Revised Literal Translation

Exodus 36:8-18

8And every wiseחֲכַם־cha.kham-H2450hearted manלֵ֜בlevH3820among them that wroughtוַיַּעֲשׂ֨וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213the workהַמְּלָאכָ֛הha.me.la.KhahH4399of the tabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּ֖ןha.mish.KanH4908madeבְּעֹשֵׂ֧יbe.'o.SeiH6213tenעֶ֣שֶׂר'E.serH6235curtainsיְרִיעֹ֑תye.ri.'OtH3407offine twinedמָשְׁזָ֗רma.she.ZarH7806linenשֵׁ֣שׁsheshH8336,and blueוּתְכֵ֤לֶתu.te.Khe.letH8504,and purpleוְאַרְגָּמָן֙ve.'ar.ga.ManH713,and scarletוְתוֹלַ֣עַת שָׁנִ֔יve.to.La.'at sha.NiH8438 H8144: withcherubimsכְּרֻבִ֛יםke.ru.VimH3742of cunningחֹשֵׁ֖בcho.ShevH2803workמַעֲשֵׂ֥הma.'a.SehH4639madeעָשָׂ֥ה'a.SahH6213he them.

9The lengthאֹ֜רֶךְ'O.rekhH753of oneהָֽאַחַ֗תha.'a.ChatH259curtainהַיְרִיעָ֣הhay.ri.'AhH3407wastwentyוְעֶשְׂרִים֙ve.'es.RimH6242and eightשְׁמֹנֶ֤הshe.mo.NehH8083cubitsבָּֽאַמָּ֔הba.'a.MahH520,and the breadthוְרֹ֙חַב֙ve.Ro.chavH7341of oneהָאֶחָ֑תha.'e.ChatH259curtainהַיְרִיעָ֖הhay.ri.'AhH3407fourאַרְבַּ֣ע'ar.Ba'H702cubitsבָּֽאַמָּ֔הba.'a.MahH520:the curtainsהַיְרִיעֹֽת׃hay.ri.'OtH3407wereall of oneאַחַ֖ת'a.ChatH259sizeמִדָּ֥הmi.DahH4060.

10And he coupledוַיְחַבֵּר֙vay.cha.BerH2266the fiveחֲמֵ֣שׁcha.MeshH2568curtainsהַיְרִיעֹ֔תhay.ri.'OtH3407oneאַחַ֖ת'a.ChatH259unto anotherאֶחָ֑ת'e.ChatH259: and the otherfiveוְחָמֵ֤שׁve.cha.MeshH2568curtainsיְרִיעֹת֙ye.ri.'OtH3407he coupledחִבַּ֔רchi.BarH2266oneאַחַ֖ת'a.ChatH259unto anotherאֶחָֽת׃'e.ChatH259.

11And he madeוַיַּ֜עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213loopsלֻֽלְאֹ֣תlul.'OtH3924of blueתְּכֵ֗לֶתte.Khe.letH8504on the edgeשְׂפַ֤תse.FatH8193of oneהָֽאֶחָ֔תha.'e.ChatH259curtainהַיְרִיעָה֙hay.ri.'AhH3407from the selvedgeמִקָּצָ֖הmi.ka.TzahH7098in the couplingבַּמַּחְבָּ֑רֶתba.mach.Ba.retH4225:likewise he madeעָשָׂה֙'a.SahH6213in the uttermostהַקִּ֣יצוֹנָ֔הha.Ki.tzo.NahH7020sideבִּשְׂפַ֣תbis.FatH8193of anothercurtainהַיְרִיעָ֔הhay.ri.'AhH3407,in the couplingבַּמַּחְבֶּ֖רֶתba.mach.Be.retH4225of the secondהַשֵּׁנִֽית׃ha.she.NitH8145.

12Fiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֣יםcha.mi.ShimH2572loopsלֻלָאֹ֗תlu.la.'OtH3924madeעָשָׂה֮'a.SahH6213he in oneהָאֶחָת֒ha.'e.ChatH259curtainבַּיְרִיעָ֣הbay.ri.'AhH3407,and fiftyוַחֲמִשִּׁ֣יםva.cha.mi.ShimH2572loopsלֻלָאֹ֗תlu.la.'OtH3924madeעָשָׂה֙'a.SahH6213he in the edgeבִּקְצֵ֣הbik.TzehH7097of the curtainהַיְרִיעָ֔הhay.ri.'AhH3407which wasin the couplingבַּמַּחְבֶּ֣רֶתba.mach.Be.retH4225of the secondהַשֵּׁנִ֑יתha.she.NitH8145:the loopsהַלֻּ֣לָאֹ֔תha.Lu.la.'OtH3924heldמַקְבִּילֹת֙mak.bi.LotH6901oneאַחַ֖ת'a.ChatH259curtainto anotherאֶחָֽת׃'e.ChatH259.

13And he madeוַיַּ֕עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213fiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֖יםcha.mi.ShimH2572tachesקַרְסֵ֣יkar.SeiH7165of goldזָהָ֑בza.HavH2091,and coupledוַיְחַבֵּ֨רvay.cha.BerH2266the curtainsהַיְרִעֹ֜תhay.ri.'OtH3407oneאַחַ֤ת'a.ChatH259unto anotherאַחַת֙'a.ChatH259with the tachesבַּקְּרָסִ֔יםba.ke.ra.SimH7165:so it became oneאֶחָֽד׃ ס'e.ChadH259tabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּ֖ןha.mish.KanH4908.

14And he madeוַיַּ֙עַשׂ֙vai.Ya.'asH6213curtainsיְרִיעֹ֣תye.ri.'OtH3407ofgoats’עִזִּ֔ים'i.ZimH5795hairfor the tentלְאֹ֖הֶלle.'O.helH168over the tabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּ֑ןha.mish.KanH4908:elevenעַשְׁתֵּֽי־ עֶשְׂרֵ֥ה'ash.tei- 'es.RehH6240 H6249curtainsיְרִיעֹ֖תye.ri.'OtH3407he madeעָשָׂ֥ה'a.SahH6213them.

15The lengthאֹ֜רֶךְ'O.rekhH753of oneהָאַחַ֗תha.'a.ChatH259curtainהַיְרִיעָ֣הhay.ri.'AhH3407wasthirtyשְׁלֹשִׁים֙she.lo.ShimH7970cubitsבָּֽאַמָּ֔הba.'a.MahH520,and fourוְאַרְבַּ֣עve.'ar.Ba'H702cubitsאַמּ֔וֹת'a.MotH520wasthe breadthרֹ֖חַבRo.chavH7341of oneהָאֶחָ֑תha.'e.ChatH259curtainהַיְרִיעָ֣הhay.ri.'AhH3407:the elevenלְעַשְׁתֵּ֥י עֶשְׂרֵ֖הle.'ash.Tei 'es.RehH6240 H6249curtainsיְרִיעֹֽת׃ye.ri.'OtH3407wereof oneאַחַ֔ת'a.ChatH259sizeמִדָּ֣הmi.DahH4060.

16And he coupledוַיְחַבֵּ֛רvay.cha.BerH2266fiveחֲמֵ֥שׁcha.MeshH2568curtainsהַיְרִיעֹ֖תhay.ri.'OtH3407by themselves, and sixשֵׁ֥שׁsheshH8337curtainsהַיְרִיעֹ֖תhay.ri.'OtH3407by themselves.

17And he madeוַיַּ֜עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213fiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֗יםcha.mi.ShimH2572loopsלֻֽלָאֹ֣תlu.la.'OtH3924upon the uttermostהַקִּיצֹנָ֖הha.ki.tzo.NahH7020edgeשְׂפַ֣תse.FatH8193of the curtainהַיְרִיעָ֔הhay.ri.'AhH3407in the couplingבַּמַּחְבָּ֑רֶתba.mach.Ba.retH4225,and fiftyוַחֲמִשִּׁ֣יםva.cha.mi.ShimH2572loopsלֻלָאֹ֗תlu.la.'OtH3924madeעָשָׂה֙'a.SahH6213he upon the edgeשְׂפַ֣תse.FatH8193of the curtainהַיְרִיעָ֔הhay.ri.'AhH3407which couplethהַחֹבֶ֖רֶתha.cho.Ve.retH2279the secondהַשֵּׁנִֽית׃ha.she.NitH8145.

18And he madeוַיַּ֛עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213fiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֑יםcha.mi.ShimH2572tachesקַרְסֵ֥יkar.SeiH7165ofbrassנְחֹ֖שֶׁתne.Cho.shetH5178to coupleH2266the tentהָאֹ֖הֶלha.'O.helH168togetherלְחַבֵּ֥רle.cha.BerH2266,that it might be oneאֶחָֽד׃'e.ChadH259.

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