Revised Literal Translation

Exodus 39:8-21

8And he madeוַיַּ֧עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213the breastplateהַחֹ֛שֶׁןha.Cho.shenH2833ofcunningחֹשֵׁ֖בcho.ShevH2803workמַעֲשֵׂ֥הma.'a.SehH4639,like the workכְּמַעֲשֵׂ֣הke.ma.'a.SehH4639of the ephodאֵפֹ֑ד'e.FodH646; ofgoldזָהָ֗בza.HavH2091,blueתְּכֵ֧לֶתte.Khe.letH8504,and purpleוְאַרְגָּמָ֛ןve.'ar.ga.ManH713,and scarletוְתוֹלַ֥עַת שָׁנִ֖יve.to.La.'at sha.NiH8438 H8144,and fine twinedמָשְׁזָֽר׃ma.she.ZarH7806linenוְשֵׁ֥שׁve.SheshH8336.

9It was foursquareרָב֧וּעַra.Vu.a'H7251;they madeעָשׂ֣וּ'a.SuH6213the breastplateהַחֹ֑שֶׁןha.Cho.shenH2833doubleכָּפ֖וּלka.FulH3717:a spanזֶ֧רֶתZe.retH2239wasthe lengthאָרְכּ֛וֹ'a.re.KoH753thereof, and a spanוְזֶ֥רֶתve.Ze.retH2239the breadthרָחְבּ֖וֹra.che.BoH7341thereof, beingdoubledכָּפֽוּל׃ka.FulH3717.

10And they setוַיְמַלְאוּ־vay.mal.'u-H4390in it fourאַרְבָּעָ֖ה'ar.ba.'AhH702rowsט֣וּרֵיTu.reiH2905of stonesאָ֑בֶן'A.venH68: the firstrowט֗וּרTurH2905wasa sardiusאֹ֤דֶם'O.demH124,a topazפִּטְדָה֙pit.DahH6357,and a carbuncleוּבָרֶ֔קֶתu.va.Re.ketH1304: this wasthe firstהָאֶחָֽד׃ha.'e.ChadH259rowהַטּ֖וּרha.TurH2905.

11And the secondהַשֵּׁנִ֑יha.she.NiH8145rowוְהַטּ֖וּרve.ha.TurH2905,an emeraldנֹ֥פֶךְNo.fekhH5306,a sapphireסַפִּ֖ירsa.PirH5601,and a diamondוְיָהֲלֹֽם׃ve.ya.ha.LomH3095.

12And the thirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֑יha.she.li.ShiH7992rowוְהַטּ֖וּרve.ha.TurH2905,a ligureלֶ֥שֶׁםLe.shemH3958,an agateשְׁב֖וֹshe.VoH7618,and an amethystוְאַחְלָֽמָה׃ve.'ach.La.mahH306.

13And the fourthהָֽרְבִיעִ֔יha.re.vi.'IH7243rowוְהַטּוּר֙ve.ha.TurH2905,a berylתַּרְשִׁ֥ישׁtar.ShishH8658,an onyxשֹׁ֖הַםSho.hamH7718,and a jasperוְיָשְׁפֵ֑הve.ya.she.PehH3471: they wereinclosedH4142in ouchesמִשְׁבְּצ֥וֹתmish.be.TzotH4865of goldזָהָ֖בza.HavH2091in their inclosingsבְּמִלֻּאֹתָֽם׃be.mi.lu.'o.TamH4396.

14And the stonesוְ֠הָאֲבָנִיםVe.ha.'a.va.nimH68wereaccording to the namesשְׁמֹ֨תshe.MotH8034of the childrenבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֥לYis.ra.'ElH3478,twelveשְׁתֵּ֥ים עֶשְׂרֵ֖הshe.Teim 'es.RehH6240 H8147,according to their namesשְׁמֹתָ֑םshe.mo.TamH8034, likethe engravingsפִּתּוּחֵ֤יpi.tu.CheiH6603of a signetחֹתָם֙cho.TamH2368,every oneאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376with his nameשְׁמ֔וֹshe.MoH8034,according to the twelveלִשְׁנֵ֥ים עָשָׂ֖רlish.Neim 'a.SarH6240 H8147tribesשָֽׁבֶט׃Sha.vetH7626.

15And they madeוַיַּעֲשׂ֧וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213upon the breastplateהַחֹ֛שֶׁןha.Cho.shenH2833chainsשַׁרְשְׁרֹ֥תshar.she.RotH8333at the endsגַּבְלֻ֖תgav.LutH1383, ofwreathenעֲבֹ֑ת'a.VotH5688workמַעֲשֵׂ֣הma.'a.SehH4639ofpureטָהֽוֹר׃ta.HorH2889goldזָהָ֖בza.HavH2091.

16And they madeוַֽיַּעֲשׂ֗וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213twoשְׁתֵּי֙she.TeiH8147ouchesמִשְׁבְּצֹ֣תmish.be.TzotH4865ofgoldזָהָ֔בza.HavH2091,and twoוּשְׁתֵּ֖יu.she.TeiH8147goldזָהָ֑בza.HavH2091ringsטַבְּעֹ֣תta.be.'OtH2885;and putוַֽיִּתְּנ֗וּvai.yi.te.NuH5414the twoשְׁתֵּי֙she.TeiH8147ringsהַטַּבָּעֹ֔תha.ta.ba.'OtH2885in the twoשְׁנֵ֖יshe.NeiH8147endsקְצ֥וֹתke.TzotH7098of the breastplateהַחֹֽשֶׁן׃ha.Cho.shenH2833.

17And they putוַֽיִּתְּנ֗וּvai.yi.te.NuH5414the twoשְׁתֵּי֙she.TeiH8147wreathen chainsהָעֲבֹתֹ֣תha.'a.vo.TotH5688of goldהַזָּהָ֔בha.za.HavH2091in the twoשְׁתֵּ֖יshe.TeiH8147ringsהַטַּבָּעֹ֑תha.ta.ba.'OtH2885on the endsקְצ֖וֹתke.TzotH7098of the breastplateהַחֹֽשֶׁן׃ha.Cho.shenH2833.

18And the twoשְׁתֵּ֤יshe.TeiH8147endsקְצוֹת֙ke.tzOtH7098of the twoשְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeiH8147wreathenH5688chainsH5688they fastenedנָתְנ֖וּna.te.NuH5414in the twoשְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeiH8147ouchesהַֽמִּשְׁבְּצֹ֑תha.mish.be.TzotH4865,and putוַֽיִּתְּנֻ֛םvai.yi.te.NumH5414them on the shoulderpiecesכִּתְפֹ֥תkit.FotH3802of the ephodהָאֵפֹ֖דha.'e.FodH646,beforeפָּנָֽיו׃pa.NavH6440itמ֥וּלmulH4136.

19And they madeוַֽיַּעֲשׂ֗וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213twoשְׁתֵּי֙she.TeiH8147ringsטַבְּעֹ֣תta.be.'OtH2885of goldזָהָ֔בza.HavH2091,and putוַיָּשִׂ֕ימוּvai.ya.Si.muH7760themon the twoשְׁנֵ֖יshe.NeiH8147endsקְצ֣וֹתke.TzotH7098of the breastplateהַחֹ֑שֶׁןha.Cho.shenH2833,upon the borderשְׂפָת֕וֹse.fa.ToH8193of it, which wason the sideעֵ֥בֶר'E.verH5676of the ephodהָאֵפֹ֖דha.'e.FodH646inwardבָּֽיְתָה׃Ba.ye.tahH1004.

20And they madeוַֽיַּעֲשׂוּ֮vai.ya.'a.SuH6213twoשְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeiH8147othergoldenזָהָב֒za.HavH2091ringsטַבְּעֹ֣תta.be.'OtH2885,and putוַֽיִּתְּנֻ֡םvai.yi.te.NumH5414them on the twoשְׁתֵּי֩she.TeiH8147sidesכִתְפֹ֨תkhit.FotH3802of the ephodהָאֵפֹ֤דha.'e.FodH646underneathמִלְמַ֙טָּה֙mil.Ma.tahH4295,towardמִמּ֣וּלmi.MulH4136the forepartפָּנָ֔יוpa.NavH6440of it, over againstלְעֻמַּ֖תle.'u.MatH5980the othercouplingמֶחְבַּרְתּ֑וֹmech.bar.ToH4225thereof, aboveמִמַּ֕עַלmi.Ma.'alH4605the curious girdleלְחֵ֖שֶׁבle.Che.shevH2805of the ephodהָאֵפֹֽד׃ha.'e.FodH646.

21And they did bindוַיִּרְכְּס֣וּvai.yir.ke.SuH7405the breastplateהַחֹ֡שֶׁןha.Cho.shenH2833by his ringsמִטַּבְּעֹתָיו֩mi.ta.be.'o.TavH2885unto the ringsטַבְּעֹ֨תta.be.'OtH2885of the ephodהָאֵפֹ֜דha.'e.FodH646with a laceבִּפְתִ֣ילbif.TilH6616of blueתְּכֵ֗לֶתte.Khe.letH8504,that it might be above the curious girdleחֵ֣שֶׁבChe.shevH2805of the ephodהָאֵפֹ֔דha.'e.FodH646,and that the breastplateהַחֹ֔שֶׁןha.Cho.shenH2833might not be loosedיִזַּ֣חyi.ZachH2118from the ephodהָאֵפֹ֑דha.'e.FodH646;as Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068commandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680Mosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃mo.ShehH4872.

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