Revised Literal Translation

Exodus 28:36-38

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.

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