New American Standard Bible 1995

Exodus 26:1-14

1“Moreover you shall makeתַּעֲשֶׂ֖הta.'a.SehH6213the tabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּ֥ןha.mish.KanH4908with tenעֶ֣שֶׂר'E.serH6235curtainsיְרִיעֹ֑תye.ri.'OtH3407of fineשֵׁ֣שׁsheshH8336twistedמָשְׁזָ֗רma.she.ZarH7806linenH8336andblueוּתְכֵ֤לֶתu.te.Khe.letH8504and purpleוְאַרְגָּמָן֙ve.'ar.ga.ManH713and scarletשָׁנִ֔יsha.NiH8144material;you shall makeתַּעֲשֶׂ֥הta.'a.SehH6213them with cherubimכְּרֻבִ֛יםke.ru.VimH3742,the workמַעֲשֵׂ֥הma.'a.SehH4639of a skillfulחֹשֵׁ֖בcho.ShevH2803workmanH2803.

2The lengthאֹ֣רֶךְ׀'O.rekhH753of eachהָֽאַחַ֗תha.'a.ChatH259curtainהַיְרִיעָ֣הhay.ri.'AhH3407shall be twenty-eightשְׁמֹנֶ֤ה וְעֶשְׂרִים֙she.mo.Neh ve.'es.RimH6242 H8083cubitsבָּֽאַמָּ֔הba.'a.MahH520,and the widthוְרֹ֙חַב֙ve.Ro.chavH7341of eachהָאֶחָ֑תha.'e.ChatH259curtainהַיְרִיעָ֖הhay.ri.'AhH3407fourאַרְבַּ֣ע'ar.Ba'H702cubitsבָּאַמָּ֔הba.'a.MahH520;allלְכָל־le.kholH3605the curtainsהַיְרִיעֹֽת׃hay.ri.'OtH3407shall havethe sameאַחַ֖ת'a.ChatH259measurementsמִדָּ֥הmi.DahH4060.

3Fiveחֲמֵ֣שׁcha.MeshH2568curtainsהַיְרִיעֹ֗תhay.ri.'OtH3407shall bejoinedחֹֽבְרֹ֔תchoe.RotH2266to oneאִשָּׁ֖ה'i.ShahH802anotherH259, and the otherfiveוְחָמֵ֤שׁve.cha.MeshH2568curtainsיְרִיעֹת֙ye.ri.'OtH3407shall bejoinedחֹֽבְרֹ֔תchoe.RotH2266to oneאִשָּׁ֖ה'i.ShahH802anotherH259.

4You shall makeוְעָשִׂ֜יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213loopsH3884ofblueתְּכֵ֗לֶתte.Khe.letH8504on the edgeשְׂפַ֤תse.FatH8193of theoutermostהָאֶחָ֔ת מִקָּצָ֖הha.'e.Chat mi.ka.TzahH259 H4480 H7098curtainהַיְרִיעָה֙hay.ri.'AhH3407in the firstsetבַּחֹבָ֑רֶתba.cho.Va.retH2279,and likewiseוְכֵ֤ןve.KhenH3651you shall makeתַּעֲשֶׂה֙ta.'a.SehH6213themon the edgeבִּשְׂפַ֣תbis.FatH8193of the curtainהַיְרִיעָ֔הhay.ri.'AhH3407that is outermostהַקִּ֣יצוֹנָ֔הha.Ki.tzo.NahH7020in the secondהַשֵּׁנִֽית׃ha.she.NitH8145setבַּמַּחְבֶּ֖רֶתba.mach.Be.retH4225.

5You shall makeתַּעֲשֶׂה֮ta.'a.SehH6213fiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֣יםcha.mi.ShimH2572loopsH3884in the oneהָאֶחָת֒ha.'e.ChatH259curtainבַּיְרִיעָ֣הbay.ri.'AhH3407,and you shall makeתַּעֲשֶׂה֙ta.'a.SehH6213fiftyוַחֲמִשִּׁ֣יםva.cha.mi.ShimH2572loopsH3884on theedgeבִּקְצֵ֣הbik.TzehH7097of the curtainהַיְרִיעָ֔הhay.ri.'AhH3407that is in the secondהַשֵּׁנִ֑יתha.she.NitH8145setבַּמַּחְבֶּ֣רֶתba.mach.Be.retH4225;the loopsH3884shall be oppositeמַקְבִּילֹת֙mak.bi.LotH6901eachאִשָּׁ֖ה'i.ShahH802otherH259.

6You shall makeוְעָשִׂ֕יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213fiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֖יםcha.mi.ShimH2572claspsקַרְסֵ֣יkar.SeiH7165of goldזָהָ֑בza.HavH2091, andjoinוְחִבַּרְתָּ֨ve.chi.bar.TaH2266the curtainsהַיְרִיעֹ֜תhay.ri.'OtH3407to oneאִשָּׁ֤ה'i.ShahH802anotherH259with the claspsבַּקְּרָסִ֔יםba.ke.ra.SimH7165so that thetabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּ֖ןha.mish.KanH4908will be a unitH259.

7“Thenyou shall makeוְעָשִׂ֙יתָ֙ve.'a.Si.taH6213curtainsיְרִיעֹ֣תye.ri.'OtH3407of goats’עִזִּ֔ים'i.ZimH5795hairfor a tentלְאֹ֖הֶלle.'O.helH168overעַל־'al-H5921the tabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּ֑ןha.mish.KanH4908;you shall makeתַּעֲשֶׂ֥הta.'a.SehH6213elevenעַשְׁתֵּי־ עֶשְׂרֵ֥ה'ash.tei- 'es.RehH6249 H6240curtainsיְרִיעֹ֖תye.ri.'OtH3407in all.

8The lengthאֹ֣רֶךְ׀'O.rekhH753of eachהָֽאַחַ֗תha.'a.ChatH259curtainהַיְרִיעָ֣הhay.ri.'AhH3407shall bethirtyשְׁלֹשִׁים֙she.lo.ShimH7970cubitsבָּֽאַמָּ֔הba.'a.MahH520,and the widthוְרֹ֙חַב֙ve.Ro.chavH7341of eachהָאֶחָ֑תha.'e.ChatH259curtainהַיְרִיעָ֖הhay.ri.'AhH3407fourאַרְבַּ֣ע'ar.Ba'H702cubitsבָּאַמָּ֔הba.'a.MahH520;the elevenלְעַשְׁתֵּ֥י עֶשְׂרֵ֖הle.'ash.Tei 'es.RehH6249 H6240curtainsיְרִיעֹֽת׃ye.ri.'OtH3407shall havethe sameאַחַ֔ת'a.ChatH259measurementsמִדָּ֣הmi.DahH4060.

9You shalljoinוְחִבַּרְתָּ֞ve.chi.bar.TaH2266fiveחֲמֵ֤שׁcha.MeshH2568curtainsהַיְרִיעֹת֙hay.ri.'OtH3407by themselvesלְבָ֔דle.VadH905and the othersixשֵׁ֥שׁsheshH8337curtainsהַיְרִיעֹ֖תhay.ri.'OtH3407by themselvesלְבָ֑דle.VadH905,and you shall doubleוְכָפַלְתָּ֙ve.kha.fal.TaH3717overH3717the sixthהַשִּׁשִּׁ֔יתha.shi.ShitH8345curtainהַיְרִיעָ֣הhay.ri.'AhH3407at the frontפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440of the tentהָאֹֽהֶל׃ha.'O.helH168.

10You shall makeוְעָשִׂ֜יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213fiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֣יםcha.mi.ShimH2572loopsH3884on the edgeשְׂפַ֤תse.FatH8193of thecurtainהַיְרִיעָה֙hay.ri.'AhH3407that is outermostהַקִּיצֹנָ֖הha.ki.tzo.NahH7020in the firstsetבַּחֹבָ֑רֶתba.cho.Va.retH2279,and fiftyוַחֲמִשִּׁ֣יםva.cha.mi.ShimH2572loopsH3884on the edgeשְׂפַ֣תse.FatH8193of the curtainהַיְרִיעָ֔הhay.ri.'AhH3407that is outermost inthe secondהַשֵּׁנִֽית׃ha.she.NitH8145setהַחֹבֶ֖רֶתha.cho.Ve.retH2279.

11“You shall makeוְעָשִׂ֛יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213fiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֑יםcha.mi.ShimH2572claspsקַרְסֵ֥יkar.SeiH7165ofbronzeנְחֹ֖שֶׁתne.Cho.shetH5178,and you shall putוְהֵבֵאתָ֤ve.he.ve.TaH935the claspsהַקְּרָסִים֙ha.ke.ra.SimH7165into the loopsH3884andjoinוְחִבַּרְתָּ֥ve.chi.bar.TaH2266the tentהָאֹ֖הֶלha.'O.helH168togetherH2266so that it will bea unitאֶחָֽד׃'e.ChadH259.

12TheoverlappingH5629partH5629that is leftH5736overH5736in the curtainsבִּירִיעֹ֖תbi.ri.'OtH3407of the tentהָאֹ֑הֶלha.'O.helH168,the halfחֲצִ֤יcha.TziH2677curtainהַיְרִיעָה֙hay.ri.'AhH3407that is leftH5736overH5736,shall lapתִּסְרַ֕חtis.RachH5628overעַ֖ל'alH5921the backאֲחֹרֵ֥י'a.cho.ReiH268of the tabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּֽן׃ha.mish.KanH4908.

13The cubitוְהָאַמָּ֨הve.ha.'a.MahH520on oneH2088sideH2088and the cubitוְהָאַמָּ֤הve.ha.'a.MahH520on the otherH2088,of what is leftH5736overH5736in the lengthבְּאֹ֖רֶךְbe.'O.rekhH753of the curtainsיְרִיעֹ֣תye.ri.'OtH3407of the tentהָאֹ֑הֶלha.'O.helH168,shall lapסָר֜וּחַsa.Ru.achH5628overעַל־'al-H5921the sidesצִדֵּ֧יtzi.DeiH6654of the tabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּ֛ןha.mish.KanH4908on oneH2088sideH2088and on the otherH2088,to coverלְכַסֹּתֽוֹ׃le.kha.so.ToH3680it.

14You shall makeוְעָשִׂ֤יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213a coveringמִכְסֶה֙mikh.SehH4372for the tentלָאֹ֔הֶלla.'O.helH168of rams’אֵילִ֖ם'ei.LimH352skinsעֹרֹ֥ת'o.RotH5785dyedH119redמְאָדָּמִ֑יםme.'a.da.MimH119and a coveringוּמִכְסֵ֛הu.mikh.SehH4372of porpoiseתְּחָשִׁ֖יםte.cha.ShimH8476skinsעֹרֹ֥ת'o.RotH5785aboveמִלְמָֽעְלָה׃ פmil.Ma.'e.lahH4480 H4605.

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