Revised Literal Translation

Exodus 35

1And Mosesמֹשֶׁ֗הmo.ShehH4872gatheredH6950all the congregationעֲדַ֛ת'a.DatH5712of the childrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478togetherH6950,and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them, These arethe wordsהַדְּבָרִ֔יםha.de.va.RimH1697which Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068hath commandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680, that yeshould doלַעֲשֹׂ֥תla.'a.SotH6213them.

2Sixשֵׁ֣שֶׁתShe.shetH8337daysיָמִים֮ya.MimH3117shall workמְלָאכָה֒me.la.KhahH4399be doneתֵּעָשֶׂ֣הte.'a.SehH6213,but on the seventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֗יha.she.vi.'IH7637dayוּבַיּ֣וֹםu.vai.YomH3117there shall be to you an holy dayקֹ֛דֶשׁKo.deshH6944,a sabbathשַׁבַּ֥תsha.BatH7676of restשַׁבָּת֖וֹןsha.ba.TonH7677to Yhwhלַיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068:whosoever doethהָעֹשֶׂ֥הha.'o.SehH6213workמְלָאכָ֖הme.la.KhahH4399therein shall be put to deathיוּמָֽת׃yu.MatH4191.

3Ye shall kindleתְבַעֲר֣וּte.va.'a.RuH1197no fireאֵ֔שׁ'EshH784throughout your habitationsמֹשְׁבֹֽתֵיכֶ֑םmo.she.vo.tei.KhemH4186upon the sabbathהַשַּׁבָּֽת׃ פha.sha.BatH7676dayבְּי֖וֹםbe.YomH3117.

4And Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872spakeוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto all the congregationעֲדַ֥ת'a.DatH5712of the childrenבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, This isthe thingהַדָּבָ֔רha.da.VarH1697which Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068commandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

5Takeקְח֨וּke.ChuH3947ye from among you an offeringתְּרוּמָה֙te.ru.MahH8641unto Yhwhלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068:whosoeverכֹּ֚לkolH3605isof a willingנְדִ֣יבne.DivH5081heartלִבּ֔וֹli.BoH3820,let him bringיְבִיאֶ֕הָye.vi.'E.haH935it, an offeringתְּרוּמַ֣תte.ru.MatH8641of Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068;goldזָהָ֥בza.HavH2091,and silverוָכֶ֖סֶףva.Khe.sefH3701,and brassוּנְחֹֽשֶׁת׃u.ne.Cho.shetH5178,

6And blueוּתְכֵ֧לֶתu.te.Khe.letH8504,and purpleוְאַרְגָּמָ֛ןve.'ar.ga.ManH713,and scarletוְתוֹלַ֥עַת שָׁנִ֖יve.to.La.'at sha.NiH8438 H8144,and fine linenוְשֵׁ֥שׁve.SheshH8336,and goats’וְעִזִּֽים׃ve.'i.ZimH5795hair,

7And rams’אֵילִ֧ם'ei.LimH352skinsוְעֹרֹ֨תve.'o.RotH5785dyed redמְאָדָּמִ֛יםme.'a.da.MimH119,and badgers’תְּחָשִׁ֖יםte.cha.ShimH8476skinsוְעֹרֹ֥תve.'o.RotH5785,and shittimשִׂטִּֽים׃si.TimH7848woodוַעֲצֵ֥יva.'a.TzeiH6086,

8And oilוְשֶׁ֖מֶןve.She.menH8081for the lightלַמָּא֑וֹרla.ma.'orH3974,and spicesוּבְשָׂמִים֙u.ve.sa.MimH1314for anointingהַמִּשְׁחָ֔הha.mish.ChahH4888oilלְשֶׁ֣מֶןle.She.menH8081,and for the sweetהַסַּמִּֽים׃ha.sa.MimH5561incenseוְלִקְטֹ֖רֶתve.lik.To.retH7004,

9And onyxשֹׁ֔הַםSho.hamH7718stonesוְאַ֨בְנֵי־ve.'Av.nei-H68,and stonesוְאַבְנֵ֖יve.'av.NeiH68to be setמִלֻּאִ֑יםmi.lu.'ImH4394for the ephodלָאֵפ֖וֹדla.'e.FodH646,and for the breastplateוְלַחֹֽשֶׁן׃ve.la.Cho.shenH2833.

10And every wiseחֲכַם־cha.kham-H2450heartedלֵ֖בlevH3820among you shall comeיָבֹ֣אוּya.Vo.'uH935,and makeוְיַעֲשׂ֔וּve.ya.'a.SuH6213all that Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068hath commandedצִוָּ֖הtzi.VahH6680;

11The tabernacleהַ֨מִּשְׁכָּ֔ןha.mish.KanH4908,his tentאָהֳל֖וֹ'o.ho.LoH168,and his coveringמִכְסֵ֑הוּmikh.Se.huH4372,his tachesקְרָסָיו֙ke.ra.SavH7165,and his boardsקְרָשָׁ֔יוke.ra.ShavH7175,his barsבְּרִיחָ֕יוbe.ri.ChavH1280,his pillarsעַמֻּדָ֖יו'a.mu.DavH5982,and his socketsאֲדָנָֽיו׃'a.da.NavH134,

12The arkהָאָרֹ֥ןha.'a.RonH727,and the stavesבַּדָּ֖יוba.DavH905thereof, withthe mercy seatהַכַּפֹּ֑רֶתha.ka.Po.retH3727,and the vailפָּרֹ֥כֶתpa.Ro.khetH6532of the coveringהַמָּסָֽךְ׃ha.ma.SakhH4539,

13The tableהַשֻּׁלְחָ֥ןha.shul.ChanH7979,and his stavesבַּדָּ֖יוba.DavH905,and all his vesselsכֵּלָ֑יוke.LavH3627,and the shewbreadלֶ֥חֶם הַפָּנִֽים׃Le.chem ha.pa.NimH3899 H6440,

14The lampstandמְנֹרַ֧תme.no.RatH4501also for the lightהַמָּא֛וֹרha.ma.'orH3974,and his furnitureכֵּלֶ֖יהָke.Lei.haH3627,and his lampsנֵרֹתֶ֑יהָne.ro.Tei.haH5216,with the oilשֶׁ֥מֶןShe.menH8081for the lightהַמָּאֽוֹר׃ha.ma.'orH3974,

15And the incenseהַקְּטֹ֙רֶת֙ha.ke.To.retH7004altarמִזְבַּ֤חmiz.BachH4196,and his stavesבַּדָּ֔יוba.DavH905,and the anointingהַמִּשְׁחָ֔הha.mish.ChahH4888oilשֶׁ֣מֶןShe.menH8081,and the sweetהַסַּמִּ֑יםha.sa.MimH5561incenseקְטֹ֣רֶתke.To.retH7004,and the hangingמָסַ֥ךְma.SakhH4539for the door at the entering inH6607of the tabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּֽן׃ha.mish.KanH4908,

16The altarמִזְבַּ֣חmiz.BachH4196of burnt offeringהָעֹלָ֗הha.'o.LahH5930,with his brasenהַנְּחֹ֙שֶׁת֙ha.ne.Cho.shetH5178grateמִכְבַּ֤רmikh.BarH4345,his stavesבַּדָּ֖יוba.DavH905,and all his vesselsכֵּלָ֑יוke.LavH3627,the laverהַכִּיֹּ֖רha.ki.YorH3595and his footכַּנּֽוֹ׃ka.NoH3653,

17The hangingsקַלְעֵ֣יkal.'EiH7050of the courtהֶחָצֵ֔רhe.cha.TzerH2691,his pillarsעַמֻּדָ֖יו'a.mu.DavH5982,and their socketsאֲדָנֶ֑יהָ'a.da.Nei.haH134,and the hangingמָסַ֖ךְma.SakhH4539for the doorשַׁ֥עַרSha.'arH8179of the courtהֶחָצֵֽר׃he.cha.TzerH2691,

18The pinsיִתְדֹ֧תyit.DotH3489of the tabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּ֛ןha.mish.KanH4908,and the pinsיִתְדֹ֥תyit.DotH3489of the courtהֶחָצֵ֖רhe.cha.TzerH2691,and their cordsמֵיתְרֵיהֶֽם׃mei.te.rei.HemH4340,

19The clothsבִּגְדֵ֥יbig.DeiH899of serviceהַשְּׂרָ֖דha.se.RadH8278,to do serviceלְשָׁרֵ֣תle.sha.RetH8334in the holyבַּקֹּ֑דֶשׁba.Ko.deshH6944place,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.

20And all the congregationעֲדַ֥ת'a.DatH5712of the childrenבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478departedוַיֵּֽצְא֛וּvai.Ye.tze.'UH3318from the presenceמִלִּפְנֵ֥יmi.lif.NeiH6440of Mosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃mo.ShehH4872.

21And they cameוַיָּבֹ֕אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935,every oneאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376whoseH834heartלִבּ֑וֹli.BoH3820stirred him upנְשָׂא֣וֹne.sa.'OH5375,and every one whom his spiritרוּח֜וֹru.ChoH7307made willingנָדְבָ֨הna.de.VahH5068, andthey broughtהֵ֠בִיאוּHe.vi.'uH935Yhwh'sיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068offeringתְּרוּמַ֨תte.ru.MatH8641to the workלִמְלֶ֨אכֶתlim.Le.khetH4399of the tabernacleאֹ֤הֶל'O.helH168of the congregationמוֹעֵד֙mo.'EdH4150,and for all his serviceעֲבֹ֣דָת֔וֹa.Vo.da.ToH5656,and for the holyהַקֹּֽדֶשׁ׃ha.Ko.deshH6944garmentsוּלְבִגְדֵ֖יu.le.vig.DeiH899.

22And they cameוַיָּבֹ֥אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935,bothעַל־'al-H5921menהָאֲנָשִׁ֖יםha.'a.na.ShimH582and womenהַנָּשִׁ֑יםha.na.ShimH802,as many asH3605were willingנְדִ֣יבne.DivH5081heartedלֵ֗בLevH3820, andbroughtהֵ֠בִיאוּHe.vi.'uH935braceletsחָ֣חchachH2397,and earringsוָנֶ֜זֶםva.Ne.zemH5141,and ringsוְטַבַּ֤עַתve.ta.Ba.'atH2885,and tabletsוְכוּמָז֙ve.khu.MazH3558,all jewelsכְּלִ֣יke.LiH3627of goldזָהָ֔בza.HavH2091:and every manאִ֕ישׁ'ishH376that offeredהֵנִ֛יףhe.NifH5130offeredan offeringתְּנוּפַ֥תte.nu.FatH8573of goldזָהָ֖בza.HavH2091unto Yhwhלַיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068.

23And every manאִ֞ישׁ'ishH376,with whom was foundנִמְצָ֣אnim.Tza'H4672blueתְּכֵ֧לֶתte.Khe.letH8504,and purpleוְאַרְגָּמָ֛ןve.'ar.ga.ManH713,and scarletוְתוֹלַ֥עַת שָׁנִ֖יve.to.La.'at sha.NiH8438 H8144,and fine linenוְשֵׁ֣שׁve.SheshH8336,and goats’וְעִזִּ֑יםve.'i.ZimH5795hair,and redמְאָדָּמִ֛יםme.'a.da.MimH119skinsוְעֹרֹ֨תve.'o.RotH5785of ramsאֵילִ֧ם'ei.LimH352,and badgers’תְּחָשִׁ֖יםte.cha.ShimH8476skinsוְעֹרֹ֥תve.'o.RotH5785,broughtהֵבִֽיאוּ׃he.Vi.'uH935them.

24Every one that did offerמֵרִ֗יםme.RimH7311an offeringתְּר֤וּמַתte.Ru.matH8641of silverכֶּ֙סֶף֙ke.sefH3701and brassוּנְחֹ֔שֶׁתu.ne.Cho.shetH5178broughtהֵבִ֕יאוּhe.Vi.'uH935Yhwh'sיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068offeringתְּרוּמַ֣תte.ru.MatH8641:and every man, with whom was foundנִמְצָ֨אnim.Tza'H4672shittimשִׁטִּ֛יםshi.TimH7848woodעֲצֵ֥י'a.TzeiH6086for any workמְלֶ֥אכֶתme.Le.khetH4399of the serviceהָעֲבֹדָ֖הha.'a.vo.DahH5656,broughtהֵבִֽיאוּ׃he.Vi.'uH935it.

25And all the womenאִשָּׁ֥ה'i.ShahH802that were wiseחַכְמַת־chakh.mat-H2450heartedלֵ֖בlevH3820did spinטָו֑וּta.VuH2901with their handsבְּיָדֶ֣יהָbe.ya.Dei.haH3027,and broughtוַיָּבִ֣יאוּvai.ya.Vi.'uH935that which they had spunמַטְוֶ֗הmat.VehH4299, bothof blueהַתְּכֵ֙לֶת֙ha.te.Khe.letH8504,and of purpleהָֽאַרְגָּמָ֔ןha.'ar.ga.ManH713, andof scarletתּוֹלַ֥עַת הַשָּׁנִ֖יto.La.'at ha.sha.NiH8438 H8144,and of fine linenהַשֵּֽׁשׁ׃ha.SheshH8336.

26And all the womenהַ֨נָּשִׁ֔יםha.na.ShimH802whose heartלִבָּ֛ןli.BanH3820stirredנָשָׂ֥אna.Sa'H5375them up in wisdomבְּחָכְמָ֑הbe.cha.khe.MahH2451spunטָו֖וּta.VuH2901goats’הָעִזִּֽים׃ha.'i.ZimH5795hair.

27And the rulersוְהַנְּשִׂאִ֣םve.ha.ne.si.'ImH5387broughtהֵבִ֔יאוּhe.Vi.'uH935onyxהַשֹּׁ֔הַםha.Sho.hamH7718stonesאַבְנֵ֣י'av.NeiH68,and stonesאַבְנֵ֣י'av.NeiH68to be setהַמִּלֻּאִ֑יםha.mi.lu.'ImH4394,for the ephodלָאֵפ֖וֹדla.'e.FodH646,and for the breastplateוְלַחֹֽשֶׁן׃ve.la.Cho.shenH2833;

28And spiceהַבֹּ֖שֶׂםha.Bo.semH1314,and oilהַשָּׁ֑מֶןha.Sha.menH8081for the lightלְמָא֕וֹרle.ma.'orH3974,and for the anointingהַמִּשְׁחָ֔הha.mish.ChahH4888oilוּלְשֶׁ֙מֶן֙u.le.She.menH8081,and for the sweetהַסַּמִּֽים׃ha.sa.MimH5561incenseוְלִקְטֹ֖רֶתve.lik.To.retH7004.

29The childrenבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478broughtלְהָבִיא֙le.ha.Vi'H935a willing offeringנְדָבָ֖הne.da.VahH5071unto Yhwhיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068,every manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376and womanוְאִשָּׁ֗הve.'i.ShahH802,whoseH834heartלִבָּם֮li.BamH3820made them willingנָדַ֣בna.DavH5068to bringהֵבִ֧יאוּhe.Vi.'uH935for all manner of workהַמְּלָאכָ֔הha.me.la.KhahH4399,which Yhwhלַיהוָֽה׃ פla.Yah.wehH3068had commandedצִוָּ֧הtzi.VahH6680to be madeלַעֲשׂ֖וֹתla.'a.SotH6213by the handבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of Mosesמֹשֶׁ֑הmo.ShehH4872.

30And Mosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,Seeרְא֛וּre.'UH7200,Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068hath calledקָרָ֥אka.Ra'H7121by nameבְּשֵׁ֑םbe.ShemH8034Bezaleelבְּצַלְאֵ֛לbe.tzal.'ElH1212the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Uriאוּרִ֥י'u.RiH221,the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Hurח֖וּרchurH2354,of the tribeלְמַטֵּ֥הle.ma.TehH4294of Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063;

31And he hath filledוַיְמַלֵּ֥אvay.ma.Le'H4390him with the spiritר֣וּחַRu.achH7307of Godאֱלֹהִ֑ים'E.lo.HimH430,in wisdomבְּחָכְמָ֛הbe.cha.khe.MahH2451,in understandingבִּתְבוּנָ֥הbit.vu.NahH8394,and in knowledgeוּבְדַ֖עַתu.ve.Da.'atH1847,and in all manner of workmanshipמְלָאכָֽה׃me.la.KhahH4399;

32And to deviseוְלַחְשֹׁ֖בve.lach.ShoH2803curious worksמַֽחַשָׁבֹ֑תma.cha.sha.VotH4284,to workלַעֲשֹׂ֛תla.'a.SotH6213in goldבַּזָּהָ֥בba.za.HavH2091,and in silverוּבַכֶּ֖סֶףu.va.Ke.sefH3701,and in brassוּבַנְּחֹֽשֶׁת׃u.va.ne.Cho.shetH5178,

33And in the cuttingוּבַחֲרֹ֥שֶׁתu.va.cha.Ro.shetH2799of stonesאֶ֛בֶן'E.venH68,to setלְמַלֹּ֖אתle.ma.LotH4390them,and in carvingוּבַחֲרֹ֣שֶׁתu.va.cha.Ro.shetH2799of woodעֵ֑ץ'EtzH6086,to makeלַעֲשׂ֖וֹתla.'a.SotH6213any manner of cunningמַחֲשָֽׁבֶת׃ma.cha.Sha.vetH4284workמְלֶ֥אכֶתme.Le.khetH4399.

34And he hath putנָתַ֣ןna.TanH5414in his heartבְּלִבּ֑וֹbe.li.BoH3820that he may teachוּלְהוֹרֹ֖תu.le.ho.RotH3384, bothhe, and Aholiabוְאָֽהֳלִיאָ֥בve.'o.ho.li.'AvH171,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Ahisamachאֲחִיסָמָ֖ךְ'a.chi.sa.MakhH294,of the tribeלְמַטֵּה־le.ma.teh-H4294of Danדָֽן׃DanH1835.

35Them hath he filledמִלֵּ֨אmi.Le'H4390with wisdomחָכְמַת־cha.khe.mat-H2451of heartלֵ֗בLevH3820,to workלַעֲשׂוֹת֮la.'a.sOtH6213all manner of workמְלֶ֣אכֶתme.Le.khetH4399,of the engraverחָרָ֣שׁ׀cha.RashH2796,and of the cunning workmanוְחֹשֵׁב֒ve.cho.ShevH2803,and of the embroidererוְרֹקֵ֞םve.ro.KemH7551,in blueבַּתְּכֵ֣לֶתba.te.Khe.letH8504,and in purpleוּבָֽאַרְגָּמָ֗ןu.va.'ar.ga.ManH713,in scarletבְּתוֹלַ֧עַת הַשָּׁנִ֛יbe.to.La.'at ha.sha.NiH8438 H8144,and in fine linenוּבַשֵּׁ֖שׁu.va.SheshH8336,and of the weaverוְאֹרֵ֑גve.'o.RegH707, evenof them that doעֹשֵׂי֙'o.SeiH6213anyH3605workמְלָאכָ֔הme.la.KhahH4399,and of those that deviseוְחֹשְׁבֵ֖יve.cho.she.VeiH2803cunning workמַחֲשָׁבֹֽת׃ma.cha.sha.VotH4284.

Commentaries on Exodus 35