וְעָשִׂ֣יתָ קַרְנֹתָ֗יו עַ֚ל אַרְבַּ֣ע פִּנֹּתָ֔יו מִמֶּ֖נּוּ תִּהְיֶ֣יןָ קַרְנֹתָ֑יו וְצִפִּיתָ֥ אֹתֹ֖ו נְחֹֽשֶׁת׃
And you shall make its horns on its four corners; its horns shall be from it, and you shall overlay it with bronze.
Morphology
- וְעָשִׂ֣יתָ (veʿasita) – Root: עשה (ʿ-s-h); Form: Conjunction + Verb, Qal, Perfect, 2ms; Translation: “And you shall make”; Notes: Command to construct the horns of the altar.
- קַרְנֹתָ֗יו (qarnotav) – Root: קרן (q-r-n); Form: Noun, feminine plural construct with 3ms suffix; Translation: “Its horns”; Notes: Refers to projections on the altar.
- עַ֚ל (ʿal) – Root: על (ʿ-l); Form: Preposition; Translation: “On”; Notes: Indicates position.
- אַרְבַּ֣ע (arbaʿ) – Root: ארבע (ʾ-r-b-ʿ); Form: Numeral, feminine singular; Translation: “Four”; Notes: Number of corners.
- פִּנֹּתָ֔יו (pinnotav) – Root: פנה (p-n-h); Form: Noun, feminine plural construct with 3ms suffix; Translation: “Its corners”; Notes: Refers to the four extremities of the altar.
- מִמֶּ֖נּוּ (mimmenu) – Root: מן (m-n); Form: Preposition with 3ms suffix; Translation: “From it”; Notes: Indicates that the horns are part of the altar.
- תִּהְיֶ֣יןָ (tihyenah) – Root: היה (h-y-h); Form: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, 3fp; Translation: “Shall be”; Notes: Refers to the integration of the horns with the altar.
- קַרְנֹתָ֑יו (qarnotav) – Root: קרן (q-r-n); Form: Noun, feminine plural construct with 3ms suffix; Translation: “Its horns”; Notes: Repetition for emphasis.
- וְצִפִּיתָ֥ (vetsipita) – Root: צפה (ṣ-p-h); Form: Conjunction + Verb, Qal, Perfect, 2ms; Translation: “And you shall overlay”; Notes: Instruction to cover the altar with metal.
- אֹתֹ֖ו (oto) – Root: את (ʾ-t); Form: Direct object marker with 3ms suffix; Translation: “It”; Notes: Refers to the entire altar.
- נְחֹֽשֶׁת (neḥoshet) – Root: נחשת (n-ḥ-sh-t); Form: Noun, feminine singular; Translation: “Bronze”; Notes: Material used for the overlay.