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Exodus 31

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

2Seeרְאֵ֖הre.'EhH7200,Ihavecalledקָרָ֣אתִֽיka.Ra.tiH7121bynameבְשֵׁ֑םve.ShemH8034Bezalelבְּצַלְאֵ֛לbe.tzal.'ElH1212thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofUriאוּרִ֥י'u.RiH221,thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofHurח֖וּרchurH2354,ofthetribeלְמַטֵּ֥הle.ma.TehH4294ofJudahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063:

3andIhavefilledוָאֲמַלֵּ֥אva.'a.ma.Le'H4390himwiththeSpiritר֣וּחַRu.achH7307ofGodאֱלֹהִ֑ים'E.lo.HimH430,inwisdomH2451,andinunderstandingוּבִתְבוּנָ֥הu.vit.vu.NahH8394,andinknowledgeוּבְדַ֖עַתu.ve.Da.'atH1847,andinallmannerofworkmanshipמְלָאכָֽה׃me.la.KhahH4399,

4todeviseskilfulworks,toworkingoldבַּזָּהָ֥בba.za.HavH2091,andinsilverוּבַכֶּ֖סֶףu.va.Ke.sefH3701,andinbrass,

5andincuttingofstonesאֶ֛בֶן'E.venH68forsetting,andincarvingofwoodעֵ֑ץ'EtzH6086,toworkH4399inallmannerofworkmanshipמְלָאכָֽה׃me.la.KhahH4399.

6AndI,behold,IhaveappointedwithhimOholiabאָהֳלִיאָ֞ב'o.ho.li.'AvH171,thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAhisamachאֲחִֽיסָמָךְ֙'a.chi.sa.moKhH294,ofthetribeלְמַטֵּה־le.ma.teh-H4294ofDanדָ֔ןDanH1835;andintheheartH3820ofallthatarewise-heartedIhaveputH5414wisdomH2451,thattheymaymakeH5414allthatIhavecommandedצִוִּיתִֽךָ׃tzi.vi.Ti.khaH6680thee:

7thetentאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168ofmeetingמוֹעֵ֗דmo.'EdH4150,andthearkהָֽאָרֹן֙ha.'a.RonH727ofthetestimonyלָֽעֵדֻ֔תla.'e.DutH5715,andthemercy-seatthatisthereupon,andallthefurnitureoftheTentהָאֹֽהֶל׃ha.'O.helH168,

8andthetableהַשֻּׁלְחָן֙ha.shul.ChanH7979anditsvesselsH3627,andthepureהַטְּהֹרָ֖הha.te.ho.RahH2889candlestickwithallitsvesselsH3627,andthealtarמִזְבַּ֥חmiz.BachH4196ofincenseהַקְּטֹֽרֶת׃ha.ke.To.retH7004,

9andthealtarמִזְבַּ֥חmiz.BachH4196ofburnt-offeringwithallitsvesselsH3627,andthelaverהַכִּיּ֖וֹרha.ki.YorH3595anditsbaseכַּנּֽוֹ׃ka.NoH3653,

10andthefinelywroughtgarmentsבִּגְדֵ֣יbig.DeiH899,andtheholyH6944garmentsבִּגְדֵ֤יbig.DeiH899forAaronלְאַהֲרֹ֣ןle.'a.ha.RonH175thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548,andthegarmentsבִּגְדֵ֥יbig.DeiH899ofhissonsבָנָ֖יוva.NavH1121,toministerinthepriest’sH3548office,

11andtheanointingהַמִּשְׁחָ֛הha.mish.ChahH4888oilשֶׁ֧מֶןShe.menH8081,andtheincenseקְטֹ֥רֶתke.To.retH7004ofsweetspicesfortheholyלַקֹּ֑דֶשׁla.Ko.deshH6944placeH6944: accordingtoallthatIhavecommandedצִוִּיתִ֖ךָtzi.vi.Ti.khaH6680theeshalltheydo.

12AndJehovahspake untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingH559,

13Speakדַּבֵּ֨רda.BerH1696thoualsountothechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, Verily yeshallkeepH8104mysabbathsשַׁבְּתֹתַ֖יsha.be.to.TaiH7676:foritisasignא֨וֹת'otH226betweenmeandyouthroughoutyourgenerationsלְדֹרֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔םle.do.Ro.tei.KhemH1755;thatyemayknowלָדַ֕עַתla.Da.'atH3045thatIamJehovahwhosanctifiethyou.

14YeshallkeepH8104thesabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֔תha.sha.BatH7676therefore;foritisholyקֹ֥דֶשׁKo.deshH6944untoyou:everyonethatprofanethitshallsurelybeputH4191todeathH4191;forwhosoever doethanyworkמְלָאכָ֔הme.la.KhahH4399therein,thatsoulH5315shallbecutוְנִכְרְתָ֛הve.nikh.re.TahH3772offfromamonghispeopleH5971.

15Sixשֵׁ֣שֶׁתShe.shetH8337daysיָמִים֮ya.MimH3117shallworkמְלָאכָה֒me.la.KhahH4399bedone,butontheseventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֗יha.she.vi.'IH7637dayוּבַיּ֣וֹםu.vai.YomH3117isasabbathשַׁבַּ֧תsha.BatH7676ofsolemnrest,holyקֹ֖דֶשׁKo.deshH6944toJehovah: whosoever doethanyworkמְלָאכָ֛הme.la.KhahH4399onthesabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֖תha.sha.BatH7676dayבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117,heshallsurelybeputH4191todeathH4191.

16WhereforethechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478shallkeepH8104thesabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֑תha.sha.BatH7676,toobserveוְשָׁמְר֥וּve.sha.me.RuH8104thesabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֛תha.sha.BatH7676throughouttheirgenerationsלְדֹרֹתָ֖םle.do.ro.TamH1755,foraperpetualcovenantבְּרִ֥יתbe.RitH1285.

17Itisasignא֥וֹת'otH226betweenmeandthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478foreverלְעֹלָ֑םle.'o.LamH5769:forinsixשֵׁ֣שֶׁתShe.shetH8337daysיָמִ֗יםya.MimH3117JehovahmadeH6213heavenהַשָּׁמַ֣יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064andearthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,andontheseventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֔יha.she.vi.'IH7637dayוּבַיּוֹם֙u.vai.yOmH3117herestedשָׁבַ֖תsha.VatH7673,andwasrefreshedוַיִּנָּפַֽשׁ׃ סvai.yi.na.FashH5314.

18AndhegaveH5414untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֗הmo.ShehH4872,whenhehadmadeH5414anendH3615ofcommuningwithhimuponmountSinaiסִינַ֔יsi.NaiH5514,thetwoשְׁנֵ֖יshe.NeiH8147tablesofthetestimonyהָעֵדֻ֑תha.'e.DutH5715, tablesofstoneאֶ֔בֶן'E.venH68,writtenH3789withthefingerבְּאֶצְבַּ֥עbe.'etz.Ba'H676ofGodאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430.

Commentaries on Exodus 31

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