Revised Literal Translation

Exodus 28:17-20

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.

19And the thirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֑יha.she.li.ShiH7992rowוְהַטּ֖וּרve.ha.TurH2905a ligureלֶ֥שֶׁםLe.shemH3958,an agateשְׁב֖וֹshe.VoH7618,and an amethystוְאַחְלָֽמָה׃ve.'ach.La.mahH306.

20And the fourthהָרְבִיעִ֔יha.re.vi.'IH7243rowוְהַטּוּר֙ve.ha.TurH2905a berylתַּרְשִׁ֥ישׁtar.ShishH8658,and an onyxוְשֹׁ֖הַםve.Sho.hamH7718,and a jasperוְיָשְׁפֵ֑הve.ya.she.PehH3471:they shall be setמְשֻׁבָּצִ֥יםme.shu.ba.TzimH7660in goldזָהָ֛בza.HavH2091in their inclosingsבְּמִלּוּאֹתָֽם׃be.mi.lu.'o.TamH4396.

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