Revised Literal Translation

Exodus 36:20-38

20And he madeוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213boardsהַקְּרָשִׁ֖יםha.ke.ra.ShimH7175for the tabernacleלַמִּשְׁכָּ֑ןla.mish.KanH4908ofshittimשִׁטִּ֖יםshi.TimH7848woodעֲצֵ֥י'a.TzeiH6086,standing upעֹמְדִֽים׃'o.me.DimH5975.

21The lengthאֹ֣רֶךְ'O.rekhH753of a boardהַקָּ֑רֶשׁha.Ka.reshH7175wastenעֶ֥שֶׂר'E.serH6235cubitsH520,and the breadthרֹ֖חַבRo.chavH7341of a boardהַקֶּ֥רֶשׁha.Ke.reshH7175oneהָאֶחָֽד׃ha.'e.ChadH259cubitH520and a halfוַחֲצִ֣יva.cha.TziH2677.

22Oneהָֽאֶחָ֔דha.'e.ChadH259boardלַקֶּ֙רֶשׁ֙la.Ke.reshH7175had twoשְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeiH8147tenonsיָדֹ֗תya.DotH3027,equally distantמְשֻׁלָּבֹ֔תme.shu.la.VotH7947oneאַחַ֖ת'a.ChatH259fromאֶל־'el-H413anotherאֶחָ֑ת'e.ChatH259:thus did he makeעָשָׂ֔ה'a.SahH6213for all the boardsקַרְשֵׁ֥יkar.SheiH7175of the tabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּֽן׃ha.mish.KanH4908.

23And he madeוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213boardsהַקְּרָשִׁ֖יםha.ke.ra.ShimH7175for the tabernacleלַמִּשְׁכָּ֑ןla.mish.KanH4908;twentyעֶשְׂרִ֣ים'es.RimH6242boardsקְרָשִׁ֔יםke.ra.ShimH7175for the southנֶ֥גֶבNe.gevH5045sideלִפְאַ֖תlif.'AtH6285southwardתֵּימָֽנָה׃tei.Ma.nahH8486:

24And fortyוְאַרְבָּעִים֙ve.'ar.ba.'ImH705socketsאַדְנֵי־'ad.nei-H134of silverכֶ֔סֶףKhe.sefH3701he madeעָשָׂ֕ה'a.SahH6213under the twentyעֶשְׂרִ֣ים'es.RimH6242boardsהַקְּרָשִׁ֑יםha.ke.ra.ShimH7175;twoשְׁנֵ֨יshe.NeiH8147socketsאֲדָנִ֜ים'a.da.NimH134under oneהָאֶחָד֙ha.'e.ChadH259boardהַקֶּ֤רֶשׁha.Ke.reshH7175for his twoלִשְׁתֵּ֣יlish.TeiH8147tenonsיְדֹתָ֔יוye.do.TavH3027,and twoוּשְׁנֵ֧יu.she.NeiH8147socketsאֲדָנִ֛ים'a.da.NimH134under anotherהָאֶחָ֖דha.'e.ChadH259boardהַקֶּ֥רֶשׁha.Ke.reshH7175for his twoלִשְׁתֵּ֥יlish.TeiH8147tenonsיְדֹתָֽיו׃ye.do.TavH3027.

25And for the otherהַשֵּׁנִ֖יתha.she.NitH8145sideוּלְצֶ֧לַעu.le.Tze.la'H6763of the tabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּ֛ןha.mish.KanH4908, which istoward the northצָפ֑וֹןtza.FonH6828cornerלִפְאַ֣תlif.'AtH6285,he madeעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213twentyעֶשְׂרִ֥ים'es.RimH6242boardsקְרָשִֽׁים׃ke.ra.ShimH7175,

26And their fortyוְאַרְבָּעִ֥יםve.'ar.ba.'ImH705socketsאַדְנֵיהֶ֖ם'ad.nei.HemH134of silverכָּ֑סֶףKa.sefH3701;twoשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8147socketsאֲדָנִ֗ים'a.da.NimH134under oneהָאֶחָ֔דha.'e.ChadH259boardהַקֶּ֣רֶשׁha.Ke.reshH7175,and twoוּשְׁנֵ֣יu.she.NeiH8147socketsאֲדָנִ֔ים'a.da.NimH134under anotherהָאֶחָֽד׃ha.'e.ChadH259boardהַקֶּ֥רֶשׁha.Ke.reshH7175.

27And for the sidesוּֽלְיַרְכְּתֵ֥יu.le.yar.ke.TeiH3411of the tabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּ֖ןha.mish.KanH4908westwardיָ֑מָּהYa.mahH3220he madeעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213sixשִׁשָּׁ֥הshi.ShahH8337boardsקְרָשִֽׁים׃ke.ra.ShimH7175.

28And twoוּשְׁנֵ֤יu.she.NeiH8147boardsקְרָשִׁים֙ke.ra.ShimH7175madeעָשָׂ֔ה'a.SahH6213he for the cornersלִמְקֻצְעֹ֖תlim.kutz.'OtH4742of the tabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּ֑ןha.mish.KanH4908in the two sidesבַּיַּרְכָתָֽיִם׃bai.yar.kha.Ta.yimH3411.

29And they were coupledH8382beneathמִלְּמַטָּה֒mi.le.ma.TahH4295,and coupledH8382togetherוְיַחְדָּ֗וve.yach.DavH3162at the headרֹאשׁ֔וֹro.ShoH7218thereof, to oneהָאֶחָ֑תha.'e.ChatH259ringהַטַּבַּ֖עַתha.ta.Ba.'atH2885:thus he didעָשָׂ֣ה'a.SahH6213to bothלִשְׁנֵיהֶ֔םlish.nei.HemH8147of them in bothלִשְׁנֵ֖יlish.NeiH8147the cornersהַמִּקְצֹעֹֽת׃ha.mik.tzo.'OtH4740.

30And there were eightשְׁמֹנָ֣הshe.mo.NahH8083boardsקְרָשִׁ֔יםke.ra.ShimH7175;and their socketsH134weresixteenשִׁשָּׁ֥ה עָשָׂ֖רshi.Shah 'a.SarH6240 H8337socketsH134of silverכֶּ֔סֶףKe.sefH3701,under everyהָאֶחָֽד׃ha.'e.ChadH259boardהַקֶּ֥רֶשׁha.Ke.reshH7175twoH8147socketsH134.

31And he madeוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213barsבְּרִיחֵ֖יbe.ri.CheiH1280of shittimשִׁטִּ֑יםshi.TimH7848woodעֲצֵ֣י'a.TzeiH6086;fiveחֲמִשָּׁ֕הcha.mi.ShahH2568for the boardsלְקַרְשֵׁ֥יle.kar.SheiH7175of the oneהָאֶחָֽת׃ha.'e.ChatH259sideצֶֽלַע־tze.la'-H6763of the tabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּ֖ןha.mish.KanH4908,

32And fiveוַחֲמִשָּׁ֣הva.cha.mi.ShahH2568barsבְרִיחִ֔םve.ri.ChimH1280for the boardsלְקַרְשֵׁ֥יle.kar.SheiH7175of the otherהַשֵּׁנִ֑יתha.she.NitH8145sideצֶֽלַע־tze.la'-H6763of the tabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּ֖ןha.mish.KanH4908,and fiveוַחֲמִשָּׁ֤הva.cha.mi.ShahH2568barsבְרִיחִם֙ve.ri.ChimH1280for the boardsלְקַרְשֵׁ֣יle.kar.SheiH7175of the tabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּ֔ןha.mish.KanH4908for the sidesלַיַּרְכָתַ֖יִםlai.yar.kha.Ta.yimH3411westwardיָֽמָּה׃Ya.mahH3220.

33And he madeוַיַּ֖עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213the middleהַתִּיכֹ֑ןha.ti.KhonH8484barהַבְּרִ֣יחַha.be.Ri.achH1280to shootלִבְרֹ֙חַ֙liv.Ro.achH1272throughבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432the boardsהַקְּרָשִׁ֔יםha.ke.ra.ShimH7175from the one endהַקָּצֶ֖הha.ka.TzehH7097to the otherהַקָּצֶֽה׃ha.ka.TzehH7097.

34And he overlaidצִפָּ֣הtzi.PahH6823the boardsהַקְּרָשִׁ֞יםha.ke.ra.ShimH7175with goldזָהָ֗בza.HavH2091,and madeעָשָׂ֣ה'a.SahH6213their ringsטַבְּעֹתָם֙ta.be.'o.TamH2885ofgoldזָהָ֔בza.HavH2091to beplacesבָּתִּ֖יםba.TimH1004for the barsלַבְּרִיחִ֑םla.be.ri.ChimH1280,and overlaidוַיְצַ֥ףvay.TzafH6823the barsהַבְּרִיחִ֖םha.be.ri.ChimH1280with goldזָהָֽב׃za.HavH2091.

35And he madeוַיַּ֙עַשׂ֙vai.Ya.'asH6213a vailהַפָּרֹ֔כֶתha.pa.Ro.khetH6532ofblueתְּכֵ֧לֶתte.Khe.letH8504,and purpleוְאַרְגָּמָ֛ןve.'ar.ga.ManH713,and scarletוְתוֹלַ֥עַת שָׁנִ֖יve.to.La.'at sha.NiH8438 H8144,and fine twinedמָשְׁזָ֑רma.she.ZarH7806linenוְשֵׁ֣שׁve.SheshH8336: withcherubimsכְּרֻבִֽים׃ke.ru.VimH3742madeעָשָׂ֥ה'a.SahH6213he it of cunningחֹשֵׁ֛בcho.ShevH2803workמַעֲשֵׂ֥הma.'a.SehH4639.

36And he madeוַיַּ֣עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213thereunto fourאַרְבָּעָה֙'ar.ba.'AhH702pillarsעַמּוּדֵ֣י'a.mu.DeiH5982ofshittimשִׁטִּ֔יםshi.TimH7848wood,and overlaidוַיְצַפֵּ֣םvay.tza.PemH6823them with goldזָהָ֔בza.HavH2091:their hooksוָוֵיהֶ֖םva.vei.HemH2053were ofgoldזָהָ֑בza.HavH2091;and he castוַיִּצֹ֣קvai.yi.TzokH3332for them fourאַרְבָּעָ֖ה'ar.ba.'AhH702socketsאַדְנֵי־'ad.nei-H134of silverכָֽסֶף׃Kha.sefH3701.

37And he madeוַיַּ֤עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213an hangingמָסָךְ֙ma.soKhH4539for the tabernacleהָאֹ֔הֶלha.'O.helH168doorלְפֶ֣תַחle.Fe.tachH6607ofblueתְּכֵ֧לֶתte.Khe.letH8504,and purpleוְאַרְגָּמָ֛ןve.'ar.ga.ManH713,and scarletוְתוֹלַ֥עַת שָׁנִ֖יve.to.La.'at sha.NiH8438 H8144,and fine twinedמָשְׁזָ֑רma.she.ZarH7806linenוְשֵׁ֣שׁve.SheshH8336,of needleworkמַעֲשֵׂ֖ה רֹקֵֽם׃ma.'a.Seh ro.KemH4639 H7551;

38And the fiveחֲמִשָּׁה֙cha.mi.ShahH2568pillarsעַמּוּדָ֤יו'a.mu.DavH5982of it with their hooksוָ֣וֵיהֶ֔םva.vei.HemH2053:and he overlaidוְצִפָּ֧הve.tzi.PahH6823their chapitersרָאשֵׁיהֶ֛םra.shei.HemH7218and their filletsוַחֲשֻׁקֵיהֶ֖םva.cha.shu.kei.HemH2838with goldזָהָ֑בza.HavH2091:but their fiveחֲמִשָּׁ֖הcha.mi.ShahH2568socketsוְאַדְנֵיהֶ֥םve.'ad.nei.HemH134were ofbrassנְחֹֽשֶׁת׃ פne.Cho.shetH5178.

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