An altarמִזְבַּחof earthאֲדָמָהyou shall makeתַּעֲשֶׂהfor me,לִּיand you shall sacrificeוְזָבַחְתָּon itעָלָיוyour burnt offeringsאֶת עֹלֹתֶיךָand your peace offerings,וְאֶת שְׁלָמֶיךָyour flocksאֶת צֹאנְךָand your herds;וְאֶת בְּקָרֶךָin everyבְּכָלplaceהַמָּקוֹםwhereאֲשֶׁרI causeאַזְכִּירmy nameאֶת שְׁמִיto be rememberedאַזְכִּירI will comeאָבוֹאto youאֵלֶיךָand bless you.וּבֵרַכְתִּיךָ
Exodus 20:24
Study it in the app“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.”
With the Hebrew beneath
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.