Treasury of Scripture Knowledge Thou shalt not go up by steps unto my altar, lest thy nakedness be discovered. thy nakedness Leviticus 10:3 And Moses said to Aaron: This is what the Lord hath spoken. I will be sanctified in them that approach to me: and I will be glorified in the sight of all the people. And when Aaron heard this, he held his peace. Psalm 89:7 God, who is glorified in the assembly of the saints: great and terrible above all them that are about him. Ecclesiastes 5:1 Keep thy foot, when thou goest into the house of God, and draw nigh to hear. For much better is obedience, than the victims of fools, who know not what evil they do. Hebrews 12:28,29 Therefore, receiving an immoveable kingdom, we have grace: whereby let us serve, pleasing God, with fear and reverence. . . . 1 Peter 1:16 Because it is written: You shall be holy, for I am holy. Context The Altar of Sacrifice…25And if thou make an altar of stone unto me, thou shalt not build it of hewn stones; for if thou lift up a tool upon it, it shall be defiled. 26Thou shalt not go up by steps unto my altar, lest thy nakedness be discovered. Cross References Exodus 28:42 Thou shalt make also linen breeches, to cover the flesh of their nakedness, from the reins to the thighs: Exodus 28:43 And Aaron and his sons shall use them when they shall go into the tabernacle of the testimony, or when they approach to the altar to minister in the sanctuary. lest being guilty of iniquity they die. It shall be a law for ever to Aaron, and to his seed after him. Ezekiel 43:17 And the brim was fourteen cubits long, and fourteen cubits broad in the four corners thereof: and the crown round about it was half a cubit, and the bottom of it one cubit round about: and its steps turned toward the east. Lexicon And you must notוְלֹֽא־ (wə·lō-) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no go up תַעֲלֶ֥ה (ṯa·‘ă·leh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 5927: To ascend, in, actively to My altar מִזְבְּחִ֑י (miz·bə·ḥî) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's Hebrew 4196: An altar on steps, בְמַעֲלֹ֖ת (ḇə·ma·‘ă·lōṯ) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural Strong's Hebrew 4609: Elevation, the act, the condition, a climactic progression lest אֲשֶׁ֛ר (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative Strong's Hebrew 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that your nakedness עֶרְוָתְךָ֖ (‘er·wā·ṯə·ḵā) Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 6172: Nakedness be exposed תִגָּלֶ֥ה (ṯig·gā·leh) Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 1540: To denude, to exile, to reveal on it.’ עַֽל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's Hebrew 5921: Above, over, upon, against Additional Translations And you must not go up to My altar on steps, lest your nakedness be exposed on it.’Neither shall you go up by steps to my altar, that your nakedness be not discovered thereon. Neither shalt thou go up by steps unto mine altar, that thy nakedness be not uncovered thereon. Thou shalt not go up to my altar by steps, that thou mayest not uncover thy nakedness upon it. Neither shalt thou go up by steps unto mine altar, that thy nakedness be not discovered thereon. Neither shalt thou go up by steps unto mine altar, that thy nakedness be not discovered thereon. Neither shalt thou go up by steps to my altar, that thy nakedness be not discovered thereon. Neither shall you go up by steps to my altar, that your nakedness may not be exposed to it.' neither dost thou go up by steps on Mine altar, that thy nakedness be not revealed upon it. Jump to Previous Altar Bodies Discovered Exposed Fear Nakedness Revealed Steps Thereon UncoveredJump to Next Altar Bodies Discovered Exposed Fear Nakedness Revealed Steps Thereon UncoveredExternal Links Exodus 20:26 NIVExodus 20:26 NLT Exodus 20:26 ESV Exodus 20:26 NASB Exodus 20:26 ASV Exodus 20:26 Bible Apps Exodus 20:26 Biblia Paralela Exodus 20:26 Chinese Bible Exodus 20:26 French Bible Exodus 20:26 German Bible Alphabetical: altar And be by do exposed go it' lest my nakedness not on shall so steps that to up will you your OT Law: Exodus 20:26 Neither shall you go up by steps (Exo. Ex) Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools |
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