Exodus 20:26

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Neither shalt thou go up by steps unto mine altar, that thy nakedness be not discovered thereon.And you must not go up to My altar on steps, lest your nakedness be exposed on it.’

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In other translations

Neither shalt thou go up by steps unto mine altar, that thy nakedness be not discovered thereon.And you must not go up to My altar on steps, lest your nakedness be exposed on it.’

Hebrew words

וְלֹא־velo'-and notH3808תַעֲלֶהta'alehyou must go upH5927בְמַעֲלֹתvema'aloton stepsH4609עַל־'al-toH5921מִזְבְּחִיmizbechialtar myH4196אֲשֶׁר'asherthatH834לֹא־lo'-notH3808תִגָּלֶהtigalehit will be uncoveredH1540עֶרְוָתְךָ'ervatekhanakedness yourH6172עָלָיו׃ פ'alavon itH5921

Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.

Related verses

1 Peter 1:16
Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy.for it is written: “Be holy, because I am holy.”
Ecclesiastes 5:1
Keep thy foot when thou goest to the house of God, and be more ready to hear, than to give the sacrifice of fools: for they consider not that they do evil.Guard your steps when you go to the house of God. Draw near to listen rather than to offer the sacrifice of fools, who do not know that they do wrong.
Psalm 89:7
God is greatly to be feared in the assembly of the saints, and to be had in reverence of all them that are about him.In the council of the holy ones, God is greatly feared, and awesome above all who surround Him.
Leviticus 10:3
Then Moses said unto Aaron, This is it that the Lord spake, saying, I will be sanctified in them that come nigh me, and before all the people I will be glorified. And Aaron held his peace.Then Moses said to Aaron, “This is what the LORD meant when He said: ‘To those who come near Me I will show My holiness, and in the sight of all the people I will reveal My glory.’” But Aaron remained silent.
Hebrews 12:28-29
²⁸ Wherefore we receiving a kingdom which cannot be moved, let us have grace, whereby we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear: ²⁹ For our God is a consuming fire.²⁸ Therefore, since we are receiving an unshakable kingdom, let us be filled with gratitude, and so worship God acceptably with reverence and awe. ²⁹ “For our God is a consuming fire.”

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