Exodus

Exodus 27:1

1“You are to build an altar of acacia wood. The altar must be square, five cubits long, five cubits wide, and three cubits high.a

Footnotes

  • a 27:1 The altar was approximately 7.5 feet in length and width, and 4.5 feet high (2.3 meters in length and width, and 1.4 meters high).

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
You are to buildוְעָשִׂ֥יתָwə·‘ā·śî·ṯāConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singularH6213 do, make
an altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַham·miz·bê·aḥArticle; Noun - masculine singularH4196 altar
of acaciaשִׁטִּ֑יםšiṭ·ṭîmNoun - feminine pluralH7848 acacia
woodעֲצֵ֣י‘ă·ṣêNoun - masculine plural constructH6086 tree, trees, wood
The altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַham·miz·bê·aḥArticle; Noun - masculine singularH4196 altar
must beיִהְיֶה֙yih·yehVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
squareרָב֤וּעַrā·ḇū·a‘Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singularH7251 squared, square
fiveחָמֵשׁ֩ḥā·mêšNumber - feminine singularH2568 five
cubitsאַמּ֨וֹת’am·mō·wṯNoun - feminine pluralH520 ell, cubit
longאֹ֜רֶךְ’ō·reḵNoun - masculine singularH753 length
fiveוְחָמֵ֧שׁwə·ḥā·mêšConjunctive waw; Number - feminine singularH2568 five
cubitsאַמּ֣וֹת’am·mō·wṯNoun - feminine pluralH520 ell, cubit
wideרֹ֗חַבrō·ḥaḇNoun - masculine singularH7341 breadth, width
and threeוְשָׁלֹ֥שׁwə·šā·lōšConjunctive waw; Number - feminine singularH7969 a three, triad
cubitsאַמּ֖וֹת’am·mō·wṯNoun - feminine pluralH520 ell, cubit
highקֹמָתֽוֹ׃qō·mā·ṯōwNoun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singularH6967 height

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Exodus 38:1–7

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.