Revised Literal Translation

Exodus 27:1-9

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:

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