New American Standard Bible 2020
Exodus 36
The Tabernacle Underwritten
1“Now Bezalelבְצַלְאֵ֨לve.tzal.'ElH1212,Oholiabוְאָהֳלִיאָ֜בve.'o.ho.li.'AvH171,and everyוְכֹ֣ל׀ve.KholH3605skillfulחֲכַם־ לֵ֗בcha.kham- LevH2450H3820personאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376in whomH834the Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068has putנָתַ֨ןna.TanH5414skillחָכְמָ֤הchokh.mahH2451and understandingוּתְבוּנָה֙u.te.vu.NahH8394to knowלָדַ֣עַתla.Da.'atH3045how to performוְעָשָׂה֩ve.'a.SahH6213allכָּל־kol-H3605the workמְלֶ֖אכֶתme.Le.khetH4399in the constructionעֲבֹדַ֣ת'a.vo.DatH5656of the sanctuaryהַקֹּ֑דֶשׁha.Ko.deshH6944,shall performלַעֲשֹׂ֔תla.'a.SotH6213in accordance with everythingלְכֹ֥לle.KholH3605that the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068has commandedצִוָּ֖הtzi.VahH6680.”
2Then Mosesמֹשֶׁ֗הmo.ShehH4872calledוַיִּקְרָ֣אvai.yik.Ra'H7121Bezalelבְּצַלְאֵ֘לbe.tzal.'ElH1212,Oholiabאָֽהֳלִיאָב֒'o.ho.li.'AvH171,and everyכָּל־kol-H3605skillfulחֲכַם־cha.kham-H2450H3820personאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376inwhomאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068had putנָתַ֧ןna.TanH5414skillחָכְמָ֖הchokh.mahH2451,everyoneכֹּ֚לkolH3605whoseאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834heartH3820stirredנְשָׂא֣וֹne.sa.'OH5375him, to comeלְקָרְבָ֥הle.ka.re.VahH7126to the workהַמְּלָאכָ֖הha.me.la.KhahH4399to performלַעֲשֹׂ֥תla.'a.SotH6213it.
3They receivedוַיִּקְח֞וּvai.yik.ChuH3947from Mosesמֹשֶׁ֗הmo.ShehH4872everyכָּל־kol-H3605contributionהַתְּרוּמָה֙ha.te.ru.MahH8641whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478had broughtהֵבִ֜יאוּhe.Vi.'uH935to performלַעֲשֹׂ֣תla.'a.SotH6213the workלִמְלֶ֛אכֶתlim.Le.khetH4399in the constructionעֲבֹדַ֥ת'a.vo.DatH5656of the sanctuaryהַקֹּ֖דֶשׁha.Ko.deshH6944.And they stillע֛וֹדodH5750continuedbringingהֵבִ֨יאוּhe.Vi.'uH935to himvoluntaryH5071offeringsנְדָבָ֖הne.da.VahH5071everyבַּבֹּ֥קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242morningבַּבֹּֽקֶר׃ba.Bo.kerH1242.
4And allכָּל־kol-H3605theskillfulהַ֣חֲכָמִ֔יםha.cha.kha.MimH2450peopleH2450who were performingהָעֹשִׂ֕יםha.'o.SimH6213allכָּל־kol-H3605the workמְלֶ֣אכֶתme.Le.khetH4399of the sanctuaryהַקֹּ֑דֶשׁha.Ko.deshH6944cameוַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙vai.ya.Vo.'uH935,eachH376fromthe workמִמְּלַאכְתּ֖וֹmi.me.lakh.ToH4399whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834they were performingעֹשִֽׂים׃'o.SimH6213,
5and they saidH559toMosesמֹשֶׁ֣הmo.ShehH4872, “The peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971are bringingלְהָבִ֑יאle.ha.Vi'H935muchH7235moreH7235thanH4480enoughמִדֵּ֤יmi.DeiH1767for theconstructionH5656workH5656whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068commandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680us toperformלַעֲשֹׂ֥תla.'a.SotH6213.”
6So Mosesמֹשֶׁ֗הmo.ShehH4872issuedH6680aH6680commandוַיְצַ֣וvay.TzavH6680,and circulatedוַיַּעֲבִ֨ירוּvai.ya.'a.Vi.ruH5674aproclamationק֥וֹלKolH6963throughout the campבַּֽמַּחֲנֶה֮ba.ma.cha.NehH4264,sayingלֵאמֹר֒le.MorH559, “Noאַל־'al-H408manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376or womanוְאִשָּׁ֗הve.'i.ShahH802is to performיַעֲשׂוּ־ya.'a.su-H6213workמְלָאכָ֖הme.la.KhahH4399anyH5750longerH5750for thecontributionsלִתְרוּמַ֣תlit.ru.MatH8641of the sanctuaryהַקֹּ֑דֶשׁha.Ko.deshH6944.”So the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971were restrainedוַיִּכָּלֵ֥אvai.yi.ka.Le'H3607from bringingמֵהָבִֽיא׃me.ha.Vi'H935any more.
Construction Begins
8Allכָל־khol-H3605theskillfulחֲכַם־ לֵ֜בcha.kham- levH2450H3820peopleH2450among those who were performingוַיַּעֲשׂ֨וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213the workהַמְּלָאכָ֛הha.me.la.KhahH4399madeבְּעֹשֵׂ֧יbe.'o.SeiH6213thetabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּ֖ןha.mish.KanH4908with tenעֶ֣שֶׂר'E.serH6235curtainsיְרִיעֹ֑תye.ri.'OtH3407;of fineשֵׁ֣שׁsheshH8336twistedמָשְׁזָ֗רma.she.ZarH7806linenH8336andvioletוּתְכֵ֤לֶתu.te.Khe.letH8504,purpleוְאַרְגָּמָן֙ve.'ar.ga.ManH713,and scarletשָׁנִ֔יsha.NiH8144material,with cherubimכְּרֻבִ֛יםke.ru.VimH3742,the workמַעֲשֵׂ֥הma.'a.SehH4639of a skilledH2803embroidererH2803,Bezalel madeעָשָׂ֥ה'a.SahH6213them.
9The lengthאֹ֜רֶךְ'O.rekhH753of eachהָֽאַחַ֗תha.'a.ChatH259curtainהַיְרִיעָ֣הhay.ri.'AhH3407wastwenty-eightשְׁמֹנֶ֤ה וְעֶשְׂרִים֙she.mo.Neh ve.'es.RimH6242H8083cubitsבָּֽאַמָּ֔הba.'a.MahH520,and the widthוְרֹ֙חַב֙ve.Ro.chavH7341of eachהָאֶחָ֑תha.'e.ChatH259curtainהַיְרִיעָ֖הhay.ri.'AhH3407fourאַרְבַּ֣ע'ar.Ba'H702cubitsבָּֽאַמָּ֔הba.'a.MahH520;allלְכָל־le.kholH3605the curtainsהַיְרִיעֹֽת׃hay.ri.'OtH3407hadthe sameאַחַ֖ת'a.ChatH259measurementsמִדָּ֥הmi.DahH4060.
11And he madeוַיַּ֜עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213loopsH3884of violetתְּכֵ֗לֶתte.Khe.letH8504on the edgeשְׂפַ֤תse.FatH8193of theoutermostמִקָּצָ֖הmi.ka.TzahH7098curtainהַיְרִיעָה֙hay.ri.'AhH3407in the firstהָֽאֶחָ֔תha.'e.ChatH259setבַּמַּחְבָּ֑רֶתba.mach.Ba.retH4225;he didעָשָׂה֙'a.SahH6213likewiseכֵּ֤ןkenH3651on the edgeבִּשְׂפַ֣תbis.FatH8193of the curtainהַיְרִיעָ֔הhay.ri.'AhH3407that wasoutermostהַקִּ֣יצוֹנָ֔הha.Ki.tzo.NahH7020in the secondהַשֵּׁנִֽית׃ha.she.NitH8145setבַּמַּחְבֶּ֖רֶתba.mach.Be.retH4225.
12He madeעָשָׂה֮'a.SahH6213fiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֣יםcha.mi.ShimH2572loopsH3884in the oneהָאֶחָת֒ha.'e.ChatH259curtainבַּיְרִיעָ֣הbay.ri.'AhH3407,and he madeעָשָׂה֙'a.SahH6213fiftyוַחֲמִשִּׁ֣יםva.cha.mi.ShimH2572loopsH3884on theedgeבִּקְצֵ֣הbik.TzehH7097of the curtainהַיְרִיעָ֔הhay.ri.'AhH3407that was in the secondהַשֵּׁנִ֑יתha.she.NitH8145setבַּמַּחְבֶּ֣רֶתba.mach.Be.retH4225;the loopsH3884were oppositeמַקְבִּילֹת֙mak.bi.LotH6901eachאַחַ֖ת'a.ChatH259otherאֶחָֽת׃'e.ChatH259.
13He also madeוַיַּ֕עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213fiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֖יםcha.mi.ShimH2572claspsקַרְסֵ֣יkar.SeiH7165of goldזָהָ֑בza.HavH2091, andjoinedוַיְחַבֵּ֨רvay.cha.BerH2266the curtainsהַיְרִעֹ֜תhay.ri.'OtH3407to oneאַחַ֤ת'a.ChatH259anotherאַחַת֙'a.ChatH259with the claspsבַּקְּרָסִ֔יםba.ke.ra.SimH7165,so that the tabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּ֖ןha.mish.KanH4908wasa unitאֶחָֽד׃ ס'e.ChadH259.
14Thenhe madeוַיַּ֙עַשׂ֙vai.Ya.'asH6213curtainsיְרִיעֹ֣תye.ri.'OtH3407of goats’עִזִּ֔ים'i.ZimH5795hairfor a tentלְאֹ֖הֶלle.'O.helH168overעַל־'al-H5921the tabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּ֑ןha.mish.KanH4908; hemadeעָשָׂ֥ה'a.SahH6213elevenעַשְׁתֵּֽי־ עֶשְׂרֵ֥ה'ash.tei- 'es.RehH6249H6240curtainsיְרִיעֹ֖תye.ri.'OtH3407in all.
15The lengthאֹ֜רֶךְ'O.rekhH753of eachהָאַחַ֗תha.'a.ChatH259curtainהַיְרִיעָ֣הhay.ri.'AhH3407wasthirtyשְׁלֹשִׁים֙she.lo.ShimH7970cubitsבָּֽאַמָּ֔הba.'a.MahH520,and fourוְאַרְבַּ֣עve.'ar.Ba'H702cubitsאַמּ֔וֹת'a.MotH520wasthe widthרֹ֖חַבRo.chavH7341of eachהָאֶחָ֑תha.'e.ChatH259curtainהַיְרִיעָ֣הhay.ri.'AhH3407;the elevenלְעַשְׁתֵּ֥י עֶשְׂרֵ֖הle.'ash.Tei 'es.RehH6249H6240curtainsיְרִיעֹֽת׃ye.ri.'OtH3407hadthe sameאַחַ֔ת'a.ChatH259measurementsמִדָּ֣הmi.DahH4060.
17Moreover, he madeוַיַּ֜עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213fiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֗יםcha.mi.ShimH2572loopsH3884on the edgeשְׂפַ֣תse.FatH8193of the curtainהַיְרִיעָ֔הhay.ri.'AhH3407that was outermostהַקִּיצֹנָ֖הha.ki.tzo.NahH7020in the firstsetבַּמַּחְבָּ֑רֶתba.mach.Ba.retH4225,and he madeעָשָׂה֙'a.SahH6213fiftyוַחֲמִשִּׁ֣יםva.cha.mi.ShimH2572loopsH3884on the edgeשְׂפַ֣תse.FatH8193of the curtainהַיְרִיעָ֔הhay.ri.'AhH3407that was outermost inthe secondהַשֵּׁנִֽית׃ha.she.NitH8145setהַחֹבֶ֖רֶתha.cho.Ve.retH2279.
19And he madeוַיַּ֤עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213a coveringמִכְסֶה֙mikh.SehH4372for the tentלָאֹ֔הֶלla.'O.helH168of rams’אֵלִ֖ים'e.LimH352skinsעֹרֹ֥ת'o.RotH5785dyedH119redמְאָדָּמִ֑יםme.'a.da.MimH119,and a coveringוּמִכְסֵ֛הu.mikh.SehH4372offineתְּחָשִׁ֖יםte.cha.ShimH8476leatherעֹרֹ֥ת'o.RotH5785aboveמִלְמָֽעְלָה׃ סmil.Ma.'e.lahH4480H4605.
22There weretwoשְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeiH8147tenonsיָדֹ֗תya.DotH3027for eachהָֽאֶחָ֔דha.'e.ChadH259boardלַקֶּ֙רֶשׁ֙la.Ke.reshH7175,fittedמְשֻׁלָּבֹ֔תme.shu.la.VotH7947to oneאַחַ֖ת'a.ChatH259anotherאֶחָ֑ת'e.ChatH259;he didעָשָׂ֔ה'a.SahH6213thisכֵּ֣ןkenH3651to allלְכֹ֖לle.KholH3605the boardsקַרְשֵׁ֥יkar.SheiH7175of the tabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּֽן׃ha.mish.KanH4908.
24and he madeעָשָׂ֕ה'a.SahH6213fortyוְאַרְבָּעִים֙ve.'ar.ba.'ImH705basesאַדְנֵי־'ad.nei-H134of silverכֶ֔סֶףKhe.sefH3701underתַּ֖חַתTa.chatH8478the twentyעֶשְׂרִ֣ים'es.RimH6242boardsהַקְּרָשִׁ֑יםha.ke.ra.ShimH7175;twoשְׁנֵ֨יshe.NeiH8147basesאֲדָנִ֜ים'a.da.NimH134underתַּֽחַת־ta.chat-H8478oneהָאֶחָד֙ha.'e.ChadH259boardהַקֶּ֤רֶשׁha.Ke.reshH7175for its twoלִשְׁתֵּ֣יlish.TeiH8147tenonsיְדֹתָ֔יוye.do.TavH3027,and twoוּשְׁנֵ֧יu.she.NeiH8147basesאֲדָנִ֛ים'a.da.NimH134underתַּֽחַת־ta.chat-H8478anotherהָאֶחָ֖דha.'e.ChadH259boardהַקֶּ֥רֶשׁha.Ke.reshH7175for its twoלִשְׁתֵּ֥יlish.TeiH8147tenonsיְדֹתָֽיו׃ye.do.TavH3027.
26and their fortyוְאַרְבָּעִ֥יםve.'ar.ba.'ImH705basesאַדְנֵיהֶ֖ם'ad.nei.HemH134of silverכָּ֑סֶףKa.sefH3701;twoשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8147basesאֲדָנִ֗ים'a.da.NimH134underתַּ֚חַתTa.chatH8478oneהָאֶחָ֔דha.'e.ChadH259boardהַקֶּ֣רֶשׁha.Ke.reshH7175,and twoוּשְׁנֵ֣יu.she.NeiH8147basesאֲדָנִ֔ים'a.da.NimH134underתַּ֖חַתTa.chatH8478anotherהָאֶחָֽד׃ha.'e.ChadH259boardהַקֶּ֥רֶשׁha.Ke.reshH7175.
29They were doubleH8382beneathמִלְּמַטָּה֒mi.le.ma.TahH4295,and togetherH3164they were completeתַמִּים֙ta.MimH8535to itstopרֹאשׁ֔וֹro.ShoH7218,to the firstהָאֶחָ֑תha.'e.ChatH259ringהַטַּבַּ֖עַתha.ta.Ba.'atH2885;he didעָשָׂ֣ה'a.SahH6213thisכֵּ֚ןkenH3651with bothלִשְׁנֵיהֶ֔םlish.nei.HemH8147of them for the twoלִשְׁנֵ֖יlish.NeiH8147cornersהַמִּקְצֹעֹֽת׃ha.mik.tzo.'OtH4740.
32and fiveוַחֲמִשָּׁ֣הva.cha.mi.ShahH2568barsבְרִיחִ֔םve.ri.ChimH1280for the boardsלְקַרְשֵׁ֥יle.kar.SheiH7175of theotherהַשֵּׁנִ֑יתha.she.NitH8145sideצֶֽלַע־tze.la'-H6763of the tabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּ֖ןha.mish.KanH4908,and fiveוַחֲמִשָּׁ֤הva.cha.mi.ShahH2568barsבְרִיחִם֙ve.ri.ChimH1280for the boardsלְקַרְשֵׁ֣יle.kar.SheiH7175of the tabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּ֔ןha.mish.KanH4908for thebackלַיַּרְכָתַ֖יִםlai.yar.kha.Ta.yimH3411sideto the westיָֽמָּה׃Ya.mahH3220.
34Then he overlaidצִפָּ֣הtzi.PahH6823the boardsהַקְּרָשִׁ֞יםha.ke.ra.ShimH7175with goldזָהָ֗בza.HavH2091,and madeעָשָׂ֣ה'a.SahH6213their ringsטַבְּעֹתָם֙ta.be.'o.TamH2885of goldזָהָ֔בza.HavH2091asholdersבָּתִּ֖יםba.TimH1004for the barsלַבְּרִיחִ֑םla.be.ri.ChimH1280,and overlaidוַיְצַ֥ףvay.TzafH6823the barsהַבְּרִיחִ֖םha.be.ri.ChimH1280with goldזָהָֽב׃za.HavH2091.
35Moreover, he madeוַיַּ֙עַשׂ֙vai.Ya.'asH6213the veilהַפָּרֹ֔כֶתha.pa.Ro.khetH6532of violetתְּכֵ֧לֶתte.Khe.letH8504,purpleוְאַרְגָּמָ֛ןve.'ar.ga.ManH713,and scarletשָׁנִ֖יsha.NiH8144material,and fineוְשֵׁ֣שׁve.SheshH8336twistedמָשְׁזָ֑רma.she.ZarH7806linenH8336;he madeעָשָׂ֥ה'a.SahH6213it with cherubimכְּרֻבִֽים׃ke.ru.VimH3742,the workמַעֲשֵׂ֥הma.'a.SehH4639of a skilledH2803embroidererH2803.
36And he madeוַיַּ֣עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213fourאַרְבָּעָה֙'ar.ba.'AhH702pillarsעַמּוּדֵ֣י'a.mu.DeiH5982of acaciaשִׁטִּ֔יםshi.TimH7848for it, and overlaidוַיְצַפֵּ֣םvay.tza.PemH6823them with goldזָהָ֔בza.HavH2091,with their hooksוָוֵיהֶ֖םva.vei.HemH2053of goldזָהָ֑בza.HavH2091;and he castוַיִּצֹ֣קvai.yi.TzokH3332fourאַרְבָּעָ֖ה'ar.ba.'AhH702basesאַדְנֵי־'ad.nei-H134of silverכָֽסֶף׃Kha.sefH3701for them.
37He also madeוַיַּ֤עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213acurtainמָסָךְ֙ma.soKhH4539for the doorwayלְפֶ֣תַחle.Fe.tachH6607of the tentהָאֹ֔הֶלha.'O.helH168,of violetתְּכֵ֧לֶתte.Khe.letH8504,purpleוְאַרְגָּמָ֛ןve.'ar.ga.ManH713,and scarletשָׁנִ֖יsha.NiH8144material,and fineוְשֵׁ֣שׁve.SheshH8336twistedמָשְׁזָ֑רma.she.ZarH7806linenH8336,the workמַעֲשֵׂ֖הma.'a.SehH4639of aweaverרֹקֵֽם׃ro.KemH7551;
38and he made itsfiveחֲמִשָּׁה֙cha.mi.ShahH2568pillarsעַמּוּדָ֤יו'a.mu.DavH5982with their hooksוָ֣וֵיהֶ֔םva.vei.HemH2053,and he overlaidוְצִפָּ֧הve.tzi.PahH6823their topsרָאשֵׁיהֶ֛םra.shei.HemH7218and theirbandsוַחֲשֻׁקֵיהֶ֖םva.cha.shu.kei.HemH2838with goldזָהָ֑בza.HavH2091;but their fiveחֲמִשָּׁ֖הcha.mi.ShahH2568basesוְאַדְנֵיהֶ֥םve.'ad.nei.HemH134were ofbronzeנְחֹֽשֶׁת׃ פne.Cho.shetH5178.
Commentaries on Exodus 36
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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