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Exodus 28:9-21

9And thou shalt takeוְלָ֣קַחְתָּ֔ve.La.kach.taH3947twoשְׁתֵּ֖יshe.TeiH8147onyxשֹׁ֑הַםSho.hamH7718stonesאַבְנֵי־'av.nei-H68,and graveוּפִתַּחְתָּ֣u.fi.tach.TaH6605on them the namesשְׁמ֖וֹתshe.MotH8034of the childrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478:

10Sixשִׁשָּׁה֙shi.ShahH8337of their namesמִשְּׁמֹתָ֔םmi.she.mo.TamH8034on oneהָאֶחָ֑תha.'e.ChatH259stoneהָאֶ֣בֶןha.'E.venH68, and the othersixהַשִּׁשָּׁ֧הha.shi.ShahH8337namesשְׁמ֞וֹתshe.MotH8034of the restהַנּוֹתָרִ֛יםha.no.ta.RimH3498on the otherהַשֵּׁנִ֖יתha.she.NitH8145stoneהָאֶ֥בֶןha.'E.venH68,according to their birthכְּתוֹלְדֹתָֽם׃ke.tol.do.TamH8435.

11With the workמַעֲשֵׂ֣הma.'a.SehH4639of an engraverחָרַשׁ֮cha.RashH2796in stoneאֶבֶן֒'e.VenH68, likethe engravingsפִּתּוּחֵ֣יpi.tu.CheiH6603of a signetחֹתָ֗םcho.TamH2368,shalt thou engraveתְּפַתַּח֙te.fa.TachH6605the twoשְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeiH8147stonesהָאֲבָנִ֔יםha.'a.va.NimH68with the namesשְׁמֹ֖תshe.MotH8034of the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478:thou shalt makeתַּעֲשֶׂ֥הta.'a.SehH6213them to be setH4142in ouchesמִשְׁבְּצ֥וֹתmish.be.TzotH4865of goldזָהָ֖בza.HavH2091.

12And thou shalt putוְשַׂמְתָּ֞ve.sam.TaH7760the twoשְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeiH8147stonesהָאֲבָנִ֗יםha.'a.va.NimH68upon the shouldersכִּתְפֹ֣תkit.FotH3802of the ephodהָֽאֵפֹ֔דha.'e.FodH646forstonesאַבְנֵ֥י'av.NeiH68of memorialזִכָּרֹ֖ןzi.ka.RonH2146unto the childrenלִבְנֵ֣יliv.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478:and Aaronאַהֲרֹ֨ן'a.ha.RonH175shall bearוְנָשָׂא֩ve.na.Sa'H5375their namesשְׁמוֹתָ֜םshe.mo.TamH8034beforeלִפְנֵ֧יlif.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068upon his twoשְׁתֵּ֥יshe.TeiH8147shouldersכְתֵפָ֖יוkhe.te.FavH3802for a memorialלְזִכָּרֹֽן׃ סle.zi.ka.RonH2146.

13And thou shalt makeוְעָשִׂ֥יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213ouchesמִשְׁבְּצֹ֖תmish.be.TzotH4865ofgoldזָהָֽב׃za.HavH2091;

14And twoוּשְׁתֵּ֤יu.she.TeiH8147chainsשַׁרְשְׁרֹת֙shar.she.RotH8333ofpureטָה֔וֹרta.HorH2889goldזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091at the endsמִגְבָּלֹ֛תmig.ba.LotH4020; ofwreathenעֲבֹ֑ת'a.VotH5688workמַעֲשֵׂ֣הma.'a.SehH4639shalt thou makeתַּעֲשֶׂ֥הta.'a.SehH6213them, and fastenוְנָתַתָּ֛הve.na.ta.TahH5414the wreathenהָעֲבֹתֹ֖תha.'a.vo.TotH5688chainsשַׁרְשְׁרֹ֥תshar.she.RotH8333to the ouchesהַֽמִּשְׁבְּצֹֽת׃ סHa.mish.be.TzotH4865.

15And thou shalt makeוְעָשִׂ֜יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213the breastplateחֹ֤שֶׁןCho.shenH2833of judgmentמִשְׁפָּט֙mish.PatH4941with cunningחֹשֵׁ֔בcho.ShevH2803workמַעֲשֵׂ֣הma.'a.SehH4639;after the workכְּמַעֲשֵׂ֥הke.ma.'a.SehH4639of the ephodאֵפֹ֖ד'e.FodH646thou shalt makeתַּעֲשֶׂ֑נּוּta.'a.Se.nuH6213it; ofgoldזָ֠הָבza.hoH2091, ofblueתְּכֵ֨לֶתte.Khe.letH8504, and ofpurpleוְאַרְגָּמָ֜ןve.'ar.ga.ManH713, and ofscarletוְתוֹלַ֧עַת שָׁנִ֛יve.to.La.'at sha.NiH8438 H8144, and offine twinedמָשְׁזָ֖רma.she.ZarH7806linenוְשֵׁ֥שׁve.SheshH8336,shalt thou makeתַּעֲשֶׂ֥הta.'a.SehH6213it.

16Foursquareרָב֥וּעַra.Vu.a'H7251it shall be beingdoubledכָּפ֑וּלka.FulH3717;a spanזֶ֥רֶתZe.retH2239shall bethe lengthאָרְכּ֖וֹ'a.re.KoH753thereof, and a spanוְזֶ֥רֶתve.Ze.retH2239shall bethe breadthרָחְבּֽוֹ׃ra.che.BoH7341thereof.

17And thou shalt setוּמִלֵּאתָ֥u.mi.le.TaH4390in it settingsמִלֻּ֣אַתmi.Lu.'atH4396of stonesאֶ֔בֶן'E.venH68, evenfourאַרְבָּעָ֖ה'ar.ba.'AhH702rowsטוּרִ֣יםtu.RimH2905of stonesאָ֑בֶן'A.venH68: the firstrowט֗וּרTurH2905shall bea sardiusאֹ֤דֶם'O.demH124,a topazפִּטְדָה֙pit.DahH6357,and a carbuncleוּבָרֶ֔קֶתu.va.Re.ketH1304: this shall bethe firstהָאֶחָֽד׃ha.'e.ChadH259rowהַטּ֖וּרha.TurH2905.

18And the secondהַשֵּׁנִ֑יha.she.NiH8145rowוְהַטּ֖וּרve.ha.TurH2905shall bean emeraldנֹ֥פֶךְNo.fekhH5306,a sapphireסַפִּ֖ירsa.PirH5601,and a diamondוְיָהֲלֹֽם׃ve.ya.ha.LomH3095.

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

20And the fourthהָרְבִיעִ֔יha.re.vi.'IH7243rowוְהַטּוּר֙ve.ha.TurH2905a berylתַּרְשִׁ֥ישׁtar.ShishH8658,and an onyxוְשֹׁ֖הַםve.Sho.hamH7718,and a jasperוְיָשְׁפֵ֑הve.ya.she.PehH3471:they shall be setמְשֻׁבָּצִ֥יםme.shu.ba.TzimH7660in goldזָהָ֛בza.HavH2091in their inclosingsבְּמִלּוּאֹתָֽם׃be.mi.lu.'o.TamH4396.

21And the stonesוְ֠הָאֲבָנִיםVe.ha.'a.va.nimH68shall be with the namesשְׁמֹ֧תshe.MotH8034of the childrenבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478,twelveשְׁתֵּ֥ים עֶשְׂרֵ֖הshe.Teim 'es.RehH6240 H8147,according to their namesשְׁמֹתָ֑םshe.mo.TamH8034, likethe engravingsפִּתּוּחֵ֤יpi.tu.CheiH6603of a signetחוֹתָם֙cho.TamH2368;every oneאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376with his nameשְׁמ֔וֹshe.MoH8034shall they be according to the twelveלִשְׁנֵ֥י עָשָׂ֖רlish.Nei 'a.SarH6240 H8147tribesשָֽׁבֶט׃Sha.vetH7626.

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