Revised Literal Translation

Exodus 30

1And thou shalt makeוְעָשִׂ֥יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213an altarמִזְבֵּ֖חַmiz.Be.achH4196to burnמִקְטַ֣רmik.TarH4729incenseקְטֹ֑רֶתke.To.retH7004upon: ofshittimשִׁטִּ֖יםshi.TimH7848woodעֲצֵ֥י'a.TzeiH6086shalt thou makeתַּעֲשֶׂ֥הta.'a.SehH6213it.

2A cubitאַמָּ֨ה'a.MahH520shall bethe lengthאָרְכּ֜וֹ'a.re.KoH753thereof, and a cubitוְאַמָּ֤הve.'a.MahH520the breadthרָחְבּוֹ֙ra.che.BoH7341thereof; foursquareרָב֣וּעַra.Vu.a'H7251shall it be: and two cubitsוְאַמָּתַ֖יִםve.'a.ma.Ta.yimH520shall bethe heightקֹמָת֑וֹko.ma.ToH6967thereof: the hornsקַרְנֹתָֽיו׃kar.no.TavH7161thereof shall be of the same.

3And thou shalt overlayוְצִפִּיתָ֨ve.tzi.pi.TaH6823it with pureטָה֗וֹרta.HorH2889goldזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091,the topגַּגּ֧וֹga.GoH1406thereof, and the sidesקִירֹתָ֛יוki.ro.TavH7023thereof round aboutסָבִ֖יבsa.VivH5439,and the hornsקַרְנֹתָ֑יוkar.no.TavH7161thereof; and thou shalt makeוְעָשִׂ֥יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213unto it a crownזֵ֥רzerH2213of goldזָהָ֖בza.HavH2091round aboutסָבִֽיב׃sa.VivH5439.

4And twoוּשְׁתֵּי֩u.she.TeiH8147goldenזָהָ֜בza.HavH2091ringsטַבְּעֹ֨תta.be.'OtH2885shalt thou makeתַּֽעֲשֶׂה־ta.'a.seh-H6213to it under the crownלְזֵר֗וֹle.ze.RoH2213of it, by the twoשְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeiH8147cornersצַלְעֹתָ֔יוtzal.'o.TavH6763thereof, upon the twoשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8147sidesצִדָּ֑יוtzi.DavH6654of it shalt thou makeתַּעֲשֶׂ֖הta.'a.SehH6213it;and they shall be for placesלְבָתִּ֣יםle.va.TimH1004for the stavesלְבַדִּ֔יםle.va.DimH905to bearלָשֵׂ֥אתla.SetH5375it withalH1992.

5And thou shalt makeוְעָשִׂ֥יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213the stavesהַבַּדִּ֖יםha.ba.DimH905ofshittimשִׁטִּ֑יםshi.TimH7848woodעֲצֵ֣י'a.TzeiH6086,and overlayוְצִפִּיתָ֥ve.tzi.pi.TaH6823them with goldזָהָֽב׃za.HavH2091.

6And thou shalt putוְנָתַתָּ֤הve.na.ta.TahH5414it beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the vailהַפָּרֹ֔כֶתha.pa.Ro.khetH6532that isby the arkאֲרֹ֣ן'a.RonH727of the testimonyהָעֵדֻ֑תha.'e.DutH5715,beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the mercy seatהַכַּפֹּ֗רֶתha.ka.Po.retH3727that isover the testimonyהָ֣עֵדֻ֔תha.'e.DutH5715,where I will meetאִוָּעֵ֥ד'i.va.'EdH3259with thee.

7And Aaronאַהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.RonH175shall burnוְהִקְטִ֥ירve.hik.TirH6999thereon sweetסַמִּ֑יםsa.MimH5561incenseקְטֹ֣רֶתke.To.retH7004every morningH1242:when he dressethבְּהֵיטִיב֛וֹbe.hei.ti.VoH3190the lampsהַנֵּרֹ֖תha.ne.RotH5216,he shall burn incenseיַקְטִירֶֽנָּה׃yak.ti.Re.nahH6999upon it.

8And when Aaronאַהֲרֹ֧ן'a.ha.RonH175lightethוּבְהַעֲלֹ֨תu.ve.ha.'a.LotH5927the lampsהַנֵּרֹ֛תha.ne.RotH5216at evenהָעֲרְבַּ֖יִםha.'ar.Ba.yimH6153,he shall burn incenseיַקְטִירֶ֑נָּהyak.ti.Re.nahH6999upon it, a perpetualתָּמִ֛ידta.MidH8548incenseקְטֹ֧רֶתke.To.retH7004beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068throughout your generationsלְדֹרֹתֵיכֶֽם׃le.do.ro.tei.KhemH1755.

9Ye shall offerתַעֲל֥וּta.'a.LuH5927no strangeזָרָ֖הza.RahH2114incenseקְטֹ֥רֶתke.To.retH7004thereon, nor burnt sacrificeוְעֹלָ֣הve.'o.LahH5930,nor grain offeringוּמִנְחָ֑הu.min.ChahH4503;neither shall ye pourתִסְּכ֖וּti.se.KhuH5258drink offeringוְנֵ֕סֶךְve.Ne.sekhH5262thereon.

10And Aaronאַהֲרֹן֙'a.ha.RonH175shall make an atonementוְכִפֶּ֤רve.khi.PerH3722upon the hornsקַרְנֹתָ֔יוkar.no.TavH7161of it onceאַחַ֖ת'a.ChatH259in a yearבַּשָּׁנָ֑הba.sha.NahH8141with the bloodמִדַּ֞םmi.DamH1818of the sin offeringחַטַּ֣אתcha.TatH2403of atonementsהַכִּפֻּרִ֗יםha.ki.pu.RimH3725:onceאַחַ֤ת'a.ChatH259in the yearבַּשָּׁנָה֙ba.sha.NahH8141shall he make atonementיְכַפֵּ֤רye.kha.PerH3722upon it throughout your generationsלְדֹרֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔םle.do.Ro.tei.KhemH1755: it ismostקֹֽדֶשׁ־ko.desh-H6944holyקָֽדָשִׁ֥יםka.da.ShimH6944unto Yhwhלַיהוָֽה׃ פla.Yah.wehH3068.

11And Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068spakeוַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.BerH1696unto Mosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

12When thou takestתִשָּׂ֞אti.Sa'H5375the sumרֹ֥אשׁroshH7218of the childrenבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֘לYis.ra.'ElH3478after their numberלִפְקֻדֵיהֶם֒lif.ku.dei.HemH6485,then shall they giveוְנָ֨תְנ֜וּve.Na.te.NuH5414every manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376a ransomכֹּ֧פֶרKo.ferH3724for his soulנַפְשׁ֛וֹnaf.ShoH5315unto Yhwhלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068,when thou numberestבִּפְקֹ֣דbif.KodH6485them; that there be no plagueנֶ֖גֶףNe.gefH5063among them, when thounumberestבִּפְקֹ֥דbif.KodH6485them.

13This they shall giveיִתְּנ֗וּyi.te.NuH5414,every one that passethהָעֹבֵר֙ha.'o.VerH5674amongעַל־'al-H5921them that are numberedהַפְּקֻדִ֔יםha.pe.ku.DimH6485,halfמַחֲצִ֥יתma.cha.TzitH4276a shekelהַשֶּׁ֖קֶלha.She.kelH8255after the shekelבְּשֶׁ֣קֶלbe.She.kelH8255of the sanctuaryהַקֹּ֑דֶשׁha.Ko.deshH6944: (a shekelהַשֶּׁ֔קֶלha.She.kelH8255istwentyעֶשְׂרִ֤ים'es.RimH6242gerahsגֵּרָה֙ge.RahH1626:)an halfמַחֲצִ֣יתma.cha.TzitH4276shekelהַשֶּׁ֔קֶלha.She.kelH8255shall bethe offeringתְּרוּמָ֖הte.ru.MahH8641of Yhwhלַֽיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068.

14Every one that passethהָעֹבֵר֙ha.'o.VerH5674among them that are numberedהַפְּקֻדִ֔יםha.pe.ku.DimH6485,from twentyעֶשְׂרִ֥ים'es.RimH6242yearsשָׁנָ֖הsha.NahH8141oldמִבֶּ֛ןmi.BenH1121and aboveוָמָ֑עְלָהva.Ma.'e.lahH4605,shall giveיִתֵּ֖ןyi.TenH5414an offeringתְּרוּמַ֥תte.ru.MatH8641unto Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

15The richהֶֽעָשִׁ֣ירhe.'a.ShirH6223shall not give moreיַרְבֶּ֗הyar.BehH7235,and the poorוְהַדַּל֙ve.ha.DalH1800shall not give lessיַמְעִ֔יטyam.'ItH4591than halfמִֽמַּחֲצִ֖יתmi.ma.cha.TzitH4276a shekelהַשָּׁ֑קֶלha.Sha.kelH8255, when theygiveלָתֵת֙la.TetH5414an offeringתְּרוּמַ֣תte.ru.MatH8641unto Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,to make an atonementלְכַפֵּ֖רle.kha.PerH3722for your soulsנַפְשֹׁתֵיכֶֽם׃naf.sho.tei.KhemH5315.

16And thou shalt takeוְלָקַחְתָּ֞ve.la.kach.TaH3947the atonementהַכִּפֻּרִ֗יםha.ki.pu.RimH3725moneyכֶּ֣סֶףKe.sefH3701of the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and shalt appointוְנָתַתָּ֣ve.na.ta.TaH5414it for the serviceעֲבֹדַ֖ת'a.vo.DatH5656of the tabernacleאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168of the congregationמוֹעֵ֑דmo.'EdH4150;that it may be a memorialלְזִכָּרוֹן֙le.zi.ka.rOnH2146unto the childrenלִבְנֵ֨יliv.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֤לYis.ra.'ElH3478beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,to make an atonementלְכַפֵּ֖רle.kha.PerH3722for your soulsנַפְשֹׁתֵיכֶֽם׃ פnaf.sho.tei.KhemH5315.

17And Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068spakeוַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.BerH1696unto Mosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

18Thou shalt also makeוְעָשִׂ֜יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213a laverכִּיּ֥וֹרki.YorH3595ofbrassנְחֹ֛שֶׁתne.Cho.shetH5178,and his footוְכַנּ֥וֹve.kha.NoH3653also ofbrassנְחֹ֖שֶׁתne.Cho.shetH5178,to washלְרָחְצָ֑הle.ra.che.TzahH7364withal:and thou shalt putוְנָתַתָּ֣ve.na.ta.TaH5414it between the tabernacleאֹ֤הֶל'O.helH168of the congregationמוֹעֵד֙mo.'EdH4150and the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַha.miz.Be.achH4196,and thou shalt putוְנָתַתָּ֥ve.na.ta.TaH5414waterמָֽיִם׃Ma.yimH4325therein.

19For Aaronאַהֲרֹ֥ן'a.ha.RonH175and his sonsוּבָנָ֖יוu.va.NavH1121shall washוְרָחֲצ֛וּve.ra.cha.TzuH7364their handsיְדֵיהֶ֖םye.dei.HemH3027and their feetרַגְלֵיהֶֽם׃rag.lei.HemH7272thereat:

20When they goבְּבֹאָ֞םbe.vo.'AmH935into the tabernacleאֹ֧הֶל'O.helH168of the congregationמוֹעֵ֛דmo.'EdH4150,they shall washיִרְחֲצוּ־yir.cha.tzu-H7364with waterמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325,that they dieיָמֻ֑תוּya.Mu.tuH4191not; or when they come nearבְגִשְׁתָּ֤םve.gish.TamH5066to the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֙חַ֙ha.miz.Be.achH4196to ministerלְשָׁרֵ֔תle.sha.RetH8334,to burn offeringלְהַקְטִ֥ירle.hak.TirH6999made by fireאִשֶּׁ֖ה'i.ShehH801unto Yhwhלַֽיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068:

21So they shall washוְרָחֲצ֛וּve.ra.cha.TzuH7364their handsיְדֵיהֶ֥םye.dei.HemH3027and their feetוְרַגְלֵיהֶ֖םve.rag.lei.HemH7272,that they dieיָמֻ֑תוּya.Mu.tuH4191not: and it shall be a statuteחָק־chok-H2706for everעוֹלָ֛םo.LamH5769to them, evento him and to his seedוּלְזַרְע֖וֹu.le.zar.'OH2233throughout their generationsלְדֹרֹתָֽם׃ פle.do.ro.TamH1755.

22Moreover Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068spakeוַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.BerH1696unto Mosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

23Takeקַח־kach-H3947thou also unto thee principalרֹאשׁ֒roShH7218spicesבְּשָׂמִ֣יםbe.sa.MimH1314,of pureדְּרוֹר֙de.rOrH1865myrrhמָר־mor-H4753fiveחֲמֵ֣שׁcha.MeshH2568hundredמֵא֔וֹתme.'otH3967shekels,and of sweetבֶּ֥שֶׂםBe.semH1314cinnamonוְקִנְּמָן־ve.ki.ne.mon-H7076halfמַחֲצִית֖וֹma.cha.tzi.ToH4276so muchH4276, eventwo hundredוּמָאתָ֑יִםu.ma.Ta.yimH3967and fiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֣יםcha.mi.ShimH2572shekels,and of sweetבֹ֖שֶׂםVo.semH1314calamusוּקְנֵה־u.ke.neh-H7070two hundredוּמָאתָֽיִם׃u.ma.Ta.yimH3967and fiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֥יםcha.mi.ShimH2572shekels,

24And of cassiaוְקִדָּ֕הve.ki.DahH6916fiveחֲמֵ֥שׁcha.MeshH2568hundredמֵא֖וֹתme.'otH3967shekels,after the shekelבְּשֶׁ֣קֶלbe.She.kelH8255of the sanctuaryהַקֹּ֑דֶשׁha.Ko.deshH6944,and of oilוְשֶׁ֥מֶןve.She.menH8081oliveזַ֖יִתZa.yitH2132an hinהִֽין׃HinH1969:

25And thou shalt makeוְעָשִׂ֣יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213it an oilשֶׁ֚מֶןShe.menH8081of holyקֹ֔דֶשׁKo.deshH6944ointmentמִשְׁחַת־mish.chat-H4888,an ointmentרֹ֥קַחRo.kachH7545compoundמִרְקַ֖חַתmir.Ka.chatH4842after the artמַעֲשֵׂ֣הma.'a.SehH4639of the apothecaryרֹקֵ֑חַro.Ke.achH7543:it shall be an holyקֹ֖דֶשׁKo.deshH6944anointingמִשְׁחַת־mish.chat-H4888oilשֶׁ֥מֶןShe.menH8081.

26And thou shalt anointוּמָשַׁחְתָּ֥u.ma.shach.TaH4886the tabernacleאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168of the congregationמוֹעֵ֑דmo.'EdH4150therewith, and the arkאֲר֥וֹן'a.RonH727of the testimonyהָעֵדֻֽת׃ha.'e.DutH5715,

27And the tableהַשֻּׁלְחָן֙ha.shul.ChanH7979and all his vesselsכֵּלָ֔יוke.LavH3627,and the lampstandהַמְּנֹרָ֖הha.me.no.RahH4501and his vesselsכֵּלֶ֑יהָke.Lei.haH3627,and the altarמִזְבַּ֥חmiz.BachH4196of incenseהַקְּטֹֽרֶת׃ha.ke.To.retH7004,

28And the altarמִזְבַּ֥חmiz.BachH4196of burnt offeringהָעֹלָ֖הha.'o.LahH5930with all his vesselsכֵּלָ֑יוke.LavH3627,and the laverהַכִּיֹּ֖רha.ki.YorH3595and his footכַּנּֽוֹ׃ka.NoH3653.

29And thou shalt sanctifyוְקִדַּשְׁתָּ֣ve.ki.dash.TaH6942them, that they may be mostקֹ֣דֶשׁKo.deshH6944holyקָֽדָשִׁ֑יםka.da.ShimH6944:whatsoever touchethהַנֹּגֵ֥עַha.no.Ge.a'H5060them shall be holyיִקְדָּֽשׁ׃yik.DashH6942.

30And thou shalt anointתִּמְשָׁ֑חtim.ShachH4886Aaronאַהֲרֹ֥ן'a.ha.RonH175and his sonsבָּנָ֖יוba.NavH1121,and consecrateוְקִדַּשְׁתָּ֥ve.ki.dash.TaH6942them, that theymay minister unto me in the priest’s officeלְכַהֵ֥ןle.kha.HenH3547.

31And thou shalt speakתְּדַבֵּ֣רte.da.BerH1696unto the childrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,This shall be an holyקֹ֨דֶשׁKo.deshH6944anointingמִשְׁחַת־mish.chat-H4888oilשֶׁ֠מֶןShe.menH8081unto me throughout your generationsלְדֹרֹתֵיכֶֽם׃le.do.ro.tei.KhemH1755.

32Upon man’sאָדָם֙'a.DamH120fleshבְּשַׂ֤רbe.SarH1320shall it not be pouredיִיסָ֔ךְyi.SakhH3251,neither shall ye makeתַעֲשׂ֖וּta.'a.SuH6213any otherlike it, after the compositionוּבְמַ֨תְכֻּנְתּ֔וֹu.ve.Mat.kun.ToH4971of it: it isholyקֹ֣דֶשׁKo.deshH6944, andit shall be holyקֹ֖דֶשׁKo.deshH6944unto you.

33Whosoeverאִ֚ישׁ'ishH376 H834compoundethיִרְקַ֣חyir.KachH7543anylike it, or whosoever puttethיִתֵּ֛ןyi.TenH5414anyof it upon a strangerזָ֑רZarH2114,shall even be cutוְנִכְרַ֖תve.nikh.RatH3772off from his peopleמֵעַמָּֽיו׃ סme.'a.MavH5971.

34And Yhwhיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559unto Mosesמֹשֶׁ֜הmo.ShehH4872,Takeקַח־kach-H3947unto thee sweet spicesH5561,stacteנָטָ֤ף׀na.TafH5198,and onychaוּשְׁחֵ֙לֶת֙u.she.Che.letH7827,and galbanumוְחֶלְבְּנָ֔הve.chel.be.NahH2464; thesesweetH5561spicesH5561with pureזַכָּ֑הza.KahH2134frankincenseוּלְבֹנָ֣הu.le.vo.NahH3828:of eachבַּ֥דbadH905shall there be a likeבְּבַ֖דbe.VadH905weight:

35And thou shalt makeוְעָשִׂ֤יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213it a perfumeקְטֹ֔רֶתke.To.retH7004,a confectionרֹ֖קַחRo.kachH7545after the artמַעֲשֵׂ֣הma.'a.SehH4639of the apothecaryרוֹקֵ֑חַro.Ke.achH7543,temperedמְמֻלָּ֖חme.mu.LachH4414together, pureטָה֥וֹרta.HorH2889andholyקֹֽדֶשׁ׃Ko.deshH6944:

36And thou shalt beatוְשָֽׁחַקְתָּ֣ve.sha.chak.TaH7833someof it very smallהָדֵק֒ha.DekH1854,and putוְנָתַתָּ֨הve.na.ta.TahH5414of it beforeלִפְנֵ֤יlif.NeiH6440the testimonyהָעֵדֻת֙ha.'e.DutH5715in the tabernacleבְּאֹ֣הֶלbe.'O.helH168of the congregationמוֹעֵ֔דmo.'EdH4150,where I will meetאִוָּעֵ֥ד'i.va.'EdH3259with thee: it shall be unto you mostקֹ֥דֶשׁKo.deshH6944holyקָֽדָשִׁ֖יםka.da.ShimH6944.

37And as forthe perfumeוְהַקְּטֹ֙רֶת֙ve.ha.ke.To.retH7004which thou shalt makeתַּעֲשֶׂ֔הta.'a.SehH6213,ye shall not makeתַעֲשׂ֖וּta.'a.SuH6213to yourselves according to the compositionבְּמַ֨תְכֻּנְתָּ֔הּbe.Mat.kun.TahH4971thereof: it shall be unto thee holyקֹ֛דֶשׁKo.deshH6944for Yhwhלַיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068.

38Whosoeverאִ֛ישׁ אֲשֶׁר־'ish 'a.Sher-H376 H834shall makeיַעֲשֶׂ֥הya.'a.SehH6213like unto that, to smellלְהָרִ֣יחַle.ha.Ri.achH7306thereto, shall even be cut offוְנִכְרַ֖תve.nikh.RatH3772from his peopleמֵעַמָּֽיו׃ סme.'a.MavH5971.

Commentaries on Exodus 30