Exodus 27:8
Strong's Lexicon
Construct
תַּעֲשֶׂ֣ה (ta·‘ă·śeh)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6213: 1) to do, fashion, accomplish, make 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to do, work, make, produce 1a1a) to do 1a1b) to work 1a1c) to deal (with) 1a1d) to act, act with effect, effect 1a2) to make 1a2a) to make 1a2b) to produce 1a2c) to prepare 1a2d) to make (an offering) 1a2e) to attend to, put in order 1a2f) to observe, celebrate 1a2g) to acquire (property) 1a2h) to appoint, ordain, institute 1a2i) to bring about 1a2j) to use 1a2k) to spend, pass 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be done 1b2) to be made 1b3) to be produced 1b4) to be offered 1b5) to be observed 1b6) to be used 1c) (Pual) to be made 2) (Piel) to press, squeeze

the altar
אֹת֑וֹ (’ō·ṯōw)
Direct object marker | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 853: 1) sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative

with boards
לֻחֹ֖ת (lu·ḥōṯ)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 3871: 1) board, slab, tablet, plank 1a) tablets (of stone) 1b) boards (of wood) 1c) plate (of metal)

so that it is hollow.
נְב֥וּב (nə·ḇūḇ)
Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 5014: 1) (Qal) to hollow out 1a) hollowed (participle)

It is to be made
יַעֲשֽׂוּ׃ (ya·‘ă·śū)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 6213: 1) to do, fashion, accomplish, make 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to do, work, make, produce 1a1a) to do 1a1b) to work 1a1c) to deal (with) 1a1d) to act, act with effect, effect 1a2) to make 1a2a) to make 1a2b) to produce 1a2c) to prepare 1a2d) to make (an offering) 1a2e) to attend to, put in order 1a2f) to observe, celebrate 1a2g) to acquire (property) 1a2h) to appoint, ordain, institute 1a2i) to bring about 1a2j) to use 1a2k) to spend, pass 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be done 1b2) to be made 1b3) to be produced 1b4) to be offered 1b5) to be observed 1b6) to be used 1c) (Pual) to be made 2) (Piel) to press, squeeze

just as
כַּאֲשֶׁ֨ר (ka·’ă·šer)
Preposition-k | Pronoun - relative
Strong's Hebrew 834: 1) (relative part.) 1a) which, who 1b) that which 2) (conj) 2a) that (in obj clause) 2b) when 2c) since 2d) as 2e) conditional if

you were shown
הֶרְאָ֥ה (her·’āh)
Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7200: 1) to see, look at, inspect, perceive, consider 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to see 1a2) to see, perceive 1a3) to see, have vision 1a4) to look at, see, regard, look after, see after, learn about, observe, watch, look upon, look out, find out 1a5) to see, observe, consider, look at, give attention to, discern, distinguish 1a6) to look at, gaze at 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to appear, present oneself 1b2) to be seen 1b3) to be visible 1c) (Pual) to be seen 1d) (Hiphil) 1d1) to cause to see, show 1d2) to cause to look intently at, behold, cause to gaze at 1e) (Hophal) 1e1) to be caused to see, be shown 1e2) to be exhibited to 1f) (Hithpael) to look at each other, face

אֹתְךָ֛ (’ō·ṯə·ḵā)
Direct object marker | second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 853: 1) sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative

on the mountain
בָּהָ֖ר (bā·hār)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2022: 1) hill, mountain, hill country, mount

כֵּ֥ן (kên)
Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 3651: adv 1) so, therefore, thus 1a) thus, so 1b) just so 1c) therefore 1d) so...as (paired with adv) 1e) then 1f) forasmuch as (in phrase) 1g) (with prep) 1g1) therefore, this being so (specific) 1g2) hitherto 1g3) therefore, on this ground (general) 1g4) afterwards 1g5) in such case adj 2) right, just, honest, true, veritable 2a) right, just, honest 2b) correct 2c) true, veritable 2d) true!, right!, correct! (in assent)

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Construct the altar with boards so that it is hollow. It is to be made just as you were shown on the mountain.

Young's Literal Translation
Hollow with boards thou dost make it, as it hath been shewed thee in the mount, so do they make [it].

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Construct the altar with boards so that it is hollow. They are to make it just as it was shown to you on the mountain.

New American Standard Bible
"You shall make it hollow with planks; as it was shown to you in the mountain, so they shall make [it].

King James Bible
Hollow with boards shalt thou make it: as it was shewed thee in the mount, so shall they make [it].
Parallel Verses
New International Version
Make the altar hollow, out of boards. It is to be made just as you were shown on the mountain.

New Living Translation
The altar must be hollow, made from planks. Build it just as you were shown on the mountain.

English Standard Version
You shall make it hollow, with boards. As it has been shown you on the mountain, so shall it be made.

New American Standard Bible
"You shall make it hollow with planks; as it was shown to you in the mountain, so they shall make it.

King James Bible
Hollow with boards shalt thou make it: as it was shewed thee in the mount, so shall they make it.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Construct the altar with boards so that it is hollow. They are to make it just as it was shown to you on the mountain."

International Standard Version
You are to make it hollow out of boards—just as it was shown you on the mountain, that's how they are to make it."

NET Bible
You are to make the altar hollow, out of boards. Just as it was shown you on the mountain, so they must make it.

American Standard Version
Hollow with planks shalt thou make it: as it hath been showed thee in the mount, so shall they make it.

English Revised Version
Hollow with planks shalt thou make it: as it hath been shewed thee in the mount, so shall they make it.

Young's Literal Translation
Hollow with boards thou dost make it, as it hath been shewed thee in the mount, so do they make it.
















Cross References
Acts 7:44
Our fathers had the tabernacle of witness in the wilderness, as he had appointed, speaking unto Moses, that he should make it according to the fashion that he had seen.

Hebrews 8:5
Who serve unto the example and shadow of heavenly things, as Moses was admonished of God when he was about to make the tabernacle: for, See, saith he, that thou make all things according to the pattern shewed to thee in the mount.

Exodus 25:40
And look that thou make them after their pattern, which was shewed thee in the mount.

Exodus 26:30
And thou shalt rear up the tabernacle according to the fashion thereof which was shewed thee in the mount.

Exodus 1:1
Now these are the names of the children of Israel, which came into Egypt; every man and his household came with Jacob.

Exodus 27:7
And the staves shall be put into the rings, and the staves shall be upon the two sides of the altar, to bear it.

Exodus 27:6
And thou shalt make staves for the altar, staves of shittim wood, and overlay them with brass.

Exodus 27:5
And thou shalt put it under the compass of the altar beneath, that the net may be even to the midst of the altar.

Exodus 27:9
And thou shalt make the court of the tabernacle: for the south side southward there shall be hangings for the court of fine twined linen of an hundred cubits long for one side:

Exodus 27:10
And the twenty pillars thereof and their twenty sockets shall be of brass; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets shall be of silver.

Exodus 27:11
And likewise for the north side in length there shall be hangings of an hundred cubits long, and his twenty pillars and their twenty sockets of brass; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets of silver.
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