Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleTherefore we said, ‘If they ever say this to us or to our descendants, we will answer: Look at the replica of the altar of the LORD that our fathers made, not for burnt offerings or sacrifices, but as a witness between us and you.’ Young's Literal Translation ‘And we say, And it hath been, when they say [so] unto us, and unto our generations hereafter, that we have said, See the pattern of the altar of Jehovah, which our fathers made—not for burnt-offering nor for sacrifice—but a witness it [is] between us and you. King James Bible Therefore said we, that it shall be, when they should [so] say to us or to our generations in time to come, that we may say [again], Behold the pattern of the altar of the LORD, which our fathers made, not for burnt offerings, nor for sacrifices; but it [is] a witness between us and you. Hebrew Therefore we said,וַנֹּ֕אמֶר (wan·nō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common plural Strong's 559: To utter, say ‘If they ever כִּֽי־ (kî-) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction say [this] יֹאמְר֥וּ (yō·mə·rū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 559: To utter, say to us אֵלֵ֛ינוּ (’ê·lê·nū) Preposition | first person common plural Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to or וְאֶל־ (wə·’el-) Conjunctive waw | Preposition Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to to our descendants, דֹּרֹתֵ֖ינוּ (dō·rō·ṯê·nū) Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common plural Strong's 1755: A revolution of time, an age, generation, a dwelling we will answer: וְאָמַ֡רְנוּ (wə·’ā·mar·nū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common plural Strong's 559: To utter, say Here is רְא֣וּ (rə·’ū) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural Strong's 7200: To see the copy תַּבְנִית֩ (taḇ·nîṯ) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 8403: Structure, a model, resemblance of the altar מִזְבַּ֨ח (miz·baḥ) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 4196: An altar of the LORD יְהוָ֜ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel that אֲשֶׁר־ (’ă·šer-) Pronoun - relative Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that our fathers אֲבוֹתֵ֗ינוּ (’ă·ḇō·w·ṯê·nū) Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common plural Strong's 1: Father made, עָשׂ֣וּ (‘ā·śū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 6213: To do, make not לֹ֤א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no for burnt offerings לְעוֹלָה֙ (lə·‘ō·w·lāh) Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 5930: Whole burnt offering or sacrifices, לְזֶ֔בַח (lə·ze·ḇaḥ) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2077: A slaughter, the flesh of an animal, a sacrifice but כִּי־ (kî-) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction as a witness עֵ֣ד (‘êḏ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5707: A witness, testimony, a recorder, prince between us בֵּינֵ֖ינוּ (bê·nê·nū) Preposition | first person common plural Strong's 996: An interval, space between and you.’ וּבֵינֵיכֶֽם׃ (ū·ḇê·nê·ḵem) Conjunctive waw | Preposition | second person masculine plural Strong's 996: An interval, space between |