Revised Literal Translation

Exodus 25:1-11

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.

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