Revised Literal Translation

Exodus 30:1-7

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.

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