Exodus 20:25 KJV

And if thou wilt make me an altar of stone, thou shalt not build it of hewn stone: for if thou lift up thy tool upon it, thou hast polluted it.

Thou and Ye

  • thou, thy one person

In the King James Bible, thee, thou, thy, and thine always mean one person, and ye, you, and your more than one: a difference modern English lost. Why keep these words?

Matthew Henry

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Cross References

  • Deuteronomy 27:5–6 And there shalt thou build an altar unto the LORD thy God, an altar of stones: thou shalt not lift up any iron tool upon them. …
  • Joshua 8:31 As Moses the servant of the LORD commanded the children of Israel, as it is written in the book of the law of Moses, an altar of whole stones, over which no man hath lift up any iron: and they offered thereon burnt offerings unto the LORD, and sacrificed peace offerings.

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Topics

  • Altar Mosaic commandments prescribing the construction of Altar
  • Amram 1. Father of Moses
  • Art Of the stonecutter
  • Israel The law delivered to
  • Revelation The law is revealed

Timeline

Hebrew and Strong’s

  • And if thou wilt make תַּעֲשֶׂה taʿăśê עָשָׂה Verb · qal imperfect, second person masculine singular
  • me an altar וְאִם wĕʾim Conjunction מִזְבַּח mizbaḥ מִזְבֵּחַ Noun · masculine singular construct
  • of stone אֲבָנִים ʾăbānîm אֶבֶן Noun · feminine plural
  • thou shalt not build לִּי lî Preposition · with suffix: first person common singular לֹא lōʾ Negative תִבְנֶה tibnê בָּנָה Verb · qal imperfect, second person masculine singular
  • it of hewn stone אֶתְהֶן ʾethen Object marker · with suffix: third person feminine plural גָּזִית gāzît גָּזִית Noun · feminine singular
  • for if thou lift up הֵנַפְתָּ hēnaptā נוּף Verb · hiphil perfect, second person masculine singular
  • thy tool כִּי kî Conjunction חַרְבְּךָ ḥarbĕkā חֶרֶב Noun · feminine singular construct · with suffix: second person masculine singular
  • upon it, thou hast polluted עָלֶיהָ ʿālêhā Preposition · with suffix: third person feminine singular וַתְּחַלְלֶהָ wattĕḥallehā חָלַל Verb · piel sequential imperfect, second person masculine singular · with and, suffix: third person feminine singular

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