Revised Literal Translation

Exodus 30:13-24

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:

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