New American Standard Bible 1995

Exodus 28:6-12

6“They shall also makeוְעָשׂ֖וּve.'a.SuH6213the ephodהָאֵפֹ֑דha.'e.FodH646of goldזָ֠הָבza.hoH2091, ofblueתְּכֵ֨לֶתte.Khe.letH8504and purpleוְאַרְגָּמָ֜ןve.'ar.ga.ManH713andscarletשָׁנִ֛יsha.NiH8144materialand fineוְשֵׁ֥שׁve.SheshH8336twistedמָשְׁזָ֖רma.she.ZarH7806linenH8336,the workמַעֲשֵׂ֥הma.'a.SehH4639of the skillfulחֹשֵֽׁב׃cho.ShevH2803workmanH2803.

7It shall haveיִֽהְיֶה־yih.yeh-H1961twoשְׁתֵּ֧יshe.TeiH8147shoulderכְתֵפֹ֣תkhe.te.FotH3802pieces joinedחֹֽבְרֹ֗תchoe.RotH2266to its twoשְׁנֵ֥יshe.NeiH8147endsקְצוֹתָ֖יוke.tzo.TavH7098,that it may be joinedוְחֻבָּֽר׃ve.chu.BarH2266.

8The skillfullyH2805wovenH2805bandH2805,whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834is on it, shall be like its workmanshipכְּמַעֲשֵׂ֖הוּke.ma.'a.Se.huH4639,of the sameמִמֶּ֣נּוּmi.Me.nuH4480material: of goldזָהָ֗בza.HavH2091, ofblueתְּכֵ֧לֶתte.Khe.letH8504and purpleוְאַרְגָּמָ֛ןve.'ar.ga.ManH713and scarletשָׁנִ֖יsha.NiH8144materialand fineוְשֵׁ֥שׁve.SheshH8336twistedמָשְׁזָֽר׃ma.she.ZarH7806linenH8336.

9You shall takeוְלָ֣קַחְתָּ֔ve.La.kach.taH3947twoשְׁתֵּ֖יshe.TeiH8147onyxשֹׁ֑הַםSho.hamH7718stonesאַבְנֵי־'av.nei-H68and engraveוּפִתַּחְתָּ֣u.fi.tach.TaH6605on them the namesשְׁמ֖וֹתshe.MotH8034of the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478,

10sixשִׁשָּׁה֙shi.ShahH8337of their namesמִשְּׁמֹתָ֔םmi.she.mo.TamH8034on the oneהָאֶחָ֑תha.'e.ChatH259stoneהָאֶ֣בֶןha.'E.venH68and the namesשְׁמ֞וֹתshe.MotH8034of the remainingהַנּוֹתָרִ֛יםha.no.ta.RimH3498sixהַשִּׁשָּׁ֧הha.shi.ShahH8337on theotherהַשֵּׁנִ֖יתha.she.NitH8145stoneהָאֶ֥בֶןha.'E.venH68,according to their birthכְּתוֹלְדֹתָֽם׃ke.tol.do.TamH8435.

11As a jewelerחָרַשׁ֮ אֶבֶן֒cha.Rash 'e.VenH2796 H68engravesפִּתּוּחֵ֣יpi.tu.CheiH6603a signetחֹתָ֗םcho.TamH2368,you shall engraveתְּפַתַּח֙te.fa.TachH6605the twoשְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeiH8147stonesהָאֲבָנִ֔יםha.'a.va.NimH68accordingעַל־'al-H5921to the namesשְׁמֹ֖תshe.MotH8034of the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478; you shallsetמֻסַבֹּ֛ת תַּעֲשֶׂ֥הmu.sa.Bot ta.'a.SehH6213 H5437them in filigreeמִשְׁבְּצ֥וֹתmish.be.TzotH4865settingsof goldזָהָ֖בza.HavH2091.

12You shall putוְשַׂמְתָּ֞ve.sam.TaH7760the twoשְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeiH8147stonesהָאֲבָנִ֗יםha.'a.va.NimH68on the shoulderכִּתְפֹ֣תkit.FotH3802pieces of the ephodהָֽאֵפֹ֔דha.'e.FodH646, asstonesאַבְנֵ֥י'av.NeiH68of memorialזִכָּרֹ֖ןzi.ka.RonH2146for the sonsלִבְנֵ֣יliv.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and Aaronאַהֲרֹ֨ן'a.ha.RonH175shallbearוְנָשָׂא֩ve.na.Sa'H5375their namesשְׁמוֹתָ֜םshe.mo.TamH8034beforeלִפְנֵ֧יlif.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068on his twoשְׁתֵּ֥יshe.TeiH8147shouldersכְתֵפָ֖יוkhe.te.FavH3802for a memorialלְזִכָּרֹֽן׃ סle.zi.ka.RonH2146.

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