King James Version

Exodus 20:22-26

22And the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872,Thus thou shalt sayתֹאמַ֖רto.MarH559unto the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,Ye have seenרְאִיתֶ֔םre.'i.TemH7200that I have talkedדִּבַּ֖רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696with you from heavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064.

23Ye shall not makeתַעֲשׂ֖וּןta.'a.SunH6213with me godsאֱלֹ֤הֵי'e.Lo.heiH430of silverכֶ֙סֶף֙khe.sefH3701,neither shall ye makeתַעֲשׂ֖וּta.'a.SuH6213unto you godsוֵאלֹהֵ֣יve.lo.HeiH430of goldזָהָ֔בza.HavH2091.

24An altarמִזְבַּ֣חmiz.BachH4196of earthאֲדָמָה֮'a.da.MahH127thou shalt makeתַּעֲשֶׂה־ta.'a.seh-H6213unto me, and shalt sacrificeוְזָבַחְתָּ֣ve.za.vach.TaH2076thereon thy burnt offeringsעֹלֹתֶ֙יךָ֙'o.lo.Tei.khaH5930,and thy peace offeringsשְׁלָמֶ֔יךָshe.la.Mei.khaH8002,thy sheepצֹֽאנְךָ֖tzo.ne.KhaH6629,and thine oxenבְּקָרֶ֑ךָbe.ka.Re.chaH1241:in all placesהַמָּקוֹם֙ha.ma.kOmH4725where I recordאַזְכִּ֣יר'az.KirH2142my nameשְׁמִ֔יshe.MiH8034I will comeאָב֥וֹא'a.Vo'H935unto thee, and I will blessוּבֵרַכְתִּֽיךָ׃u.ve.rakh.Ti.khaH1288thee.

25And if thou wilt makeתַּֽעֲשֶׂה־ta.'a.seh-H6213me an altarמִזְבַּ֤חmiz.BachH4196of stoneאֲבָנִים֙'a.va.NimH68,thou shalt not buildתִבְנֶ֥הtiv.NehH1129it of hewn stoneגָּזִ֑יתga.ZitH1496:for if thou lift upהֵנַ֥פְתָּhe.Naf.taH5130thy toolחַרְבְּךָ֛char.be.KhaH2719upon it, thou hast pollutedוַתְּחַֽלְלֶֽהָ׃va.te.Cha.Le.haH2490it.

26Neither shalt thou go upתַעֲלֶ֥הta.'a.LehH5927by stepsבְמַעֲלֹ֖תve.ma.'a.LotH4609unto mine altarמִזְבְּחִ֑יmiz.be.ChiH4196,that thy nakednessעֶרְוָתְךָ֖'er.va.te.KhaH6172be not discoveredתִגָּלֶ֥הti.ga.LehH1540thereon.

Read all of Exodus 20

Commentaries on Exodus 20

King James Version — Public Domain except in the United Kingdom (Crown rights)