Revised Literal Translation

Exodus 28:6-15

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.

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