Revised Literal Translation

Exodus 40:2-17

2On the firstהָרִאשׁ֖וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223dayבְּיוֹם־be.yom-H3117of the firstבְּאֶחָ֣דbe.'e.ChadH259monthH2320shalt thou set upתָּקִ֕יםta.KimH6965the tabernacleמִשְׁכַּ֖ןmish.KanH4908of the tentאֹ֥הֶל'O.helH168of the congregationמוֹעֵֽד׃mo.'EdH4150.

3And thou shalt putוְשַׂמְתָּ֣ve.sam.TaH7760thereinשָׁ֔םShamH8033the arkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727of the testimonyהָעֵד֑וּתha.'e.DutH5715,and coverוְסַכֹּתָ֥ve.sa.ko.TaH5526the arkהָאָרֹ֖ןha.'a.RonH727with the vailהַפָּרֹֽכֶת׃ha.pa.Ro.khetH6532.

4And thou shalt bringוְהֵבֵאתָ֙ve.he.ve.TaH935in the tableהַשֻּׁלְחָ֔ןha.shul.ChanH7979,and set in orderוְעָרַכְתָּ֖ve.'a.rakh.TaH6186the things that are to be set in orderעֶרְכּ֑וֹer.KoH6187upon it; and thou shalt bringוְהֵבֵאתָ֙ve.he.ve.TaH935in the lampstandהַמְּנֹרָ֔הha.me.no.RahH4501,and lightוְהַעֲלֵיתָ֖ve.ha.'a.lei.TaH5927the lampsנֵרֹתֶֽיהָ׃ne.ro.Tei.haH5216thereof.

5And thou shalt setוְנָתַתָּ֞הve.na.ta.TahH5414the altarמִזְבַּ֤חmiz.BachH4196of goldהַזָּהָב֙ha.za.HavH2091for the incenseלִקְטֹ֔רֶתlik.To.retH7004beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440the arkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727of the testimonyהָעֵדֻ֑תha.'e.DutH5715,and putוְשַׂמְתָּ֛ve.sam.TaH7760the hangingמָסַ֥ךְma.SakhH4539of the doorהַפֶּ֖תַחha.Pe.tachH6607to the tabernacleלַמִּשְׁכָּֽן׃la.mish.KanH4908.

6And thou shalt setוְנָ֣תַתָּ֔הve.Na.ta.TahH5414the altarמִזְבַּ֣חmiz.BachH4196of the burnt offeringהָעֹלָ֑הha.'o.LahH5930beforeלִפְנֵ֕יlif.NeiH6440the doorפֶּ֖תַחPe.tachH6607of the tabernacleמִשְׁכַּ֥ןmish.KanH4908of the tentאֹֽהֶל־'o.hel-H168of the congregationמוֹעֵֽד׃mo.'EdH4150.

7And thou shalt setוְנָֽתַתָּ֙ve.na.ta.TaH5414the laverהַכִּיֹּ֔רha.ki.YorH3595between the tentאֹ֥הֶל'O.helH168of the congregationמוֹעֵ֖דmo.'EdH4150and the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַha.miz.Be.achH4196,and shalt putוְנָתַתָּ֥ve.na.ta.TaH5414waterמָֽיִם׃Ma.yimH4325therein.

8And thou shalt set upוְשַׂמְתָּ֥ve.sam.TaH7760the courtהֶחָצֵ֖רhe.cha.TzerH2691round aboutסָבִ֑יבsa.VivH5439,and hang upוְנָ֣תַתָּ֔ve.Na.ta.taH5414the hangingמָסַ֖ךְma.SakhH4539at the courtהֶחָצֵֽר׃he.cha.TzerH2691gateשַׁ֥עַרSha.'arH8179.

9And thou shalt takeוְלָקַחְתָּ֙ve.la.kach.TaH3947the anointingהַמִּשְׁחָ֔הha.mish.ChahH4888oilשֶׁ֣מֶןShe.menH8081,and anointוּמָשַׁחְתָּ֥u.ma.shach.TaH4886the tabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּ֖ןha.mish.KanH4908, and all that istherein, and shalt hallowוְקִדַּשְׁתָּ֥ve.ki.dash.TaH6942it, and all the vesselsכֵּלָ֖יוke.LavH3627thereof: and it shall be holyקֹֽדֶשׁ׃Ko.deshH6944.

10And thou shalt anointוּמָשַׁחְתָּ֛u.ma.shach.TaH4886the altarמִזְבַּ֥חmiz.BachH4196of the burnt offeringהָעֹלָ֖הha.'o.LahH5930,and all his vesselsכֵּלָ֑יוke.LavH3627,and sanctifyוְקִדַּשְׁתָּ֙ve.ki.dash.TaH6942the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַha.miz.Be.achH4196:and it shall be an altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַha.miz.Be.achH4196mostקֹ֥דֶשׁKo.deshH6944holyקָֽדָשִֽׁים׃Ka.da.ShimH6944.

11And thou shalt anointוּמָשַׁחְתָּ֥u.ma.shach.TaH4886the laverהַכִּיֹּ֖רha.ki.YorH3595and his footכַּנּ֑וֹka.NoH3653,and sanctifyוְקִדַּשְׁתָּ֖ve.ki.dash.TaH6942it.

12And thou shalt bringוְהִקְרַבְתָּ֤ve.hik.rav.TaH7126Aaronאַהֲרֹן֙'a.ha.RonH175and his sonsבָּנָ֔יוba.NavH1121unto the doorפֶּ֖תַחPe.tachH6607of the tabernacleאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168of the congregationמוֹעֵ֑דmo.'EdH4150,and washוְרָחַצְתָּ֥ve.ra.chatz.TaH7364them with waterבַּמָּֽיִם׃ba.Ma.yimH4325.

13And thou shalt putוְהִלְבַּשְׁתָּ֙ve.hil.bash.TaH3847upon Aaronאַהֲרֹ֔ן'a.ha.RonH175the holyהַקֹּ֑דֶשׁha.Ko.deshH6944garmentsבִּגְדֵ֣יbig.DeiH899,and anointוּמָשַׁחְתָּ֥u.ma.shach.TaH4886him, and sanctifyוְקִדַּשְׁתָּ֥ve.ki.dash.TaH6942him; that he may minister unto me in the priest’s officeוְכִהֵ֥ןve.khi.HenH3547.

14And thou shalt bringתַּקְרִ֑יבtak.RivH7126his sonsבָּנָ֖יוba.NavH1121,and clotheוְהִלְבַּשְׁתָּ֥ve.hil.bash.TaH3847them with coatsכֻּתֳּנֹֽת׃ku.to.NotH3801:

15And thou shalt anointוּמָשַׁחְתָּ֣u.ma.shach.TaH4886them, as thou didst anointמָשַׁ֙חְתָּ֙ma.Shach.taH4886their fatherאֲבִיהֶ֔ם'a.vi.HemH1,that they may minister unto me in the priest’s officeוְכִהֲנ֖וּve.khi.ha.NuH3547:for their anointingמָשְׁחָתָ֛םma.she.cha.TamH4888shall surely be an everlastingעוֹלָ֖םo.LamH5769priesthoodלִכְהֻנַּ֥תlikh.hu.NatH3550throughout their generationsלְדֹרֹתָֽם׃le.do.ro.TamH1755.

16Thus didוַיַּ֖עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213Mosesמֹשֶׁ֑הmo.ShehH4872:according to all that Yhwhיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068commandedצִוָּ֧הtzi.VahH6680him, so didעָשָֽׂה׃ ס'a.SahH6213he.

17And it came to pass in the firstהָרִאשׁ֛וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223monthבַּחֹ֧דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320in the secondהַשֵּׁנִ֖יתha.she.NitH8145yearבַּשָּׁנָ֥הba.sha.NahH8141,on the firstבְּאֶחָ֣דbe.'e.ChadH259dayof the monthלַחֹ֑דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320, thatthe tabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּֽן׃ha.mish.KanH4908was reared upהוּקַ֖םhu.KamH6965.

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