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Exodus 28:4-12

4Theseוְאֵ֨לֶּהve.'E.lehH428are the garmentsהַבְּגָדִ֜יםha.be.ga.DimH899thatאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834they shall makeיַעֲשׂ֗וּya.'a.SuH6213:a breastpieceחֹ֤שֶׁןCho.shenH2833,an ephodוְאֵפוֹד֙ve.'e.fOdH646,a robeוּמְעִ֔ילu.me.'IlH4598,a wovenתַּשְׁבֵּ֖ץtash.BetzH8665tunicוּכְתֹ֥נֶתu.khe.To.netH3801,a turbanמִצְנֶ֣פֶתmitz.Ne.fetH4701,and a sashוְאַבְנֵ֑טve.'av.NetH73.They are to makeוְעָשׂ֨וּve.'a.SuH6213theseholyקֹ֜דֶשׁKo.deshH6944garmentsבִגְדֵי־vig.dei-H899for your brotherאָחִ֛יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251Aaronלְאַהֲרֹ֥ןle.'a.ha.RonH175and his sonsוּלְבָנָ֖יוu.le.va.NavH1121,so that they may serve Me as priestsלְכַהֲנוֹ־le.kha.ha.nov-H3547.

5Theyוְהֵם֙ve.HemH1992shall useיִקְח֣וּyik.ChuH3947אֶת־'et-H853goldהַזָּהָ֔בha.za.HavH2091,along withוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853blueהַתְּכֵ֖לֶתha.te.Khe.letH8504וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,purpleהָֽאַרְגָּמָ֑ןha.'ar.ga.ManH713וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,and scarlet yarnתּוֹלַ֥עַת הַשָּׁנִ֖יto.La.'at ha.sha.NiH8438 H8144וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,and fine linenהַשֵּֽׁשׁ׃ פha.SheshH8336.

6They are to makeוְעָשׂ֖וּve.'a.SuH6213אֶת־'et-H853the ephodהָאֵפֹ֑דha.'e.FodH646of finely spunמָשְׁזָ֖רma.she.ZarH7806linenוְשֵׁ֥שׁve.SheshH8336embroideredמַעֲשֵׂ֥ה חֹשֵֽׁב׃ma.'a.Seh cho.ShevH4639 H2803with goldזָ֠הָבza.hoH2091,and with blueתְּכֵ֨לֶתte.Khe.letH8504,purpleוְאַרְגָּמָ֜ןve.'ar.ga.ManH713,and scarlet yarnתּוֹלַ֧עַת שָׁנִ֛יto.La.'at sha.NiH8438 H8144.

7It shall haveיִֽהְיֶה־yih.yeh-H1961twoשְׁתֵּ֧יshe.TeiH8147shoulder piecesכְתֵפֹ֣תkhe.te.FotH3802attachedחֹֽבְרֹ֗תchoe.RotH2266atאֶל־'el-H413twoשְׁנֵ֥יshe.NeiH8147of its cornersקְצוֹתָ֖יוke.tzo.TavH7098,so it can be fastenedוְחֻבָּֽר׃ve.chu.BarH2266.

8And the skillfully woven waistbandוְחֵ֤שֶׁבve.Che.shevH2805אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834ofעָלָ֔יו'a.LavH5921the ephodאֲפֻדָּתוֹ֙'a.fu.da.ToH642must beיִהְיֶ֑הyih.YehH1961of one pieceמִמֶּ֣נּוּmi.Me.nuH4480,of the same workmanshipכְּמַעֲשֵׂ֖הוּke.ma.'a.Se.huH4639—with goldזָהָ֗בza.HavH2091,with blueתְּכֵ֧לֶתte.Khe.letH8504,purpleוְאַרְגָּמָ֛ןve.'ar.ga.ManH713,and scarlet yarnוְתוֹלַ֥עַת שָׁנִ֖יve.to.La.'at sha.NiH8438 H8144,and with finely spunמָשְׁזָֽר׃ma.she.ZarH7806linenוְשֵׁ֥שׁve.SheshH8336.

9Takeוְלָ֣קַחְתָּ֔ve.La.kach.taH3947אֶת־'et-H853twoשְׁתֵּ֖יshe.TeiH8147onyxשֹׁ֑הַםSho.hamH7718stonesאַבְנֵי־'av.nei-H68and engraveוּפִתַּחְתָּ֣u.fi.tach.TaH6605on themעֲלֵיהֶ֔ם'a.lei.HemH5921the namesשְׁמ֖וֹתshe.MotH8034of the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478:

10sixשִׁשָּׁה֙shi.ShahH8337of their namesמִשְּׁמֹתָ֔םmi.she.mo.TamH8034onעַ֖ל'alH5921oneהָאֶחָ֑תha.'e.ChatH259וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853stoneהָאֶ֣בֶןha.'E.venH68and the remainingהַנּוֹתָרִ֛יםha.no.ta.RimH3498sixהַשִּׁשָּׁ֧הha.shi.ShahH8337שְׁמ֞וֹתshe.MotH8034onעַל־'al-H5921the otherהַשֵּׁנִ֖יתha.she.NitH8145הָאֶ֥בֶןha.'E.venH68,in the order of their birthכְּתוֹלְדֹתָֽם׃ke.tol.do.TamH8435.

11מַעֲשֵׂ֣הma.'a.SehH4639Engraveתְּפַתַּח֙te.fa.TachH6605אֶת־'et-H853עַל־'al-H5921the namesשְׁמֹ֖תshe.MotH8034of the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478on the twoשְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeiH8147stonesאֶבֶן֒'e.VenH68the way a gemהָאֲבָנִ֔יםha.'a.va.NimH68cutterחָרַשׁ֮cha.RashH2796engravesפִּתּוּחֵ֣יpi.tu.CheiH6603a sealחֹתָ֗םcho.TamH2368.Then mountמֻסַבֹּ֛תmu.sa.BotH5437the stonesאֹתָֽם׃'o.TamH853in goldזָהָ֖בza.HavH2091filigree settingsמִשְׁבְּצ֥וֹתmish.be.TzotH4865תַּעֲשֶׂ֥הta.'a.SehH6213.

12Fastenוְשַׂמְתָּ֞ve.sam.TaH7760אֶת־'et-H853bothשְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeiH8147stonesהָאֲבָנִ֗יםha.'a.va.NimH68onעַ֚ל'alH5921the shoulder piecesכִּתְפֹ֣תkit.FotH3802of the ephodהָֽאֵפֹ֔דha.'e.FodH646as memorialזִכָּרֹ֖ןzi.ka.RonH2146stonesאַבְנֵ֥י'av.NeiH68for the sonsלִבְנֵ֣יliv.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478.Aaronאַהֲרֹ֨ן'a.ha.RonH175אֶת־'et-H853is to bearוְנָשָׂא֩ve.na.Sa'H5375their namesשְׁמוֹתָ֜םshe.mo.TamH8034onעַל־'al-H5921his twoשְׁתֵּ֥יshe.TeiH8147shouldersכְתֵפָ֖יוkhe.te.FavH3802as a memorialלְזִכָּרֹֽן׃ סle.zi.ka.RonH2146beforeלִפְנֵ֧יlif.NeiH6440the LORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068.

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