Berean Standard Bible

Exodus 28:15-30

15You are also to makeוְעָשִׂ֜יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213a breastpieceחֹ֤שֶׁןCho.shenH2833of judgmentמִשְׁפָּט֙mish.PatH4941תַּעֲשֶׂ֑נּוּta.'a.Se.nuH6213with the same workmanshipחֹשֵׁ֔בcho.ShevH4639 H2803as the ephodאֵפֹ֖ד'e.FodH646.Constructתַּעֲשֶׂ֥הta.'a.SehH6213itאֹתֽוֹ׃'o.ToH853with goldזָ֠הָבza.hoH2091,with blueתְּכֵ֨לֶתte.Khe.letH8504,purpleוְאַרְגָּמָ֜ןve.'ar.ga.ManH713,and scarlet yarnוְתוֹלַ֧עַת שָׁנִ֛יve.to.La.'at sha.NiH8438 H8144,and with finely spunמָשְׁזָ֖רma.she.ZarH7806linenוְשֵׁ֥שׁve.SheshH8336.

16It must beיִֽהְיֶ֖הyih.YehH1961squareרָב֥וּעַra.Vu.a'H7251when folded over doubleכָּפ֑וּלka.FulH3717,a spanזֶ֥רֶתZe.retH2239longאָרְכּ֖וֹ'a.re.KoH753and a spanוְזֶ֥רֶתve.Ze.retH2239wideרָחְבּֽוֹ׃ra.che.BoH7341.

17And mountוּמִלֵּאתָ֥u.mi.le.TaH4390on ita settingמִלֻּ֣אַתmi.Lu.'atH4396of gemstonesאֶ֔בֶן'E.venH68,fourאַרְבָּעָ֖ה'ar.ba.'AhH702rowsטוּרִ֣יםtu.RimH2905of stonesאָ֑בֶן'A.venH68:In the firstהָאֶחָֽד׃ha.'e.ChadH259row there shall beט֗וּרTurH2905הַטּ֖וּרha.TurH2905a rubyאֹ֤דֶם'O.demH124,a topazפִּטְדָה֙pit.DahH6357,and an emeraldוּבָרֶ֔קֶתu.va.Re.ketH1304;

18in the secondהַשֵּׁנִ֑יha.she.NiH8145rowוְהַטּ֖וּרve.ha.TurH2905a turquoiseנֹ֥פֶךְNo.fekhH5306,a sapphireסַפִּ֖ירsa.PirH5601,and a diamondוְיָהֲלֹֽם׃ve.ya.ha.LomH3095;

19in the thirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֑יha.she.li.ShiH7992rowוְהַטּ֖וּרve.ha.TurH2905a jacinthלֶ֥שֶׁםLe.shemH3958,an agateשְׁב֖וֹshe.VoH7618,and an amethystוְאַחְלָֽמָה׃ve.'ach.La.mahH306;

20and in the fourthהָרְבִיעִ֔יha.re.vi.'IH7243rowוְהַטּוּר֙ve.ha.TurH2905a berylתַּרְשִׁ֥ישׁtar.ShishH8658,an onyxוְשֹׁ֖הַםve.Sho.hamH7718,and a jasperוְיָשְׁפֵ֑ה מְשֻׁבָּצִ֥יםve.ya.she.Peh me.shu.ba.TzimH3471 H7660.Mountיִהְי֖וּyih.YuH1961these stonesin goldזָהָ֛בza.HavH2091filigree settingsבְּמִלּוּאֹתָֽם׃be.mi.lu.'o.TamH4396.

21The twelveשְׁתֵּ֥ים עֶשְׂרֵ֖הshe.Teim 'es.RehH8147 H6240stonesוְ֠הָאֲבָנִיםVe.ha.'a.va.nimH68areתִּֽהְיֶ֜יןָtih.Yei.naH1961toעַל־'al-H5921correspond to the namesשְׁמֹ֧תshe.MotH8034of the sonsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478,eachעַל־ שְׁמֹתָ֑ם אִ֣ישׁ תִּֽהְיֶ֕יןָ'al- she.mo.Tam 'ish tih.Yei.naH376 H5921 H8034 H1961engravedפִּתּוּחֵ֤יpi.tu.CheiH6603like a sealחוֹתָם֙cho.TamH2368withעַל־'al-H5921the nameשְׁמ֔וֹshe.MoH8034of one of the twelveלִשְׁנֵ֥י עָשָׂ֖רlish.Nei 'a.SarH8147 H6240tribesשָֽׁבֶט׃Sha.vetH7626.

22For the breastpieceהַחֹ֛שֶׁן שַֽׁרְשֹׁ֥תha.Cho.shen shar.ShotH2833 H8331,makeוְעָשִׂ֧יתָ עַל־ve.'a.Si.ta 'al-H6213 H5921braided chainsגַּבְלֻ֖ת עֲבֹ֑תgav.Lut 'a.VotH1383 H5688like cordsמַעֲשֵׂ֣הma.'a.SehH4639of pureטָהֽוֹר׃ta.HorH2889goldזָהָ֖בza.HavH2091.

23You are also to makeוְעָשִׂ֙יתָ֙ve.'a.Si.taH6213עַל־'al-H5921הַחֹ֔שֶׁןha.Cho.shenH2833twoשְׁתֵּ֖יshe.TeiH8147goldזָהָ֑בza.HavH2091ringsטַבְּע֣וֹתta.be.'otH2885and fastenוְנָתַתָּ֗ve.na.ta.TaH5414אֶת־'et-H853themשְׁתֵּי֙ הַטַּבָּע֔וֹתshe.Tei ha.ta.ba.'otH8147 H2885toעַל־'al-H5921the twoשְׁנֵ֖יshe.NeiH8147cornersקְצ֥וֹתke.TzotH7098of the breastpieceהַחֹֽשֶׁן׃ha.Cho.shenH2833.

24Then fastenוְנָתַתָּ֗הve.na.ta.TahH5414אֶת־'et-H853the twoשְׁתֵּי֙she.TeiH8147goldהַזָּהָ֔בha.za.HavH2091chainsעֲבֹתֹ֣ת'a.vo.TotH5688toעַל־'al-H5921the twoשְׁתֵּ֖יshe.TeiH8147gold ringsהַטַּבָּעֹ֑תha.ta.ba.'OtH2885atאֶל־'el-H413the cornersקְצ֖וֹתke.TzotH7098of the breastpieceהַחֹֽשֶׁן׃ha.Cho.shenH2833,

25וְאֵ֨תve.'EtH853and fastenתִּתֵּ֖ןti.TenH5414the otherשְׁתֵּ֤יshe.TeiH8147endsקְצוֹת֙ke.tzOtH7098of the twoשְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeiH8147chainsהָעֲבֹתֹ֔תha.'a.vo.TotH5688toעַל־'al-H5921the twoשְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeiH8147filigree settingsהַֽמִּשְׁבְּצ֑וֹתha.mish.be.TzotH4865,attaching themוְנָתַתָּ֛הve.na.ta.TahH5414toעַל־'al-H5921the shoulder piecesכִּתְפ֥וֹתkit.FotH3802of the ephodהָאֵפֹ֖דha.'e.FodH646atאֶל־'el-H413the frontמ֥וּל פָּנָֽיו׃mul pa.NavH4136 H6440.

26Makeוְעָשִׂ֗יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213twoשְׁתֵּי֙she.TeiH8147moregoldזָהָ֔בza.HavH2091ringsטַבְּע֣וֹתta.be.'otH2885and attachוְשַׂמְתָּ֣ve.sam.TaH7760themאֹתָ֔ם'o.TamH853toעַל־'al-H5921the other twoשְׁנֵ֖יshe.NeiH8147cornersקְצ֣וֹתke.TzotH7098of the breastpieceהַחֹ֑שֶׁןha.Cho.shenH2833,onעַל־ עֵ֥בֶר'al- 'E.verH5921 H5676the insideבָּֽיְתָה׃Ba.ye.tahH1004edgeשְׂפָת֕וֹse.fa.ToH8193אֲשֶׁ֛ר'a.SherH834next toאֶל־'el-H413the ephodהָאֵפֹ֖דha.'e.FodH646.

27Makeוְעָשִׂיתָ֮ve.'a.si.TaH6213twoשְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeiH8147additionalgoldזָהָב֒za.HavH2091ringsטַבְּע֣וֹתta.be.'otH2885and attachוְנָתַתָּ֣הve.na.ta.TahH5414themאֹתָ֡ם'o.TamH853toעַל־'al-H5921the bottomמִלְּמַ֙טָּה֙mi.le.Ma.tahH4295of the twoשְׁתֵּי֩she.TeiH8147shoulder piecesכִתְפ֨וֹתkhit.FotH3802of the ephodהָאֵפ֤וֹדha.'e.FodH646,on its frontמִמּ֣וּל פָּנָ֔יוmi.Mul pa.NavH4136 H6440,nearלְעֻמַּ֖תle.'u.MatH5980its seamמֶחְבַּרְתּ֑וֹmech.bar.ToH4225just aboveמִמַּ֕עַלmi.Ma.'alH4605its woven waistbandלְחֵ֖שֶׁב הָאֵפֽוֹד׃le.Che.shev ha.'e.FodH2805 H646.

28The ringsמִֽטַּבְּעֹתָ֞יוmi.ta.be.'o.tovH2885of the breastpieceהַ֠חֹשֶׁןHa.cho.shenH2833shall be tiedוְיִרְכְּס֣וּve.yir.ke.SuH7405אֶת־'et-H853toאֶל־'el-H413the ringsטַבְּעֹ֤תta.be.'OtH2885of the ephodהָאֵפֹד֙ha.'e.FodH646with a cordבִּפְתִ֣ילbif.TilH6616of blue yarnתְּכֵ֔לֶתte.Khe.letH8504,so that the breastpieceהַחֹ֔שֶׁןha.Cho.shenH2833isלִֽהְי֖וֹתlih.YotH1961aboveעַל־'al-H5921the waistbandחֵ֣שֶׁבChe.shevH2805of the ephodהָאֵפ֑וֹדha.'e.FodH646and does notוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808swing outיִזַּ֣חyi.ZachH2118fromמֵעַ֖לme.'AlH5921the ephodהָאֵפֽוֹד׃ha.'e.FodH646.

29Whenever Aaron entersבְּבֹא֣וֹ אֶל־be.vo.'O 'el-H935 H413the Holyהַקֹּ֑דֶשׁha.Ko.deshH6944Place, heאַ֠הֲרֹן'A.ha.ronH175אֶת־'et-H853shall bearוְנָשָׂ֣אve.na.Sa'H5375the namesשְׁמ֨וֹתshe.MotH8034of the sonsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478overעַל־'al-H5921his heartלִבּ֖וֹli.BoH3820on the breastpieceבְּחֹ֧שֶׁןbe.Cho.shenH2833of judgmentהַמִּשְׁפָּ֛טha.mish.PatH4941,as a continualתָּמִֽיד׃ta.MidH8548reminderלְזִכָּרֹ֥ןle.zi.ka.RonH2146beforeלִפְנֵֽי־lif.nei-H6440the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068.

30And placeוְנָתַתָּ֞ve.na.ta.TaH5414the Urimהָאוּרִים֙ha.'u.RimH224אֶת־'et-H853and Thummimהַתֻּמִּ֔יםha.tu.MimH8550inאֶל־'el-H413the breastpieceחֹ֣שֶׁןCho.shenH2833of judgmentהַמִּשְׁפָּ֗טha.mish.PatH4941וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,so that they will also beוְהָיוּ֙ve.ha.YuH1961overעַל־'al-H5921Aaron’sאַהֲרֹ֔ן'a.ha.RonH175heartלֵ֣בlevH3820whenever he comesבְּבֹא֖וֹbe.vo.'OH935beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068.Aaronאַ֠הֲרֹן'A.ha.ronH175אֶת־'et-H853will continuallyתָּמִֽיד׃ סta.MidH8548carryוְנָשָׂ֣אve.na.Sa'H5375the judgmentמִשְׁפַּ֨טmish.PatH4941of the sonsבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֧לYis.ra.'ElH3478overעַל־'al-H5921his heartלִבּ֛וֹli.BoH3820beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068.

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