Revised Literal Translation

Exodus 28:22-29

22And thou shalt makeוְעָשִׂ֧יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213upon the breastplateהַחֹ֛שֶׁןha.Cho.shenH2833chainsשַֽׁרְשֹׁ֥תshar.ShotH8331at the endsגַּבְלֻ֖תgav.LutH1383ofwreathenעֲבֹ֑ת'a.VotH5688workמַעֲשֵׂ֣הma.'a.SehH4639ofpureטָהֽוֹר׃ta.HorH2889goldזָהָ֖בza.HavH2091.

23And thou shalt makeוְעָשִׂ֙יתָ֙ve.'a.Si.taH6213upon the breastplateהַחֹ֔שֶׁןha.Cho.shenH2833twoשְׁתֵּ֖יshe.TeiH8147ringsטַבְּע֣וֹתta.be.'otH2885of goldזָהָ֑בza.HavH2091,and shalt putוְנָתַתָּ֗ve.na.ta.TaH5414the twoשְׁתֵּי֙she.TeiH8147ringsהַטַּבָּע֔וֹתha.ta.ba.'otH2885on the twoשְׁנֵ֖יshe.NeiH8147endsקְצ֥וֹתke.TzotH7098of the breastplateהַחֹֽשֶׁן׃ha.Cho.shenH2833.

24And thou shalt putוְנָתַתָּ֗הve.na.ta.TahH5414the twoשְׁתֵּי֙she.TeiH8147wreathenעֲבֹתֹ֣ת'a.vo.TotH5688chainsof goldהַזָּהָ֔בha.za.HavH2091in the twoשְׁתֵּ֖יshe.TeiH8147ringsהַטַּבָּעֹ֑תha.ta.ba.'OtH2885which areon the endsקְצ֖וֹתke.TzotH7098of the breastplateהַחֹֽשֶׁן׃ha.Cho.shenH2833.

25And the othertwoשְׁתֵּ֤יshe.TeiH8147endsקְצוֹת֙ke.tzOtH7098of the twoשְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeiH8147wreathenהָעֲבֹתֹ֔תha.'a.vo.TotH5688chainsthou shalt fastenתִּתֵּ֖ןti.TenH5414in the twoשְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeiH8147ouchesהַֽמִּשְׁבְּצ֑וֹתha.mish.be.TzotH4865,and putוְנָתַתָּ֛הve.na.ta.TahH5414themon the shoulderpiecesכִּתְפ֥וֹתkit.FotH3802of the ephodהָאֵפֹ֖דha.'e.FodH646beforeפָּנָֽיו׃pa.NavH6440itמ֥וּלmulH4136.

26And thou shalt makeוְעָשִׂ֗יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213twoשְׁתֵּי֙she.TeiH8147ringsטַבְּע֣וֹתta.be.'otH2885of goldזָהָ֔בza.HavH2091,and thou shalt putוְשַׂמְתָּ֣ve.sam.TaH7760them upon the twoשְׁנֵ֖יshe.NeiH8147endsקְצ֣וֹתke.TzotH7098of the breastplateהַחֹ֑שֶׁןha.Cho.shenH2833in the borderשְׂפָת֕וֹse.fa.ToH8193thereof, which isin the sideעֵ֥בֶר'E.verH5676of the ephodהָאֵפֹ֖דha.'e.FodH646inwardבָּֽיְתָה׃Ba.ye.tahH1004.

27And twoשְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeiH8147otherringsטַבְּע֣וֹתta.be.'otH2885of goldזָהָב֒za.HavH2091thou shalt makeוְעָשִׂיתָ֮ve.'a.si.TaH6213,and shalt putוְנָתַתָּ֣הve.na.ta.TahH5414them on the twoשְׁתֵּי֩she.TeiH8147sidesכִתְפ֨וֹתkhit.FotH3802of the ephodהָאֵפ֤וֹדha.'e.FodH646underneathמִלְּמַ֙טָּה֙mi.le.Ma.tahH4295,towardמִמּ֣וּלmi.MulH4136the forepartפָּנָ֔יוpa.NavH6440thereof, over againstלְעֻמַּ֖תle.'u.MatH5980the othercouplingמֶחְבַּרְתּ֑וֹmech.bar.ToH4225thereof, aboveמִמַּ֕עַלmi.Ma.'alH4605the curious girdleלְחֵ֖שֶׁבle.Che.shevH2805of the ephodהָאֵפֽוֹד׃ha.'e.FodH646.

28And they shall bindוְיִרְכְּס֣וּve.yir.ke.SuH7405the breastplateהַ֠חֹשֶׁןHa.cho.shenH2833by the ringsמִֽטַּבְּעֹתָ֞יוmi.ta.be.'o.tovH2885thereof unto the ringsטַבְּעֹ֤תta.be.'OtH2885of the ephodהָאֵפֹד֙ha.'e.FodH646with a laceבִּפְתִ֣ילbif.TilH6616of blueתְּכֵ֔לֶתte.Khe.letH8504, that itmay be above the curious girdleחֵ֣שֶׁבChe.shevH2805of the ephodהָאֵפ֑וֹדha.'e.FodH646,and that the breastplateהַחֹ֔שֶׁןha.Cho.shenH2833be not loosedיִזַּ֣חyi.ZachH2118from the ephodהָאֵפֽוֹד׃ha.'e.FodH646.

29And Aaronאַ֠הֲרֹן'A.ha.ronH175shall bearוְנָשָׂ֣אve.na.Sa'H5375the namesשְׁמ֨וֹתshe.MotH8034of the childrenבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478in the breastplateבְּחֹ֧שֶׁןbe.Cho.shenH2833of judgmentהַמִּשְׁפָּ֛טha.mish.PatH4941upon his heartלִבּ֖וֹli.BoH3820,when he goethבְּבֹא֣וֹbe.vo.'OH935in unto the holyהַקֹּ֑דֶשׁha.Ko.deshH6944place,for a memorialלְזִכָּרֹ֥ןle.zi.ka.RonH2146beforeלִפְנֵֽי־lif.nei-H6440Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068continuallyתָּמִֽיד׃ta.MidH8548.

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