Revised Literal Translation

Exodus 28:16-18

16Foursquareרָב֥וּעַra.Vu.a'H7251it shall be beingdoubledכָּפ֑וּלka.FulH3717;a spanזֶ֥רֶתZe.retH2239shall bethe lengthאָרְכּ֖וֹ'a.re.KoH753thereof, and a spanוְזֶ֥רֶתve.Ze.retH2239shall bethe breadthרָחְבּֽוֹ׃ra.che.BoH7341thereof.

17And thou shalt setוּמִלֵּאתָ֥u.mi.le.TaH4390in it settingsמִלֻּ֣אַתmi.Lu.'atH4396of stonesאֶ֔בֶן'E.venH68, evenfourאַרְבָּעָ֖ה'ar.ba.'AhH702rowsטוּרִ֣יםtu.RimH2905of stonesאָ֑בֶן'A.venH68: the firstrowט֗וּרTurH2905shall bea sardiusאֹ֤דֶם'O.demH124,a topazפִּטְדָה֙pit.DahH6357,and a carbuncleוּבָרֶ֔קֶתu.va.Re.ketH1304: this shall bethe firstהָאֶחָֽד׃ha.'e.ChadH259rowהַטּ֖וּרha.TurH2905.

18And the secondהַשֵּׁנִ֑יha.she.NiH8145rowוְהַטּ֖וּרve.ha.TurH2905shall bean emeraldנֹ֥פֶךְNo.fekhH5306,a sapphireסַפִּ֖ירsa.PirH5601,and a diamondוְיָהֲלֹֽם׃ve.ya.ha.LomH3095.

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