New American Standard Bible 1995

Exodus 39:3-7

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.

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