Revised Literal Translation

Exodus 25

1And Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068spakeוַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.BerH1696unto Mosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2Speakדַּבֵּר֙da.BerH1696unto the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,that they bringוְיִקְחוּ־ve.yik.chu-H3947me an offeringתְּרוּמָ֑הte.ru.MahH8641:of every manאִישׁ֙'ishH376that giveth it willinglyיִדְּבֶ֣נּוּyi.de.Ve.nuH5068with his heartלִבּ֔וֹli.BoH3820ye shall takeתִּקְח֖וּtik.ChuH3947my offeringתְּרוּמָתִֽי׃te.ru.ma.TiH8641.

3And this isthe offeringהַתְּרוּמָ֔הha.te.ru.MahH8641which ye shall takeתִּקְח֖וּtik.ChuH3947of them; goldזָהָ֥בza.HavH2091,and silverוָכֶ֖סֶףva.Khe.sefH3701,and brassוּנְחֹֽשֶׁת׃u.ne.Cho.shetH5178,

4And blueוּתְכֵ֧לֶתu.te.Khe.letH8504,and purpleוְאַרְגָּמָ֛ןve.'ar.ga.ManH713,and scarletוְתוֹלַ֥עַת שָׁנִ֖יve.to.La.'at sha.NiH8144 H8438,and fine linenוְשֵׁ֥שׁve.SheshH8336,and goats’וְעִזִּֽים׃ve.'i.ZimH5795hair,

5And rams’אֵילִ֧ם'ei.LimH352skinsוְעֹרֹ֨תve.'o.RotH5785dyed redמְאָדָּמִ֛יםme.'a.da.MimH119,and badgers’תְּחָשִׁ֖יםte.cha.ShimH8476skinsוְעֹרֹ֥תve.'o.RotH5785,and shittimשִׁטִּֽים׃shi.TimH7848woodוַעֲצֵ֥יva.'a.TzeiH6086,

6Oilשֶׁ֖מֶןShe.menH8081for the lightלַמָּאֹ֑רla.ma.'OrH3974,spicesבְּשָׂמִים֙be.sa.MimH1314for anointingהַמִּשְׁחָ֔הha.mish.ChahH4888oilלְשֶׁ֣מֶןle.She.menH8081,and for sweetהַסַּמִּֽים׃ha.sa.MimH5561incenseוְלִקְטֹ֖רֶתve.lik.To.retH7004,

7Onyxשֹׁ֕הַםSho.hamH7718stonesאַבְנֵי־'av.nei-H68,and stonesוְאַבְנֵ֖יve.'av.NeiH68to be setמִלֻּאִ֑יםmi.lu.'ImH4394in the ephodלָאֵפֹ֖דla.'e.FodH646,and in the breastplateוְלַחֹֽשֶׁן׃ve.la.Cho.shenH2833.

8And let them makeוְעָ֥שׂוּve.'A.suH6213me a sanctuaryמִקְדָּ֑שׁmik.DashH4720;that I may dwellוְשָׁכַנְתִּ֖יve.sha.khan.TiH7931amongבְּתוֹכָֽם׃be.to.KhamH8432them.

9According to all that I shewמַרְאֶ֣הmar.'EhH7200thee, afterthe patternתַּבְנִ֣יתtav.NitH8403of the tabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּ֔ןha.mish.KanH4908,and the patternתַּבְנִ֣יתtav.NitH8403of all the instrumentsכֵּלָ֑יוke.LavH3627thereof, even so shall ye makeתַּעֲשֽׂוּ׃ סta.'a.SuH6213it.

10And they shall makeוְעָשׂ֥וּve.'a.SuH6213an arkאֲר֖וֹן'a.RonH727ofshittimשִׁטִּ֑יםshi.TimH7848woodעֲצֵ֣י'a.TzeiH6086:two cubitsאַמָּתַ֨יִם'a.ma.Ta.yimH520and a halfוָחֵ֜צִיva.Che.tziH2677shall bethe lengthאָרְכּ֗וֹ'a.re.KoH753thereof, and a cubitוְאַמָּ֤הve.'a.MahH520and a halfוָחֵ֙צִי֙va.Che.tziH2677the breadthרָחְבּ֔וֹra.che.BoH7341thereof, and a cubitוְאַמָּ֥הve.'a.MahH520and a halfוָחֵ֖צִיva.Che.tziH2677the heightקֹמָתֽוֹ׃ko.ma.ToH6967thereof.

11And thou shalt overlayוְצִפִּיתָ֤ve.tzi.pi.TaH6823it with pureטָה֔וֹרta.HorH2889goldזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091,withinמִבַּ֥יִתmi.Ba.yitH1004and withoutוּמִח֖וּץu.mi.ChutzH2351shalt thou overlayתְּצַפֶּ֑נּוּte.tzap.Pe.nuH6823it, and shalt makeוְעָשִׂ֧יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213upon it a crownזֵ֥רzerH2213of goldזָהָ֖בza.HavH2091round aboutסָבִֽיב׃sa.VivH5439.

12And thou shalt castוְיָצַ֣קְתָּve.ya.Tzak.taH3332fourאַרְבַּע֙'ar.Ba'H702ringsטַבְּעֹ֣תta.be.'OtH2885of goldזָהָ֔בza.HavH2091for it, and putוְנָ֣תַתָּ֔הve.Na.ta.TahH5414themin the fourאַרְבַּ֣ע'ar.Ba'H702cornersפַּעֲמֹתָ֑יוpa.'a.mo.TavH6471thereof; and twoוּשְׁתֵּ֣יu.she.TeiH8147ringsטַבָּעֹ֗תta.ba.'OtH2885shall bein the oneהָֽאֶחָ֔תha.'e.ChatH259sideH6763of it, and twoוּשְׁתֵּי֙u.she.TeiH8147ringsטַבָּעֹ֔תta.ba.'OtH2885in the otherהַשֵּׁנִֽית׃ha.she.NitH8145side of it.

13And thou shalt makeוְעָשִׂ֥יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213stavesבַדֵּ֖יva.DeiH905ofshittimשִׁטִּ֑יםshi.TimH7848woodעֲצֵ֣י'a.TzeiH6086,and overlayוְצִפִּיתָ֥ve.tzi.pi.TaH6823them with goldזָהָֽב׃za.HavH2091.

14And thou shalt putוְהֵֽבֵאתָ֤ve.he.ve.TaH935the stavesהַבַּדִּים֙ha.ba.DimH905into the ringsבַּטַּבָּעֹ֔תba.ta.ba.'OtH2885by the sidesצַלְעֹ֣תtzal.'OtH6763of the arkהָאָרֹ֑ןha.'a.RonH727,that the arkהָאָרֹ֖ןha.'a.RonH727may be borneלָשֵׂ֥אתla.SetH5375with them.

15The stavesהַבַּדִּ֑יםha.ba.DimH905shall beיִהְי֖וּyih.YuH1961in the ringsבְּטַבְּעֹת֙be.ta.be.'OtH2885of the arkהָאָרֹ֔ןha.'a.RonH727:they shall not be takenיָסֻ֖רוּya.Su.ruH5493from it.

16And thou shalt putוְנָתַתָּ֖ve.na.ta.TaH5414into the arkהָאָרֹ֑ןha.'a.RonH727the testimonyהָעֵדֻ֔תha.'e.DutH5715which I shall giveאֶתֵּ֖ן'e.TenH5414thee.

17And thou shalt makeוְעָשִׂ֥יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213a mercy seatכַפֹּ֖רֶתkha.Po.retH3727ofpureטָה֑וֹרta.HorH2889goldזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091:two cubitsאַמָּתַ֤יִם'a.ma.Ta.yimH520and a halfוָחֵ֙צִי֙va.Che.tziH2677shall bethe lengthאָרְכָּ֔הּ'a.re.KahH753thereof, and a cubitוְאַמָּ֥הve.'a.MahH520and a halfוָחֵ֖צִיva.Che.tziH2677the breadthרָחְבָּֽהּ׃ra.che.BahH7341thereof.

18And thou shalt makeוְעָשִׂ֛יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213twoשְׁנַ֥יִםshe.Na.yimH8147cherubimsכְּרֻבִ֖יםke.ru.VimH3742ofgoldזָהָ֑בza.HavH2091, ofbeaten workמִקְשָׁה֙mik.ShahH4749shalt thou makeתַּעֲשֶׂ֣הta.'a.SehH6213them, in the twoמִשְּׁנֵ֖יmi.she.NeiH8147endsקְצ֥וֹתke.TzotH7098of the mercy seatהַכַּפֹּֽרֶת׃ha.ka.Po.retH3727.

19And makeוַ֠עֲשֵׂהVa.'a.sehH6213oneאֶחָ֤ד'e.ChadH259cherubכְּר֨וּבke.RuvH3742on the one endמִקָּצָה֙mi.ka.TzahH7098,and the otherאֶחָ֥ד'e.ChadH259cherubוּכְרוּב־u.khe.ruv-H3742on the otherH2088endמִקָּצָ֖הmi.ka.TzahH7098: evenof the mercy seatהַכַּפֹּ֛רֶתha.ka.Po.retH3727shall ye makeתַּעֲשׂ֥וּta.'a.SuH6213the cherubimsהַכְּרֻבִ֖יםha.ke.ru.VimH3742on the twoשְׁנֵ֥יshe.NeiH8147endsקְצוֹתָֽיו׃ke.tzo.TavH7098thereof.

20And the cherubimsהַכְּרֻבִים֩ha.ke.ru.VimH3742shall stretchפֹּרְשֵׂ֨יpo.re.SeiH6566forth theirwingsכְנָפַ֜יִםkhe.na.Fa.yimH3671on highלְמַ֗עְלָהle.Ma'.lahH4605,coveringסֹכְכִ֤יםso.khe.KhimH5526the mercy seatהַכַּפֹּ֔רֶתha.ka.Po.retH3727with their wingsבְּכַנְפֵיהֶם֙be.khan.fei.HemH3671,and their facesוּפְנֵיהֶ֖םu.fe.nei.HemH6440shall lookoneאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376to anotherאָחִ֑יו'a.ChivH251;toward the mercy seatהַכַּפֹּ֔רֶתha.ka.Po.retH3727shall the facesפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440of the cherubimsהַכְּרֻבִֽים׃ha.ke.ru.VimH3742be.

21And thou shalt putוְנָתַתָּ֧ve.na.ta.TaH5414the mercy seatהַכַּפֹּ֛רֶתha.ka.Po.retH3727aboveמִלְמָ֑עְלָהmil.Ma.'e.lahH4605upon the arkהָאָרֹ֖ןha.'a.RonH727;and in the arkהָ֣אָרֹ֔ןha.'a.RonH727thou shalt putתִּתֵּן֙ti.TenH5414the testimonyהָ֣עֵדֻ֔תha.'e.DutH5715that I shall giveאֶתֵּ֖ן'e.TenH5414thee.

22And there I will meetוְנוֹעַדְתִּ֣יve.no.'ad.TiH3259with thee, and I will communeוְדִבַּרְתִּ֨יve.di.bar.TiH1696with thee from above the mercy seatהַכַּפֹּ֗רֶתha.ka.Po.retH3727,from betweenמִבֵּין֙mi.BeinH996the twoשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8147cherubimsהַכְּרֻבִ֔יםha.ke.ru.VimH3742which areuponH5921the arkאֲרֹ֣ן'a.RonH727of the testimonyהָעֵדֻ֑תha.'e.DutH5715, of all thingswhich I will give thee in commandmentאֲצַוֶּ֛ה'a.tza.VehH6680unto the childrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פYis.ra.'ElH3478.

23Thou shalt also makeוְעָשִׂ֥יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213a tableשֻׁלְחָ֖ןshul.ChanH7979ofshittimשִׁטִּ֑יםshi.TimH7848woodעֲצֵ֣י'a.TzeiH6086:two cubitsאַמָּתַ֤יִם'a.ma.Ta.yimH520shall bethe lengthאָרְכּוֹ֙'a.re.KoH753thereof, and a cubitוְאַמָּ֣הve.'a.MahH520the breadthרָחְבּ֔וֹra.che.BoH7341thereof, and a cubitוְאַמָּ֥הve.'a.MahH520and a halfוָחֵ֖צִיva.Che.tziH2677the heightקֹמָתֽוֹ׃ko.ma.ToH6967thereof.

24And thou shalt overlayוְצִפִּיתָ֥ve.tzi.pi.TaH6823it with pureטָה֑וֹרta.HorH2889goldזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091,and makeוְעָשִׂ֥יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213thereto a crownזֵ֥רzerH2213of goldזָהָ֖בza.HavH2091round aboutסָבִֽיב׃sa.VivH5439.

25And thou shalt makeוְעָשִׂ֨יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213unto it a borderמִסְגֶּ֛רֶתmis.Ge.retH4526of an hand breadthטֹ֖פַחTo.fachH2948round aboutסָבִ֑יבsa.VivH5439,and thou shalt makeוְעָשִׂ֧יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213a goldenזָהָ֛בza.HavH2091crownזֵר־zer-H2213to the borderלְמִסְגַּרְתּ֖וֹle.mis.gar.ToH4526thereof round aboutסָבִֽיב׃sa.VivH5439.

26And thou shalt makeוְעָשִׂ֣יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213for it fourאַרְבַּ֖ע'ar.Ba'H702ringsטַבְּעֹ֣תta.be.'OtH2885of goldזָהָ֑בza.HavH2091,and putוְנָתַתָּ֙ve.na.ta.TaH5414the ringsהַטַּבָּעֹ֔תha.ta.ba.'OtH2885in the fourאַרְבַּ֣ע'ar.Ba'H702cornersהַפֵּאֹ֔תha.pe.'OtH6285that areon the fourלְאַרְבַּ֥עle.'ar.Ba'H702feetרַגְלָֽיו׃rag.LavH7272thereof.

27Over againstלְעֻמַּת֙le.'u.MatH5980the borderהַמִּסְגֶּ֔רֶתha.mis.Ge.retH4526shall the ringsהַטַּבָּעֹ֑תha.ta.ba.'OtH2885be for placesלְבָתִּ֣יםle.va.TimH1004of the stavesלְבַדִּ֔יםle.va.DimH905to bearלָשֵׂ֖אתla.SetH5375the tableהַשֻּׁלְחָֽן׃ha.shul.ChanH7979.

28And thou shalt makeוְעָשִׂ֤יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213the stavesהַבַּדִּים֙ha.ba.DimH905ofshittimשִׁטִּ֔יםshi.TimH7848woodעֲצֵ֣י'a.TzeiH6086,and overlayוְצִפִּיתָ֥ve.tzi.pi.TaH6823them with goldזָהָ֑בza.HavH2091,that the tableהַשֻּׁלְחָֽן׃ha.shul.ChanH7979may be borneוְנִשָּׂא־ve.ni.sa'-H5375with them.

29And thou shalt makeוְעָשִׂ֨יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213the dishesקְּעָרֹתָ֜יוke.'a.ro.TavH7086thereof, and spoonsוְכַפֹּתָ֗יוve.kha.po.TavH3709thereof, and coversוּקְשׂוֹתָיו֙u.ke.so.TavH7184thereof, and bowlsוּמְנַקִּיֹּתָ֔יוu.me.na.ki.yo.TavH4518thereof, to coverיֻסַּ֖ךְyu.SakhH5258withalH2004: ofpureטָה֖וֹרta.HorH2889goldזָהָ֥בza.HavH2091shalt thou makeתַּעֲשֶׂ֥הta.'a.SehH6213them.

30And thou shalt setוְנָתַתָּ֧ve.na.ta.TaH5414upon the tableהַשֻּׁלְחָ֛ןha.shul.ChanH7979shewbreadלֶ֥חֶםLe.chemH3899beforeH6440me alwayתָּמִֽיד׃ פta.MidH8548.

31And thou shalt makeוְעָשִׂ֥יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213a lampstandמְנֹרַ֖תme.no.RatH4501ofpureטָה֑וֹרta.HorH2889goldזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091: ofbeaten workמִקְשָׁ֞הmik.ShahH4749shall the lampstandהַמְּנוֹרָה֙ha.me.no.RahH4501be madeתֵּעָשֶׂ֤הte.'a.SehH6213:his shaftיְרֵכָ֣הּye.re.KhahH3409,and his branchesוְקָנָ֔הּve.ka.NahH7070,his bowlsגְּבִיעֶ֛יהָge.vi.'Ei.haH1375,his knopsכַּפְתֹּרֶ֥יהָkaf.to.Rei.haH3730,and his flowersוּפְרָחֶ֖יהָu.fe.ra.Chei.haH6525, shall be of the same.

32And sixוְשִׁשָּׁ֣הve.shi.ShahH8337branchesקָנִ֔יםka.NimH7070shall comeיֹצְאִ֖יםyo.tze.'ImH3318out of the sidesמִצִּדֶּ֑יהָmi.tzi.Dei.haH6654of it; threeשְׁלֹשָׁ֣ה׀she.lo.ShahH7969branchesקְנֵ֣יke.NeiH7070of the lampstandמְנֹרָ֗הme.no.RahH4501out of the oneהָאֶחָ֔דha.'e.ChadH259sideמִצִּדָּהּ֙mi.tzi.DahH6654,and threeוּשְׁלֹשָׁה֙u.she.lo.ShahH7969branchesקְנֵ֣יke.NeiH7070of the lampstandמְנֹרָ֔הme.no.RahH4501out of the otherהַשֵּׁנִֽי׃ha.she.NiH8145sideמִצִּדָּ֖הּmi.tzi.DahH6654:

33Threeשְׁלֹשָׁ֣הshe.lo.ShahH7969bowlsגְ֠בִעִיםGe.vi.'imH1375made like unto almondsמְֽשֻׁקָּדִ֞יםme.shu.ka.DimH8246, witha knopכַּפְתֹּ֣רkaf.TorH3730and a flowerוָפֶרַח֒va.fe.RachH6525in oneהָאֶחָד֮ha.'e.ChadH259branchבַּקָּנֶ֣הba.ka.NehH7070;and threeוּשְׁלֹשָׁ֣הu.she.lo.ShahH7969bowlsגְבִעִ֗יםge.vi.'ImH1375made like almondsמְשֻׁקָּדִ֛יםme.shu.ka.DimH8246in the otherהָאֶחָ֖דha.'e.ChadH259branchבַּקָּנֶ֥הba.ka.NehH7070, witha knopכַּפְתֹּ֣רkaf.TorH3730and a flowerוָפָ֑רַחva.Fa.rachH6525:so in the sixלְשֵׁ֣שֶׁתle.She.shetH8337branchesהַקָּנִ֔יםha.ka.NimH7070that comeהַיֹּצְאִ֖יםhai.yo.tze.'ImH3318out of the lampstandהַמְּנֹרָֽה׃ha.me.no.RahH4501.

34And in the lampstandוּבַמְּנֹרָ֖הu.va.me.no.RahH4501shall befourאַרְבָּעָ֣ה'ar.ba.'AhH702bowlsגְבִעִ֑יםge.vi.'ImH1375made like unto almondsמְשֻׁקָּדִ֔יםme.shu.ka.DimH8246, withtheir knopsכַּפְתֹּרֶ֖יהָkaf.to.Rei.haH3730and their flowersוּפְרָחֶֽיהָ׃u.fe.ra.Chei.haH6525.

35And there shall bea knopוְכַפְתֹּ֡רve.khaf.TorH3730under twoשְׁנֵ֨יshe.NeiH8147branchesהַקָּנִ֜יםha.ka.NimH7070of the same, and a knopוְכַפְתֹּר֙ve.khaf.TorH3730under twoשְׁנֵ֤יshe.NeiH8147branchesהַקָּנִים֙ha.ka.NimH7070of the same, and a knopוְכַפְתֹּ֕רve.khaf.TorH3730under twoשְׁנֵ֥יshe.NeiH8147branchesהַקָּנִ֖יםha.ka.NimH7070of the same, according to the sixלְשֵׁ֙שֶׁת֙le.She.shetH8337branchesהַקָּנִ֔יםha.ka.NimH7070that proceedהַיֹּצְאִ֖יםhai.yo.tze.'ImH3318out of the lampstandהַמְּנֹרָֽה׃ha.me.no.RahH4501.

36Their knopsכַּפְתֹּרֵיהֶ֥םkaf.to.rei.HemH3730and their branchesוּקְנֹתָ֖םu.ke.no.TamH7070shall be of the same: all it shall beoneאַחַ֖ת'a.ChatH259beaten workמִקְשָׁ֥הmik.ShahH4749ofpureטָהֽוֹר׃ta.HorH2889goldזָהָ֥בza.HavH2091.

37And thou shalt makeוְעָשִׂ֥יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213the sevenשִׁבְעָ֑הshiv.'AhH7651lampsנֵרֹתֶ֖יהָne.ro.Tei.haH5216thereof: and they shall lightוְהֶֽעֱלָה֙ve.he.'e.LahH5927the lampsנֵ֣רֹתֶ֔יהָne.ro.Tei.haH5216thereof, that they may give lightוְהֵאִ֖ירve.he.'IrH215over againstעֵ֥בֶר'E.verH5676itפָּנֶֽיהָ׃pa.Nei.haH6440.

38And the tongsוּמַלְקָחֶ֥יהָu.mal.ka.Chei.haH4457thereof, and the snuffdishesוּמַחְתֹּתֶ֖יהָu.mach.to.Tei.haH4289thereof, shall be ofpureטָהֽוֹר׃ta.HorH2889goldזָהָ֥בza.HavH2091.

39Ofa talentכִּכָּ֛רki.KarH3603of pureטָה֖וֹרta.HorH2889goldזָהָ֥בza.HavH2091shall he makeיַעֲשֶׂ֣הya.'a.SehH6213it, with all these vesselsהַכֵּלִ֖יםha.ke.LimH3627.

40And lookוּרְאֵ֖הu.re.'EhH7200that thou makeוַעֲשֵׂ֑הva.'a.SehH6213themafter their patternבְּתַ֨בְנִיתָ֔םbe.Tav.ni.TamH8403,which was shewedמָרְאֶ֖הma.re.'EhH7200thee in the mountבָּהָֽר׃ סba.HarH2022.

Commentaries on Exodus 25