Revised Literal Translation

Exodus 39:22-43

22And he madeוַיַּ֛עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213the robeמְעִ֥ילme.'IlH4598of the ephodהָאֵפֹ֖דha.'e.FodH646ofwovenאֹרֵ֑ג'o.RegH707workמַעֲשֵׂ֣הma.'a.SehH4639,allכְּלִ֖ילke.LilH3632ofblueתְּכֵֽלֶת׃te.Khe.letH8504.

23And there wasan holeוּפִֽי־u.fi-H6310in the midstבְּתוֹכ֖וֹbe.to.KhoH8432of the robeהַמְּעִ֥ילha.me.'IlH4598,as the holeכְּפִ֣יke.FiH6310of a garmentתַחְרָ֑אtach.Ra'H8473, witha bandשָׂפָ֥הsa.FahH8193round aboutסָבִ֖יבsa.VivH5439the holeלְפִ֛יוle.FivH6310,that it should not rendיִקָּרֵֽעַ׃yi.ka.Re.a'H7167.

24And they madeוַֽיַּעֲשׂוּ֙vai.ya.'a.SuH6213upon the hemsשׁוּלֵ֣יshu.LeiH7757of the robeהַמְּעִ֔ילha.me.'IlH4598pomegranatesרִמּוֹנֵ֕יri.mo.NeiH7416ofblueתְּכֵ֥לֶתte.Khe.letH8504,and purpleוְאַרְגָּמָ֖ןve.'ar.ga.ManH713,and scarletוְתוֹלַ֣עַת שָׁנִ֑יve.to.La.'at sha.NiH8438 H8144, andtwinedמָשְׁזָֽר׃ma.she.ZarH7806linen.

25And they madeוַיַּעֲשׂ֥וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213bellsפַעֲמֹנֵ֖יfa.'a.mo.NeiH6472ofpureטָה֑וֹרta.HorH2889goldזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091,and putוַיִּתְּנ֨וּvai.yi.te.NuH5414the bellsהַפַּֽעֲמֹנִ֜יםha.pa.'a.mo.NimH6472betweenבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432the pomegranatesהָרִמֹּנִ֗יםha.ri.mo.NimH7416upon the hemשׁוּלֵ֤יshu.LeiH7757of the robeהַמְּעִיל֙ha.me.'IlH4598,round aboutסָבִ֔יבsa.VivH5439betweenבְּת֖וֹךְbe.TokhH8432the pomegranatesהָרִמֹּנִֽים׃ha.ri.mo.NimH7416;

26A bellפַּעֲמֹ֤ןpa.'a.MonH6472and a pomegranateוְרִמֹּן֙ve.ri.MonH7416,a bellפַּעֲמֹ֣ןpa.'a.MonH6472and a pomegranateוְרִמֹּ֔ןve.ri.MonH7416,round aboutסָבִ֑יבsa.VivH5439the hemשׁוּלֵ֥יshu.LeiH7757of the robeהַמְּעִ֖ילha.me.'IlH4598to ministerלְשָׁרֵ֕תle.sha.RetH8334in;as Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068commandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680Mosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃ סmo.ShehH4872.

27And they madeוַֽיַּעֲשׂ֛וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213coatsהַכָּתְנֹ֥תha.ka.te.NotH3801offine linenשֵׁ֖שׁsheshH8336ofwovenאֹרֵ֑ג'o.RegH707workמַעֲשֵׂ֣הma.'a.SehH4639for Aaronלְאַהֲרֹ֖ןle.'a.ha.RonH175,and for his sonsוּלְבָנָֽיו׃u.le.va.NavH1121,

28And a mitreהַמִּצְנֶ֣פֶתha.mitz.Ne.fetH4701offine linenשֵׁ֔שׁSheshH8336,and goodlyפַּאֲרֵ֥יpa.'a.ReiH6287bonnetsהַמִּגְבָּעֹ֖תha.mig.ba.'OtH4021offine linenשֵׁ֑שׁSheshH8336,and linenהַבָּ֖דha.BadH906breechesמִכְנְסֵ֥יmikh.ne.SeiH4370offine twinedמָשְׁזָֽר׃ma.she.ZarH7806linenשֵׁ֥שׁsheshH8336,

29And a girdleהָאַבְנֵ֞טha.'av.NetH73offine twinedמָשְׁזָ֗רma.she.ZarH7806linenשֵׁ֣שׁsheshH8336,and blueוּתְכֵ֧לֶתu.te.Khe.letH8504,and purpleוְאַרְגָּמָ֛ןve.'ar.ga.ManH713,and scarletוְתוֹלַ֥עַת שָׁנִ֖יve.to.La.'at sha.NiH8438 H8144, ofneedleworkמַעֲשֵׂ֣ה רֹקֵ֑םma.'a.Seh ro.KemH4639 H7551;as Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068commandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680Mosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃ סmo.ShehH4872.

30And they madeוַֽיַּעֲשׂ֛וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213the plateצִ֥יץtzitzH6731of the holyהַקֹּ֖דֶשׁha.Ko.deshH6944crownנֵֽזֶר־ne.zer-H5145ofpureטָה֑וֹרta.HorH2889goldזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091,and wroteוַיִּכְתְּב֣וּvai.yikh.te.VuH3789upon it a writingמִכְתַּב֙mikh.TavH4385, like tothe engravingsפִּתּוּחֵ֣יpi.tu.CheiH6603of a signetחוֹתָ֔םcho.TamH2368,HOLINESSקֹ֖דֶשׁKo.deshH6944TO YHWHלַיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068.

31And they tiedוַיִּתְּנ֤וּvai.yi.te.NuH5414unto it a laceפְּתִ֣ילpe.TilH6616of blueתְּכֵ֔לֶתte.Khe.letH8504,to fastenלָתֵ֥תla.TetH5414iton highמִלְמָ֑עְלָהmil.Ma.'e.lahH4605upon the mitreהַמִּצְנֶ֖פֶתha.mitz.Ne.fetH4701;as Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068commandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680Mosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃ סmo.ShehH4872.

32Thus was all the workעֲבֹדַ֕ת'a.vo.DatH5656of the tabernacleמִשְׁכַּ֖ןmish.KanH4908of the tentאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168of the congregationמוֹעֵ֑דmo.'EdH4150finishedוַתֵּ֕כֶלva.Te.khelH3615:and the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478didוַֽיַּעֲשׂוּ֙vai.ya.'a.SuH6213according to all that Yhwhיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068commandedצִוָּ֧הtzi.VahH6680Mosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872,so didעָשֽׂוּ׃ פ'a.SuH6213they.

33And they broughtוַיָּבִ֤יאוּvai.ya.Vi.'uH935the tabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּן֙ha.mish.KanH4908unto Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872,the tentהָאֹ֖הֶלha.'O.helH168,and all his furnitureכֵּלָ֑יוke.LavH3627,his tachesקְרָסָ֣יוke.ra.SavH7165,his boardsקְרָשָׁ֔יוke.ra.ShavH7175,his barsבְּרִיחָ֖יוbe.ri.chovH1280,and his pillarsוְעַמֻּדָ֥יוve.'a.mu.DavH5982,and his socketsוַאֲדָנָֽיו׃va.'a.da.NavH134,

34And the coveringמִכְסֵ֞הmikh.SehH4372of rams’הָֽאֵילִם֙ha.'ei.LimH352skinsעוֹרֹ֤תo.RotH5785dyed redהַמְאָדָּמִ֔יםham.'a.da.MimH119,and the coveringמִכְסֵ֖הmikh.SehH4372of badgers’הַתְּחָשִׁ֑יםha.te.cha.ShimH8476skinsעֹרֹ֣ת'o.RotH5785,and the vailפָּרֹ֥כֶתpa.Ro.khetH6532of the coveringהַמָּסָֽךְ׃ha.ma.SakhH4539,

35The arkאֲרֹ֥ן'a.RonH727of the testimonyהָעֵדֻ֖תha.'e.DutH5715,and the stavesבַּדָּ֑יוba.DavH905thereof, and the mercy seatהַכַּפֹּֽרֶת׃ha.ka.Po.retH3727,

36The tableהַשֻּׁלְחָן֙ha.shul.ChanH7979, andall the vesselsכֵּלָ֔יוke.LavH3627thereof, and the shewbreadלֶ֥חֶם הַפָּנִֽים׃Le.chem ha.pa.NimH3899 H6440,

37The pureהַטְּהֹרָ֜הha.te.ho.RahH2889lampstandהַמְּנֹרָ֨הha.me.no.RahH4501, withthe lampsנֵרֹתֶ֗יהָne.ro.Tei.haH5216thereof, even withthe lampsנֵרֹ֛תne.RotH5216to be set in orderהַמַּֽעֲרָכָ֖הha.ma.'a.ra.KhahH4634,and all the vesselsכֵּלֶ֑יהָke.Lei.haH3627thereof, and the oilשֶׁ֥מֶןShe.menH8081for lightהַמָּאֽוֹר׃ha.ma.'orH3974,

38And the goldenהַזָּהָ֔בha.za.HavH2091altarמִזְבַּ֣חmiz.BachH4196,and the anointingהַמִּשְׁחָ֔הha.mish.ChahH4888oilשֶׁ֣מֶןShe.menH8081,and the sweetהַסַּמִּ֑יםha.sa.MimH5561incenseקְטֹ֣רֶתke.To.retH7004,and the hangingמָסַ֖ךְma.SakhH4539for the tabernacleהָאֹֽהֶל׃ha.'O.helH168doorפֶּ֥תַחPe.tachH6607,

39The brasenהַנְּחֹ֗שֶׁתha.ne.Cho.shetH5178altarמִזְבַּ֣חmiz.BachH4196,and his grateמִכְבַּ֤רmikh.BarH4345of brassהַנְּחֹ֙שֶׁת֙ha.ne.Cho.shetH5178,his stavesבַּדָּ֖יוba.DavH905,and all his vesselsכֵּלָ֑יוke.LavH3627,the laverהַכִּיֹּ֖רha.ki.YorH3595and his footכַּנּֽוֹ׃ka.NoH3653,

40The hangingsקַלְעֵ֨יkal.'EiH7050of the courtהֶחָצֵ֜רhe.cha.TzerH2691,his pillarsעַמֻּדֶ֣יהָ'a.mu.Dei.haH5982,and his socketsאֲדָנֶ֗יהָ'a.da.Nei.haH134,and the hangingהַמָּסָךְ֙ha.ma.soKhH4539for the courtהֶֽחָצֵ֔רhe.cha.TzerH2691gateלְשַׁ֣עַרle.Sha.'arH8179,his cordsמֵיתָרָ֖יוmei.ta.RavH4340,and his pinsוִיתֵדֹתֶ֑יהָvi.te.do.Tei.haH3489,and all the vesselsכְּלֵ֛יke.LeiH3627of the serviceעֲבֹדַ֥ת'a.vo.DatH5656of the tabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּ֖ןha.mish.KanH4908,for the tentלְאֹ֥הֶלle.'O.helH168of the congregationמוֹעֵֽד׃mo.'EdH4150,

41The clothsבִּגְדֵ֥יbig.DeiH899of serviceהַשְּׂרָ֖דha.se.RadH8278to do serviceלְשָׁרֵ֣תle.sha.RetH8334in the holyבַּקֹּ֑דֶשׁba.Ko.deshH6944place,and the holyהַקֹּ֙דֶשׁ֙ha.Ko.deshH6944garmentsבִּגְדֵ֤יbig.DeiH899for Aaronלְאַהֲרֹ֣ןle.'a.ha.RonH175the priestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548,and his sons’בָנָ֖יוva.NavH1121garmentsבִּגְדֵ֥יbig.DeiH899,to minister in the priest’s officeלְכַהֵֽן׃le.kha.HenH3547.

42According to all that Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068commandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680Mosesמֹשֶׁ֑הmo.ShehH4872,so the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478madeעָשׂוּ֙'a.SuH6213all the workהָעֲבֹדָֽה׃ha.'a.vo.DahH5656.

43And Mosesמֹשֶׁ֜הmo.ShehH4872did lookוַיַּ֨רְאvai.Yar'H7200upon allכֵּ֣ןkenH3651the workהַמְּלָאכָ֗הha.me.la.KhahH4399,and, behold, they had doneעָשׂ֣וּ'a.SuH6213it as Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068had commandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680,even so had they doneעָשׂ֑וּ'a.SuH6213it: and Mosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃ פmo.ShehH4872blessedוַיְבָ֥רֶךְvay.Va.rekhH1288them.

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