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Exodus 27:6

And thou shalt make staves for the altar, staves of shittim wood, and overlay them with brass.

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וְעָשִׂ֤יתָveasitaand doעָשָׂהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “and do”, a completed action in a sequenceH6213to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest applicationaccomplish, advance, appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth, bruise, be busy, [idiom] certainly, have the charge of, commit, deal (with), deck, [phrase] displease, do, (ready) dress(-ed), (put in) execute(-ion), exercise, f…בַדִּים֙vadimapartבַּדnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “apart”, the ordinary formH905properly, separation; by implication, a part of the body, branch of atree, bar forcarrying; figuratively, chief of a city; especially (with prepositional prefix) as an adverb, apart, only, besidesalone, apart, bar, besides, branch, by self, of each alike, except, only, part, staff, strength.לַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַlamizbechato altarמִזְבֵּחַpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “to altar”, the ordinary formH4196an altaraltar.בַּדֵּ֖יbadeapartבַּדnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “apart”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH905properly, separation; by implication, a part of the body, branch of atree, bar forcarrying; figuratively, chief of a city; especially (with prepositional prefix) as an adverb, apart, only, besidesalone, apart, bar, besides, branch, by self, of each alike, except, only, part, staff, strength.עֲצֵ֣יatsetreeעֵץnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “tree”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6086a tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks)[phrase] carpenter, gallows, helve, [phrase] pine, plank, staff, stalk, stick, stock, timber, tree, wood.שִׁטִּ֑יםshitimshittahשִׁטָּהnoun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “shittah”, the ordinary formH7848the acacia (from its scourging thorns)shittah, shittim. See also H1029 (בֵּית הַשִּׁטָּה).וְצִפִּיתָ֥vetsipitaand coverצָפָהconjunction, verb, piel, sequential perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “and cover”, a completed action in a sequenceH6823to sheet over (especially with metal)cover, overlay.אֹתָ֖םotamobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).נְחֹֽשֶׁתnechoshetcopperנְחֹשֶׁתnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “copper”, the ordinary formH5178copper, hence, something made of that metal, i.e. coin, a fetter; figuratively, base (as compared with gold or silver)brasen, brass, chain, copper, fetter (of brass), filthiness, steel.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And thou shalt make staves for the altar, staves of acacia-wood, and overlay them with brass.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And thou shalt make staves for the altar, staves of acacia wood, and overlay them with brass.

Young’s Literal Translation

'And thou hast made staves for the altar, staves of shittim wood, and hast overlaid them [with] brass.

World English Bible

You shall make poles for the altar, poles of acacia wood, and overlay them with bronze.

Darby Translation

And thou shalt make staves for the altar, staves of acacia-wood, and overlay them with copper.

Douay-Rheims

Thou shalt make also two bars for the altar of setim wood, which thou shalt cover with plates of brass:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And thou shalt make staves for the altar, staves of acacia-wood, and overlay them with brass.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And thou shalt make for the altar staves of incorruptible wood, and thou shalt overlay them with brass.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ποιήσεις τῷ θυσιαστηρίῳ ἀναφορεῖς ἐκ ξύλων ἀσήπτων, καὶ περιχαλκώσεις αὐτοὺς χαλκῷ.