Exodus 20:26
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
And you shall not goתַעֲלֶ֥ה
(ta·'a·leh)
5927: to go up, ascend, climba prim. root
up by stepsבְמַעֲלֹ֖ת
(ve·ma·'a·lot)
4609b: a step, stairfrom alah
to My altar,מִזְבְּחִ֑י
(miz·be·chi;)
4196: an altarfrom zabach
soאֲשֶׁ֛ר
(a·sher)
834: who, which, thata prim. pronoun
that your nakednessעֶרְוָתְךָ֖
(er·va·te·cha)
6172: nakednessfrom arah
will not be exposedתִגָּלֶ֥ה
(tig·ga·leh)
1540: to uncover, removea prim. root
on it.' 
 
  


















KJV Lexicon
Neither shalt thou go up
`alah  (aw-law')
to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative (as follow)
by steps
ma`alah  (mah-al-aw')
elevation, i.e. the act; specifically a climactic progression (in certain Psalms) -- things that come up, (high) degree, deal, go up, stair, step, story.
unto mine altar
mizbeach  (miz-bay'-akh)
an altar -- altar.
that thy nakedness
`ervah  (er-vaw')
nudity, literally (especially the pudenda) or figuratively (disgrace, blemish) -- nakedness, shame, unclean(-ness).
be not discovered
galah  (gaw-law')
to denude (especially in a disgraceful sense); by implication, to exile (captives being usually stripped); figuratively, to reveal
thereon
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
'And you shall not go up by steps to My altar, so that your nakedness will not be exposed on it.'

King James Bible
Neither shalt thou go up by steps unto mine altar, that thy nakedness be not discovered thereon.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
You must not go up to My altar on steps, so that your nakedness is not exposed on it."

International Standard Version
You are not to ascend to my altar on steps, so that your nakedness may not be exposed on it.'"

NET Bible
And you must not go up by steps to my altar, so that your nakedness is not exposed.'

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Never use stairs to go up to my altar. Otherwise, people will be able to see under your clothes."

King James 2000 Bible
Neither shall you go up by steps unto my altar, that your nakedness be not exposed on it.
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