Berean Standard Bible

Exodus 39:8-21

8He madeוַיַּ֧עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213אֶת־'et-H853the breastpieceהַחֹ֛שֶׁןha.Cho.shenH2833with the same workmanshipחֹשֵׁ֖בcho.ShevH4639 H2803as the ephodאֵפֹ֑ד'e.FodH646,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.

9Itעָשׂ֣וּ'a.SuH6213אֶת־'et-H853הַחֹ֑שֶׁןha.Cho.shenH2833was squareרָב֧וּעַ הָיָ֛הra.Vu.a' ha.YahH7251 H1961when folded over doubleכָּפ֖וּלka.FulH3717,a spanזֶ֧רֶתZe.retH2239longאָרְכּ֛וֹ'a.re.KoH753and a spanוְזֶ֥רֶתve.Ze.retH2239wideרָחְבּ֖וֹ כָּפֽוּל׃ra.che.Bo ka.FulH7341 H3717.

10And they mountedוַיְמַלְאוּ־vay.mal.'u-H4390on itfourאַרְבָּעָ֖ה'ar.ba.'AhH702rowsH2905of gemstonesאָ֑בֶן'A.venH68:The firstהָאֶחָֽד׃ha.'e.ChadH259rowH2905hada rubyאֹ֤דֶם'O.demH124,a topazפִּטְדָה֙pit.DahH6357,and an emeraldוּבָרֶ֔קֶתu.va.Re.ketH1304;

11the secondהַשֵּׁנִ֑יha.she.NiH8145rowוְהַטּ֖וּרve.ha.TurH2905hada turquoiseנֹ֥פֶךְNo.fekhH5306,a sapphireסַפִּ֖ירsa.PirH5601,and a diamondוְיָהֲלֹֽם׃ve.ya.ha.LomH3095;

12the thirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֑יha.she.li.ShiH7992rowוְהַטּ֖וּרve.ha.TurH2905hada jacinthלֶ֥שֶׁםLe.shemH3958,an agateשְׁב֖וֹshe.VoH7618,and an amethystוְאַחְלָֽמָה׃ve.'ach.La.mahH306;

13and the fourthהָֽרְבִיעִ֔יha.re.vi.'IH7243rowוְהַטּוּר֙ve.ha.TurH2905hada berylתַּרְשִׁ֥ישׁtar.ShishH8658,an onyxשֹׁ֖הַםSho.hamH7718,and a jasperוְיָשְׁפֵ֑הve.ya.she.PehH3471.These stones were mountedמֽוּסַבֹּ֛תmu.sa.BotH5437in goldזָהָ֖בza.HavH2091filigreeמִשְׁבְּצ֥וֹתmish.be.TzotH4865settingsבְּמִלֻּאֹתָֽם׃be.mi.lu.'o.TamH4396.

14The twelveעַל־ שְׁתֵּ֥ים עֶשְׂרֵ֖ה'al- she.Teim 'es.RehH8147 H6240 H5921stonesוְ֠הָאֲבָנִיםVe.ha.'a.va.nimH68corresponded toעַל־'al-H5921the namesשְׁמֹ֨ת הֵ֛נָּהshe.Mot He.nahH8034 H2007of the sonsבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֥לYis.ra.'ElH3478.Eachאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376שְׁמֹתָ֑םshe.mo.TamH8034stone was engravedפִּתּוּחֵ֤יpi.tu.CheiH6603like a sealחֹתָם֙cho.TamH2368withעַל־'al-H5921the nameשְׁמ֔וֹshe.MoH8034of one of the twelveלִשְׁנֵ֥ים עָשָׂ֖רlish.Neim 'a.SarH8147 H6240tribesשָֽׁבֶט׃Sha.vetH7626.

15Forעַל־'al-H5921the breastpieceהַחֹ֛שֶׁןha.Cho.shenH2833they madeוַיַּעֲשׂ֧וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213braidedמַעֲשֵׂ֣הma.'a.SehH4639chainsעֲבֹ֑ת'a.VotH5688like cordsשַׁרְשְׁרֹ֥ת גַּבְלֻ֖תshar.she.Rot gav.LutH1383 H8333of pureטָהֽוֹר׃ta.HorH2889goldזָהָ֖בza.HavH2091.

16They also madeוַֽיַּעֲשׂ֗וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213twoשְׁתֵּי֙she.TeiH8147goldזָהָ֔בza.HavH2091filigree settingsמִשְׁבְּצֹ֣תmish.be.TzotH4865and twoוּשְׁתֵּ֖יu.she.TeiH8147goldזָהָ֑בza.HavH2091ringsטַבְּעֹ֣תta.be.'OtH2885,and fastenedוַֽיִּתְּנ֗וּvai.yi.te.NuH5414אֶת־'et-H853the twoשְׁתֵּי֙she.TeiH8147ringsהַטַּבָּעֹ֔תha.ta.ba.'OtH2885toעַל־'al-H5921the twoשְׁנֵ֖יshe.NeiH8147cornersקְצ֥וֹתke.TzotH7098of the breastpieceהַחֹֽשֶׁן׃ha.Cho.shenH2833.

17Then they fastenedוַֽיִּתְּנ֗וּvai.yi.te.NuH5414the twoשְׁתֵּי֙she.TeiH8147goldהַזָּהָ֔בha.za.HavH2091chainsהָעֲבֹתֹ֣תha.'a.vo.TotH5688toעַל־'al-H5921the twoשְׁתֵּ֖יshe.TeiH8147gold ringsהַטַּבָּעֹ֑תha.ta.ba.'OtH2885atעַל־'al-H5921the cornersקְצ֖וֹתke.TzotH7098of the breastpieceהַחֹֽשֶׁן׃ha.Cho.shenH2833,

18andוְאֵ֨תve.'EtH853they fastenedנָתְנ֖וּna.te.NuH5414the otherשְׁתֵּ֤יshe.TeiH8147endsקְצוֹת֙ke.tzOtH7098of the twoשְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeiH8147chainsהָֽעֲבֹתֹ֔תha.'a.vo.TotH5688toעַל־'al-H5921the twoשְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeiH8147filigree settingsהַֽמִּשְׁבְּצֹ֑תha.mish.be.TzotH4865,attaching themוַֽיִּתְּנֻ֛םvai.yi.te.NumH5414toעַל־'al-H5921the shoulder piecesכִּתְפֹ֥תkit.FotH3802of the ephodהָאֵפֹ֖דha.'e.FodH646atאֶל־'el-H413the frontמ֥וּל פָּנָֽיו׃mul pa.NavH4136 H6440.

19They madeוַֽיַּעֲשׂ֗וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213twoשְׁתֵּי֙she.TeiH8147moregoldזָהָ֔בza.HavH2091ringsטַבְּעֹ֣תta.be.'OtH2885and attached themוַיָּשִׂ֕ימוּvai.ya.Si.muH7760toעַל־'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.

20They madeוַֽיַּעֲשׂוּ֮vai.ya.'a.SuH6213twoשְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeiH8147additionalgoldזָהָב֒za.HavH2091ringsטַבְּעֹ֣תta.be.'OtH2885and attached themוַֽיִּתְּנֻ֡םvai.yi.te.NumH5414toעַל־'al-H5921the bottomמִלְמַ֙טָּה֙mil.Ma.tahH4295of the twoשְׁתֵּי֩she.TeiH8147shoulder piecesכִתְפֹ֨תkhit.FotH3802of the ephodהָאֵפֹ֤דha.'e.FodH646,on its frontמִמּ֣וּל פָּנָ֔יוmi.Mul pa.NavH4136 H6440,nearלְעֻמַּ֖תle.'u.MatH5980the seamמֶחְבַּרְתּ֑וֹmech.bar.ToH4225just aboveמִמַּ֕עַלmi.Ma.'alH4605its woven waistbandלְחֵ֖שֶׁב הָאֵפֹֽד׃le.Che.shev ha.'e.FodH2805 H646.

21Then they tiedוַיִּרְכְּס֣וּvai.yir.ke.SuH7405אֶת־'et-H853the ringsמִטַּבְּעֹתָיו֩mi.ta.be.'o.TavH2885of the breastpieceהַחֹ֡שֶׁןha.Cho.shenH2833toאֶל־'el-H413the ringsטַבְּעֹ֨תta.be.'OtH2885of the ephodהָאֵפֹ֜דha.'e.FodH646with a cordבִּפְתִ֣ילbif.TilH6616of blue yarnתְּכֵ֗לֶתte.Khe.letH8504,so that the breastpieceהַחֹ֔שֶׁןha.Cho.shenH2833wasלִֽהְיֹת֙lih.YotH1961aboveעַל־'al-H5921the waistbandחֵ֣שֶׁבChe.shevH2805of the ephodהָאֵפֹ֔דha.'e.FodH646and would notוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808swing outיִזַּ֣חyi.ZachH2118fromמֵעַ֖לme.'AlH5921the ephodהָאֵפֹ֑דha.'e.FodH646,just asכַּאֲשֶׁ֛רka.'a.SherH834the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068אֶת־'et-H853had commandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680Mosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃mo.ShehH4872.

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