Berean Standard Bible

Exodus 20:22-26

22Then the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872, “This is whatכֹּ֥הkohH3541you are to tellתֹאמַ֖ר אֶל־to.Mar 'el-H559 H413the Israelitesבְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478: ‘Youאַתֶּ֣ם'a.TemH859have seen for yourselvesרְאִיתֶ֔םre.'i.TemH7200thatכִּ֚יkiH3588I have spokenדִּבַּ֖רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696toעִמָּכֶֽם׃'i.ma.KhemH5973you fromמִן־min-H4480heavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064.

23You are notלֹ֥אlo'H3808to makeתַעֲשׂ֖וּןta.'a.SunH6213any godsאֱלֹ֤הֵי'e.Lo.heiH430alongside Meאִתִּ֑י'i.TiH854;you are notלֹ֥אlo'H3808to makeתַעֲשׂ֖וּta.'a.SuH6213for yourselvesgodsוֵאלֹהֵ֣יve.lo.HeiH430of silverכֶ֙סֶף֙khe.sefH3701or goldזָהָ֔בza.HavH2091.

24You are to makeתַּעֲשֶׂה־ta.'a.seh-H6213for Mean altarמִזְבַּ֣חmiz.BachH4196of earthאֲדָמָה֮'a.da.MahH127,and sacrificeוְזָבַחְתָּ֣ve.za.vach.TaH2076on itעָלָ֗יו'a.LavH5921אֶת־'et-H853your burnt offeringsעֹלֹתֶ֙יךָ֙'o.lo.Tei.khaH5930וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and peace offeringsשְׁלָמֶ֔יךָshe.la.Mei.khaH8002אֶת־'et-H853,your sheep and goatsצֹֽאנְךָ֖tzo.ne.KhaH6629וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and cattleבְּקָרֶ֑ךָbe.ka.Re.chaH1241.In everyבְּכָל־be.kholH3605placeהַמָּקוֹם֙ha.ma.kOmH4725whereאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834I cause My nameשְׁמִ֔יshe.MiH8034to be rememberedאַזְכִּ֣יר'az.KirH2142אֶת־'et-H853,I will comeאָב֥וֹא'a.Vo'H935to youאֵלֶ֖יךָ'e.Lei.khaH413and bless youוּבֵרַכְתִּֽיךָ׃u.ve.rakh.Ti.khaH1288.

25Now ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518you makeתַּֽעֲשֶׂה־ta.'a.seh-H6213an altarמִזְבַּ֤חmiz.BachH4196of stonesאֲבָנִים֙'a.va.NimH68for Me,you must notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808buildתִבְנֶ֥הtiv.NehH1129itאֶתְהֶ֖ן'et.HenH853with stones shaped by toolsגָּזִ֑יתga.ZitH1496;for ifכִּ֧יkiH3588you useהֵנַ֥פְתָּhe.Naf.taH5130a chiselחַרְבְּךָ֛char.be.KhaH2719on itעָלֶ֖יהָ'a.Lei.haH5921,you will defile itוַתְּחַֽלְלֶֽהָ׃va.te.Cha.Le.haH2490.

26And you must notוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808go upתַעֲלֶ֥הta.'a.LehH5927toעַֽל־'al-H5921My altarמִזְבְּחִ֑יmiz.be.ChiH4196on stepsבְמַעֲלֹ֖תve.ma.'a.LotH4609,lestאֲשֶׁ֛ר'a.SherH834לֹֽא־lo'-H3808your nakednessעֶרְוָתְךָ֖'er.va.te.KhaH6172be exposedתִגָּלֶ֥הti.ga.LehH1540on itעָלָֽיו׃ פ'a.LavH5921.’

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