Revised Literal Translation

Exodus 27

1And thou shalt makeוְעָשִׂ֥יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213an altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַha.miz.Be.achH4196ofshittimשִׁטִּ֑יםshi.TimH7848woodעֲצֵ֣י'a.TzeiH6086,fiveחָמֵשׁ֩cha.MeshH2568cubitsאַמּ֨וֹת'a.MotH520longאֹ֜רֶךְ'O.rekhH753,and fiveוְחָמֵ֧שׁve.cha.MeshH2568cubitsאַמּ֣וֹת'a.MotH520broadרֹ֗חַבRo.chavH7341;the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַha.miz.Be.achH4196shall be foursquareרָב֤וּעַra.Vu.a'H7251:and the heightקֹמָתֽוֹ׃ko.ma.ToH6967thereof shall bethreeוְשָׁלֹ֥שׁve.sha.LoshH7969cubitsאַמּ֖וֹת'a.MotH520.

2And thou shalt makeוְעָשִׂ֣יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213the hornsקַרְנֹתָ֗יוkar.no.TavH7161of it upon the fourאַרְבַּ֣ע'ar.Ba'H702cornersפִּנֹּתָ֔יוpi.no.TavH6438thereof: his hornsקַרְנֹתָ֑יוkar.no.TavH7161shall be of the same: and thou shalt overlayוְצִפִּיתָ֥ve.tzi.pi.TaH6823it with brassנְחֹֽשֶׁת׃ne.Cho.shetH5178.

3And thou shalt makeוְעָשִׂ֤יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213his pansסִּֽירֹתָיו֙si.ro.TavH5518to receive his ashesלְדַשְּׁנ֔וֹle.da.she.NoH1878,and his shovelsוְיָעָיו֙ve.ya.'AvH3257,and his basonsוּמִזְרְקֹתָ֔יוu.miz.re.ko.TavH4219,and his fleshhooksוּמִזְלְגֹתָ֖יוu.miz.le.go.TavH4207,and his firepansוּמַחְתֹּתָ֑יוu.mach.to.TavH4289:all the vesselsכֵּלָ֖יוke.LavH3627thereof thou shalt makeתַּעֲשֶׂ֥הta.'a.SehH6213ofbrassנְחֹֽשֶׁת׃ne.Cho.shetH5178.

4And thou shalt makeוְעָשִׂ֤יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213for it a grateמִכְבָּ֔רmikh.BarH4345of networkמַעֲשֵׂ֖הma.'a.SehH4639ofbrassנְחֹ֑שֶׁתne.Cho.shetH5178;and upon the netH7568shalt thou makeוְעָשִׂ֣יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213fourאַרְבַּע֙'ar.Ba'H702brasenנְחֹ֔שֶׁתne.Cho.shetH5178ringsטַבְּעֹ֣תta.be.'OtH2885in the fourאַרְבַּ֥ע'ar.Ba'H702cornersקְצוֹתָֽיו׃ke.tzo.TavH7098thereof.

5And thou shalt putוְנָתַתָּ֣הve.na.ta.TahH5414it under the compassכַּרְכֹּ֥בkar.KoH3749of the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַha.miz.Be.achH4196beneathמִלְּמָ֑טָּהmi.le.Ma.tahH4295,that the netהָרֶ֔שֶׁתha.Re.shetH7568may be even toעַ֖ד'adH5704the midstחֲצִ֥יcha.TziH2677of the altarהַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃ha.miz.Be.achH4196.

6And thou shalt makeוְעָשִׂ֤יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213stavesבַדִּים֙va.DimH905for the altarלַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַla.miz.Be.achH4196,stavesבַּדֵּ֖יba.DeiH905ofshittimשִׁטִּ֑יםshi.TimH7848woodעֲצֵ֣י'a.TzeiH6086,and overlayוְצִפִּיתָ֥ve.tzi.pi.TaH6823them with brassנְחֹֽשֶׁת׃ne.Cho.shetH5178.

7And the stavesבַּדָּ֖יוba.DavH905shall be putוְהוּבָ֥אve.hu.Va'H935into the ringsבַּטַּבָּעֹ֑תba.ta.ba.'OtH2885,and the stavesהַבַּדִּ֗יםha.ba.DimH905shall be upon the twoשְׁתֵּ֛יshe.TeiH8147sidesצַלְעֹ֥תtzal.'OtH6763of the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַha.miz.Be.achH4196,to bearבִּשְׂאֵ֥תbis.'EtH5375it.

8Hollowנְב֥וּבne.VuvH5014with boardsלֻחֹ֖תlu.ChotH3871shalt thou makeתַּעֲשֶׂ֣הta.'a.SehH6213it: as it was shewedהֶרְאָ֥הher.'AhH7200thee in the mountבָּהָ֖רba.HarH2022,so shall they makeיַעֲשֽׂוּ׃ סya.'a.SuH6213it.

9And thou shalt makeוְעָשִׂ֕יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213the courtחֲצַ֣רcha.TzarH2691of the tabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּ֑ןha.mish.KanH4908:for the southנֶֽגֶב־ne.gev-H5045sideלִפְאַ֣תlif.'AtH6285southwardתֵּ֠ימָנָהTei.ma.nahH8486there shall behangingsקְלָעִ֨יםke.la.'ImH7050for the courtלֶחָצֵ֜רle.cha.TzerH2691offine twinedמָשְׁזָ֗רma.she.ZarH7806linenשֵׁ֣שׁsheshH8336of an hundredמֵאָ֤הme.'AhH3967cubitsבָֽאַמָּה֙va.'a.MahH520longאֹ֔רֶךְ'O.rekhH753for oneהָאֶחָֽת׃ha.'e.ChatH259sideלַפֵּאָ֖הla.pe.'AhH6285:

10And the twentyעֶשְׂרִ֔ים'es.RimH6242pillarsוְעַמֻּדָ֣יוve.'a.mu.DavH5982thereof and their twentyעֶשְׂרִ֖ים'es.RimH6242socketsוְאַדְנֵיהֶ֥םve.'ad.nei.HemH134shall be ofbrassנְחֹ֑שֶׁתne.Cho.shetH5178;the hooksוָוֵ֧יva.VeiH2053of the pillarsהָעַמֻּדִ֛יםha.'a.mu.DimH5982and their filletsוַחֲשֻׁקֵיהֶ֖םva.cha.shu.kei.HemH2838shall be ofsilverכָּֽסֶף׃Ka.sefH3701.

11And likewise for the northצָפוֹן֙tza.fOnH6828sideלִפְאַ֤תlif.'AtH6285in lengthבָּאֹ֔רֶךְba.'O.rekhH753there shall behangingsקְלָעִ֖יםke.la.'ImH7050of an hundredמֵ֣אָהMe.'ahH3967cubitslongאֹ֑רֶךְ'O.rekhH753,and his twentyעֶשְׂרִ֗ים'es.RimH6242pillarsוְעַמּוּדָ֣יוve.'am.duH5982and their twentyעֶשְׂרִים֙'es.RimH6242socketsוְאַדְנֵיהֶ֤םve.'ad.nei.HemH134ofbrassנְחֹ֔שֶׁתne.Cho.shetH5178;the hooksוָוֵ֧יva.VeiH2053of the pillarsהָֽעַמֻּדִ֛יםha.'a.mu.DimH5982and their filletsוַחֲשֻׁקֵיהֶ֖םva.cha.shu.kei.HemH2838ofsilverכָּֽסֶף׃Ka.sefH3701.

12And forthe breadthוְרֹ֤חַבve.Ro.chavH7341of the courtהֶֽחָצֵר֙he.cha.TzerH2691on the westיָ֔םYamH3220sideלִפְאַת־lif.'at-H6285shall behangingsקְלָעִ֖יםke.la.'ImH7050of fiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֣יםcha.mi.ShimH2572cubitsאַמָּ֑ה'a.MahH520:their pillarsעַמֻּדֵיהֶ֣ם'a.mu.dei.HemH5982tenעֲשָׂרָ֔ה'a.sa.RahH6235,and their socketsוְאַדְנֵיהֶ֖םve.'ad.nei.HemH134tenעֲשָׂרָֽה׃'a.sa.RahH6235.

13And the breadthוְרֹ֣חַבve.Ro.chavH7341of the courtהֶֽחָצֵ֗רhe.cha.TzerH2691on the eastקֵ֥דְמָהKe.de.mahH6924sideלִפְאַ֛תlif.'AtH6285eastwardמִזְרָ֖חָהmiz.Ra.chahH4217shall befiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֥יםcha.mi.ShimH2572cubitsאַמָּֽה׃'a.MahH520.

14The hangingsקְלָעִ֖יםke.la.'ImH7050of one sideלַכָּתֵ֑ףla.ka.TefH3802of the gate shall befifteenוַחֲמֵ֨שׁ עֶשְׂרֵ֥הva.cha.Mesh 'es.RehH6240 H2568cubitsאַמָּ֛ה'a.MahH520:their pillarsעַמֻּדֵיהֶ֣ם'a.mu.dei.HemH5982threeשְׁלֹשָׁ֔הshe.lo.ShahH7969,and their socketsוְאַדְנֵיהֶ֖םve.'ad.nei.HemH134threeשְׁלֹשָֽׁה׃she.lo.ShahH7969.

15And on the otherהַשֵּׁנִ֔יתha.she.NitH8145sideוְלַכָּתֵף֙ve.la.ka.TefH3802shall behangingsקְלָעִ֑יםke.la.'ImH7050fifteenחְמֵ֥שׁ עֶשְׂרֵ֖הche.Mesh 'es.RehH6240 H2568cubits:their pillarsעַמֻּדֵיהֶ֣ם'a.mu.dei.HemH5982threeשְׁלֹשָׁ֔הshe.lo.ShahH7969,and their socketsוְאַדְנֵיהֶ֖םve.'ad.nei.HemH134threeשְׁלֹשָֽׁה׃she.lo.ShahH7969.

16And for the gateוּלְשַׁ֨עַרu.le.Sha.'arH8179of the courtהֶֽחָצֵ֜רhe.cha.TzerH2691shall bean hangingמָסָ֣ךְ׀ma.SakhH4539of twentyעֶשְׂרִ֣ים'es.RimH6242cubitsאַמָּ֗ה'a.MahH520, ofblueתְּכֵ֨לֶתte.Khe.letH8504,and purpleוְאַרְגָּמָ֜ןve.'ar.ga.ManH713,and scarletוְתוֹלַ֧עַת שָׁנִ֛יve.to.La.'at sha.NiH8438 H8144,and fine twinedמָשְׁזָ֖רma.she.ZarH7806linenוְשֵׁ֥שׁve.SheshH8336,wrought with needleworkמַעֲשֵׂ֣ה רֹקֵ֑םma.'a.Seh ro.KemH4639 H7551: andtheir pillarsעַמֻּֽדֵיהֶם֙'a.mu.dei.HemH5982shall befourאַרְבָּעָ֔ה'ar.ba.'AhH702,and their socketsוְאַדְנֵיהֶ֖םve.'ad.nei.HemH134fourאַרְבָּעָֽה׃'ar.ba.'AhH702.

17All the pillarsעַמּוּדֵ֨י'a.mu.DeiH5982round aboutסָבִיב֙sa.VivH5439the courtהֶֽחָצֵ֤רhe.cha.TzerH2691shall befilletedמְחֻשָּׁקִ֣יםme.chu.sha.KimH2836with silverכֶּ֔סֶףKe.sefH3701;their hooksוָוֵיהֶ֖םva.vei.HemH2053shall be ofsilverכָּ֑סֶףKa.sefH3701,and their socketsוְאַדְנֵיהֶ֖םve.'ad.nei.HemH134ofbrassנְחֹֽשֶׁת׃ne.Cho.shetH5178.

18The lengthאֹ֣רֶךְ'O.rekhH753of the courtהֶֽחָצֵר֩he.cha.TzerH2691shall bean hundredמֵאָ֨הme.'AhH3967cubitsבָֽאַמָּ֜הva.'a.MahH520,and the breadthוְרֹ֣חַב׀ve.Ro.chavH7341fiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֣יםcha.mi.ShimH2572every whereבַּחֲמִשִּׁ֗יםba.cha.mi.ShimH2572,and the heightוְקֹמָ֛הve.ko.MahH6967fiveחָמֵ֥שׁcha.MeshH2568cubitsאַמּ֖וֹת'a.MotH520offine twinedמָשְׁזָ֑רma.she.ZarH7806linenשֵׁ֣שׁsheshH8336,and their socketsוְאַדְנֵיהֶ֖םve.'ad.nei.HemH134ofbrassנְחֹֽשֶׁת׃ne.Cho.shetH5178.

19All the vesselsכְּלֵ֣יke.LeiH3627of the tabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּ֔ןha.mish.KanH4908in all the serviceעֲבֹדָת֑וֹa.vo.da.ToH5656thereof, and all the pinsיְתֵדֹתָ֛יוye.te.do.TavH3489thereof, and all the pinsיִתְדֹ֥תyit.DotH3489of the courtהֶחָצֵ֖רhe.cha.TzerH2691, shall be ofbrassנְחֹֽשֶׁת׃ סne.Cho.shetH5178.

20And thou shalt commandתְּצַוֶּ֣ה׀te.tza.VehH6680the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,that they bringוְיִקְח֨וּve.yik.ChuH3947thee pureזָ֛ךְzakhH2134oilשֶׁ֣מֶןShe.menH8081oliveזַ֥יִתZa.yitH2132beatenכָּתִ֖יתka.TitH3795for the lightלַמָּא֑וֹרla.ma.'orH3974,to cause the lampנֵ֖רnerH5216to burnלְהַעֲלֹ֥תle.ha.'a.LotH5927alwaysתָּמִֽיד׃ta.MidH8548.

21In the tabernacleבְּאֹ֣הֶלbe.'O.helH168of the congregationמוֹעֵד֩mo.'EdH4150withoutמִח֨וּץmi.ChutzH2351the vailלַפָּרֹ֜כֶתla.pa.Ro.khetH6532, which isbefore the testimonyהָעֵדֻ֗תha.'e.DutH5715,Aaronאַהֲרֹ֧ן'a.ha.RonH175and his sonsוּבָנָ֛יוu.va.NavH1121shall orderיַעֲרֹךְ֩ya.'a.roKhH6186it from eveningמֵעֶ֥רֶבme.'E.revH6153to morningבֹּ֖קֶרBo.kerH1242beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068: it shall bea statuteחֻקַּ֤תchu.KatH2708for everעוֹלָם֙o.LamH5769unto their generationsלְדֹ֣רֹתָ֔םle.Do.ro.TamH1755on the behalf of the childrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סYis.ra.'ElH3478.

Commentaries on Exodus 27