Revised Literal Translation

Exodus 39:3-7

3And they did beatוַֽיְרַקְּע֞וּvay.ra.ke.'UH7554the goldהַזָּהָב֮ha.za.HavH2091intoH854thin platesפַּחֵ֣יpa.CheiH6341,and cutוְקִצֵּ֣ץve.ki.TzetzH7112it intowiresפְּתִילִם֒pe.ti.LimH6616,to workלַעֲשׂ֗וֹתla.'a.SotH8432 H6213itin the blueהַתְּכֵ֙לֶת֙ha.te.Khe.letH8504,and in the purpleהָֽאַרְגָּמָ֔ןha.'ar.ga.ManH713,and in the scarletתּוֹלַ֥עַת הַשָּׁנִ֖יto.La.'at ha.sha.NiH8438 H8144,and in the fine linenהַשֵּׁ֑שׁha.SheshH8336, withcunningחֹשֵֽׁב׃cho.ShevH2803workמַעֲשֵׂ֖הma.'a.SehH4639.

4They madeעָֽשׂוּ־'a.su-H6213shoulderpiecesכְּתֵפֹ֥תke.te.FotH3802for it, to couple ittogetherחֹבְרֹ֑תchoe.RotH2266:by the twoשְׁנֵ֥יshe.NeiH8147edgesקְצוֹתָ֖יוkitz.vo.tovH7099 H7098was it coupled togetherחֻבָּֽר׃chu.BarH2266.

5And the curious girdleוְחֵ֨שֶׁבve.Che.shevH2805of his ephodאֲפֻדָּת֜וֹ'a.fu.da.ToH642, that was upon it, wasof the same, according to the workכְּמַעֲשֵׂהוּ֒ke.ma.'a.se.HuH4639thereof; ofgoldזָהָ֗בza.HavH2091,blueתְּכֵ֧לֶתte.Khe.letH8504,and purpleוְאַרְגָּמָ֛ןve.'ar.ga.ManH713,and scarletוְתוֹלַ֥עַת שָׁנִ֖יve.to.La.'at sha.NiH8438 H8144,and fine twinedמָשְׁזָ֑רma.she.ZarH7806linenוְשֵׁ֣שׁve.SheshH8336;as Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068commandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680Mosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃mo.ShehH4872.

6And they wroughtוַֽיַּעֲשׂוּ֙vai.ya.'a.SuH6213onyxהַשֹּׁ֔הַםha.Sho.hamH7718stonesאַבְנֵ֣י'av.NeiH68inclosedH4142in ouchesמִשְׁבְּצֹ֣תmish.be.TzotH4865of goldזָהָ֑בza.HavH2091,gravenמְפֻתָּחֹת֙me.fu.ta.ChotH6605,as signetsחוֹתָ֔םcho.TamH2368are gravenפִּתּוּחֵ֣יpi.tu.CheiH6603,with the namesשְׁמ֖וֹתshe.MotH8034of the childrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

7And he putוַיָּ֣שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760them on the shouldersכִּתְפֹ֣תkit.FotH3802of the ephodהָאֵפֹ֔דha.'e.FodH646, that they should bestonesאַבְנֵ֥י'av.NeiH68for a memorialזִכָּר֖וֹןzi.ka.RonH2146to the childrenלִבְנֵ֣יliv.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478;as Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068commandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680Mosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃ פmo.ShehH4872.

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