| 25. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Exodus 20:25:1 ⧉וְאִם־מִזְבַּ֤חvehimmizbakhand if an altar Exodus 20:25:2 ⧉אֲבָנִים֙avanimstones Exodus 20:25:3 ⧉תַּֽעֲשֶׂה־לִּ֔יtaahsehleeyou shall make for me Exodus 20:25:4 ⧉לֹֽא־תִבְנֶ֥הlohtivnehyou shall not build Exodus 20:25:5 ⧉אֶתְהֶ֖ןethenthem Exodus 20:25:6 ⧉גָּזִ֑יתgahzeethewn stone Exodus 20:25:7 ⧉כִּ֧יkeefor Exodus 20:25:8 ⧉חַרְבְּךָ֛kharbekhahyour sword Exodus 20:25:9 ⧉הֵנַ֥פְתָּhenaftaayou have wielded Exodus 20:25:10 ⧉עָלֶ֖יהָalehaupon it Exodus 20:25:11 ⧉וַתְּחַֽלְלֶֽהָ׃vatekhallehaand you profaned it |
| 25. Formal Translation And if you make an altar of stones for Me, you shall not build it with hewn stones, for if you lift your tool against it, you will profane it. |
| 25. Dynamic Translation If you erect a stone altar for Me, do not use chiseled stones, because when you use a tool on it, you will defile it. |