Study it in the app“And we said, ‘And it shall be, when they say this to us and to our generations tomorrow, that we will say, “See the model of the altar of YHWH, which our fathers made, not for burnt offering and not for sacrifice, but it is a witness between us and you.”’”
And we said,וַנֹּאמֶר‘And it shall be,וְהָיָהwhenכִּיthey say thisיֹאמְרוּto usאֵלֵינוּand toוְאֶלour generationsדֹּרֹתֵינוּtomorrow,מָחָרthat we will say,וְאָמַרְנוּ“Seeרְאוּthe modelתַּבְנִיתof the altarמִזְבַּחof YHWH,יְהוָהwhichאֲשֶׁרour fathersאֲבוֹתֵינוּmade,עָשׂוּnotלֹאfor burnt offeringלְעוֹלָהand notוְלֹאfor sacrifice,לְזֶבַחbutכִּיitהוּאisa witnessעֵדbetween usבֵּינֵינוּand you.”’וּבֵינֵיכֶם
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “nomer” appearshappen
For something to occur or take place; many stories open with this word.
Where else “haya” appearsgeneration
The people of the same time.
Where else “dorote” appearstomorrow
The day that comes after today.
Where else “machar” appearssee
To see with one's eyes.
Where else “reu” appearspattern
The pattern for building something.
Where else “tavnit” appearsaltar
Altar: a structure of stone or earth on which sacrifices are offered to God.
Where else “mizbach” appearsYHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appearsforefather
Ancestors, those who came before in the family.
Where else “avote” appearsprepare
To prepare food; offer a sacrifice; keep a feast.
Where else “asu” appearsburnt offering
A sacrifice burned whole on the altar.
Where else “ola” appearssacrifice
An animal offered to God and eaten together.
Where else “zevach” appearswitness
Someone who vouches for what he saw; YHWH is one too.
Where else “ed” appears27but that it may be a witness between us and you, and between our generations after us, that we serve the service of YHWH before him with our burnt offerings and with our sacrifices and with our peace offerings; so that your sons will not say tomorrow to our sons, “You have no portion in YHWH.”’
28 · This verse (above)
29Far be it from us to rebel against YHWH and to turn back today from following YHWH by building an altar for burnt offering, for grain offering, and for sacrifice, besides the altar of YHWH our Elohim that is before his dwelling!”
