Revised Literal Translation

Exodus 37:1-5

1And Bezaleelבְּצַלְאֵ֛לbe.tzal.'ElH1212madeוַיַּ֧עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213the arkהָאָרֹ֖ןha.'a.RonH727ofshittimשִׁטִּ֑יםshi.TimH7848woodעֲצֵ֣י'a.TzeiH6086:two cubitsאַמָּתַ֨יִם'a.ma.Ta.yimH520and a halfוָחֵ֜צִיva.Che.tziH2677wasthe lengthאָרְכּ֗וֹ'a.re.KoH753of it, and a cubitוְאַמָּ֤הve.'a.MahH520and a halfוָחֵ֙צִי֙va.Che.tziH2677the breadthרָחְבּ֔וֹra.che.BoH7341of it, and a cubitוְאַמָּ֥הve.'a.MahH520and a halfוָחֵ֖צִיva.Che.tziH2677the heightקֹמָתֽוֹ׃ko.ma.ToH6967of it:

2And he overlaidוַיְצַפֵּ֛הוּvay.tza.Pe.huH6823it with pureטָה֖וֹרta.HorH2889goldזָהָ֥בza.HavH2091withinמִבַּ֣יִתmi.Ba.yitH1004and withoutוּמִח֑וּץu.mi.ChutzH2351,and madeוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213a crownזֵ֥רzerH2213of goldזָהָ֖בza.HavH2091to it round aboutסָבִֽיב׃sa.VivH5439.

3And he castוַיִּצֹ֣קvai.yi.TzokH3332for it fourאַרְבַּע֙'ar.Ba'H702ringsטַבְּעֹ֣תta.be.'OtH2885of goldזָהָ֔בza.HavH2091, to be setby the fourאַרְבַּ֣ע'ar.Ba'H702cornersפַּעֲמֹתָ֑יוpa.'a.mo.TavH6471of it; even twoוּשְׁתֵּ֣יu.she.TeiH8147ringsטַבָּעֹ֗תta.ba.'OtH2885upon the oneהָֽאֶחָ֔תha.'e.ChatH259sideצַלְעוֹ֙tzal.'OH6763of it, and twoוּשְׁתֵּי֙u.she.TeiH8147ringsטַבָּע֔וֹתta.ba.'otH2885upon the otherהַשֵּׁנִֽית׃ha.she.NitH8145sideצַלְע֖וֹtzal.'OH6763of it.

4And he madeוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213stavesבַּדֵּ֖יba.DeiH905ofshittimשִׁטִּ֑יםshi.TimH7848woodעֲצֵ֣י'a.TzeiH6086,and overlaidוַיְצַ֥ףvay.TzafH6823them with goldזָהָֽב׃za.HavH2091.

5And he putוַיָּבֵ֤אvai.ya.Ve'H935the stavesהַבַּדִּים֙ha.ba.DimH905into the ringsבַּטַּבָּעֹ֔תba.ta.ba.'OtH2885by the sidesצַלְעֹ֣תtzal.'OtH6763of the arkהָאָרֹ֑ןha.'a.RonH727,to bearלָשֵׂ֖אתla.SetH5375the arkהָאָרֹֽן׃ha.'a.RonH727.

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