Exodus 20:24

“An altar of earth you shall make for me, and you shall sacrifice on it your burnt offerings and your peace offerings, your flocks and your herds; in every place where I cause my name to be remembered I will come to you and bless you.”

Exodus 20:24 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Exodus 20:24, word by word

An altarמִזְבַּחmizbach

altar

Altar: a structure of stone or earth on which sacrifices are offered to God.

Where else “mizbach” appears
of earthאֲדָמָהadama

soil

Farmland, or dust.

Where else “adama” appears
you shall makeתַּעֲשֶׂהtaase

make

To build or create something.

Where else “taase” appears
and you shall sacrificeזָבַחְתָּzavachta

sacrifice

To kill an animal as a gift to God or other gods.

Where else “zavachta” appears
your burnt offeringsעֹלֹתֶיolote

burnt offering

A sacrifice burned whole on the altar.

Where else “olote” appears
and your peace offeringsשְׁלָמֶיshelame

peace offerings

Peace offering: a sacrifice of which one part was burned for God and the rest was eaten by the one who offered it, as a sign of peace and fellowship with him (Leviticus 3).

Where else “shelame” appears
your flocksצֹאנְtson

flock

A flock of sheep and goats.

Where else “tson” appears
and your herdsבְּקָרֶbekare

cattle, herd

Cattle: cows, oxen, bulls; a herd.

Where else “bekare” appears
placeמָּקוֹםmakom

place

A place, a spot.

Where else “makom” appears
I causeאַזְכִּירazkir

mention

To speak of something, bring it to others' minds.

Where else “azkir” appears
my nameשְׁמִshemi

name

The word by which a person, place or thing is called and recognized.

Where else “shemi” appears
I will comeאָבוֹאavo

come

To come, arrive: "days are coming".

Where else “avo” appears
and bless youבֵרַכְתִּיverachti

bless

God gives good things: life, children, harvests.

Where else “verachti” appears

The context

23You shall not make beside me gods of silver, and gods of gold you shall not make for yourselves.

24 · This verse (above)

25And if you make me an altar of stones, you shall not build it of hewn stone; for if you lift your tool on it, you profane it.

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