King James Version

Exodus 30:1

And thou shalt make an altar to burn incense upon: of shittim wood shalt thou make it.

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וְעָשִׂ֥יתָveasitaand 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…מִזְבֵּ֖חַmizbechaaltarמִזְבֵּחַnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “altar”, the ordinary formH4196an altaraltar.מִקְטַ֣רmiqtarto burn...uponמִקְטָרnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “to burn...upon”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4729something to fume (incense) on i.e. a hearth placeto burn...upon.קְטֹ֑רֶתqetoretincenseקְטֹרֶתnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “incense”, the ordinary formH7004a fumigation(sweet) incense, perfume.עֲצֵ֥יatsetreeעֵץnoun, 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.שִׁטִּ֖יםshitimshittahשִׁטָּהnoun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “shittah”, the ordinary formH7848the acacia (from its scourging thorns)shittah, shittim. See also H1029 (בֵּית הַשִּׁטָּה).תַּעֲשֶׂ֥הtaasehdoעָשָׂהverb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “do”, an unfinished actionH6213to 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…אֹתֽוֹotvoobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “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).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And thou shalt make an altar to burn incense upon; of acacia-wood shalt thou make it.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And thou shalt make an altar to burn incense upon: of acacia wood shalt thou make it.

Young’s Literal Translation

'And thou hast made an altar [for] making perfume; [of] shittim wood thou dost make it;

World English Bible

“You shall make an altar to burn incense on. You shall make it of acacia wood.

Darby Translation

And thou shalt make an altar for the burning of incense: of acacia-wood shalt thou make it;

Douay-Rheims

Thou shalt make also an altar to burn incense, of setim wood.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And thou shalt make an altar to burn incense upon; of acacia-wood shalt thou make it.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And thou shalt make the altar of incense of incorruptible wood.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ποιήσεις θυσιαστήριον θυμιάματος ἐκ ξύλων ἀσήπτων.