Exodus 27:5

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

You shall set the grating below the ledge of the altar, from beneath, and the net shall extend halfway up the altar.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְנָתַתָּ֣ה אֹתָ֗הּ תַּ֛חַת כַּרְכֹּ֥בּ הַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַ מִלְּמָ֑טָּה וְהָיְתָ֣ה הָרֶ֔שֶׁת עַ֖ד חֲצִ֥י הַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃

Transliteration

wə-nātattāh ʾōtāh taḥat karkōb ha-mizbeaḥ mil-ləmāṭṭāh wə-hāytāh hā-rešet ʿad ḥăṣî ha-mizbeaḥ

Grammar Details

• *wə-nātattāh*: conjunction + verb, qal perfect, 2nd person masculine singular - and you shall put
• *ʾōtāh*: direct object marker + 3rd person feminine singular suffix - it
• *taḥat*: preposition - under/beneath
• *karkōb*: noun, masculine singular construct - ledge of
• *ha-mizbeaḥ*: definite article + noun, masculine singular - the altar
• *mil-ləmāṭṭāh*: preposition + preposition + noun, feminine singular - from beneath
• *wə-hāytāh*: conjunction + verb, qal perfect, 3rd person feminine singular - and it shall be
• *hā-rešet*: definite article + noun, feminine singular - the net
• *ʿad*: preposition - until/to
• *ḥăṣî*: noun, masculine singular construct - half of

Word Meanings

• *karkōb*: ledge/rim/border/molding
• *mil-ləmāṭṭāh*: from beneath/from below
• *ḥăṣî*: half/middle

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And thou shalt put it under the compass of the altar beneath, that the net may be even to the midst of the altar.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And you shall put it under the edge of the altar beneath, so that the net may be halfway up the altar.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And thou shalt put it under the compass of the altar beneath, that the net may be even to the midst of the altar.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And thou shalt put it under the ledge round the altar beneath, that the net may reach halfway up the altar.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And thou shalt put it under the compass of the altar beneath, that the net may be even to the midst of the altar.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  and put it beneth vnder the compasse of the altare, and let the net reache vnto the one halfe of the altare,

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  from vnder vp aboute the altare shalt thou make it, so that the gredyron reach vnto ye myddest of the altare.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And thou shalt put it vnder the compasse of the altar beneath, that the grate may be in the middes of the altar.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And thou shalt put it vnder the compasse of the aulter beneath, that the net may be in the middest of the aulter.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And thou shalt put it under the compass of the altar beneath, that the net may be even to the midst of the altar.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  You shall put it under the ledge around the altar beneath, that the net may reach halfway up the altar.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and hast put it under the compass of the altar beneath, and the net hath been unto the middle of the altar.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And thou shalt put it under the ledge round the altar beneath, that the net may reach halfway up the altar.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And thou shalt put it under the ledge round the altar beneath, that the net may reach halfway up the altar.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And put the network under the shelf round the altar so that the net comes half-way up the altar.

• World English Bible (2000)

  You shall put it under the ledge around the altar beneath, that the net may reach halfway up the altar.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  You are to put it under the ledge of the altar below, so that the network will come halfway up the altar.

Referenced Verses

• Exod 38:4 : 4 He made a grate for the altar, a bronze network, to place beneath the ledge, halfway up the altar.