Revised Literal Translation

Exodus 30:23-33

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.

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