Revised Literal Translation

Exodus 26:1-6

1Moreover thou shalt makeתַּעֲשֶׂ֖הta.'a.SehH6213the tabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּ֥ןha.mish.KanH4908withtenעֶ֣שֶׂר'E.serH6235curtainsיְרִיעֹ֑תye.ri.'OtH3407offine twinedמָשְׁזָ֗רma.she.ZarH7806linenשֵׁ֣שׁsheshH8336,and blueוּתְכֵ֤לֶתu.te.Khe.letH8504,and purpleוְאַרְגָּמָן֙ve.'ar.ga.ManH713,and scarletוְתֹלַ֣עַת שָׁנִ֔יve.to.La.'at sha.NiH8438 H8144: withcherubimsכְּרֻבִ֛יםke.ru.VimH3742of cunningחֹשֵׁ֖בcho.ShevH2803workמַעֲשֵׂ֥הma.'a.SehH4639shalt thou makeתַּעֲשֶׂ֥הta.'a.SehH6213them.

2The lengthאֹ֣רֶךְ׀'O.rekhH753of oneהָֽאַחַ֗תha.'a.ChatH259curtainהַיְרִיעָ֣הhay.ri.'AhH3407shall beeightשְׁמֹנֶ֤הshe.mo.NehH8083and twentyוְעֶשְׂרִים֙ve.'es.RimH6242cubitsבָּֽאַמָּ֔הba.'a.MahH520,and the breadthוְרֹ֙חַב֙ve.Ro.chavH7341of oneהָאֶחָ֑תha.'e.ChatH259curtainהַיְרִיעָ֖הhay.ri.'AhH3407fourאַרְבַּ֣ע'ar.Ba'H702cubitsבָּאַמָּ֔הba.'a.MahH520:and every one of the curtainsהַיְרִיעֹֽת׃hay.ri.'OtH3407shall have oneאַחַ֖ת'a.ChatH259measureמִדָּ֥הmi.DahH4060.

3The fiveחֲמֵ֣שׁcha.MeshH2568curtainsהַיְרִיעֹ֗תhay.ri.'OtH3407shall be coupled togetherחֹֽבְרֹ֔תchoe.RotH2266oneאִשָּׁ֖ה'i.ShahH802to anotherאֲחֹתָ֑הּ'a.cho.TahH269; and otherfiveוְחָמֵ֤שׁve.cha.MeshH2568curtainsיְרִיעֹת֙ye.ri.'OtH3407shall becoupledחֹֽבְרֹ֔תchoe.RotH2266oneאִשָּׁ֖ה'i.ShahH802to anotherאֲחֹתָֽהּ׃'a.cho.TahH269.

4And thou shalt makeוְעָשִׂ֜יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213loopsלֻֽלְאֹ֣תlul.'OtH3924of blueתְּכֵ֗לֶתte.Khe.letH8504upon the edgeשְׂפַ֤תse.FatH8193of the oneהָאֶחָ֔תha.'e.ChatH259curtainהַיְרִיעָה֙hay.ri.'AhH3407from the selvedgeמִקָּצָ֖הmi.ka.TzahH7098in the couplingבַּחֹבָ֑רֶתba.cho.Va.retH2279;and likewise shalt thou makeתַּעֲשֶׂה֙ta.'a.SehH6213in the uttermostהַקִּ֣יצוֹנָ֔הha.Ki.tzo.NahH7020edgeבִּשְׂפַ֣תbis.FatH8193of anothercurtainהַיְרִיעָ֔הhay.ri.'AhH3407,in the couplingבַּמַּחְבֶּ֖רֶתba.mach.Be.retH4225of the secondהַשֵּׁנִֽית׃ha.she.NitH8145.

5Fiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֣יםcha.mi.ShimH2572loopsלֻֽלָאֹ֗תlu.la.'OtH3924shalt thou makeתַּעֲשֶׂה֮ta.'a.SehH6213in the oneהָאֶחָת֒ha.'e.ChatH259curtainבַּיְרִיעָ֣הbay.ri.'AhH3407,and fiftyוַחֲמִשִּׁ֣יםva.cha.mi.ShimH2572loopsלֻֽלָאֹ֗תlu.la.'OtH3924shalt thou makeתַּעֲשֶׂה֙ta.'a.SehH6213in the edgeבִּקְצֵ֣הbik.TzehH7097of the curtainהַיְרִיעָ֔הhay.ri.'AhH3407that isin the couplingבַּמַּחְבֶּ֣רֶתba.mach.Be.retH4225of the secondהַשֵּׁנִ֑יתha.she.NitH8145;that the loopsהַלֻּ֣לָאֹ֔תha.Lu.la.'OtH3924may take holdמַקְבִּילֹת֙mak.bi.LotH6901oneאִשָּׁ֖ה'i.ShahH802of anotherאֲחֹתָֽהּ׃'a.cho.TahH269.

6And thou shalt makeוְעָשִׂ֕יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213fiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֖יםcha.mi.ShimH2572tachesקַרְסֵ֣יkar.SeiH7165of goldזָהָ֑בza.HavH2091,and coupleוְחִבַּרְתָּ֨ve.chi.bar.TaH2266the curtainsהַיְרִיעֹ֜תhay.ri.'OtH3407together withאִשָּׁ֤ה אֲחֹתָהּ֙'i.Shah 'a.cho.TahH269 H802the tachesבַּקְּרָסִ֔יםba.ke.ra.SimH7165:and it shall be oneאֶחָֽד׃ פ'e.ChadH259tabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּ֖ןha.mish.KanH4908.

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