sid describes applying lime to stones after they are set up.

The attested use concerns applying lime to large stones after they are set up, in the instructions connected with crossing the Jordan.

1. Applying lime to set-up stones · dominant

   In Deuteronomy 27:2 and Deuteronomy 27:4, the same Qal sequential perfect, second masculine singular form occurs in instructions to set up stones and then treat them with lime. In Deuteronomy 27:2 the APB renders the clause “whitewash them with lime,” and Deuteronomy 27:4 gives the same rendering for the stones on Mount Ebal.

   Deuteronomy 27:2Deuteronomy 27:4

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across Deuteronomy 27:2 and Deuteronomy 27:4, the APB presents the action as “whitewash them with lime.” This rendering confirms the clause’s overall action rather than isolating each term mechanically.