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Exodus 25

1AndJehovahspake untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2Speakדַּבֵּר֙da.BerH1696untothechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,thattheytakeוְיִקְחוּ־ve.yik.chu-H3947formeanoffering:ofeverymanH376whoseheartלִבּ֔וֹli.BoH3820makethhimwillingyeshalltakeתִּקְח֖וּtik.ChuH3947myoffering.

3Andthisistheofferingwhichyeshalltakeתִּקְח֖וּtik.ChuH3947ofthem:goldזָהָ֥בza.HavH2091,andsilverוָכֶ֖סֶףva.Khe.sefH3701,andbrass,

4andblueH8504,andpurpleוְאַרְגָּמָ֛ןve.'ar.ga.ManH713,andscarletשָׁנִ֖יsha.NiH8144,andfineוְשֵׁ֥שׁve.SheshH8336linenH8336,andgoats’וְעִזִּֽים׃ve.'i.ZimH5795hair,

5andrams’skinsH5785dyedredמְאָדָּמִ֛יםme.'a.da.MimH119,andsealskins,andacaciaשִׁטִּֽים׃shi.TimH7848woodוַעֲצֵ֥יva.'a.TzeiH6086,

6oilשֶׁ֖מֶןShe.menH8081forthelightלַמָּאֹ֑רla.ma.'OrH3974,spicesH1314fortheanointingהַמִּשְׁחָ֔הha.mish.ChahH4888oilלְשֶׁ֣מֶןle.She.menH8081,andforthesweetincenseוְלִקְטֹ֖רֶתve.lik.To.retH7004,

7onyxשֹׁ֕הַםSho.hamH7718stonesH68,andstonesH68tobe set,fortheephodלָאֵפֹ֖דla.'e.FodH646,andforthe breastplate.

8Andletthemmakeוְעָ֥שׂוּve.'A.suH6213measanctuaryמִקְדָּ֑שׁmik.DashH4720,thatImaydwellוְשָׁכַנְתִּ֖יve.sha.khan.TiH7931amongthem.

9AccordingtoallthatIshowמַרְאֶ֣הmar.'EhH7200thee,thepatternתַּבְנִ֣יתtav.NitH8403ofthetabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּ֔ןha.mish.KanH4908,andthepatternתַּבְנִ֣יתtav.NitH8403ofallthefurniturethereof,evensoH3651shallyemakeתַּעֲשֽׂוּ׃ סta.'a.SuH6213it.

10Andtheyshallmakeוְעָשׂ֥וּve.'a.SuH6213anarkאֲר֖וֹן'a.RonH727ofacaciaשִׁטִּ֑יםshi.TimH7848woodעֲצֵ֣י'a.TzeiH6086:twocubitsאַמָּתַ֨יִם'a.ma.Ta.yimH520andahalfוָחֵ֜צִיva.Che.tziH2677shallbethelengthאָרְכּ֗וֹ'a.re.KoH753thereof,andacubitוְאַמָּ֤הve.'a.MahH520andahalfוָחֵ֙צִי֙va.Che.tziH2677thebreadthרָחְבּ֔וֹra.che.BoH7341thereof,andacubitוְאַמָּ֥הve.'a.MahH520andahalfוָחֵ֖צִיva.Che.tziH2677theheightקֹמָתֽוֹ׃ko.ma.ToH6967thereof.

11Andthou shaltoverlayוְצִפִּיתָ֤ve.tzi.pi.TaH6823itwithpureטָה֔וֹרta.HorH2889goldזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091,withinandwithout shalt thouoverlayתְּצַפֶּ֑נּוּte.tzap.Pe.nuH6823it,andshaltmakeוְעָשִׂ֧יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213uponitacrownofgoldזָהָ֖בza.HavH2091roundH5439about.

12Andthou shaltcastוְיָצַ֣קְתָּve.ya.Tzak.taH3332fourאַרְבַּע֙'ar.Ba'H702ringsטַבְּעֹ֣תta.be.'OtH2885ofgoldזָהָ֔בza.HavH2091forit,andputוְנָ֣תַתָּ֔הve.Na.ta.TahH5414theminthefourאַרְבַּ֣ע'ar.Ba'H702feetthereof;andtwoוּשְׁתֵּ֣יu.she.TeiH8147ringsטַבָּעֹ֗תta.ba.'OtH2885shallbeontheoneהָֽאֶחָ֔תha.'e.ChatH259sideצַלְעוֹ֙tzal.'OH6763ofit,andtwoוּשְׁתֵּי֙u.she.TeiH8147ringsטַבָּעֹ֔תta.ba.'OtH2885ontheothersideצַלְע֖וֹtzal.'OH6763ofit.

13Andthou shaltmakeוְעָשִׂ֥יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213stavesofacaciaשִׁטִּ֑יםshi.TimH7848woodעֲצֵ֣י'a.TzeiH6086,andoverlayוְצִפִּיתָ֥ve.tzi.pi.TaH6823themwithgoldזָהָֽב׃za.HavH2091.

14Andthou shaltputthestavesintotheringsבַּטַּבָּעֹ֔תba.ta.ba.'OtH2885onthesidesH6763ofthearkהָאָרֹ֑ןha.'a.RonH727, wherewithtobearH5375thearkהָאָרֹ֖ןha.'a.RonH727.

15Thestavesshallbeיִהְי֖וּyih.YuH1961intheringsבְּטַבְּעֹת֙be.ta.be.'OtH2885ofthearkהָאָרֹ֔ןha.'a.RonH727:theyshallnotbeH1961takenfromit.

16Andthou shaltputוְנָתַתָּ֖ve.na.ta.TaH5414intothearkהָאָרֹ֑ןha.'a.RonH727thetestimonyהָעֵדֻ֔תha.'e.DutH5715whichIshallgiveאֶתֵּ֖ן'e.TenH5414thee.

17Andthou shaltmakeוְעָשִׂ֥יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213amercy-seatofpureטָה֑וֹרta.HorH2889goldזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091:twocubitsאַמָּתַ֤יִם'a.ma.Ta.yimH520andahalfוָחֵ֙צִי֙va.Che.tziH2677shallbethelengthאָרְכָּ֔הּ'a.re.KahH753thereof,andacubitוְאַמָּ֥הve.'a.MahH520andahalfוָחֵ֖צִיva.Che.tziH2677thebreadthרָחְבָּֽהּ׃ra.che.BahH7341thereof.

18Andthou shaltmakeוְעָשִׂ֛יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213twoשְׁנַ֥יִםshe.Na.yimH8147cherubimכְּרֻבִ֖יםke.ru.VimH3742ofgoldזָהָ֑בza.HavH2091;ofbeatenworkמִקְשָׁה֙mik.ShahH4749shalt thoumakeתַּעֲשֶׂ֣הta.'a.SehH6213them, atthetwoמִשְּׁנֵ֖יmi.she.NeiH8147endsקְצ֥וֹתke.TzotH7098ofthemercy-seat.

19Andmakeוַ֠עֲשֵׂהVa.'a.sehH6213oneאֶחָ֤ד'e.ChadH259cherubכְּר֨וּבke.RuvH3742attheoneאֶחָ֥ד'e.ChadH259endמִקָּצָה֙mi.ka.TzahH7098,andoneH259cherubוּכְרוּב־u.khe.ruv-H3742attheotherendמִקָּצָ֖הmi.ka.TzahH7098:ofoneH259piecewiththemercy-seatshallyemakeתַּעֲשׂ֥וּta.'a.SuH6213thecherubimהַכְּרֻבִ֖יםha.ke.ru.VimH3742onthetwoשְׁנֵ֥יshe.NeiH8147endsקְצוֹתָֽיו׃ke.tzo.TavH7098thereof.

20Andthecherubimהַכְּרֻבִים֩ha.ke.ru.VimH3742shallspreadפֹּרְשֵׂ֨יpo.re.SeiH6566outtheirwingsכְנָפַ֜יִםkhe.na.Fa.yimH3671onhigh,coveringthemercy-seatwiththeirwingsבְּכַנְפֵיהֶם֙be.khan.fei.HemH3671,withtheirfacesH6440oneH376toanother;towardthemercy-seatshallthefacesH6440ofthecherubimהַכְּרֻבִֽים׃ha.ke.ru.VimH3742beH1961.

21Andthou shaltputוְנָתַתָּ֧ve.na.ta.TaH5414themercy-seataboveuponthearkהָאָרֹ֖ןha.'a.RonH727;andinthearkהָ֣אָרֹ֔ןha.'a.RonH727thou shaltputתִּתֵּן֙ti.TenH5414thetestimonyהָ֣עֵדֻ֔תha.'e.DutH5715thatIshallgiveאֶתֵּ֖ן'e.TenH5414thee.

22AndthereIwillmeetוְנוֹעַדְתִּ֣יve.no.'ad.TiH3259withthee,andIwillcommunewiththeefromabovethemercy-seat,frombetweenthetwoשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8147cherubimהַכְּרֻבִ֔יםha.ke.ru.VimH3742whichareuponthearkאֲרֹ֣ן'a.RonH727ofthetestimonyהָעֵדֻ֑תha.'e.DutH5715,ofallthingswhichIwillgivetheeincommandmentuntothechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פYis.ra.'ElH3478.

23Andthou shaltmakeוְעָשִׂ֥יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213atableשֻׁלְחָ֖ןshul.ChanH7979ofacaciaשִׁטִּ֑יםshi.TimH7848woodעֲצֵ֣י'a.TzeiH6086:twocubitsאַמָּתַ֤יִם'a.ma.Ta.yimH520shallbethelengthאָרְכּוֹ֙'a.re.KoH753thereof,andacubitוְאַמָּ֣הve.'a.MahH520thebreadthרָחְבּ֔וֹra.che.BoH7341thereof,andacubitוְאַמָּ֥הve.'a.MahH520andahalfוָחֵ֖צִיva.Che.tziH2677theheightקֹמָתֽוֹ׃ko.ma.ToH6967thereof.

24Andthou shaltoverlayוְצִפִּיתָ֥ve.tzi.pi.TaH6823itwithpureטָה֑וֹרta.HorH2889goldזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091,andmakeוְעָשִׂ֥יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213thereto a crownofgoldזָהָ֖בza.HavH2091roundH5439about.

25Andthou shaltmakeוְעָשִׂ֨יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213untoitaborderofahandbreadthroundH5439about;andthou shaltmakeוְעָשִׂ֧יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213agoldencrowntotheborderthereofroundH5439about.

26Andthou shaltmakeH5414foritfourאַרְבַּ֖ע'ar.Ba'H702ringsטַבְּעֹ֣תta.be.'OtH2885ofgoldזָהָ֑בza.HavH2091,andputוְנָתַתָּ֙ve.na.ta.TaH5414theringsהַטַּבָּעֹ֔תha.ta.ba.'OtH2885inthefourאַרְבַּ֣ע'ar.Ba'H702cornersהַפֵּאֹ֔תha.pe.'OtH6285thatareonthefourלְאַרְבַּ֥עle.'ar.Ba'H702feetH7272thereof.

27Closeלְעֻמַּת֙le.'u.MatH5980bythebordershalltheringsהַטַּבָּעֹ֑תha.ta.ba.'OtH2885beH1961,forplacesforthestavestobearH5375thetableהַשֻּׁלְחָֽן׃ha.shul.ChanH7979.

28Andthou shaltmakeוְעָשִׂ֤יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213thestavesofacaciaשִׁטִּ֔יםshi.TimH7848woodעֲצֵ֣י'a.TzeiH6086,andoverlayוְצִפִּיתָ֥ve.tzi.pi.TaH6823themwithgoldזָהָ֑בza.HavH2091, thatthetableהַשֻּׁלְחָֽן׃ha.shul.ChanH7979maybeborneH5375withthem.

29Andthou shaltmakeוְעָשִׂ֨יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213thedishesקְּעָרֹתָ֜יוke.'a.ro.TavH7086thereof,andthespoonsthereof,andtheflagons thereof,andthebowlsוּמְנַקִּיֹּתָ֔יוu.me.na.ki.yo.TavH4518thereof, wherewithtopourיֻסַּ֖ךְyu.SakhH5258out:ofpureטָה֖וֹרta.HorH2889goldזָהָ֥בza.HavH2091shalt thoumakeתַּעֲשֶׂ֥הta.'a.SehH6213them.

30Andthou shaltsetH5414uponthetableהַשֻּׁלְחָ֛ןha.shul.ChanH7979showbreadbeforemealway.

31Andthou shaltmakeH6213acandlestickofpureטָה֑וֹרta.HorH2889goldזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091:ofbeatenworkמִקְשָׁ֞הmik.ShahH4749shallthecandlestickbeיִהְיֽוּ׃yih.YuH1961madeH6213,evenitsbaseיְרֵכָ֣הּye.re.KhahH3409,anditsshaftוְקָנָ֔הּve.ka.NahH7070;itscupsגְּבִיעֶ֛יהָge.vi.'Ei.haH1375,itsknops,anditsflowers,shallbeH1961ofoneH4480piecewithit:

32andthereshallbesixוְשִׁשָּׁ֣הve.shi.ShahH8337branchesקָנִ֔יםka.NimH7070goingH3318outofthesidesH6654thereof;threeשְׁלֹשָׁ֣ה׀she.lo.ShahH7969branchesקְנֵ֣יke.NeiH7070ofthecandlestickoutoftheoneהָאֶחָ֔דha.'e.ChadH259sideH6654thereof,andthreeוּשְׁלֹשָׁה֙u.she.lo.ShahH7969branchesקְנֵ֣יke.NeiH7070ofthecandlestickoutoftheothersideH6654thereof:

33threeשְׁלֹשָׁ֣הshe.lo.ShahH7969cupsגְ֠בִעִיםGe.vi.'imH1375madelikealmond-blossomsinoneH259branchבַּקָּנֶ֣הba.ka.NehH7070,aknopandaflower;andthreeוּשְׁלֹשָׁ֣הu.she.lo.ShahH7969cupsגְבִעִ֗יםge.vi.'ImH1375madelikealmond-blossomsintheotherbranchבַּקָּנֶ֥הba.ka.NehH7070,aknopandaflower:soH3651forthesixלְשֵׁ֣שֶׁתle.She.shetH8337branchesהַקָּנִ֔יםha.ka.NimH7070goingH3318outofthecandlestick:

34andinthe candlestickfourאַרְבָּעָ֣ה'ar.ba.'AhH702cupsגְבִעִ֑יםge.vi.'ImH1375madelikealmond-blossoms, the knops thereof,andtheflowersthereof;

35andaknopundertwoשְׁנֵ֨יshe.NeiH8147branchesהַקָּנִ֜יםha.ka.NimH7070ofoneH4480piecewithit,andaknopundertwoשְׁנֵ֤יshe.NeiH8147branchesהַקָּנִים֙ha.ka.NimH7070ofoneH4480piecewithit,andaknopundertwoשְׁנֵ֥יshe.NeiH8147branchesהַקָּנִ֖יםha.ka.NimH7070ofoneH4480piecewithit,forthesixלְשֵׁ֙שֶׁת֙le.She.shetH8337branchesהַקָּנִ֔יםha.ka.NimH7070goingH3318outofthecandlestick.

36Theirknopsandtheirbranchesוּקְנֹתָ֖םu.ke.no.TamH7070shallbeיִהְי֑וּyih.YuH1961ofoneאַחַ֖ת'a.ChatH259piecewithit;thewholeofitoneH259beatenworkמִקְשָׁ֥הmik.ShahH4749ofpureטָהֽוֹר׃ta.HorH2889goldזָהָ֥בza.HavH2091.

37Andthou shaltmakeוְעָשִׂ֥יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213thelampsנֵרֹתֶ֖יהָne.ro.Tei.haH5216thereof,sevenשִׁבְעָ֑הshiv.'AhH7651:andtheyshalllightוְהֵאִ֖ירve.he.'IrH215thelampsנֵ֣רֹתֶ֔יהָne.ro.Tei.haH5216thereof,togiveH215lightH215overagainstit.

38Andthesnuffersthereof,andthe snuffdishes thereof,shallbeofpureטָהֽוֹר׃ta.HorH2889goldזָהָ֥בza.HavH2091.

39Ofatalentכִּכָּ֛רki.KarH3603ofpureטָה֖וֹרta.HorH2889goldזָהָ֥בza.HavH2091shallitbemadeיַעֲשֶׂ֣הya.'a.SehH6213,withallthesevesselsH3627.

40AndseeH7200thatthoumakeוַעֲשֵׂ֑הva.'a.SehH6213themaftertheirpatternבְּתַ֨בְנִיתָ֔םbe.Tav.ni.TamH8403,whichhathbeenshowedH7200theeinthemount.

Commentaries on Exodus 25

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