Exodus 30:1

“You shall make an altar for burning incense; of acacia wood you shall make it.”

Exodus 30:1 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Exodus 30:1, word by word

You shall makeעָשִׂיתָasita

make

To build or create something.

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an altarמִזְבֵּחַmizbeach

altar

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

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for burningמִקְטַרmiktar

place for burning

A place where incense is burned. It occurs only in Exodus 30:1.

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incenseקְטֹרֶתketoret

incense

Incense: a mixture of spices burned to give sweet-smelling smoke; also the smoke of a burned sacrifice.

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of acaciaשִׁטִּיםshitim

acacia

Acacia: a desert tree with hard, lasting wood.

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woodעֲצֵיatse

wood

What is taken from a cut tree: firewood, board, rod or timber.

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The context

1 · This verse (above)

2A cubit its length and a cubit its width; it shall be square, and two cubits its height; its horns shall be of one piece with it.

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