Revised Literal Translation

Exodus 37:9-20

9And the cherubimsהַכְּרֻבִים֩ha.ke.ru.VimH3742spread outפֹּרְשֵׂ֨יpo.re.SeiH6566theirwingsכְנָפַ֜יִםkhe.na.Fa.yimH3671on highלְמַ֗עְלָהle.Ma'.lahH4605, andcoveredסֹֽכְכִ֤יםso.khe.KhimH5526with their wingsבְּכַנְפֵיהֶם֙be.khan.fei.HemH3671over the mercy seatהַכַּפֹּ֔רֶתha.ka.Po.retH3727,with their facesוּפְנֵיהֶ֖םu.fe.nei.HemH6440oneאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376to anotherאָחִ֑יו'a.ChivH251; evento the mercy seatwardהַכַּפֹּ֔רֶתha.ka.Po.retH3727were the facesפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440of the cherubimsהַכְּרֻבִֽים׃ פha.ke.ru.VimH3742.

10And he madeוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213the tableהַשֻּׁלְחָ֖ןha.shul.ChanH7979ofshittimשִׁטִּ֑יםshi.TimH7848woodעֲצֵ֣י'a.TzeiH6086:two cubitsאַמָּתַ֤יִם'a.ma.Ta.yimH520wasthe lengthאָרְכּוֹ֙'a.re.KoH753thereof, and a cubitוְאַמָּ֣הve.'a.MahH520the breadthרָחְבּ֔וֹra.che.BoH7341thereof, and a cubitוְאַמָּ֥הve.'a.MahH520and a halfוָחֵ֖צִיva.Che.tziH2677the heightקֹמָתֽוֹ׃ko.ma.ToH6967thereof:

11And he overlaidוַיְצַ֥ףvay.TzafH6823it with pureטָה֑וֹרta.HorH2889goldזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091,and madeוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213thereunto a crownזֵ֥רzerH2213of goldזָהָ֖בza.HavH2091round aboutסָבִֽיב׃sa.VivH5439.

12Also he madeוַיַּ֨עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213thereunto a borderמִסְגֶּ֛רֶתmis.Ge.retH4526of an handbreadthטֹ֖פַחTo.fachH2948round aboutסָבִ֑יבsa.VivH5439;and madeוַיַּ֧עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213a crownזֵר־zer-H2213of goldזָהָ֛בza.HavH2091for the borderלְמִסְגַּרְתּ֖וֹle.mis.gar.ToH4526thereof round aboutסָבִֽיב׃sa.VivH5439.

13And he castוַיִּצֹ֣קvai.yi.TzokH3332for it fourאַרְבַּ֖ע'ar.Ba'H702ringsטַבְּעֹ֣תta.be.'OtH2885of goldזָהָ֑בza.HavH2091,and putוַיִּתֵּן֙vai.yi.TenH5414the ringsהַטַּבָּעֹ֔תha.ta.ba.'OtH2885upon the fourאַרְבַּ֣ע'ar.Ba'H702cornersהַפֵּאֹ֔תha.pe.'OtH6285that werein the fourלְאַרְבַּ֥עle.'ar.Ba'H702feetרַגְלָֽיו׃rag.LavH7272thereof.

14Over againstלְעֻמַּת֙le.'u.MatH5980the borderהַמִּסְגֶּ֔רֶתha.mis.Ge.retH4526were the ringsהַטַּבָּעֹ֑תha.ta.ba.'OtH2885,the placesבָּתִּים֙ba.TimH1004for the stavesלַבַּדִּ֔יםla.ba.DimH905to bearלָשֵׂ֖אתla.SetH5375the tableהַשֻּׁלְחָֽן׃ha.shul.ChanH7979.

15And he madeוַיַּ֤עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213the stavesהַבַּדִּים֙ha.ba.DimH905ofshittimשִׁטִּ֔יםshi.TimH7848woodעֲצֵ֣י'a.TzeiH6086,and overlaidוַיְצַ֥ףvay.TzafH6823them with goldזָהָ֑בza.HavH2091,to bearלָשֵׂ֖אתla.SetH5375the tableהַשֻּׁלְחָֽן׃ha.shul.ChanH7979.

16And he madeוַיַּ֜עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213the vesselsהַכֵּלִ֣ים׀ha.ke.LimH3627which wereupon the tableהַשֻּׁלְחָ֗ןha.shul.ChanH7979,his dishesקְעָרֹתָ֤יוke.'a.ro.TavH7086,and his spoonsכַּפֹּתָיו֙ka.po.TavH3709,and his bowlsמְנַקִּיֹּתָ֔יוme.na.ki.yo.TavH4518,and his coversהַקְּשָׂוֹ֔תha.ke.sa.VotH7184to coverיֻסַּ֖ךְyu.SakhH5258withalH2004, ofpureטָהֽוֹר׃ פta.HorH2889goldזָהָ֖בza.HavH2091.

17And he madeוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213the lampstandהַמְּנֹרָ֖הha.me.no.RahH4501ofpureטָה֑וֹרta.HorH2889goldזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091: ofbeaten workמִקְשָׁ֞הmik.ShahH4749madeעָשָׂ֤ה'a.SahH6213he the lampstandהַמְּנֹרָה֙ha.me.no.RahH4501;his shaftיְרֵכָ֣הּye.re.KhahH3409,and his branchוְקָנָ֔הּve.ka.NahH7070,his bowlsגְּבִיעֶ֛יהָge.vi.'Ei.haH1375,his knopsכַּפְתֹּרֶ֥יהָkaf.to.Rei.haH3730,and his flowersוּפְרָחֶ֖יהָu.fe.ra.Chei.haH6525, were of the same:

18And sixוְשִׁשָּׁ֣הve.shi.ShahH8337branchesקָנִ֔יםka.NimH7070going outיֹצְאִ֖יםyo.tze.'ImH3318of the sidesמִצִּדֶּ֑יהָmi.tzi.Dei.haH6654thereof; threeשְׁלֹשָׁ֣ה׀she.lo.ShahH7969branchesקְנֵ֣יke.NeiH7070of the lampstandמְנֹרָ֗הme.no.RahH4501out of the oneהָֽאֶחָ֔דha.'e.ChadH259sideמִצִּדָּהּ֙mi.tzi.DahH6654thereof, and threeוּשְׁלֹשָׁה֙u.she.lo.ShahH7969branchesקְנֵ֣יke.NeiH7070of the lampstandמְנֹרָ֔הme.no.RahH4501out of the otherהַשֵּׁנִֽי׃ha.she.NiH8145sideמִצִּדָּ֖הּmi.tzi.DahH6654thereof:

19Threeשְׁלֹשָׁ֣הshe.lo.ShahH7969bowlsגְ֠בִעִיםGe.vi.'imH1375made after the fashion of almondsמְֽשֻׁקָּדִ֞יםme.shu.ka.DimH8246in oneהָאֶחָד֮ha.'e.ChadH259branchבַּקָּנֶ֣הba.ka.NehH7070,a knopכַּפְתֹּ֣רkaf.TorH3730and a flowerוָפֶרַח֒va.fe.RachH6525;and threeוּשְׁלֹשָׁ֣הu.she.lo.ShahH7969bowlsגְבִעִ֗יםge.vi.'ImH1375made like almondsמְשֻׁקָּדִ֛יםme.shu.ka.DimH8246in anotherאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259branchבְּקָנֶ֥הbe.ka.NehH7070,a knopכַּפְתֹּ֣רkaf.TorH3730and a flowerוָפָ֑רַחva.Fa.rachH6525:so throughout the sixלְשֵׁ֣שֶׁתle.She.shetH8337branchesהַקָּנִ֔יםha.ka.NimH7070going outהַיֹּצְאִ֖יםhai.yo.tze.'ImH3318of the lampstandהַמְּנֹרָֽה׃ha.me.no.RahH4501.

20And in the lampstandוּבַמְּנֹרָ֖הu.va.me.no.RahH4501werefourאַרְבָּעָ֣ה'ar.ba.'AhH702bowlsגְבִעִ֑יםge.vi.'ImH1375made like almondsמְשֻׁ֨קָּדִ֔יםme.Shu.ka.DimH8246,his knopsכַּפְתֹּרֶ֖יהָkaf.to.Rei.haH3730,and his flowersוּפְרָחֶֽיהָ׃u.fe.ra.Chei.haH6525:

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