Revised Literal Translation

Exodus 40:18-33

18And Mosesמֹשֶׁ֜הmo.ShehH4872reared upוַיָּ֨קֶםvai.Ya.kemH6965the tabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּ֗ןha.mish.KanH4908,and fastenedוַיִּתֵּן֙vai.yi.TenH5414his socketsאֲדָנָ֔יו'a.da.NavH134,and set upוַיָּ֙שֶׂם֙vai.Ya.semH7760the boardsקְרָשָׁ֔יוke.ra.ShavH7175thereof, and putוַיִּתֵּ֖ןvai.yi.TenH5414in the barsבְּרִיחָ֑יוbe.ri.ChavH1280thereof, and reared upוַיָּ֖קֶםvai.Ya.kemH6965his pillarsעַמּוּדָֽיו׃'a.mu.DavH5982.

19And he spread abroadוַיִּפְרֹ֤שׂvai.yif.RosH6566the tentהָאֹ֙הֶל֙ha.'O.helH168over the tabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּ֔ןha.mish.KanH4908,and putוַיָּ֜שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760the coveringמִכְסֵ֥הmikh.SehH4372of the tentהָאֹ֛הֶלha.'O.helH168aboveמִלְמָ֑עְלָהmil.Ma.'e.lahH4605upon it; as Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068commandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680Mosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃ סmo.ShehH4872.

20And he tookוַיִּקַּ֞חvai.yi.KachH3947and putוַיִּתֵּ֤ןvai.yi.TenH5414the testimonyהָעֵדֻת֙ha.'e.DutH5715into the arkהָ֣אָרֹ֔ןha.'a.RonH727,and setוַיָּ֥שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760the stavesהַבַּדִּ֖יםha.ba.DimH905on the arkהָאָרֹ֑ןha.'a.RonH727,and putוַיִּתֵּ֧ןvai.yi.TenH5414the mercy seatהַכַּפֹּ֛רֶתha.ka.Po.retH3727aboveמִלְמָֽעְלָה׃mil.Ma.'e.lahH4605upon the arkהָאָרֹ֖ןha.'a.RonH727:

21And he broughtוַיָּבֵ֣אvai.ya.Ve'H935the arkהָאָרֹן֮ha.'a.RonH727into the tabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּן֒ha.mish.KanH4908,and set upוַיָּ֗שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760the vailפָּרֹ֣כֶתpa.Ro.khetH6532of the coveringהַמָּסָ֔ךְha.ma.SakhH4539,and coveredוַיָּ֕סֶךְvai.Ya.sekhH5526the arkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727of the testimonyהָעֵד֑וּתha.'e.DutH5715;as Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068commandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680Mosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃ סmo.ShehH4872.

22And he putוַיִּתֵּ֤ןvai.yi.TenH5414the tableהַשֻּׁלְחָן֙ha.shul.ChanH7979in the tentבְּאֹ֣הֶלbe.'O.helH168of the congregationמוֹעֵ֔דmo.'EdH4150,upon the sideיֶ֥רֶךְYe.rekhH3409of the tabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּ֖ןha.mish.KanH4908northwardצָפֹ֑נָהtza.Fo.nahH6828,withoutמִח֖וּץmi.ChutzH2351the vailלַפָּרֹֽכֶת׃la.pa.Ro.khetH6532.

23And he setעֵ֥רֶךְ'E.rekhH6187the breadלֶ֖חֶםLe.chemH3899in orderוַיַּעֲרֹ֥ךְvai.ya.'a.RokhH6186upon it beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068;as Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068had commandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680Mosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃ סmo.ShehH4872.

24And he putוַיָּ֤שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760the lampstandהַמְּנֹרָה֙ha.me.no.RahH4501in the tentבְּאֹ֣הֶלbe.'O.helH168of the congregationמוֹעֵ֔דmo.'EdH4150,over againstנֹ֖כַחNo.khachH5227the tableהַשֻּׁלְחָ֑ןha.shul.ChanH7979,on the sideיֶ֥רֶךְYe.rekhH3409of the tabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּ֖ןha.mish.KanH4908southwardנֶֽגְבָּה׃Neg.bahH5045.

25And he lightedוַיַּ֥עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927the lampsהַנֵּרֹ֖תha.ne.RotH5216beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068;as Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068commandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680Mosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃ סmo.ShehH4872.

26And he putוַיָּ֛שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760the goldenהַזָּהָ֖בha.za.HavH2091altarמִזְבַּ֥חmiz.BachH4196in the tentבְּאֹ֣הֶלbe.'O.helH168of the congregationמוֹעֵ֑דmo.'EdH4150beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440the vailהַפָּרֹֽכֶת׃ha.pa.Ro.khetH6532:

27And he burntוַיַּקְטֵ֥רvai.yak.TerH6999sweetסַמִּ֑יםsa.MimH5561incenseקְטֹ֣רֶתke.To.retH7004thereon; as Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068commandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680Mosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃ פmo.ShehH4872.

28And he set upוַיָּ֛שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760the hangingמָסַ֥ךְma.SakhH4539atthe doorהַפֶּ֖תַחha.Pe.tachH6607of the tabernacleלַמִּשְׁכָּֽן׃la.mish.KanH4908.

29And he putשָׂ֕םsamH7760the altarמִזְבַּ֣חmiz.BachH4196of burnt offeringהָעֹלָ֔הha.'o.LahH5930bythe doorפֶּ֖תַחPe.tachH6607of the tabernacleמִשְׁכַּ֣ןmish.KanH4908of the tentאֹֽהֶל־'o.hel-H168of the congregationמוֹעֵ֑דmo.'EdH4150,and offeredוַיַּ֣עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927upon it the burnt offeringהָעֹלָה֙ha.'o.LahH5930and the grain offeringהַמִּנְחָ֔הha.min.ChahH4503;as Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068commandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680Mosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃ סmo.ShehH4872.

30And he setוַיָּ֙שֶׂם֙vai.Ya.semH7760the laverהַכִּיֹּ֔רha.ki.YorH3595between the tentאֹ֥הֶל'O.helH168of the congregationמוֹעֵ֖דmo.'EdH4150and the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַha.miz.Be.achH4196,and putוַיִּתֵּ֥ןvai.yi.TenH5414waterמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325there, to washלְרָחְצָֽה׃le.ra.che.TzahH7364withal.

31And Mosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872and Aaronוְאַהֲרֹ֣ןve.'a.ha.RonH175and his sonsוּבָנָ֑יוu.va.NavH1121washedוְרָחֲצ֣וּve.ra.cha.TzuH7364their handsיְדֵיהֶ֖םye.dei.HemH3027and their feetרַגְלֵיהֶֽם׃rag.lei.HemH7272thereat:

32When they wentבְּבֹאָ֞םbe.vo.'AmH935into the tentאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168of the congregationמוֹעֵ֗דmo.'EdH4150,and when they came nearוּבְקָרְבָתָ֛םu.ve.ka.re.va.TamH7126unto the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַha.miz.Be.achH4196,they washedיִרְחָ֑צוּyir.Cha.tzuH7364;as Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068commandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680Mosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃ סmo.ShehH4872.

33And he reared upוַיָּ֣קֶםvai.Ya.kemH6965the courtהֶחָצֵ֗רhe.cha.TzerH2691round aboutסָבִיב֙sa.VivH5439the tabernacleלַמִּשְׁכָּ֣ןla.mish.KanH4908and the altarוְלַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַve.la.miz.Be.achH4196,and set upוַיִּתֵּ֕ןvai.yi.TenH5414the hangingמָסַ֖ךְma.SakhH4539of the courtהֶחָצֵ֑רhe.cha.TzerH2691gateשַׁ֣עַרSha.'arH8179.So Mosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872finishedוַיְכַ֥לvay.KhalH3615the workהַמְּלָאכָֽה׃ פha.me.la.KhahH4399.

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