אֲבָנִ֤ים שְׁלֵמֹות֙ תִּבְנֶ֔ה אֶת־מִזְבַּ֖ח יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ וְהַעֲלִ֤יתָ עָלָיו֙ עֹולֹ֔ת לַיהוָ֖ה אֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃
Whole stones you shall build the altar of YHWH your God, and you shall offer upon it burnt offerings to YHWH your God.
Morphology
- אֲבָנִ֤ים (avanim) – Root: אבן (even); Form: Noun, feminine plural; Translation: “stones”; Notes: Refers to the materials used for building the altar.
- שְׁלֵמֹות֙ (sheleimot) – Root: שלם (shalem); Form: Adjective, feminine plural; Translation: “whole”; Notes: Specifies that the stones must be uncut and complete.
- תִּבְנֶ֔ה (tivneh) – Root: בנה (banah); Form: Qal imperfect 2nd person masculine singular; Translation: “you shall build”; Notes: Instruction to construct the altar.
- אֶת־מִזְבַּ֖ח (et-mizbeach) – Root: זבח (zavach); Form: Direct object marker with noun, masculine singular; Translation: “the altar”; Notes: Refers to the altar for offerings.
- יְהוָ֣ה (YHWH) – Root: יהוה (YHWH); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “YHWH”; Notes: The Tetragrammaton, the name of God.
- אֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ (Elohekha) – Root: אלהים (Elohim); Form: Noun, masculine plural with 2nd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “your God”; Notes: Indicates the personal relationship with YHWH.
- וְהַעֲלִ֤יתָ (ve-haʿalita) – Root: עלה (alah); Form: Hifil perfect 2nd person masculine singular with vav-consecutive; Translation: “and you shall offer”; Notes: Refers to the act of offering sacrifices.
- עָלָיו֙ (alav) – Root: על (ʿal); Form: Preposition with 3rd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “upon it”; Notes: Refers to the altar as the place for offerings.
- עֹולֹ֔ת (ʿolot) – Root: עלה (alah); Form: Noun, feminine plural; Translation: “burnt offerings”; Notes: Refers to sacrifices completely burned on the altar.
- לַיהוָ֖ה (la-YHWH) – Root: יהוה (YHWH); Form: Proper noun with prepositional prefix; Translation: “to YHWH”; Notes: Indicates that the offerings are dedicated to God.
- אֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃ (Elohekha) – Root: אלהים (Elohim); Form: Noun, masculine plural with 2nd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “your God”; Notes: Reiterates the personal relationship with YHWH.