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Exodus 27:1

וְעָשִׂ֥יתָ
ʻâsâh
and — to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
אֶת
ʼêth
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
הַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַ
mizbêach
the — an altar
עֲצֵ֣י
ʻêts
a tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks)
שִׁטִּ֑ים
shiṭṭâh
the acacia (from its scourging thorns)
חָמֵשׁ֩
châmêsh
five
אַמּ֨וֹת
ʼammâh
properly, a mother (i.e. unit of measure, or the fore-arm (below the elbow), i.e. a cubit; also a door-base (as a bond of the entrance)
אֹ֜רֶךְ
ʼôrek
length
וְחָמֵ֧שׁ
châmêsh
and — five
אַמּ֣וֹת
ʼammâh
properly, a mother (i.e. unit of measure, or the fore-arm (below the elbow), i.e. a cubit; also a door-base (as a bond of the entrance)
רֹ֗חַב
rôchab
width (literally or figuratively)
רָב֤וּעַ
râbaʻ
to be quadrate
יִהְיֶה֙
hâyâh
to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
הַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַ
mizbêach
the — an altar
וְשָׁלֹ֥שׁ
shâlôwsh
and — three; occasionally (ordinal) third, or (multiple) thrice
אַמּ֖וֹת
ʼammâh
properly, a mother (i.e. unit of measure, or the fore-arm (below the elbow), i.e. a cubit; also a door-base (as a bond of the entrance)
קֹמָתֽוֹ
qôwmâh
height
Exodus 27:1 · Masoretic Text (WLC)
AMPLIFIED · 1 of 3
“And you shall make the altar [for burnt offerings] of acacia wood, five cubits long and five cubits wide; the altar shall be square, and its height shall be three cubits.
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“And you shall make the altar [for burnt offerings] of acacia wood, five cubits long and five cubits wide; the altar shall be square, and its height shall be three cubits.
Exodus 27:1
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