Revised Literal Translation

Exodus 28:36-43

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.

40And for Aaron’sאַהֲרֹן֙'a.ha.RonH175sonsוְלִבְנֵ֤יve.liv.NeiH1121thou shalt makeתַּעֲשֶׂ֣הta.'a.SehH6213coatsכֻתֳּנֹ֔תkhu.to.NotH3801,and thou shalt makeוְעָשִׂ֥יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213for them girdlesאַבְנֵטִ֑ים'av.ne.TimH73,and bonnetsוּמִגְבָּעוֹת֙u.mig.ba.'OtH4021shalt thou makeתַּעֲשֶׂ֣הta.'a.SehH6213for them, for gloryלְכָב֖וֹדle.kha.VodH3519and for beautyוּלְתִפְאָֽרֶת׃u.le.tif.'A.retH8597.

41And thou shalt putוְהִלְבַּשְׁתָּ֤ve.hil.bash.TaH3847them upon Aaronאַהֲרֹ֣ן'a.ha.RonH175thy brotherאָחִ֔יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251,and his sonsבָּנָ֖יוba.NavH1121with him; and shalt anointוּמָשַׁחְתָּ֨u.ma.shach.TaH4886them, and consecrateוּמִלֵּאתָ֧ יָדָ֛םu.mi.le.Ta ya.DamH3027 H4390them, and sanctifyוְקִדַּשְׁתָּ֥ve.ki.dash.TaH6942them, that they may minister unto me in the priest’s officeוְכִהֲנ֥וּve.khi.ha.NuH3547.

42And thou shalt makeוַעֲשֵׂ֤הva.'a.SehH6213them linenבָ֔דVadH906breechesמִכְנְסֵי־mikh.ne.sei-H4370to coverלְכַסּ֖וֹתle.kha.SotH3680their nakednessבְּשַׂ֣ר עֶרְוָ֑הbe.Sar 'er.VahH6172 H1320;from the loinsמִמָּתְנַ֥יִםmi.ma.te.Na.yimH4975even unto the thighsיְרֵכַ֖יִםye.re.Kha.yimH3409they shall reach:

43And they shall be upon Aaronאַהֲרֹ֨ן'a.ha.RonH175,and upon his sonsבָּנָ֜יוba.NavH1121,when they comeבְּבֹאָ֣ם׀be.vo.'AmH935in unto the tabernacleאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168of the congregationמוֹעֵ֗דmo.'EdH4150,or when they come nearבְגִשְׁתָּ֤םve.gish.TamH5066unto the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֙חַ֙ha.miz.Be.achH4196to ministerלְשָׁרֵ֣תle.sha.RetH8334in the holyבַּקֹּ֔דֶשׁba.Ko.deshH6944place;that they bearיִשְׂא֥וּyis.'UH5375not iniquityעָוֹ֖ן'a.VonH5771,and dieוָמֵ֑תוּva.Me.tuH4191: it shall bea statuteחֻקַּ֥תchu.KatH2708for everעוֹלָ֛םo.LamH5769unto him and his seedוּלְזַרְע֥וֹu.le.zar.'OH2233afterאַחֲרָֽיו׃ ס'a.cha.RavH310him.

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