Revised Literal Translation

Exodus 28:2-20

2And thou shalt makeוְעָשִׂ֥יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213holyקֹ֖דֶשׁKo.deshH6944garmentsבִגְדֵי־vig.dei-H899for Aaronלְאַהֲרֹ֣ןle.'a.ha.RonH175thy brotherאָחִ֑יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251for gloryלְכָב֖וֹדle.kha.VodH3519and for beautyוּלְתִפְאָֽרֶת׃u.le.tif.'A.retH8597.

3And thou shalt speakתְּדַבֵּר֙te.da.BerH1696unto all that arewiseחַכְמֵי־chakh.mei-H2450heartedלֵ֔בLevH3820,whom I have filledמִלֵּאתִ֖יוmi.le.TivH4390with the spiritר֣וּחַRu.achH7307of wisdomחָכְמָ֑הchokh.mahH2451,that they may makeוְעָשׂ֞וּve.'a.SuH6213Aaron’sאַהֲרֹ֛ן'a.ha.RonH175garmentsבִּגְדֵ֧יbig.DeiH899to consecrateלְקַדְּשׁ֖וֹle.ka.de.ShoH6942him, that he may minister unto me in the priest’s officeלְכַהֲנוֹ־le.kha.ha.nov-H3547.

4And these arethe garmentsהַבְּגָדִ֜יםha.be.ga.DimH899which they shall makeיַעֲשׂ֗וּya.'a.SuH6213;a breastplateחֹ֤שֶׁןCho.shenH2833,and an ephodוְאֵפוֹד֙ve.'e.fOdH646,and a robeוּמְעִ֔ילu.me.'IlH4598,and a broideredתַּשְׁבֵּ֖ץtash.BetzH8665coatוּכְתֹ֥נֶתu.khe.To.netH3801,a mitreמִצְנֶ֣פֶתmitz.Ne.fetH4701,and a girdleוְאַבְנֵ֑טve.'av.NetH73:and they shall makeוְעָשׂ֨וּve.'a.SuH6213holyקֹ֜דֶשׁKo.deshH6944garmentsבִגְדֵי־vig.dei-H899for Aaronלְאַהֲרֹ֥ןle.'a.ha.RonH175thy brotherאָחִ֛יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251,and his sonsוּלְבָנָ֖יוu.le.va.NavH1121,that he may minister unto me in the priest’s officeלְכַהֲנוֹ־le.kha.ha.nov-H3547.

5And they shall takeיִקְח֣וּyik.ChuH3947goldהַזָּהָ֔בha.za.HavH2091,and blueהַתְּכֵ֖לֶתha.te.Khe.letH8504,and purpleהָֽאַרְגָּמָ֑ןha.'ar.ga.ManH713,and scarletתּוֹלַ֥עַת הַשָּׁנִ֖יto.La.'at ha.sha.NiH8438 H8144,and fine linenהַשֵּֽׁשׁ׃ פha.SheshH8336.

6And they shall makeוְעָשׂ֖וּve.'a.SuH6213the ephodהָאֵפֹ֑דha.'e.FodH646ofgoldזָ֠הָבza.hoH2091, ofblueתְּכֵ֨לֶתte.Khe.letH8504, and ofpurpleוְאַרְגָּמָ֜ןve.'ar.ga.ManH713, ofscarletתּוֹלַ֧עַת שָׁנִ֛יto.La.'at sha.NiH8438 H8144,and fine twinedמָשְׁזָ֖רma.she.ZarH7806linenוְשֵׁ֥שׁve.SheshH8336,with cunningחֹשֵֽׁב׃cho.ShevH2803workמַעֲשֵׂ֥הma.'a.SehH4639.

7It shall have the twoשְׁתֵּ֧יshe.TeiH8147shoulderpiecesכְתֵפֹ֣תkhe.te.FotH3802thereof joinedחֹֽבְרֹ֗תchoe.RotH2266at the twoשְׁנֵ֥יshe.NeiH8147edgesקְצוֹתָ֖יוke.tzo.TavH7098thereof; and soit shall be joined togetherוְחֻבָּֽר׃ve.chu.BarH2266.

8And the curious girdleוְחֵ֤שֶׁבve.Che.shevH2805of the ephodאֲפֻדָּתוֹ֙'a.fu.da.ToH642, which isupon it, shall be of the same, according to the workכְּמַעֲשֵׂ֖הוּke.ma.'a.Se.huH4639thereof; even ofgoldזָהָ֗בza.HavH2091, ofblueתְּכֵ֧לֶתte.Khe.letH8504,and purpleוְאַרְגָּמָ֛ןve.'ar.ga.ManH713,and scarletוְתוֹלַ֥עַת שָׁנִ֖יve.to.La.'at sha.NiH8438 H8144,and fine twinedמָשְׁזָֽר׃ma.she.ZarH7806linenוְשֵׁ֥שׁve.SheshH8336.

9And thou shalt takeוְלָ֣קַחְתָּ֔ve.La.kach.taH3947twoשְׁתֵּ֖יshe.TeiH8147onyxשֹׁ֑הַםSho.hamH7718stonesאַבְנֵי־'av.nei-H68,and graveוּפִתַּחְתָּ֣u.fi.tach.TaH6605on them the namesשְׁמ֖וֹתshe.MotH8034of the childrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478:

10Sixשִׁשָּׁה֙shi.ShahH8337of their namesמִשְּׁמֹתָ֔םmi.she.mo.TamH8034on oneהָאֶחָ֑תha.'e.ChatH259stoneהָאֶ֣בֶןha.'E.venH68, and the othersixהַשִּׁשָּׁ֧הha.shi.ShahH8337namesשְׁמ֞וֹתshe.MotH8034of the restהַנּוֹתָרִ֛יםha.no.ta.RimH3498on the otherהַשֵּׁנִ֖יתha.she.NitH8145stoneהָאֶ֥בֶןha.'E.venH68,according to their birthכְּתוֹלְדֹתָֽם׃ke.tol.do.TamH8435.

11With the workמַעֲשֵׂ֣הma.'a.SehH4639of an engraverחָרַשׁ֮cha.RashH2796in stoneאֶבֶן֒'e.VenH68, likethe engravingsפִּתּוּחֵ֣יpi.tu.CheiH6603of a signetחֹתָ֗םcho.TamH2368,shalt thou engraveתְּפַתַּח֙te.fa.TachH6605the twoשְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeiH8147stonesהָאֲבָנִ֔יםha.'a.va.NimH68with the namesשְׁמֹ֖תshe.MotH8034of the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478:thou shalt makeתַּעֲשֶׂ֥הta.'a.SehH6213them to be setH4142in ouchesמִשְׁבְּצ֥וֹתmish.be.TzotH4865of goldזָהָ֖בza.HavH2091.

12And thou shalt putוְשַׂמְתָּ֞ve.sam.TaH7760the twoשְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeiH8147stonesהָאֲבָנִ֗יםha.'a.va.NimH68upon the shouldersכִּתְפֹ֣תkit.FotH3802of the ephodהָֽאֵפֹ֔דha.'e.FodH646forstonesאַבְנֵ֥י'av.NeiH68of memorialזִכָּרֹ֖ןzi.ka.RonH2146unto the childrenלִבְנֵ֣יliv.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478:and Aaronאַהֲרֹ֨ן'a.ha.RonH175shall bearוְנָשָׂא֩ve.na.Sa'H5375their namesשְׁמוֹתָ֜םshe.mo.TamH8034beforeלִפְנֵ֧יlif.NeiH6440Yhwhיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068upon his twoשְׁתֵּ֥יshe.TeiH8147shouldersכְתֵפָ֖יוkhe.te.FavH3802for a memorialלְזִכָּרֹֽן׃ סle.zi.ka.RonH2146.

13And thou shalt makeוְעָשִׂ֥יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213ouchesמִשְׁבְּצֹ֖תmish.be.TzotH4865ofgoldזָהָֽב׃za.HavH2091;

14And twoוּשְׁתֵּ֤יu.she.TeiH8147chainsשַׁרְשְׁרֹת֙shar.she.RotH8333ofpureטָה֔וֹרta.HorH2889goldזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091at the endsמִגְבָּלֹ֛תmig.ba.LotH4020; ofwreathenעֲבֹ֑ת'a.VotH5688workמַעֲשֵׂ֣הma.'a.SehH4639shalt thou makeתַּעֲשֶׂ֥הta.'a.SehH6213them, and fastenוְנָתַתָּ֛הve.na.ta.TahH5414the wreathenהָעֲבֹתֹ֖תha.'a.vo.TotH5688chainsשַׁרְשְׁרֹ֥תshar.she.RotH8333to the ouchesהַֽמִּשְׁבְּצֹֽת׃ סHa.mish.be.TzotH4865.

15And thou shalt makeוְעָשִׂ֜יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213the breastplateחֹ֤שֶׁןCho.shenH2833of judgmentמִשְׁפָּט֙mish.PatH4941with cunningחֹשֵׁ֔בcho.ShevH2803workמַעֲשֵׂ֣הma.'a.SehH4639;after the workכְּמַעֲשֵׂ֥הke.ma.'a.SehH4639of the ephodאֵפֹ֖ד'e.FodH646thou shalt makeתַּעֲשֶׂ֑נּוּta.'a.Se.nuH6213it; ofgoldזָ֠הָבza.hoH2091, ofblueתְּכֵ֨לֶתte.Khe.letH8504, and ofpurpleוְאַרְגָּמָ֜ןve.'ar.ga.ManH713, and ofscarletוְתוֹלַ֧עַת שָׁנִ֛יve.to.La.'at sha.NiH8438 H8144, and offine twinedמָשְׁזָ֖רma.she.ZarH7806linenוְשֵׁ֥שׁve.SheshH8336,shalt thou makeתַּעֲשֶׂ֥הta.'a.SehH6213it.

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.

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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