים֙ וְאֶת־הַמִּנְחָ֔ה וַיַּ֥עַל עַל־הַצּ֖וּר לַֽיהֹוָ֑ה וּמַפְלִ֣א לַעֲשֹ֔וֹת וּמָנ֥וֹחַ וְאִשְׁתּ֖וֹ רֹאִֽים ) </blockquote> Does Judges 13 reveal Manoach (מָנוֹחַ) cut **The-Rock** ("Ha-Tsur", הַצּ֖וּר ) used as an altar to YHVH? - No. - In Judges 13:19, Manoach (מָנוֹחַ) observes both Deuteronomy 27:6 and Deuteronomy 12:13.