Exodus 20:26
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
And you must not go up to My altar on steps, lest your nakedness be exposed on it.’

Young's Literal Translation
neither dost thou go up by steps on Mine altar, that thy nakedness be not revealed upon it.

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

Hebrew
And you must not
וְלֹֽא־ (wə·lō-)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

go up
תַעֲלֶ֥ה (ṯa·‘ă·leh)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 5927: To ascend, in, actively

to My altar
מִזְבְּחִ֑י (miz·bə·ḥî)
Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 4196: An altar

on steps,
בְמַעֲלֹ֖ת (ḇə·ma·‘ă·lōṯ)
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural
Strong's 4609: Elevation, the act, the condition, a climactic progression

lest
אֲשֶׁ֛ר (’ă·šer)
Pronoun - relative
Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that

your nakedness
עֶרְוָתְךָ֖ (‘er·wā·ṯə·ḵā)
Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 6172: Nakedness

be exposed
תִגָּלֶ֥ה (ṯig·gā·leh)
Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 1540: To denude, to exile, to reveal

on it.’
עַֽל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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