Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleNow if you make an altar of stones for Me, you must not build it with stones shaped by tools; for if you use a chisel on it, you will defile it. Young's Literal Translation ‘And if an altar of stones thou dost make to Me, thou dost not build them of hewn work; when thy tool thou hast waved over it, then thou dost pollute it; King James Bible And if thou wilt make me an altar of stone, thou shalt not build it of hewn stone: for if thou lift up thy tool upon it, thou hast polluted it. Hebrew Now ifוְאִם־ (wə·’im-) Conjunctive waw | Conjunction Strong's 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not you make תַּֽעֲשֶׂה־ (ta·‘ă·śeh-) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 6213: To do, make an altar מִזְבַּ֤ח (miz·baḥ) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 4196: An altar of stones אֲבָנִים֙ (’ă·ḇā·nîm) Noun - feminine plural Strong's 68: A stone for Me, לִּ֔י (lî) Preposition | first person common singular Strong's Hebrew you must not לֹֽא־ (lō-) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no build תִבְנֶ֥ה (ṯiḇ·neh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 1129: To build it אֶתְהֶ֖ן (’eṯ·hen) Direct object marker | third person feminine plural Strong's 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case with stones shaped by tools; גָּזִ֑ית (gā·zîṯ) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 1496: Something cut, dressed stone for if כִּ֧י (kî) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction you use הֵנַ֥פְתָּ (hê·nap̄·tā) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 5130: To move to and fro, wave, sprinkle a chisel חַרְבְּךָ֛ (ḥar·bə·ḵā) Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 2719: Drought, a cutting instrument, as a, knife, sword on it, עָלֶ֖יהָ (‘ā·le·hā) Preposition | third person feminine singular Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against you will defile it. וַתְּחַֽלְלֶֽהָ׃ (wat·tə·ḥal·le·hā) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine singular | third person feminine singular Strong's 2490: To bore, to wound, to dissolve, to profane, to break, to begin, to play |