Exodus

Exodus 20:26

²⁶And you must not go up to My altar on steps, lest your nakedness be exposed on it.’’’

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And you must not	וְלֹֽא־	wə·lō-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
go up	תַעֲלֶ֥ה	ṯa·‘ă·leh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H5927 go up, ascend, climb
to	עַֽל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
My altar	מִזְבְּחִ֑י	miz·bə·ḥî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H4196 altar
on steps	בְמַעֲלֹ֖ת	ḇə·ma·‘ă·lōṯ	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine plural	H4609 what comes up
lest	אֲשֶׁ֛ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
your nakedness	עֶרְוָתְךָ֖	‘er·wā·ṯə·ḵā	Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H6172 nakedness, pudenda
be exposed	תִגָּלֶ֥ה	ṯig·gā·leh	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H1540 uncover, remove
on it	עָלָֽיו׃פ	‘ā·lāw	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H5921 height

Cross-references

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1 Peter 1:16 · Ecclesiastes 5:1 · Leviticus 10:3 · Psalm 89:7 · Hebrews 12:28–29

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.