New American Standard Bible 1995

Exodus 28:9-21

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.

13You shall makeוְעָשִׂ֥יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213filigreeמִשְׁבְּצֹ֖תmish.be.TzotH4865settingsof goldזָהָֽב׃za.HavH2091,

14and twoוּשְׁתֵּ֤יu.she.TeiH8147chainsשַׁרְשְׁרֹת֙shar.she.RotH8333of pureטָה֔וֹרta.HorH2889goldזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091;you shall makeתַּעֲשֶׂ֥הta.'a.SehH6213them of twistedמִגְבָּלֹ֛תmig.ba.LotH4020cordageעֲבֹ֑ת'a.VotH5688workמַעֲשֵׂ֣הma.'a.SehH4639,and you shall putוְנָתַתָּ֛הve.na.ta.TahH5414the cordedהָעֲבֹתֹ֖תha.'a.vo.TotH5688chainsשַׁרְשְׁרֹ֥תshar.she.RotH8333on the filigreeהַֽמִּשְׁבְּצֹֽת׃ סHa.mish.be.TzotH4865settings.

15“You shall makeוְעָשִׂ֜יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213abreastpieceחֹ֤שֶׁןCho.shenH2833of judgmentמִשְׁפָּט֙mish.PatH4941,the workמַעֲשֵׂ֣הma.'a.SehH4639of a skillfulחֹשֵׁ֔בcho.ShevH2803workmanH2803;like the workכְּמַעֲשֵׂ֥הke.ma.'a.SehH4639of the ephodאֵפֹ֖ד'e.FodH646you shall makeתַּעֲשֶׂ֑נּוּta.'a.Se.nuH6213it: of goldזָ֠הָבza.hoH2091, ofblueתְּכֵ֨לֶתte.Khe.letH8504and purpleוְאַרְגָּמָ֜ןve.'ar.ga.ManH713and scarletשָׁנִ֛יsha.NiH8144materialand fineוְשֵׁ֥שׁve.SheshH8336twistedמָשְׁזָ֖רma.she.ZarH7806linenH8336you shall makeתַּעֲשֶׂ֥הta.'a.SehH6213it.

16It shall be squareרָב֥וּעַra.Vu.a'H7251andfoldedH3717doubleכָּפ֑וּלka.FulH3717,a spanזֶ֥רֶתZe.retH2239in lengthאָרְכּ֖וֹ'a.re.KoH753and a spanוְזֶ֥רֶתve.Ze.retH2239in widthרָחְבּֽוֹ׃ra.che.BoH7341.

17You shallmountוּמִלֵּאתָ֥ מִלֻּ֣אַתu.mi.le.Ta mi.Lu.'atH4390 H4396on it fourאַרְבָּעָ֖ה'ar.ba.'AhH702rowsטוּרִ֣יםtu.RimH2905of stonesH68;the firstהָאֶחָֽד׃ha.'e.ChadH259rowט֗וּרTurH2905shall bea rowהַטּ֖וּרha.TurH2905of rubyאֹ֤דֶם'O.demH124,topazפִּטְדָה֙pit.DahH6357and emeraldוּבָרֶ֔קֶתu.va.Re.ketH1304;

18and the secondהַשֵּׁנִ֑יha.she.NiH8145rowוְהַטּ֖וּרve.ha.TurH2905a turquoiseנֹ֥פֶךְNo.fekhH5306,a sapphireסַפִּ֖ירsa.PirH5601and a diamondוְיָהֲלֹֽם׃ve.ya.ha.LomH3095;

19and the thirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֑יha.she.li.ShiH7992rowוְהַטּ֖וּרve.ha.TurH2905a jacinthלֶ֥שֶׁםLe.shemH3958,an agateשְׁב֖וֹshe.VoH7618and an amethystוְאַחְלָֽמָה׃ve.'ach.La.mahH306;

20and the fourthהָרְבִיעִ֔יha.re.vi.'IH7243rowוְהַטּוּר֙ve.ha.TurH2905a berylתַּרְשִׁ֥ישׁtar.ShishH8658and an onyxוְשֹׁ֖הַםve.Sho.hamH7718and a jasperוְיָשְׁפֵ֑הve.ya.she.PehH3471; they shall besetמְשֻׁבָּצִ֥יםme.shu.ba.TzimH7660in goldזָהָ֛בza.HavH2091filigreeבְּמִלּוּאֹתָֽם׃be.mi.lu.'o.TamH4396.

21The stonesוְ֠הָאֲבָנִיםVe.ha.'a.va.nimH68shall be accordingעַל־'al-H5921to the namesשְׁמֹ֧תshe.MotH8034of the sonsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478:twelveשְׁתֵּ֥ים עֶשְׂרֵ֖הshe.Teim 'es.RehH8147 H6240,accordingעַל־'al-H5921to their namesשְׁמֹתָ֑םshe.mo.TamH8034; they shall be likethe engravingsפִּתּוּחֵ֤יpi.tu.CheiH6603of a sealחוֹתָם֙cho.TamH2368,eachאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376accordingעַל־'al-H5921to his nameשְׁמ֔וֹshe.MoH8034for the twelveלִשְׁנֵ֥י עָשָׂ֖רlish.Nei 'a.SarH8147 H6240tribesשָֽׁבֶט׃Sha.vetH7626.

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