Revised Literal Translation

Exodus 38:1-7

1And he madeוַיַּ֛עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213the altarמִזְבַּ֥חmiz.BachH4196of burnt offeringהָעֹלָ֖הha.'o.LahH5930ofshittimשִׁטִּ֑יםshi.TimH7848woodעֲצֵ֣י'a.TzeiH6086:fiveחָמֵשׁ֩cha.MeshH2568cubitsאַמּ֨וֹת'a.MotH520wasthe lengthאָרְכּ֜וֹ'a.re.KoH753thereof, and fiveוְחָֽמֵשׁ־ve.cha.mesh-H2568cubitsאַמּ֤וֹת'a.MotH520the breadthרָחְבּוֹ֙ra.che.BoH7341thereof; it wasfoursquareרָב֔וּעַra.Vu.a'H7251;and threeוְשָׁלֹ֥שׁve.sha.LoshH7969cubitsאַמּ֖וֹת'a.MotH520the heightקֹמָתֽוֹ׃ko.ma.ToH6967thereof.

2And he madeוַיַּ֣עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213the hornsקַרְנֹתָ֗יוkar.no.TavH7161thereof on the fourאַרְבַּ֣ע'ar.Ba'H702cornersפִּנֹּתָ֔יוpi.no.TavH6438of it; the hornsקַרְנֹתָ֑יוkar.no.TavH7161thereof were of the same: and he overlaidוַיְצַ֥ףvay.TzafH6823it with brassנְחֹֽשֶׁת׃ne.Cho.shetH5178.

3And he madeוַיַּ֜עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213all the vesselsכְּלֵ֣יke.LeiH3627of the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֗חַha.miz.Be.achH4196,the potsהַסִּירֹ֤תha.si.RotH5518,and the shovelsהַיָּעִים֙hai.ya.'ImH3257,and the basonsהַמִּזְרָקֹ֔תha.miz.ra.KotH4219, andthe fleshhooksהַמִּזְלָגֹ֖תha.miz.la.GotH4207,and the firepansהַמַּחְתֹּ֑תha.mach.TotH4289:all the vesselsכֵּלָ֖יוke.LavH3627thereof madeעָשָׂ֥ה'a.SahH6213he ofbrassנְחֹֽשֶׁת׃ne.Cho.shetH5178.

4And he madeוַיַּ֤עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213for the altarלַמִּזְבֵּ֙חַ֙la.miz.Be.achH4196a brasenנְחֹ֑שֶׁתne.Cho.shetH5178grateמִכְבָּ֔רmikh.BarH4345of networkמַעֲשֵׂ֖ה רֶ֣שֶׁתma.'a.Seh Re.shetH4639 H7568under the compassכַּרְכֻּבּ֛וֹkar.ku.BoH3749thereof beneathמִלְּמַ֖טָּהmi.le.Ma.tahH4295unto the midstחֶצְיֽוֹ׃chetz.YoH2677of it.

5And he castוַיִּצֹ֞קvai.yi.TzokH3332fourאַרְבַּ֧ע'ar.Ba'H702ringsטַבָּעֹ֛תta.ba.'OtH2885for the fourבְּאַרְבַּ֥עbe.'ar.Ba'H702endsH7099of the grateלְמִכְבַּ֣רle.mikh.BarH4345of brassהַנְּחֹ֑שֶׁתha.ne.Cho.shetH5178, to beplacesבָּתִּ֖יםba.TimH1004for the stavesלַבַּדִּֽים׃la.ba.DimH905.

6And he madeוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213the stavesהַבַּדִּ֖יםha.ba.DimH905ofshittimשִׁטִּ֑יםshi.TimH7848woodעֲצֵ֣י'a.TzeiH6086,and overlaidוַיְצַ֥ףvay.TzafH6823them with brassנְחֹֽשֶׁת׃ne.Cho.shetH5178.

7And he putוַיָּבֵ֨אvai.ya.Ve'H935the stavesהַבַּדִּ֜יםha.ba.DimH905into the ringsבַּטַּבָּעֹ֗תba.ta.ba.'OtH2885on the sidesצַלְעֹ֣תtzal.'OtH6763of the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַha.miz.Be.achH4196,to bearלָשֵׂ֥אתla.SetH5375it withal; he madeעָשָׂ֥ה'a.SahH6213the altar hollowנְב֥וּבne.VuvH5014with boardsלֻחֹ֖תlu.ChotH3871.

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