Exodus 30:9

לֹא־תַעֲל֥וּ עָלָ֛יו קְטֹ֥רֶת זָרָ֖ה וְעֹלָ֣ה וּמִנְחָ֑ה וְנֵ֕סֶךְ לֹ֥א תִסְּכ֖וּ עָלָֽיו׃

You shall not offer unauthorized incense on it, or a burnt offering, or a grain offering, and you shall not pour a drink offering on it.

Morphology

1. לֹא־תַעֲל֥וּ (lo-ta’alu) – Root: עלה (ʿ-l-h); Form: Negative particle + Verb, Hiphil, Imperfect, 2mp; Translation: “You shall not offer”; Notes: Refers to the prohibition against offering incense or sacrifices on the altar.
2. עָלָ֛יו (alav) – Root: על (ʿ-l); Form: Preposition + Pronoun, masculine singular; Translation: “On it”; Notes: Refers to the altar as the location of the prohibition.
3. קְטֹ֥רֶת (ketoret) – Root: קטֹר (q-ṭ-r); Form: Noun, feminine singular; Translation: “Incense”; Notes: Refers to the incense offering specifically forbidden if unauthorized.
4. זָרָ֖ה (zarah) – Root: זר (z-r); Form: Adjective, feminine singular; Translation: “Unauthorized”; Notes: Refers to incense not prescribed for the altar’s use.
5. וְעֹלָ֣ה (ve’olah) – Root: עלה (ʿ-l-h); Form: Conjunction + Noun, feminine singular; Translation: “Or a burnt offering”; Notes: Prohibits burnt offerings on this specific altar.
6. וּמִנְחָ֑ה (uminḥah) – Root: מנח (m-n-ḥ); Form: Conjunction + Noun, feminine singular; Translation: “Or a grain offering”; Notes: Refers to the grain offerings forbidden on this altar.
7. וְנֵ֕סֶךְ (venesekh) – Root: נסך (n-s-k); Form: Conjunction + Noun, masculine singular; Translation: “Or a drink offering”; Notes: Refers to liquid offerings prohibited on this altar.
8. לֹ֥א (lo) – Root: לא (l-ʾ); Form: Negative particle; Translation: “Not”; Notes: Prohibits the following action of pouring a drink offering.
9. תִסְּכ֖וּ (tisseku) – Root: נסך (n-s-k); Form: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, 2mp; Translation: “You shall pour”; Notes: Refers to the act of pouring drink offerings, forbidden on this altar.
10. עָלָֽיו (alav) – Root: על (ʿ-l); Form: Preposition + Pronoun, masculine singular; Translation: “On it”; Notes: Refers again to the altar as the prohibited location.