Revised Literal Translation

Exodus 36:8-35

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.

19And he madeוַיַּ֤עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213a coveringמִכְסֶה֙mikh.SehH4372for the tentלָאֹ֔הֶלla.'O.helH168oframs’אֵלִ֖ים'e.LimH352skinsעֹרֹ֥ת'o.RotH5785dyed redמְאָדָּמִ֑יםme.'a.da.MimH119,and a coveringוּמִכְסֵ֛הu.mikh.SehH4372ofbadgers’תְּחָשִׁ֖יםte.cha.ShimH8476skinsעֹרֹ֥ת'o.RotH5785aboveמִלְמָֽעְלָה׃ סmil.Ma.'e.lahH4605that.

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.

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