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And you shall notוְלֹאgo upתַעֲלֶהby stepsבְמַעֲלֹתtoעַלmy altar,מִזְבְּחִיso thatאֲשֶׁרyour nakednessעֶרְוָתְךָmay notלֹאbe exposedתִגָּלֶהon it.’ ”עָלָיו
Exodus 20:26
Study it in the app“And you shall not go up by steps to my altar, so that your nakedness may not be exposed on it.’ ””
With the Hebrew beneath
Exodus 20:26, word by word
- go upתַעֲלֶהtaale
go up
To go from a low place to a higher one: up the mountain, to Jerusalem or to a city.
Where else “taale” appears- by stepsמַעֲלֹתmaalot
step
A step or stair of a stairway.
Where else “maalot” appears- my altarמִזְבְּחִmizbchi
altar
Altar: a structure of stone or earth on which sacrifices are offered to God.
Where else “mizbchi” appears- your nakednessעֶרְוָתְervat
nakedness
Nakedness; the private parts of the body; figuratively, shame. Seeing another's nakedness was a grave lack of respect.
Where else “ervat” appears- be exposedתִגָּלֶהtigale
uncover
To remove what covers, leaving something in view.
Where else “tigale” appears
The context
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.
26 · This verse (above)