וְעָשִׂ֥יתָ אֶת־הַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַ עֲצֵ֣י שִׁטִּ֑ים חָמֵשׁ֩ אַמֹּ֨ות אֹ֜רֶךְ וְחָמֵ֧שׁ אַמֹּ֣ות רֹ֗חַב רָב֤וּעַ יִהְיֶה֙ הַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַ וְשָׁלֹ֥שׁ אַמֹּ֖ות קֹמָתֹֽו׃
And you shall make the altar of acacia wood, five cubits in length and five cubits in width; the altar shall be square, and its height three cubits.
Morphology
- וְעָשִׂ֥יתָ (veʿasita) – Root: עשה (ʿ-s-h); Form: Conjunction + Verb, Qal, Perfect, 2ms; Translation: “And you shall make”; Notes: Command to construct the altar.
- אֶת־הַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַ (et-hamizbeḥ) – Root: מזבח (z-b-ḥ); Form: Definite direct object marker + Noun, masculine singular; Translation: “The altar”; Notes: Refers to the structure for burnt offerings.
- עֲצֵ֣י (ʿatsei) – Root: עץ (ʿ-ṣ); Form: Noun, masculine plural construct; Translation: “Of wood”; Notes: Specifies the material.
- שִׁטִּ֑ים (shittim) – Root: שטה (sh-t-h); Form: Noun, masculine plural; Translation: “Acacia”; Notes: A durable type of wood.
- חָמֵשׁ֩ (ḥamesh) – Root: חמש (ḥ-m-sh); Form: Numeral, masculine singular; Translation: “Five”; Notes: Dimension of the altar’s length.
- אַמֹּ֨ות (amot) – Root: אמה (ʾ-m-h); Form: Noun, feminine plural; Translation: “Cubits”; Notes: Unit of measurement.
- אֹ֜רֶךְ (orekh) – Root: ארך (ʾ-r-k); Form: Noun, masculine singular; Translation: “Length”; Notes: Specifies the dimension.
- וְחָמֵ֧שׁ (veḥamesh) – Root: חמש (ḥ-m-sh); Form: Conjunction + Numeral, masculine singular; Translation: “And five”; Notes: Dimension of the altar’s width.
- אַמֹּ֣ות (amot) – Root: אמה (ʾ-m-h); Form: Noun, feminine plural; Translation: “Cubits”; Notes: Unit of measurement.
- רֹ֗חַב (roḥav) – Root: רחב (r-ḥ-v); Form: Noun, masculine singular; Translation: “Width”; Notes: Specifies the dimension.
- רָב֤וּעַ (ravuaʿ) – Root: רבע (r-b-ʿ); Form: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine singular; Translation: “Shall be square”; Notes: Describes the shape of the altar.
- יִהְיֶה֙ (yihyeh) – Root: היה (h-y-h); Form: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, 3ms; Translation: “Shall be”; Notes: Refers to the altar’s dimensions.
- הַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַ (hamizbeḥ) – Root: מזבח (z-b-ḥ); Form: Definite article + Noun, masculine singular; Translation: “The altar”; Notes: Repetition for emphasis.
- וְשָׁלֹ֥שׁ (veshalosh) – Root: שלש (sh-l-sh); Form: Conjunction + Numeral, feminine singular; Translation: “And three”; Notes: Dimension of the altar’s height.
- אַמֹּ֖ות (amot) – Root: אמה (ʾ-m-h); Form: Noun, feminine plural; Translation: “Cubits”; Notes: Unit of measurement.
- קֹמָתֹֽו (komato) – Root: קומה (q-m-h); Form: Noun, feminine singular construct with 3ms suffix; Translation: “Its height”; Notes: Specifies the vertical dimension.