Revised Literal Translation

Exodus 28:31-39

31And thou shalt makeוְעָשִׂ֛יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213the robeמְעִ֥ילme.'IlH4598of the ephodהָאֵפ֖וֹדha.'e.FodH646allכְּלִ֥ילke.LilH3632ofblueתְּכֵֽלֶת׃te.Khe.letH8504.

32And there shall be an holeפִֽי־fi-H6310in the topרֹאשׁ֖וֹro.ShoH7218of it, in the midstבְּתוֹכ֑וֹbe.to.KhoH8432thereof: it shall have a bindingשָׂפָ֡הsa.FahH8193of wovenאֹרֵ֗ג'o.RegH707workמַעֲשֵׂ֣הma.'a.SehH4639round aboutסָבִ֜יבsa.VivH5439the holeלְפִ֨יוle.FivH6310of it, as it were the holeכְּפִ֥יke.FiH6310of a garmentתַחְרָ֛אtach.Ra'H8473,that it be not rentיִקָּרֵֽעַ׃yi.ka.Re.a'H7167.

33And beneathupon the hemשׁוּלָ֗יוshu.LavH7757of it thou shalt makeוְעָשִׂ֣יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213pomegranatesרִמֹּנֵי֙ri.mo.NeiH7416ofblueתְּכֵ֤לֶתte.Khe.letH8504, and ofpurpleוְאַרְגָּמָן֙ve.'ar.ga.ManH713, and ofscarletוְתוֹלַ֣עַת שָׁנִ֔יve.to.La.'at sha.NiH8438 H8144,round aboutסָבִ֑יבsa.VivH5439the hemשׁוּלָ֖יוshu.LavH7757thereof; and bellsוּפַעֲמֹנֵ֥יu.fa.'a.mo.NeiH6472of goldזָהָ֛בza.HavH2091betweenבְּתוֹכָ֖םbe.to.KhamH8432them round aboutסָבִֽיב׃sa.VivH5439:

34A goldenזָהָב֙za.HavH2091bellפַּעֲמֹ֤ןpa.'a.MonH6472and a pomegranateוְרִמּ֔וֹןve.ri.MonH7416,a goldenזָהָ֖בza.HavH2091bellפַּֽעֲמֹ֥ןpa.'a.MonH6472and a pomegranateוְרִמּ֑וֹןve.ri.MonH7416,upon the hemשׁוּלֵ֥יshu.LeiH7757of the robeהַמְּעִ֖ילha.me.'IlH4598round aboutסָבִֽיב׃sa.VivH5439.

35And it shall be upon Aaronאַהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.RonH175to ministerלְשָׁרֵ֑תle.sha.RetH8334:and his soundק֠וֹלוֹko.loH6963shall be heardוְנִשְׁמַ֣עve.nish.Ma'H8085when he goethבְּבֹא֨וֹbe.vo.'OH935in unto the holyהַקֹּ֜דֶשׁha.Ko.deshH6944placebeforeלִפְנֵ֧יlif.NeiH6440Yhwhיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068,and when he comethוּבְצֵאת֖וֹu.ve.tze.ToH3318out, that he dieיָמֽוּת׃ סya.MutH4191not.

36And thou shalt makeוְעָשִׂ֥יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213a plateצִּ֖יץtzitzH6731ofpureטָה֑וֹרta.HorH2889goldזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091,and graveוּפִתַּחְתָּ֤u.fi.tach.TaH6605upon it, likethe engravingsפִּתּוּחֵ֣יpi.tu.CheiH6603of a signetחֹתָ֔םcho.TamH2368,HOLINESSקֹ֖דֶשׁKo.deshH6944TO YHWHלַֽיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068.

37And thou shalt putוְשַׂמְתָּ֤ve.sam.TaH7760it on a blueתְּכֵ֔לֶתte.Khe.letH8504laceפְּתִ֣ילpe.TilH6616,that it may be upon the mitreהַמִּצְנָ֑פֶתha.mitz.Na.fetH4701;upon the forefrontמ֥וּל פְּנֵֽי־mul pe.nei-H4136 H6440of the mitreהַמִּצְנֶ֖פֶתha.mitz.Ne.fetH4701it shall be.

38And it shall be upon Aaron’sאַהֲרֹן֒'a.ha.RonH175foreheadמֵ֣צַחMe.tzachH4696,that Aaronאַהֲרֹ֜ן'a.ha.RonH175may bearוְנָשָׂ֨אve.na.Sa'H5375the iniquityעֲוֹ֣ן'a.VonH5771of the holy thingsהַקֳּדָשִׁ֗יםha.ko.da.ShimH6944,which the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478shall hallowיַקְדִּ֙ישׁוּ֙yak.Di.shuH6942in all their holyקָדְשֵׁיהֶ֑םka.de.shei.HemH6944giftsמַתְּנֹ֖תma.te.NotH4979;and it shall be alwaysתָּמִ֔ידta.MidH8548upon his foreheadמִצְחוֹ֙mitz.ChoH4696,that they may be acceptedלְרָצ֥וֹןle.ra.TzonH7522beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

39And thou shalt embroiderוְשִׁבַּצְתָּ֙ve.shi.batz.TaH7660the coatהַכְּתֹ֣נֶתha.ke.To.netH3801of fine linenשֵׁ֔שׁSheshH8336,and thou shalt makeוְעָשִׂ֖יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213the mitreמִצְנֶ֣פֶתmitz.Ne.fetH4701offine linenשֵׁ֑שׁSheshH8336,and thou shalt makeתַּעֲשֶׂ֖הta.'a.SehH6213the girdleוְאַבְנֵ֥טve.'av.NetH73ofneedleworkמַעֲשֵׂ֥ה רֹקֵֽם׃ma.'a.Seh ro.KemH4639 H7551.

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