Revised Literal Translation

Exodus 31

1And Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068spakeוַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.BerH1696unto Mosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2Seeרְאֵ֖הre.'EhH7200,I have calledקָרָ֣אתִֽיka.Ra.tiH7121by nameבְשֵׁ֑םve.ShemH8034Bezaleelבְּצַלְאֵ֛לbe.tzal.'ElH1212the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Uriאוּרִ֥י'u.RiH221,the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Hurח֖וּרchurH2354,of the tribeלְמַטֵּ֥הle.ma.TehH4294of Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063:

3And I have filledוָאֲמַלֵּ֥אva.'a.ma.Le'H4390him with the spiritר֣וּחַRu.achH7307of Godאֱלֹהִ֑ים'E.lo.HimH430,in wisdomבְּחָכְמָ֛הbe.cha.khe.MahH2451,and in understandingוּבִתְבוּנָ֥הu.vit.vu.NahH8394,and in knowledgeוּבְדַ֖עַתu.ve.Da.'atH1847,and in all manner of workmanshipמְלָאכָֽה׃me.la.KhahH4399,

4To deviseלַחְשֹׁ֖בlach.ShoH2803cunning worksמַחֲשָׁבֹ֑תma.cha.sha.VotH4284,to workלַעֲשׂ֛וֹתla.'a.SotH6213in goldבַּזָּהָ֥בba.za.HavH2091,and in silverוּבַכֶּ֖סֶףu.va.Ke.sefH3701,and in brassוּבַנְּחֹֽשֶׁת׃u.va.ne.Cho.shetH5178,

5And in cuttingוּבַחֲרֹ֥שֶׁתu.va.cha.Ro.shetH2799of stonesאֶ֛בֶן'E.venH68,to setלְמַלֹּ֖אתle.ma.LotH4390them,and in carvingוּבַחֲרֹ֣שֶׁתu.va.cha.Ro.shetH2799of timberעֵ֑ץ'EtzH6086,to workלַעֲשׂ֖וֹתla.'a.SotH6213in all manner of workmanshipמְלָאכָֽה׃me.la.KhahH4399.

6And I, behold, I have givenנָתַ֣תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414with him Aholiabאָהֳלִיאָ֞ב'o.ho.li.'AvH171,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Ahisamachאֲחִֽיסָמָךְ֙'a.chi.sa.moKhH294,of the tribeלְמַטֵּה־le.ma.teh-H4294of Danדָ֔ןDanH1835:and in the heartsוּבְלֵ֥בu.ve.LevH3820of all that are wiseחֲכַם־cha.kham-H2450heartedלֵ֖בlevH3820I have putנָתַ֣תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414wisdomחָכְמָ֑הchokh.mahH2451,that they may makeוְעָשׂ֕וּve.'a.SuH6213all that I have commandedצִוִּיתִֽךָ׃tzi.vi.Ti.khaH6680thee;

7The tabernacleאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168of the congregationמוֹעֵ֗דmo.'EdH4150,and the arkהָֽאָרֹן֙ha.'a.RonH727of the testimonyלָֽעֵדֻ֔תla.'e.DutH5715,and the mercy seatהַכַּפֹּ֖רֶתha.ka.Po.retH3727that isthereupon, and all the furnitureכְּלֵ֥יke.LeiH3627of the tabernacleהָאֹֽהֶל׃ha.'O.helH168,

8And the tableהַשֻּׁלְחָן֙ha.shul.ChanH7979and his furnitureכֵּלָ֔יוke.LavH3627,and the pureהַטְּהֹרָ֖הha.te.ho.RahH2889lampstandהַמְּנֹרָ֥הha.me.no.RahH4501with all his furnitureכֵּלֶ֑יהָke.Lei.haH3627,and the altarמִזְבַּ֥חmiz.BachH4196of incenseהַקְּטֹֽרֶת׃ha.ke.To.retH7004,

9And the altarמִזְבַּ֥חmiz.BachH4196of burnt offeringהָעֹלָ֖הha.'o.LahH5930with all his furnitureכֵּלָ֑יוke.LavH3627,and the laverהַכִּיּ֖וֹרha.ki.YorH3595and his footכַּנּֽוֹ׃ka.NoH3653,

10And the clothsבִּגְדֵ֣יbig.DeiH899of serviceהַשְּׂרָ֑דha.se.RadH8278,and the holyהַקֹּ֙דֶשׁ֙ha.Ko.deshH6944garmentsבִּגְדֵ֤יbig.DeiH899for Aaronלְאַהֲרֹ֣ןle.'a.ha.RonH175the priestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548,and the garmentsבִּגְדֵ֥יbig.DeiH899of his sonsבָנָ֖יוva.NavH1121,to minister in the priest’s officeלְכַהֵֽן׃le.kha.HenH3547,

11And the anointingהַמִּשְׁחָ֛הha.mish.ChahH4888oilשֶׁ֧מֶןShe.menH8081,and sweetהַסַּמִּ֖יםha.sa.MimH5561incenseקְטֹ֥רֶתke.To.retH7004for the holyלַקֹּ֑דֶשׁla.Ko.deshH6944place:according to all that I have commandedצִוִּיתִ֖ךָtzi.vi.Ti.khaH6680thee shall they doיַעֲשֽׂוּ׃ פya.'a.SuH6213.

12And Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068spakeוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Mosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

13Speakדַּבֵּ֨רda.BerH1696thou also unto the childrenבְּנֵ֤יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Verilyאַ֥ךְ'akhH389my sabbathsשַׁבְּתֹתַ֖יsha.be.to.TaiH7676ye shall keepתִּשְׁמֹ֑רוּtish.Mo.ruH8104: for it isa signא֨וֹת'otH226between me and you throughout your generationsלְדֹרֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔םle.do.Ro.tei.KhemH1755; that yemay knowלָדַ֕עַתla.Da.'atH3045that I amYhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068that doth sanctifyמְקַדִּשְׁכֶֽם׃me.ka.dish.KhemH6942you.

14Ye shall keepוּשְׁמַרְתֶּם֙u.she.mar.TemH8104the sabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֔תha.sha.BatH7676therefore; for it isholyקֹ֥דֶשׁKo.deshH6944unto you: every one that defilethמְחַֽלְלֶ֙יהָ֙me.cha.Lei.haH2490it shall surelyמ֣וֹתMotH4191be put to deathיוּמָ֔תyu.MatH4191:for whosoever doethהָעֹשֶׂ֥הha.'o.SehH6213anyworkמְלָאכָ֔הme.la.KhahH4399therein, that soulהַנֶּ֥פֶשׁha.Ne.feshH5315shall be cut offוְנִכְרְתָ֛הve.nikh.re.TahH3772from amongמִקֶּ֥רֶבmi.Ke.revH7130his peopleעַמֶּֽיהָ׃'a.Mei.haH5971.

15Sixשֵׁ֣שֶׁתShe.shetH8337daysH3117may workמְלָאכָה֒me.la.KhahH4399be doneיֵעָשֶׂ֣הye.'a.SehH6213;but in the seventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֗יha.she.vi.'IH7637isthe sabbathשַׁבַּ֧תsha.BatH7676of restשַׁבָּת֛וֹןsha.ba.TonH7677,holyקֹ֖דֶשׁKo.deshH6944to Yhwhלַיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068:whosoever doethהָעֹשֶׂ֧הha.'o.SehH6213anyworkמְלָאכָ֛הme.la.KhahH4399in the sabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֖תha.sha.BatH7676dayH3117,he shall surelyמ֥וֹתMotH4191be put to deathיוּמָֽת׃yu.MatH4191.

16Wherefore the childrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478shall keepוְשָׁמְר֥וּve.sha.me.RuH8104the sabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֑תha.sha.BatH7676,to observeלַעֲשׂ֧וֹתla.'a.SotH6213the sabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֛תha.sha.BatH7676throughout their generationsלְדֹרֹתָ֖םle.do.ro.TamH1755, fora perpetualעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769covenantבְּרִ֥יתbe.RitH1285.

17It isa signא֥וֹת'otH226between me and the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478for everלְעֹלָ֑םle.'o.LamH5769: for insixשֵׁ֣שֶׁתShe.shetH8337daysיָמִ֗יםya.MimH3117Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068madeעָשָׂ֤ה'a.SahH6213heavenהַשָּׁמַ֣יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064and earthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,and on the seventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֔יha.she.vi.'IH7637dayוּבַיּוֹם֙u.vai.yOmH3117he restedשָׁבַ֖תsha.VatH7673,and was refreshedוַיִּנָּפַֽשׁ׃ סvai.yi.na.FashH5314.

18And he gaveוַיִּתֵּ֣ןvai.yi.TenH5414unto Mosesמֹשֶׁ֗הmo.ShehH4872,when he had made an endכְּכַלֹּתוֹ֙ke.kha.lo.ToH3615of communingלְדַבֵּ֤רle.da.BerH1696with him upon mountבְּהַ֣רbe.HarH2022Sinaiסִינַ֔יsi.NaiH5514,twoשְׁנֵ֖יshe.NeiH8147tablesלֻחֹ֣תlu.ChotH3871of testimonyהָעֵדֻ֑תha.'e.DutH5715,tablesלֻחֹ֣תlu.ChotH3871of stoneאֶ֔בֶן'E.venH68,writtenכְּתֻבִ֖יםke.tu.VimH3789with the fingerבְּאֶצְבַּ֥עbe.'etz.Ba'H676of Godאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430.

Commentaries on Exodus 31