Exodus 20:25
That if thou shalt make an altar of stone to me, thou shalt not build it of stones hewn; for if thou shalt raise thy knife thereupon, or other instrument wherewith blood may be shed out, it shall be polluted.This verse in the real world
In what words
- גָּזִיתgâzîythsomething cut, i.e. dressed stone
- נוּףnûwphto quiver (i.e. vibrate up and down, or rock to and fro); used in a great variety of appli
- אֶבֶןʼebena stone
- מִזְבֵּחַmizbêachan altar
- בָּנָהbânâhto build (literally and figuratively)
- חֶרֶבcherebdrought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or ot
- עָשָׂהʻâsâhto do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.