Berean Standard Bible
Exodus 25
(Exodus 35:4–9)
2“Tellדַּבֵּר֙da.BerH1696the Israelitesבְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121H3478אֶל־'el-H413to bringוְיִקְחוּ־ve.yik.chu-H3947Mean offeringתְּרוּמָ֑ה מֵאֵ֤תte.ru.Mah me.'EtH8641H854.You are to receiveתִּקְח֖וּtik.ChuH3947אֶת־'et-H853My offeringתְּרוּמָתִֽי׃te.ru.ma.TiH8641from everyכָּל־kol-H3605manאִישׁ֙'ishH376whoseאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834heartלִבּ֔וֹli.BoH3820compels himיִדְּבֶ֣נּוּyi.de.Ve.nuH5068.
9You must makeתַּעֲשֽׂוּ׃ סta.'a.SuH6213the tabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּ֔ןha.mish.KanH4908andאוֹתְךָ֔'ot.KhaH853designתַּבְנִ֣יתtav.NitH8403allכְּכֹ֗לke.KholH3605its furnishingsכֵּלָ֑יו וְכֵ֖ןke.Lav ve.KhenH3627H3651according toכָּל־kol-H3605אֵ֚ת'etH853the patternתַּבְנִ֣יתtav.NitH8403אֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834Iאֲנִי֙'a.NiH589showמַרְאֶ֣הmar.'EhH7200youוְאֵ֖תve.'EtH853.
The Ark of the Covenant
(Exodus 37:1–5)
10And they are to constructוְעָשׂ֥וּve.'a.SuH6213an arkאֲר֖וֹן'a.RonH727of acaciaשִׁטִּ֑יםshi.TimH7848woodעֲצֵ֣י'a.TzeiH6086,twoאַמָּתַ֨יִם'a.ma.Ta.yimH520and a half cubitsוָחֵ֜צִיva.Che.tziH2677longאָרְכּ֗וֹ'a.re.KoH753,a cubitוְאַמָּ֤הve.'a.MahH520and a halfוָחֵ֙צִי֙va.Che.tziH2677wideרָחְבּ֔וֹra.che.BoH7341,and a cubitוְאַמָּ֥הve.'a.MahH520and a halfוָחֵ֖צִיva.Che.tziH2677highקֹמָתֽוֹ׃ko.ma.ToH6967.
11Overlayוְצִפִּיתָ֤ve.tzi.pi.TaH6823אֹתוֹ֙'o.ToH853it with pureטָה֔וֹרta.HorH2889goldזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091תְּצַפֶּ֑נּוּte.tzap.Pe.nuH6823both insideמִבַּ֥יִתmi.Ba.yitH1004and outוּמִח֖וּץu.mi.ChutzH2351,and makeוְעָשִׂ֧יתָ עָלָ֛יוve.'a.Si.ta 'a.LavH6213H5921a goldזָהָ֖בza.HavH2091moldingזֵ֥רzerH2213around itסָבִֽיב׃sa.VivH5439.
12Castוְיָצַ֣קְתָּve.ya.Tzak.taH3332fourאַרְבַּע֙'ar.Ba'H702goldזָהָ֔בza.HavH2091ringsטַבְּעֹ֣תta.be.'OtH2885for itand fasten themוְנָ֣תַתָּ֔הve.Na.ta.TahH5414toעַ֖ל'alH5921its fourאַרְבַּ֣ע'ar.Ba'H702feetפַּעֲמֹתָ֑יוpa.'a.mo.TavH6471,twoוּשְׁתֵּ֣יu.she.TeiH8147ringsטַבָּעֹ֗תta.ba.'OtH2885onעַל־'al-H5921oneהָֽאֶחָ֔תha.'e.ChatH259sideצַלְעוֹ֙tzal.'OH6763and twoוּשְׁתֵּי֙u.she.TeiH8147טַבָּעֹ֔תta.ba.'OtH2885onעַל־'al-H5921the otherהַשֵּׁנִֽית׃ha.she.NitH8145צַלְע֖וֹtzal.'OH6763.
The Mercy Seat
(Exodus 37:6–9)
17And you are to constructוְעָשִׂ֥יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213a mercy seatכַפֹּ֖רֶתkha.Po.retH3727of pureטָה֑וֹרta.HorH2889goldזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091,twoאַמָּתַ֤יִם'a.ma.Ta.yimH520and a half cubitsוָחֵ֙צִי֙va.Che.tziH2677longאָרְכָּ֔הּ'a.re.KahH753and a cubitוְאַמָּ֥הve.'a.MahH520and a halfוָחֵ֖צִיva.Che.tziH2677wideרָחְבָּֽהּ׃ra.che.BahH7341.
19וַ֠עֲשֵׂהVa.'a.sehH6213oneאֶחָ֤ד'e.ChadH259cherubכְּר֨וּבke.RuvH3742on oneמִזֶּ֔הmi.ZehH2088endמִקָּצָה֙mi.ka.TzahH7098and oneאֶחָ֥ד'e.ChadH259וּכְרוּב־u.khe.ruv-H3742מִזֶּ֑הmi.ZehH2088on the otherמִקָּצָ֖הmi.ka.TzahH7098מִן־min-H4480הַכַּפֹּ֛רֶתha.ka.Po.retH3727, allmadeתַּעֲשׂ֥וּta.'a.SuH6213אֶת־'et-H853הַכְּרֻבִ֖יםha.ke.ru.VimH3742עַל־'al-H5921שְׁנֵ֥יshe.NeiH8147from one piece of goldקְצוֹתָֽיו׃ke.tzo.TavH7098.
20And the cherubimהַכְּרֻבִים֩ha.ke.ru.VimH3742are to haveוְהָי֣וּve.ha.YuH1961wingsכְנָפַ֜יִםkhe.na.Fa.yimH3671that spreadפֹּרְשֵׂ֨יpo.re.SeiH6566upwardלְמַ֗עְלָהle.Ma'.lahH4605,overshadowingסֹכְכִ֤יםso.khe.KhimH5526the mercy seatהַכַּפֹּ֔רֶתha.ka.Po.retH3727בְּכַנְפֵיהֶם֙be.khan.fei.HemH3671עַל־'al-H5921. The cherubimare to faceוּפְנֵיהֶ֖םu.fe.nei.HemH6440eachאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376otherאֶל־ אָחִ֑יו'el- 'a.ChivH251H413פְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440הַכְּרֻבִֽים׃ha.ke.ru.VimH3742,lookingיִהְי֖וּyih.YuH1961towardאֶל־'el-H413the mercy seatהַכַּפֹּ֔רֶתha.ka.Po.retH3727.
21Setוְנָתַתָּ֧ve.na.ta.TaH5414אֶת־'et-H853the mercy seatהַכַּפֹּ֛רֶתha.ka.Po.retH3727atopעַל־ מִלְמָ֑עְלָה'al- mil.Ma.'e.lahH5921H4605the arkהָאָרֹ֖ןha.'a.RonH727and putתִּתֵּן֙ti.TenH5414אֶת־'et-H853the Testimonyהָ֣עֵדֻ֔תha.'e.DutH5715thatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834I will giveאֶתֵּ֖ן'e.TenH5414youוְאֶל־ve.'el-H413intoאֵלֶֽיךָ׃'e.Lei.khaH413the arkהָ֣אָרֹ֔ןha.'a.RonH727.
22And I will meetוְנוֹעַדְתִּ֣יve.no.'ad.TiH3259with youthereשָׁם֒shamH8033aboveמֵעַ֣לme.'AlH5921the mercy seatהַכַּפֹּ֗רֶתha.ka.Po.retH3727,betweenמִבֵּין֙mi.BeinH996the twoשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8147cherubimהַכְּרֻבִ֔יםha.ke.ru.VimH3742thatאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834are overעַל־'al-H5921the arkאֲרֹ֣ן'a.RonH727of the Testimonyהָעֵדֻ֑תha.'e.DutH5715;אֵ֣ת'etH853I will speakוְדִבַּרְתִּ֨יve.di.bar.TiH1696with youאִתְּךָ֜'i.te.KhaH854about allכָּל־kol-H3605thatאֲשֶׁ֧ר'a.SherH834I commandאֲצַוֶּ֛ה'a.tza.VehH6680youאוֹתְךָ֖'ot.KhaH853regardingאֶל־'el-H413the Israelitesבְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פbe.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121H3478.
The Table of Showbread
(Exodus 37:10–16; Leviticus 24:5–9)
23You are also to makeוְעָשִׂ֥יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213a tableשֻׁלְחָ֖ןshul.ChanH7979of acaciaשִׁטִּ֑יםshi.TimH7848woodעֲצֵ֣י'a.TzeiH6086two cubitsאַמָּתַ֤יִם'a.ma.Ta.yimH520longאָרְכּוֹ֙'a.re.KoH753,a cubitוְאַמָּ֣הve.'a.MahH520wideרָחְבּ֔וֹra.che.BoH7341,and a cubitוְאַמָּ֥הve.'a.MahH520and a halfוָחֵ֖צִיva.Che.tziH2677highקֹמָתֽוֹ׃ko.ma.ToH6967.
26Makeוְעָשִׂ֣יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213fourאַרְבַּ֖ע'ar.Ba'H702goldזָהָ֑בza.HavH2091ringsטַבְּעֹ֣תta.be.'OtH2885for the tableand fastenוְנָתַתָּ֙ve.na.ta.TaH5414אֶת־'et-H853themהַטַּבָּעֹ֔תha.ta.ba.'OtH2885toעַ֚ל'alH5921the fourאַרְבַּ֣ע'ar.Ba'H702cornersהַפֵּאֹ֔תha.pe.'OtH6285אֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834at its fourלְאַרְבַּ֥עle.'ar.Ba'H702legsרַגְלָֽיו׃rag.LavH7272.
27The ringsהַטַּבָּעֹ֑תha.ta.ba.'OtH2885are to beתִּהְיֶ֖יןָtih.Yei.naH1961closeלְעֻמַּת֙le.'u.MatH5980to the rimהַמִּסְגֶּ֔רֶתha.mis.Ge.retH4526,to serve as holdersלְבָתִּ֣יםle.va.TimH1004for the polesלְבַדִּ֔יםle.va.DimH905used to carryלָשֵׂ֖אתla.SetH5375אֶת־'et-H853the tableהַשֻּׁלְחָֽן׃ha.shul.ChanH7979.
28Makeוְעָשִׂ֤יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213אֶת־'et-H853the polesהַבַּדִּים֙ha.ba.DimH905of acaciaשִׁטִּ֔יםshi.TimH7848woodעֲצֵ֣י'a.TzeiH6086and overlayוְצִפִּיתָ֥ve.tzi.pi.TaH6823themאֹתָ֖ם'o.TamH853with goldזָהָ֑בza.HavH2091,so that the tableהַשֻּׁלְחָֽן׃ha.shul.ChanH7979may be carriedוְנִשָּׂא־ve.ni.sa'-H5375with themאֶת־'et-H853.
29You are also to makeוְעָשִׂ֨יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213the platesקְּעָרֹתָ֜יוke.'a.ro.TavH7086and dishesוְכַפֹּתָ֗יוve.kha.po.TavH3709,as well as the pitchersוּקְשׂוֹתָיו֙u.ke.so.TavH7184and bowlsוּמְנַקִּיֹּתָ֔יוu.me.na.ki.yo.TavH4518אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834for pouring drink offeringsיֻסַּ֖ךְyu.SakhH5258.Makeתַּעֲשֶׂ֥הta.'a.SehH6213themאֹתָֽם׃'o.TamH853out of pureטָה֖וֹרta.HorH2889goldזָהָ֥בza.HavH2091.
The Lampstand
(Exodus 37:17–24; Numbers 8:1–4)
31Then you are to makeוְעָשִׂ֥יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213a lampstandמְנֹרַ֖תme.no.RatH4501of pureטָה֑וֹרta.HorH2889,hammeredמִקְשָׁ֞הmik.ShahH4749goldזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091.Itהַמְּנוֹרָה֙ha.me.no.RahH4501shall be madeתֵּעָשֶׂ֤הte.'a.SehH6213of one pieceמִמֶּ֥נָּהmi.Me.nahH4480,includingיִהְיֽוּ׃yih.YuH1961its baseיְרֵכָ֣הּye.re.KhahH3409and shaftוְקָנָ֔הּve.ka.NahH7070,its cupsגְּבִיעֶ֛יהָge.vi.'Ei.haH1375,and its budsכַּפְתֹּרֶ֥יהָkaf.to.Rei.haH3730and petalsוּפְרָחֶ֖יהָu.fe.ra.Chei.haH6525.
32Sixוְשִׁשָּׁ֣הve.shi.ShahH8337branchesקָנִ֔יםka.NimH7070are to extendיֹצְאִ֖יםyo.tze.'ImH3318from the sidesמִצִּדֶּ֑יהָmi.tzi.Dei.haH6654of the lampstandמְנֹרָ֗הme.no.RahH4501—threeשְׁלֹשָׁ֣ה׀she.lo.ShahH7969קְנֵ֣יke.NeiH7070on oneהָאֶחָ֔דha.'e.ChadH259sideמִצִּדָּהּ֙mi.tzi.DahH6654and threeוּשְׁלֹשָׁה֙u.she.lo.ShahH7969קְנֵ֣יke.NeiH7070מְנֹרָ֔הme.no.RahH4501on the otherהַשֵּׁנִֽי׃ha.she.NiH8145מִצִּדָּ֖הּmi.tzi.DahH6654.
33There are to be threeשְׁלֹשָׁ֣הshe.lo.ShahH7969cupsגְ֠בִעִיםGe.vi.'imH1375shaped like almond blossomsמְֽשֻׁקָּדִ֞יםme.shu.ka.DimH8246on the firstהָאֶחָד֮ha.'e.ChadH259branchבַּקָּנֶ֣הba.ka.NehH7070,each with budsכַּפְתֹּ֣רkaf.TorH3730and petalsוָפֶרַח֒va.fe.RachH6525,threeוּשְׁלֹשָׁ֣הu.she.lo.ShahH7969גְבִעִ֗יםge.vi.'ImH1375מְשֻׁקָּדִ֛יםme.shu.ka.DimH8246כַּפְתֹּ֣רkaf.TorH3730וָפָ֑רַחva.Fa.rachH6525on the nextהָאֶחָ֖דha.'e.ChadH259branchבַּקָּנֶ֥הba.ka.NehH7070,and the sameכֵּ֚ןkenH3651for all sixלְשֵׁ֣שֶׁתle.She.shetH8337branchesהַקָּנִ֔יםha.ka.NimH7070that extendהַיֹּצְאִ֖יםhai.yo.tze.'ImH3318fromמִן־min-H4480the lampstandהַמְּנֹרָֽה׃ha.me.no.RahH4501.
35For the sixלְשֵׁ֙שֶׁת֙le.She.shetH8337branchesהַקָּנִ֜יםha.ka.NimH7070that extendהַיֹּצְאִ֖יםhai.yo.tze.'ImH3318fromמִמֶּ֗נָּהmi.Me.nahH4480the lampstandהַמְּנֹרָֽה׃ha.me.no.RahH4501,a budוְכַפְתֹּ֡רve.khaf.TorH3730must be underתַּחַת֩ta.ChatH8478the first pairשְׁנֵ֨יshe.NeiH8147of branchesהַקָּנִים֙ha.ka.NimH7070מִמֶּ֔נָּהmi.Me.nahH4480הַקָּנִ֖יםha.ka.NimH7070מִמֶּ֑נָּהmi.Me.nahH4480,a budוְכַפְתֹּר֙ve.khaf.TorH3730underתַּ֣חַתTa.chatH8478the second pairשְׁנֵ֤יshe.NeiH8147הַקָּנִ֔יםha.ka.NimH7070מִן־min-H4480,and a budוְכַפְתֹּ֕רve.khaf.TorH3730underתַּחַת־ta.chat-H8478the third pairשְׁנֵ֥יshe.NeiH8147.
37Makeוְעָשִׂ֥יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213אֶת־'et-H853sevenשִׁבְעָ֑הshiv.'AhH7651lampsנֵרֹתֶ֖יהָne.ro.Tei.haH5216and set them upוְהֶֽעֱלָה֙ve.he.'e.LahH5927onאֶת־'et-H853the lampstandso thatנֵ֣רֹתֶ֔יהָne.ro.Tei.haH5216theyilluminateוְהֵאִ֖ירve.he.'IrH215the areaעֵ֥בֶר'E.verH5676inעַל־'al-H5921front of itפָּנֶֽיהָ׃pa.Nei.haH6440.
Commentaries on Exodus 25
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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