King James Version
Exodus 39
1And of the blueהַתְּכֵ֤לֶתha.te.Khe.letH8504,and purpleוְהָֽאַרְגָּמָן֙ve.ha.'ar.ga.ManH713,and scarletוְתוֹלַ֣עַת הַשָּׁנִ֔יve.to.La.'at ha.sha.NiH8438H8144,they madeעָשׂ֥וּ'a.SuH6213clothsבִגְדֵי־vig.dei-H899of serviceשְׂרָ֖דse.RadH8278,to do serviceלְשָׁרֵ֣תle.sha.RetH8334in the holyבַּקֹּ֑דֶשׁba.Ko.deshH6944place,and madeוַֽיַּעֲשׂ֞וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213the holyהַקֹּ֙דֶשׁ֙ha.Ko.deshH6944garmentsבִּגְדֵ֤יbig.DeiH899for Aaronלְאַהֲרֹ֔ןle.'a.ha.RonH175;as the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068commandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680Mosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃ פmo.ShehH4872.
3And they did beatוַֽיְרַקְּע֞וּvay.ra.ke.'UH7554the goldהַזָּהָב֮ha.za.HavH2091intoH854thin platesפַּחֵ֣יpa.CheiH6341,and cutוְקִצֵּ֣ץve.ki.TzetzH7112it intowiresפְּתִילִם֒pe.ti.LimH6616,to workלַעֲשׂ֗וֹתla.'a.SotH8432H6213itin the blueהַתְּכֵ֙לֶת֙ha.te.Khe.letH8504,and in the purpleהָֽאַרְגָּמָ֔ןha.'ar.ga.ManH713,and in the scarletתּוֹלַ֥עַת הַשָּׁנִ֖יto.La.'at ha.sha.NiH8438H8144,and in the fine linenהַשֵּׁ֑שׁha.SheshH8336, withcunningחֹשֵֽׁב׃cho.ShevH2803workמַעֲשֵׂ֖הma.'a.SehH4639.
5And the curious girdleוְחֵ֨שֶׁבve.Che.shevH2805of his ephodאֲפֻדָּת֜וֹ'a.fu.da.ToH642, that was upon it, wasof the same, according to the workכְּמַעֲשֵׂהוּ֒ke.ma.'a.se.HuH4639thereof; ofgoldזָהָ֗בza.HavH2091,blueתְּכֵ֧לֶתte.Khe.letH8504,and purpleוְאַרְגָּמָ֛ןve.'ar.ga.ManH713,and scarletוְתוֹלַ֥עַת שָׁנִ֖יve.to.La.'at sha.NiH8438H8144,and fine twinedמָשְׁזָ֑רma.she.ZarH7806linenוְשֵׁ֣שׁve.SheshH8336;as the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068commandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680Mosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃mo.ShehH4872.
6And they wroughtוַֽיַּעֲשׂוּ֙vai.ya.'a.SuH6213onyxהַשֹּׁ֔הַםha.Sho.hamH7718stonesאַבְנֵ֣י'av.NeiH68inclosedH4142in ouchesמִשְׁבְּצֹ֣תmish.be.TzotH4865of goldזָהָ֑בza.HavH2091,gravenמְפֻתָּחֹת֙me.fu.ta.ChotH6605,as signetsחוֹתָ֔םcho.TamH2368are gravenפִּתּוּחֵ֣יpi.tu.CheiH6603,with the namesשְׁמ֖וֹתshe.MotH8034of the childrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.
7And he putוַיָּ֣שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760them on the shouldersכִּתְפֹ֣תkit.FotH3802of the ephodהָאֵפֹ֔דha.'e.FodH646, that they should bestonesאַבְנֵ֥י'av.NeiH68for a memorialזִכָּר֖וֹןzi.ka.RonH2146to the childrenלִבְנֵ֣יliv.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478;as the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068commandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680Mosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃ פmo.ShehH4872.
8And he madeוַיַּ֧עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213the breastplateהַחֹ֛שֶׁןha.Cho.shenH2833ofcunningחֹשֵׁ֖בcho.ShevH2803workמַעֲשֵׂ֥הma.'a.SehH4639,like the workכְּמַעֲשֵׂ֣הke.ma.'a.SehH4639of the ephodאֵפֹ֑ד'e.FodH646; ofgoldזָהָ֗בza.HavH2091,blueתְּכֵ֧לֶתte.Khe.letH8504,and purpleוְאַרְגָּמָ֛ןve.'ar.ga.ManH713,and scarletוְתוֹלַ֥עַת שָׁנִ֖יve.to.La.'at sha.NiH8438H8144,and fine twinedמָשְׁזָֽר׃ma.she.ZarH7806linenוְשֵׁ֥שׁve.SheshH8336.
9It was foursquareרָב֧וּעַra.Vu.a'H7251;they madeעָשׂ֣וּ'a.SuH6213the breastplateהַחֹ֑שֶׁןha.Cho.shenH2833doubleכָּפ֖וּלka.FulH3717:a spanזֶ֧רֶתZe.retH2239wasthe lengthאָרְכּ֛וֹ'a.re.KoH753thereof, and a spanוְזֶ֥רֶתve.Ze.retH2239the breadthרָחְבּ֖וֹra.che.BoH7341thereof, beingdoubledכָּפֽוּל׃ka.FulH3717.
10And they setוַיְמַלְאוּ־vay.mal.'u-H4390in it fourאַרְבָּעָ֖ה'ar.ba.'AhH702rowsט֣וּרֵיTu.reiH2905of stonesאָ֑בֶן'A.venH68: the firstrowט֗וּרTurH2905wasa sardiusאֹ֤דֶם'O.demH124,a topazפִּטְדָה֙pit.DahH6357,and a carbuncleוּבָרֶ֔קֶתu.va.Re.ketH1304: this wasthe firstהָאֶחָֽד׃ha.'e.ChadH259rowהַטּ֖וּרha.TurH2905.
13And the fourthהָֽרְבִיעִ֔יha.re.vi.'IH7243rowוְהַטּוּר֙ve.ha.TurH2905,a berylתַּרְשִׁ֥ישׁtar.ShishH8658,an onyxשֹׁ֖הַםSho.hamH7718,and a jasperוְיָשְׁפֵ֑הve.ya.she.PehH3471: they wereinclosedH4142in ouchesמִשְׁבְּצ֥וֹתmish.be.TzotH4865of goldזָהָ֖בza.HavH2091in their inclosingsבְּמִלֻּאֹתָֽם׃be.mi.lu.'o.TamH4396.
14And the stonesוְ֠הָאֲבָנִיםVe.ha.'a.va.nimH68wereaccording to the namesשְׁמֹ֨תshe.MotH8034of the childrenבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֥לYis.ra.'ElH3478,twelveשְׁתֵּ֥ים עֶשְׂרֵ֖הshe.Teim 'es.RehH6240H8147,according to their namesשְׁמֹתָ֑םshe.mo.TamH8034, likethe engravingsפִּתּוּחֵ֤יpi.tu.CheiH6603of a signetחֹתָם֙cho.TamH2368,every oneאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376with his nameשְׁמ֔וֹshe.MoH8034,according to the twelveלִשְׁנֵ֥ים עָשָׂ֖רlish.Neim 'a.SarH6240H8147tribesשָֽׁבֶט׃Sha.vetH7626.
16And they madeוַֽיַּעֲשׂ֗וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213twoשְׁתֵּי֙she.TeiH8147ouchesמִשְׁבְּצֹ֣תmish.be.TzotH4865ofgoldזָהָ֔בza.HavH2091,and twoוּשְׁתֵּ֖יu.she.TeiH8147goldזָהָ֑בza.HavH2091ringsטַבְּעֹ֣תta.be.'OtH2885;and putוַֽיִּתְּנ֗וּvai.yi.te.NuH5414the twoשְׁתֵּי֙she.TeiH8147ringsהַטַּבָּעֹ֔תha.ta.ba.'OtH2885in the twoשְׁנֵ֖יshe.NeiH8147endsקְצ֥וֹתke.TzotH7098of the breastplateהַחֹֽשֶׁן׃ha.Cho.shenH2833.
18And the twoשְׁתֵּ֤יshe.TeiH8147endsקְצוֹת֙ke.tzOtH7098of the twoשְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeiH8147wreathenH5688chainsH5688they fastenedנָתְנ֖וּna.te.NuH5414in the twoשְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeiH8147ouchesהַֽמִּשְׁבְּצֹ֑תha.mish.be.TzotH4865,and putוַֽיִּתְּנֻ֛םvai.yi.te.NumH5414them on the shoulderpiecesכִּתְפֹ֥תkit.FotH3802of the ephodהָאֵפֹ֖דha.'e.FodH646,beforeפָּנָֽיו׃pa.NavH6440itמ֥וּלmulH4136.
19And they madeוַֽיַּעֲשׂ֗וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213twoשְׁתֵּי֙she.TeiH8147ringsטַבְּעֹ֣תta.be.'OtH2885of goldזָהָ֔בza.HavH2091,and putוַיָּשִׂ֕ימוּvai.ya.Si.muH7760themon the twoשְׁנֵ֖יshe.NeiH8147endsקְצ֣וֹתke.TzotH7098of the breastplateהַחֹ֑שֶׁןha.Cho.shenH2833,upon the borderשְׂפָת֕וֹse.fa.ToH8193of it, which wason the sideעֵ֥בֶר'E.verH5676of the ephodהָאֵפֹ֖דha.'e.FodH646inwardבָּֽיְתָה׃Ba.ye.tahH1004.
20And they madeוַֽיַּעֲשׂוּ֮vai.ya.'a.SuH6213twoשְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeiH8147othergoldenזָהָב֒za.HavH2091ringsטַבְּעֹ֣תta.be.'OtH2885,and putוַֽיִּתְּנֻ֡םvai.yi.te.NumH5414them on the twoשְׁתֵּי֩she.TeiH8147sidesכִתְפֹ֨תkhit.FotH3802of the ephodהָאֵפֹ֤דha.'e.FodH646underneathמִלְמַ֙טָּה֙mil.Ma.tahH4295,towardמִמּ֣וּלmi.MulH4136the forepartפָּנָ֔יוpa.NavH6440of it, over againstלְעֻמַּ֖תle.'u.MatH5980the othercouplingמֶחְבַּרְתּ֑וֹmech.bar.ToH4225thereof, aboveמִמַּ֕עַלmi.Ma.'alH4605the curious girdleלְחֵ֖שֶׁבle.Che.shevH2805of the ephodהָאֵפֹֽד׃ha.'e.FodH646.
21And they did bindוַיִּרְכְּס֣וּvai.yir.ke.SuH7405the breastplateהַחֹ֡שֶׁןha.Cho.shenH2833by his ringsמִטַּבְּעֹתָיו֩mi.ta.be.'o.TavH2885unto the ringsטַבְּעֹ֨תta.be.'OtH2885of the ephodהָאֵפֹ֜דha.'e.FodH646with a laceבִּפְתִ֣ילbif.TilH6616of blueתְּכֵ֗לֶתte.Khe.letH8504,that it might be above the curious girdleחֵ֣שֶׁבChe.shevH2805of the ephodהָאֵפֹ֔דha.'e.FodH646,and that the breastplateהַחֹ֔שֶׁןha.Cho.shenH2833might not be loosedיִזַּ֣חyi.ZachH2118from the ephodהָאֵפֹ֑דha.'e.FodH646;as the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068commandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680Mosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃mo.ShehH4872.
23And there wasan holeוּפִֽי־u.fi-H6310in the midstבְּתוֹכ֖וֹbe.to.KhoH8432of the robeהַמְּעִ֥ילha.me.'IlH4598,as the holeכְּפִ֣יke.FiH6310of an habergeonתַחְרָ֑אtach.Ra'H8473, witha bandשָׂפָ֥הsa.FahH8193round aboutסָבִ֖יבsa.VivH5439the holeלְפִ֛יוle.FivH6310,that it should not rendיִקָּרֵֽעַ׃yi.ka.Re.a'H7167.
24And they madeוַֽיַּעֲשׂוּ֙vai.ya.'a.SuH6213upon the hemsשׁוּלֵ֣יshu.LeiH7757of the robeהַמְּעִ֔ילha.me.'IlH4598pomegranatesרִמּוֹנֵ֕יri.mo.NeiH7416ofblueתְּכֵ֥לֶתte.Khe.letH8504,and purpleוְאַרְגָּמָ֖ןve.'ar.ga.ManH713,and scarletוְתוֹלַ֣עַת שָׁנִ֑יve.to.La.'at sha.NiH8438H8144, andtwinedמָשְׁזָֽר׃ma.she.ZarH7806linen.
25And they madeוַיַּעֲשׂ֥וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213bellsפַעֲמֹנֵ֖יfa.'a.mo.NeiH6472ofpureטָה֑וֹרta.HorH2889goldזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091,and putוַיִּתְּנ֨וּvai.yi.te.NuH5414the bellsהַפַּֽעֲמֹנִ֜יםha.pa.'a.mo.NimH6472betweenבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432the pomegranatesהָרִמֹּנִ֗יםha.ri.mo.NimH7416upon the hemשׁוּלֵ֤יshu.LeiH7757of the robeהַמְּעִיל֙ha.me.'IlH4598,round aboutסָבִ֔יבsa.VivH5439betweenבְּת֖וֹךְbe.TokhH8432the pomegranatesהָרִמֹּנִֽים׃ha.ri.mo.NimH7416;
26A bellפַּעֲמֹ֤ןpa.'a.MonH6472and a pomegranateוְרִמֹּן֙ve.ri.MonH7416,a bellפַּעֲמֹ֣ןpa.'a.MonH6472and a pomegranateוְרִמֹּ֔ןve.ri.MonH7416,round aboutסָבִ֑יבsa.VivH5439the hemשׁוּלֵ֥יshu.LeiH7757of the robeהַמְּעִ֖ילha.me.'IlH4598to ministerלְשָׁרֵ֕תle.sha.RetH8334in;as the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068commandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680Mosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃ סmo.ShehH4872.
29And a girdleהָאַבְנֵ֞טha.'av.NetH73offine twinedמָשְׁזָ֗רma.she.ZarH7806linenשֵׁ֣שׁsheshH8336,and blueוּתְכֵ֧לֶתu.te.Khe.letH8504,and purpleוְאַרְגָּמָ֛ןve.'ar.ga.ManH713,and scarletוְתוֹלַ֥עַת שָׁנִ֖יve.to.La.'at sha.NiH8438H8144, ofneedleworkמַעֲשֵׂ֣ה רֹקֵ֑םma.'a.Seh ro.KemH4639H7551;as the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068commandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680Mosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃ סmo.ShehH4872.
30And they madeוַֽיַּעֲשׂ֛וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213the plateצִ֥יץtzitzH6731of the holyהַקֹּ֖דֶשׁha.Ko.deshH6944crownנֵֽזֶר־ne.zer-H5145ofpureטָה֑וֹרta.HorH2889goldזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091,and wroteוַיִּכְתְּב֣וּvai.yikh.te.VuH3789upon it a writingמִכְתַּב֙mikh.TavH4385, like tothe engravingsפִּתּוּחֵ֣יpi.tu.CheiH6603of a signetחוֹתָ֔םcho.TamH2368,HOLINESSקֹ֖דֶשׁKo.deshH6944TO THE LORDלַיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068.
31And they tiedוַיִּתְּנ֤וּvai.yi.te.NuH5414unto it a laceפְּתִ֣ילpe.TilH6616of blueתְּכֵ֔לֶתte.Khe.letH8504,to fastenלָתֵ֥תla.TetH5414iton highמִלְמָ֑עְלָהmil.Ma.'e.lahH4605upon the mitreהַמִּצְנֶ֖פֶתha.mitz.Ne.fetH4701;as the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068commandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680Mosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃ סmo.ShehH4872.
32Thus was all the workעֲבֹדַ֕ת'a.vo.DatH5656of the tabernacleמִשְׁכַּ֖ןmish.KanH4908of the tentאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168of the congregationמוֹעֵ֑דmo.'EdH4150finishedוַתֵּ֕כֶלva.Te.khelH3615:and the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478didוַֽיַּעֲשׂוּ֙vai.ya.'a.SuH6213according to all that the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068commandedצִוָּ֧הtzi.VahH6680Mosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872,so didעָשֽׂוּ׃ פ'a.SuH6213they.
33And they broughtוַיָּבִ֤יאוּvai.ya.Vi.'uH935the tabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּן֙ha.mish.KanH4908unto Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872,the tentהָאֹ֖הֶלha.'O.helH168,and all his furnitureכֵּלָ֑יוke.LavH3627,his tachesקְרָסָ֣יוke.ra.SavH7165,his boardsקְרָשָׁ֔יוke.ra.ShavH7175,his barsבְּרִיחָ֖יוbe.ri.chovH1280,and his pillarsוְעַמֻּדָ֥יוve.'a.mu.DavH5982,and his socketsוַאֲדָנָֽיו׃va.'a.da.NavH134,
34And the coveringמִכְסֵ֞הmikh.SehH4372of rams’הָֽאֵילִם֙ha.'ei.LimH352skinsעוֹרֹ֤תo.RotH5785dyed redהַמְאָדָּמִ֔יםham.'a.da.MimH119,and the coveringמִכְסֵ֖הmikh.SehH4372of badgers’הַתְּחָשִׁ֑יםha.te.cha.ShimH8476skinsעֹרֹ֣ת'o.RotH5785,and the vailפָּרֹ֥כֶתpa.Ro.khetH6532of the coveringהַמָּסָֽךְ׃ha.ma.SakhH4539,
37The pureהַטְּהֹרָ֜הha.te.ho.RahH2889candlestickהַמְּנֹרָ֨הha.me.no.RahH4501, withthe lampsנֵרֹתֶ֗יהָne.ro.Tei.haH5216thereof, even withthe lampsנֵרֹ֛תne.RotH5216to be set in orderהַמַּֽעֲרָכָ֖הha.ma.'a.ra.KhahH4634,and all the vesselsכֵּלֶ֑יהָke.Lei.haH3627thereof, and the oilשֶׁ֥מֶןShe.menH8081for lightהַמָּאֽוֹר׃ha.ma.'orH3974,
38And the goldenהַזָּהָ֔בha.za.HavH2091altarמִזְבַּ֣חmiz.BachH4196,and the anointingהַמִּשְׁחָ֔הha.mish.ChahH4888oilשֶׁ֣מֶןShe.menH8081,and the sweetהַסַּמִּ֑יםha.sa.MimH5561incenseקְטֹ֣רֶתke.To.retH7004,and the hangingמָסַ֖ךְma.SakhH4539for the tabernacleהָאֹֽהֶל׃ha.'O.helH168doorפֶּ֥תַחPe.tachH6607,
40The hangingsקַלְעֵ֨יkal.'EiH7050of the courtהֶחָצֵ֜רhe.cha.TzerH2691,his pillarsעַמֻּדֶ֣יהָ'a.mu.Dei.haH5982,and his socketsאֲדָנֶ֗יהָ'a.da.Nei.haH134,and the hangingהַמָּסָךְ֙ha.ma.soKhH4539for the courtהֶֽחָצֵ֔רhe.cha.TzerH2691gateלְשַׁ֣עַרle.Sha.'arH8179,his cordsמֵיתָרָ֖יוmei.ta.RavH4340,and his pinsוִיתֵדֹתֶ֑יהָvi.te.do.Tei.haH3489,and all the vesselsכְּלֵ֛יke.LeiH3627of the serviceעֲבֹדַ֥ת'a.vo.DatH5656of the tabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּ֖ןha.mish.KanH4908,for the tentלְאֹ֥הֶלle.'O.helH168of the congregationמוֹעֵֽד׃mo.'EdH4150,
41The clothsבִּגְדֵ֥יbig.DeiH899of serviceהַשְּׂרָ֖דha.se.RadH8278to do serviceלְשָׁרֵ֣תle.sha.RetH8334in the holyבַּקֹּ֑דֶשׁba.Ko.deshH6944place,and the holyהַקֹּ֙דֶשׁ֙ha.Ko.deshH6944garmentsבִּגְדֵ֤יbig.DeiH899for Aaronלְאַהֲרֹ֣ןle.'a.ha.RonH175the priestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548,and his sons’בָנָ֖יוva.NavH1121garmentsבִּגְדֵ֥יbig.DeiH899,to minister in the priest’s officeלְכַהֵֽן׃le.kha.HenH3547.
43And Mosesמֹשֶׁ֜הmo.ShehH4872did lookוַיַּ֨רְאvai.Yar'H7200upon allכֵּ֣ןkenH3651the workהַמְּלָאכָ֗הha.me.la.KhahH4399,and, behold, they had doneעָשׂ֣וּ'a.SuH6213it as the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068had commandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680,even so had they doneעָשׂ֑וּ'a.SuH6213it: and Mosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃ פmo.ShehH4872blessedוַיְבָ֥רֶךְvay.Va.rekhH1288them.
Commentaries on Exodus 39
- 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
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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