Hebrew Interlinear
Exodus 20:25 Interlinear
Word-by-word Hebrew interlinear analysis of Exodus 20:25, showing the original Hebrew text with Strong's numbers, transliteration, and English translation for each word.
“ me an altar of stone And if thou wilt make thou shalt not build it of hewn stone thy tool for if thou lift up upon it thou hast polluted”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | וְאִם | H518 | used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not | |
| 2 | מִזְבַּ֤ח | H4196 | me an altar | an altar |
| 3 | אֲבָנִים֙ | H68 | of stone | a stone |
| 4 | תַּֽעֲשֶׂה | H6213 | And if thou wilt make | to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application |
| 5 | לִּ֔י | H0 | ||
| 6 | לֹֽא | H3808 | not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles | |
| 7 | תִבְנֶ֥ה | H1129 | thou shalt not build | to build (literally and figuratively) |
| 8 | אֶתְהֶ֖ן | H853 | properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely) | |
| 9 | גָּזִ֑ית | H1496 | it of hewn stone | something cut, i.e., dressed stone |
| 10 | כִּ֧י | H3588 | (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed | |
| 11 | חַרְבְּךָ֛ | H2719 | thy tool | drought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement |
| 12 | הֵנַ֥פְתָּ | H5130 | for if thou lift up | to quiver (i.e., vibrate up and down, or rock to and fro); used in a great variety of applications (including sprinkling, beckoning, rubbing, bastinad |
| 13 | עָלֶ֖יהָ | H5921 | above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications | |
| 14 | וַתְּחַֽלְלֶֽהָ׃ | H2490 | upon it thou hast polluted | properly, to bore, i.e., (by implication) to wound, to dissolve; figuratively, to profane (a person, place or thing), to break (one's word), to begin |
Verse Context
Exodus 20:24An altar of earth thou shalt make unto me and shalt sacrifice ...
Exodus 20:25 (current) me an altar of stone And if thou wilt make thou shalt not build it of hewn stone thy tool for if thou lift up upon it thou hast polluted
Exodus 20:26 Neither shalt thou go up by steps unto mine altar ...