Exodus

Exodus 20:25

²⁵Now if you make an altar of stones for Me, you must not build it with stones shaped by tools; for if you use a chisel on it, you will defile it.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Now if	וְאִם־	wə·’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
you make	תַּֽעֲשֶׂה־	ta·‘ă·śeh-	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
an altar	מִזְבַּ֤ח	miz·baḥ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4196 altar
of stones	אֲבָנִים֙	’ă·ḇā·nîm	Noun - feminine plural	H68 stone
for Me	לִּ֔י	lî	Preposition; first person common singular
you must not	לֹֽא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
build	תִבְנֶ֥ה	ṯiḇ·neh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H1129 build
it	אֶתְהֶ֖ן	’eṯ·hen	Direct object marker; third person feminine plural	H853 mark of the accusative
with stones shaped by tools	גָּזִ֑ית	gā·zîṯ	Noun - feminine singular	H1496 a cutting, hewing
for if	כִּ֧י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
you use	הֵנַ֥פְתָּ	hê·nap̄·tā	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H5130 move to and fro, wave, besprinkle
a chisel	חַרְבְּךָ֛	ḥar·bə·ḵā	Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H2719 sword
on it	עָלֶ֖יהָ	‘ā·le·hā	Preposition; third person feminine singular	H5921 height
you will defile it	וַתְּחַֽלְלֶֽהָ׃	wat·tə·ḥal·le·hā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine singular; third person feminine singular	H2490 bore, pierce

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.