New American Standard Bible 1995

Exodus 20:22-26

22Then the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872, “Thusכֹּ֥הkohH3541you shall sayתֹאמַ֖רto.MarH559to the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478, ‘You yourselvesH864have seenרְאִיתֶ֔םre.'i.TemH7200thatI have spokenדִּבַּ֖רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696to you from heavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064.

23You shall not makeתַעֲשׂ֖וּןta.'a.SunH6213other godsbesidesאִתִּ֑י'i.TiH854Me;godsאֱלֹ֤הֵי'e.Lo.heiH430of silverכֶ֙סֶף֙khe.sefH3701or godsוֵאלֹהֵ֣יve.lo.HeiH430of goldזָהָ֔בza.HavH2091,you shall not makeתַעֲשׂ֖וּta.'a.SuH6213for yourselvesH864.

24You shall makeתַּעֲשֶׂה־ta.'a.seh-H6213an altarמִזְבַּ֣חmiz.BachH4196of earthאֲדָמָה֮'a.da.MahH127for Me, and you shall sacrificeוְזָבַחְתָּ֣ve.za.vach.TaH2076on it yourburntעֹלֹתֶ֙יךָ֙'o.lo.Tei.khaH5930offeringsH5930and yourpeaceשְׁלָמֶ֔יךָshe.la.Mei.khaH8002offeringsH8002,your sheepצֹֽאנְךָ֖tzo.ne.KhaH6629and your oxenבְּקָרֶ֑ךָbe.ka.Re.chaH1241;in everyבְּכָל־be.kholH3605placeהַמָּקוֹם֙ha.ma.kOmH4725whereאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834I cause My nameשְׁמִ֔יshe.MiH8034to be rememberedאַזְכִּ֣יר'az.KirH2142,I will comeאָב֥וֹא'a.Vo'H935to you and blessוּבֵרַכְתִּֽיךָ׃u.ve.rakh.Ti.khaH1288you.

25Ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518you makeתַּֽעֲשֶׂה־ta.'a.seh-H6213an altarמִזְבַּ֤חmiz.BachH4196of stoneאֲבָנִים֙'a.va.NimH68for Me,you shall not buildתִבְנֶ֥הtiv.NehH1129it of cutH1496stonesגָּזִ֑יתga.ZitH1496,for if you wieldהֵנַ֥פְתָּhe.Naf.taH5130your toolחַרְבְּךָ֛char.be.KhaH2719on it, you will profaneוַתְּחַֽלְלֶֽהָ׃va.te.Cha.Le.haH2490it.

26And you shall not goתַעֲלֶ֥הta.'a.LehH5927up by stepsבְמַעֲלֹ֖תve.ma.'a.LotH4609to My altarמִזְבְּחִ֑יmiz.be.ChiH4196,soאֲשֶׁ֛ר'a.SherH834thatyour nakednessעֶרְוָתְךָ֖'er.va.te.KhaH6172will not be exposedתִגָּלֶ֥הti.ga.LehH1540on it.’

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