Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleThat is why we said, ‘Let us take action and build an altar for ourselves, but not for burnt offerings or sacrifices. Young's Literal Translation ‘And we say, Pray let us prepare for ourselves to build the altar—not for burnt-offering nor for sacrifice— King James Bible Therefore we said, Let us now prepare to build us an altar, not for burnt offering, nor for sacrifice: Hebrew That is why we said,וַנֹּ֕אמֶר (wan·nō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common plural Strong's 559: To utter, say ‘Let us take action נַעֲשֶׂה־ (na·‘ă·śeh-) Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common plural Strong's 6213: To do, make and build לִבְנ֖וֹת (liḇ·nō·wṯ) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 1129: To build an altar for ourselves, הַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַ (ham·miz·bê·aḥ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4196: An altar but not לֹ֥א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no for burnt offerings לְעוֹלָ֖ה (lə·‘ō·w·lāh) Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 5930: Whole burnt offering or sacrifices. לְזָֽבַח׃ (lə·zā·ḇaḥ) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2077: A slaughter, the flesh of an animal, a sacrifice |