New American Standard Bible 1995

Exodus 39:2-26

2He madeוַיַּ֖עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213the ephodהָאֵפֹ֑דha.'e.FodH646of goldזָהָ֗בza.HavH2091, and ofblueתְּכֵ֧לֶתte.Khe.letH8504and purpleוְאַרְגָּמָ֛ןve.'ar.ga.ManH713and scarletשָׁנִ֖יsha.NiH8144material,and fineוְשֵׁ֥שׁve.SheshH8336twistedמָשְׁזָֽר׃ma.she.ZarH7806linenH8336.

3Then they hammeredוַֽיְרַקְּע֞וּvay.ra.ke.'UH7554out goldהַזָּהָב֮ha.za.HavH2091sheetsפַּחֵ֣יpa.CheiH6341and cutוְקִצֵּ֣ץve.ki.TzetzH7112theminto threadsפְּתִילִם֒pe.ti.LimH6616to be wovenלַעֲשׂ֗וֹתla.'a.SotH6213in with theblueהַתְּכֵ֙לֶת֙ha.te.Khe.letH8504and the purpleהָֽאַרְגָּמָ֔ןha.'ar.ga.ManH713and the scarletהַשָּׁנִ֖יha.sha.NiH8144material,and the fineהַשֵּׁ֑שׁha.SheshH8336linenH8336,the workמַעֲשֵׂ֖הma.'a.SehH4639of a skillfulחֹשֵֽׁב׃cho.ShevH2803workmanH2803.

4They madeעָֽשׂוּ־'a.su-H6213attachingחֹבְרֹ֑תchoe.RotH2266shoulderכְּתֵפֹ֥תke.te.FotH3802pieces forthe ephod; it was attachedחֻבָּֽר׃chu.BarH2266at its twoשְׁנֵ֥יshe.NeiH8147upperendsH7117.

5The skillfullyH2805wovenH2805bandH2805whichH834was on it was like its workmanshipכְּמַעֲשֵׂהוּ֒ke.ma.'a.se.HuH4639,of the sameמִמֶּ֣נּוּmi.Me.nuH4480material: of goldזָהָ֗בza.HavH2091and ofblueתְּכֵ֧לֶתte.Khe.letH8504and purpleוְאַרְגָּמָ֛ןve.'ar.ga.ManH713and scarletשָׁנִ֖יsha.NiH8144material,and fineוְשֵׁ֣שׁve.SheshH8336twistedמָשְׁזָ֑רma.she.ZarH7806linenH8336,justH3512as the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068had commandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680Mosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃mo.ShehH4872.

6They madeוַֽיַּעֲשׂוּ֙vai.ya.'a.SuH6213the onyxהַשֹּׁ֔הַםha.Sho.hamH7718stonesאַבְנֵ֣י'av.NeiH68,setמֻֽסַבֹּ֖תmu.sa.BotH5437in goldזָהָ֑בza.HavH2091filigreeמִשְׁבְּצֹ֣תmish.be.TzotH4865settings;they were engravedמְפֻתָּחֹת֙me.fu.ta.ChotH6605likethe engravingsפִּתּוּחֵ֣יpi.tu.CheiH6603of a signetחוֹתָ֔םcho.TamH2368,accordingעַל־'al-H5921to the namesשְׁמ֖וֹתshe.MotH8034of the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

7Andhe placedוַיָּ֣שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760them on the shoulderכִּתְפֹ֣תkit.FotH3802pieces of the ephodהָאֵפֹ֔דha.'e.FodH646, asmemorialזִכָּר֖וֹןzi.ka.RonH2146stonesאַבְנֵ֥י'av.NeiH68for the sonsלִבְנֵ֣יliv.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,justH3512as the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068had commandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680Mosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃ פmo.ShehH4872.

8He madeוַיַּ֧עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213the breastpieceהַחֹ֛שֶׁןha.Cho.shenH2833,the workמַעֲשֵׂ֥הma.'a.SehH4639of a skillfulחֹשֵׁ֖בcho.ShevH2803workmanH2803,like the workmanshipכְּמַעֲשֵׂ֣הke.ma.'a.SehH4639of the ephodאֵפֹ֑ד'e.FodH646:of goldזָהָ֗בza.HavH2091and ofblueתְּכֵ֧לֶתte.Khe.letH8504and purpleוְאַרְגָּמָ֛ןve.'ar.ga.ManH713and scarletשָׁנִ֖יsha.NiH8144materialand fineוְשֵׁ֥שׁve.SheshH8336twistedמָשְׁזָֽר׃ma.she.ZarH7806linenH8336.

9It was squareרָב֧וּעַra.Vu.a'H7251;they madeעָשׂ֣וּ'a.SuH6213the breastpieceהַחֹ֑שֶׁןha.Cho.shenH2833foldedH3717doubleכָּפ֖וּלka.FulH3717,a spanזֶ֧רֶתZe.retH2239longאָרְכּ֛וֹ'a.re.KoH753and a spanוְזֶ֥רֶתve.Ze.retH2239wideרָחְבּ֖וֹra.che.BoH7341when foldedH3717doubleכָּפֽוּל׃ka.FulH3717.

10And theymountedוַיְמַלְאוּ־vay.mal.'u-H4390fourאַרְבָּעָ֖ה'ar.ba.'AhH702rowsט֣וּרֵיTu.reiH2905of stonesאָ֑בֶן'A.venH68on it. The firstהָאֶחָֽד׃ha.'e.ChadH259rowט֗וּרTurH2905wasa rowהַטּ֖וּרha.TurH2905of rubyאֹ֤דֶם'O.demH124,topazפִּטְדָה֙pit.DahH6357,and emeraldוּבָרֶ֔קֶתu.va.Re.ketH1304;

11and the secondהַשֵּׁנִ֑יha.she.NiH8145rowוְהַטּ֖וּרve.ha.TurH2905,a turquoiseנֹ֥פֶךְNo.fekhH5306,a sapphireסַפִּ֖ירsa.PirH5601and a diamondוְיָהֲלֹֽם׃ve.ya.ha.LomH3095;

12and the thirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֑יha.she.li.ShiH7992rowוְהַטּ֖וּרve.ha.TurH2905,a jacinthלֶ֥שֶׁםLe.shemH3958,an agateשְׁב֖וֹshe.VoH7618,and an amethystוְאַחְלָֽמָה׃ve.'ach.La.mahH306;

13and the fourthהָֽרְבִיעִ֔יha.re.vi.'IH7243rowוְהַטּוּר֙ve.ha.TurH2905,a berylתַּרְשִׁ֥ישׁtar.ShishH8658,an onyxשֹׁ֖הַםSho.hamH7718,and a jasperוְיָשְׁפֵ֑הve.ya.she.PehH3471.They were setמֽוּסַבֹּ֛תmu.sa.BotH5437in goldזָהָ֖בza.HavH2091filigreeמִשְׁבְּצ֥וֹתmish.be.TzotH4865settings when they weremountedבְּמִלֻּאֹתָֽם׃be.mi.lu.'o.TamH4396.

14The stonesוְ֠הָאֲבָנִיםVe.ha.'a.va.nimH68were correspondingH5921to the namesשְׁמֹ֨תshe.MotH8034of the sonsבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֥לYis.ra.'ElH3478;they were twelveשְׁתֵּ֥ים עֶשְׂרֵ֖הshe.Teim 'es.RehH8147 H6240,correspondingH5921to their namesשְׁמֹתָ֑םshe.mo.TamH8034, engraved withthe engravingsפִּתּוּחֵ֤יpi.tu.CheiH6603of a signetחֹתָם֙cho.TamH2368,eachאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376with its nameשְׁמ֔וֹshe.MoH8034for the twelveלִשְׁנֵ֥ים עָשָׂ֖רlish.Neim 'a.SarH8147 H6240tribesשָֽׁבֶט׃Sha.vetH7626.

15They madeוַיַּעֲשׂ֧וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213on the breastpieceהַחֹ֛שֶׁןha.Cho.shenH2833chainsשַׁרְשְׁרֹ֥תshar.she.RotH8333like cordsH5688,of twistedגַּבְלֻ֖תgav.LutH1383cordageעֲבֹ֑ת'a.VotH5688workמַעֲשֵׂ֣הma.'a.SehH4639in pureטָהֽוֹר׃ta.HorH2889goldזָהָ֖בza.HavH2091.

16They madeוַֽיַּעֲשׂ֗וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213twoשְׁתֵּי֙she.TeiH8147goldזָהָ֔בza.HavH2091filigreeמִשְׁבְּצֹ֣תmish.be.TzotH4865settingsand twoוּשְׁתֵּ֖יu.she.TeiH8147goldזָהָ֑בza.HavH2091ringsטַבְּעֹ֣תta.be.'OtH2885,and putוַֽיִּתְּנ֗וּvai.yi.te.NuH5414the twoשְׁתֵּי֙she.TeiH8147ringsהַטַּבָּעֹ֔תha.ta.ba.'OtH2885on the twoשְׁנֵ֖יshe.NeiH8147endsקְצ֥וֹתke.TzotH7098of the breastpieceהַחֹֽשֶׁן׃ha.Cho.shenH2833.

17Then they putוַֽיִּתְּנ֗וּvai.yi.te.NuH5414the twoשְׁתֵּי֙she.TeiH8147goldהַזָּהָ֔בha.za.HavH2091cordsהָעֲבֹתֹ֣תha.'a.vo.TotH5688in the twoשְׁתֵּ֖יshe.TeiH8147ringsהַטַּבָּעֹ֑תha.ta.ba.'OtH2885at the endsקְצ֖וֹתke.TzotH7098of the breastpieceהַחֹֽשֶׁן׃ha.Cho.shenH2833.

18They putנָתְנ֖וּna.te.NuH5414the othertwoשְׁתֵּ֤יshe.TeiH8147endsקְצוֹת֙ke.tzOtH7098of the twoשְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeiH8147cordsהָֽעֲבֹתֹ֔תha.'a.vo.TotH5688on the twoשְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeiH8147filigreeהַֽמִּשְׁבְּצֹ֑תha.mish.be.TzotH4865settings,and putוַֽיִּתְּנֻ֛םvai.yi.te.NumH5414them on the shoulderכִּתְפֹ֥תkit.FotH3802pieces of the ephodהָאֵפֹ֖דha.'e.FodH646at the frontפָּנָֽיו׃pa.NavH6440of it.

19They madeוַֽיַּעֲשׂ֗וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213twoשְׁתֵּי֙she.TeiH8147goldזָהָ֔בza.HavH2091ringsטַבְּעֹ֣תta.be.'OtH2885and placedוַיָּשִׂ֕ימוּvai.ya.Si.muH7760themon the twoשְׁנֵ֖יshe.NeiH8147endsקְצ֣וֹתke.TzotH7098of the breastpieceהַחֹ֑שֶׁןha.Cho.shenH2833,on its innerבָּֽיְתָה׃Ba.ye.tahH1004edgeשְׂפָת֕וֹse.fa.ToH8193whichאֲשֶׁ֛ר'a.SherH834was nextאֶל־ עֵ֥בֶר'el- 'E.verH413 H5676to the ephodהָאֵפֹ֖דha.'e.FodH646.

20Furthermore, they madeוַֽיַּעֲשׂוּ֮vai.ya.'a.SuH6213twoשְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeiH8147goldזָהָב֒za.HavH2091ringsטַבְּעֹ֣תta.be.'OtH2885and placedוַֽיִּתְּנֻ֡םvai.yi.te.NumH5414them on the bottomמִלְמַ֙טָּה֙mil.Ma.tahH4295of the twoשְׁתֵּי֩she.TeiH8147shoulderכִתְפֹ֨תkhit.FotH3802pieces of the ephodהָאֵפֹ֤דha.'e.FodH646,on the frontפָּנָ֔יוpa.NavH6440of it, closeלְעֻמַּ֖תle.'u.MatH5980to the placeH4225whereH4225it joinedמֶחְבַּרְתּ֑וֹmech.bar.ToH4225,aboveמִמַּ֕עַלmi.Ma.'alH4480 H4605the wovenH2805bandH2805of the ephodהָאֵפֹֽד׃ha.'e.FodH646.

21They boundוַיִּרְכְּס֣וּvai.yir.ke.SuH7405the breastpieceהַחֹ֡שֶׁןha.Cho.shenH2833by its ringsמִטַּבְּעֹתָיו֩mi.ta.be.'o.TavH2885to the ringsטַבְּעֹ֨תta.be.'OtH2885of the ephodהָאֵפֹ֜דha.'e.FodH646with ablueתְּכֵ֗לֶתte.Khe.letH8504cordבִּפְתִ֣ילbif.TilH6616,so that it would be on the wovenH2805bandH2805of the ephodהָאֵפֹ֔דha.'e.FodH646,and that the breastpieceהַחֹ֔שֶׁןha.Cho.shenH2833would not comeH2118looseH2118from the ephodהָאֵפֹ֑דha.'e.FodH646,justH3512as the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068had commandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680Mosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃mo.ShehH4872.

22Then he madeוַיַּ֛עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213the robeמְעִ֥ילme.'IlH4598of the ephodהָאֵפֹ֖דha.'e.FodH646of wovenאֹרֵ֑ג'o.RegH707workמַעֲשֵׂ֣הma.'a.SehH4639,allכְּלִ֖ילke.LilH3632ofblueתְּכֵֽלֶת׃te.Khe.letH8504;

23and the openingוּפִֽי־u.fi-H6310of the robeהַמְּעִ֥ילha.me.'IlH4598was at the topin the centerבְּתוֹכ֖וֹbe.to.KhoH8432,as the openingכְּפִ֣יke.FiH6310of a coatH8473of mailH8473,with a bindingשָׂפָ֥הsa.FahH8193allH5439aroundH5439its openingלְפִ֛יוle.FivH6310,so that it would not be tornיִקָּרֵֽעַ׃yi.ka.Re.a'H7167.

24They madeוַֽיַּעֲשׂוּ֙vai.ya.'a.SuH6213pomegranatesרִמּוֹנֵ֕יri.mo.NeiH7416ofblueתְּכֵ֥לֶתte.Khe.letH8504and purpleוְאַרְגָּמָ֖ןve.'ar.ga.ManH713and scarletשָׁנִ֑יsha.NiH8144material andtwistedמָשְׁזָֽר׃ma.she.ZarH7806linenon the hemשׁוּלֵ֣יshu.LeiH7757of the robeהַמְּעִ֔ילha.me.'IlH4598.

25They also madeוַיַּעֲשׂ֥וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213bellsפַעֲמֹנֵ֖יfa.'a.mo.NeiH6472of pureטָה֑וֹרta.HorH2889goldזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091,and putוַיִּתְּנ֨וּvai.yi.te.NuH5414the bellsהַפַּֽעֲמֹנִ֜יםha.pa.'a.mo.NimH6472betweenH8432the pomegranatesH7416allH5439aroundH5439on the hemH7757of therobeH7757,

26alternating a bellH6472and a pomegranateH7416allH5439aroundH5439on the hemH7757of the robeH7757for the serviceלְשָׁרֵ֕תle.sha.RetH8334,justH3512as the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068had commandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680Mosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃ סmo.ShehH4872.

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