Revised Literal Translation

Exodus 25:23-40

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.

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