Revised Version 1895

Exodus 26

1Moreover thou shaltmakeתַּעֲשֶׂ֖הta.'a.SehH6213thetabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּ֥ןha.mish.KanH4908withtenעֶ֣שֶׂר'E.serH6235curtainsיְרִיעֹ֑תye.ri.'OtH3407; offineשֵׁ֣שׁsheshH8336twinedמָשְׁזָ֗רma.she.ZarH7806linenH8336, andblueוּתְכֵ֤לֶתu.te.Khe.letH8504, andpurpleוְאַרְגָּמָן֙ve.'ar.ga.ManH713, andscarletשָׁנִ֔יsha.NiH8144, withcherubimכְּרֻבִ֛יםke.ru.VimH3742theworkמַעֲשֵׂ֥הma.'a.SehH4639of the cunningworkmanחֹשֵׁ֖בcho.ShevH2803shalt thoumakeתַּעֲשֶׂ֥הta.'a.SehH6213them.

2Thelengthאֹ֣רֶךְ׀'O.rekhH753ofeachH259curtainהַיְרִיעָ֣הhay.ri.'AhH3407shall beeightשְׁמֹנֶ֤הshe.mo.NehH8083andtwentyוְעֶשְׂרִים֙ve.'es.RimH6242cubitsבָּֽאַמָּ֔הba.'a.MahH520, and thebreadthוְרֹ֙חַב֙ve.Ro.chavH7341ofeachH259curtainהַיְרִיעָ֖הhay.ri.'AhH3407fourאַרְבַּ֣ע'ar.Ba'H702cubitsבָּאַמָּ֔הba.'a.MahH520:allלְכָל־le.kholH3605thecurtainsהַיְרִיעֹֽת׃hay.ri.'OtH3407shall have onemeasureH520.

3Fiveחֲמֵ֣שׁcha.MeshH2568curtainsהַיְרִיעֹ֗תhay.ri.'OtH3407shall be coupledtogetherH2266one toanotherH269; and theotherH269fiveוְחָמֵ֤שׁve.cha.MeshH2568curtainsיְרִיעֹת֙ye.ri.'OtH3407shall be coupled one toanotherH269.

4And thou shaltmakeוְעָשִׂ֜יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213loopsלֻֽלְאֹ֣תlul.'OtH3924ofblueתְּכֵ֗לֶתte.Khe.letH8504uponעַ֣ל'alH5921theedgeשְׂפַ֤תse.FatH8193of the onecurtainהַיְרִיעָה֙hay.ri.'AhH3407from the selvedge in the coupling; and likewise shalt thoumakeתַּעֲשֶׂה֙ta.'a.SehH6213in theedgeבִּשְׂפַ֣תbis.FatH8193of thecurtainהַיְרִיעָ֔הhay.ri.'AhH3407that is outmost in thesecondהַשֵּׁנִֽית׃ha.she.NitH8145coupling.

5Fiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֣יםcha.mi.ShimH2572loopsלֻֽלָאֹ֗תlu.la.'OtH3924shalt thoumakeתַּעֲשֶׂה֮ta.'a.SehH6213in the onecurtainבַּיְרִיעָ֣הbay.ri.'AhH3407, andfiftyוַחֲמִשִּׁ֣יםva.cha.mi.ShimH2572loopsלֻֽלָאֹ֗תlu.la.'OtH3924shalt thoumakeתַּעֲשֶׂה֙ta.'a.SehH6213in the edge of thecurtainהַיְרִיעָ֔הhay.ri.'AhH3407that is in thesecondהַשֵּׁנִ֑יתha.she.NitH8145coupling; theloopsהַלֻּ֣לָאֹ֔תha.Lu.la.'OtH3924shall beoppositeמַקְבִּילֹת֙mak.bi.LotH6901one toanotherהָאֶחָת֒ha.'e.ChatH259.

6And thou shaltmakeוְעָשִׂ֕יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213fiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֖יםcha.mi.ShimH2572claspsקַרְסֵ֣יkar.SeiH7165ofgoldזָהָ֑בza.HavH2091, and couple thecurtainsהַיְרִיעֹ֜תhay.ri.'OtH3407one toanotherאֶחָֽד׃ פ'e.ChadH259with theclaspsבַּקְּרָסִ֔יםba.ke.ra.SimH7165: and thetabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּ֖ןha.mish.KanH4908shall be one.

7And thou shaltmakeוְעָשִׂ֙יתָ֙ve.'a.Si.taH6213curtainsיְרִיעֹ֣תye.ri.'OtH3407ofgoats’עִזִּ֔ים'i.ZimH5795hairH168for atentלְאֹ֖הֶלle.'O.helH168over thetabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּ֑ןha.mish.KanH4908:elevenעֶשְׂרֵ֥ה'es.RehH6240curtainsיְרִיעֹ֖תye.ri.'OtH3407shalt thoumakeתַּעֲשֶׂ֥הta.'a.SehH6213them.

8Thelengthאֹ֣רֶךְ׀'O.rekhH753ofeachH259curtainהַיְרִיעָ֣הhay.ri.'AhH3407shall bethirtyשְׁלֹשִׁים֙she.lo.ShimH7970cubitsבָּֽאַמָּ֔הba.'a.MahH520, and thebreadthוְרֹ֙חַב֙ve.Ro.chavH7341ofeachH259curtainהַיְרִיעָ֖הhay.ri.'AhH3407fourאַרְבַּ֣ע'ar.Ba'H702cubitsבָּאַמָּ֔הba.'a.MahH520: theelevenעֶשְׂרֵ֖ה'es.RehH6240curtainsיְרִיעֹֽת׃ye.ri.'OtH3407shall have onemeasureH520.

9And thou shalt couplefiveחֲמֵ֤שׁcha.MeshH2568curtainsהַיְרִיעֹת֙hay.ri.'OtH3407bythemselvesלְבָ֔דle.VadH905, andsixשֵׁ֥שׁsheshH8337curtainsהַיְרִיעֹ֖תhay.ri.'OtH3407bythemselvesלְבָ֑דle.VadH905, and shaltdoubleוְכָפַלְתָּ֙ve.kha.fal.TaH3717over thesixthהַשִּׁשִּׁ֔יתha.shi.ShitH8345curtainהַיְרִיעָ֣הhay.ri.'AhH3407in the forefront of thetentהָאֹֽהֶל׃ha.'O.helH168.

10And thou shaltmakeוְעָשִׂ֜יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213fiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֣יםcha.mi.ShimH2572loopsלֻֽלָאֹ֗תlu.la.'OtH3924on theedgeשְׂפַ֤תse.FatH8193of the onecurtainהַיְרִיעָה֙hay.ri.'AhH3407that is outmost in the coupling, andfiftyוַחֲמִשִּׁ֣יםva.cha.mi.ShimH2572loopsלֻֽלָאֹ֗תlu.la.'OtH3924uponH5921theedgeשְׂפַ֣תse.FatH8193of thecurtainהַיְרִיעָ֔הhay.ri.'AhH3407which is outmost in thesecondהַשֵּׁנִֽית׃ha.she.NitH8145coupling.

11And thou shaltmakeוְעָשִׂ֛יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213fiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֑יםcha.mi.ShimH2572claspsקַרְסֵ֥יkar.SeiH7165ofbrassנְחֹ֖שֶׁתne.Cho.shetH5178, andputH935theclaspsהַקְּרָסִים֙ha.ke.ra.SimH7165intoH935theloopsבַּלֻּ֣לָאֹ֔תba.Lu.la.'OtH3924, and couple thetentהָאֹ֖הֶלha.'O.helH168togetherאֶחָֽד׃'e.ChadH259, that it may be one.

12And the overhangingpartעַ֖ל'alH5921that remaineth of thecurtainsבִּירִיעֹ֖תbi.ri.'OtH3407of thetentהָאֹ֑הֶלha.'O.helH168, thehalfחֲצִ֤יcha.TziH2677curtainהַיְרִיעָה֙hay.ri.'AhH3407that remaineth, shallhangתִּסְרַ֕חtis.RachH5628over thebackאֲחֹרֵ֥י'a.cho.ReiH268of thetabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּֽן׃ha.mish.KanH4908.

13And thecubitוְהָאַמָּ֨הve.ha.'a.MahH520on the onesideH6654, and thecubitוְהָאַמָּ֤הve.ha.'a.MahH520on theotherH2088sideH6654, of thatwhichH2088remaineth in thelengthבְּאֹ֖רֶךְbe.'O.rekhH753of thecurtainsיְרִיעֹ֣תye.ri.'OtH3407of thetentהָאֹ֑הֶלha.'O.helH168, shallhangסָר֜וּחַsa.Ru.achH5628over thesidesH6654of thetabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּ֛ןha.mish.KanH4908on thissideH6654and on thatsideH6654, tocoverלְכַסֹּתֽוֹ׃le.kha.so.ToH3680it.

14And thou shaltmakeוְעָשִׂ֤יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213acoveringמִכְסֶה֙mikh.SehH4372for thetentלָאֹ֔הֶלla.'O.helH168of rams’skinsH5785dyedH119redמְאָדָּמִ֑יםme.'a.da.MimH119, and acoveringוּמִכְסֵ֛הu.mikh.SehH4372of sealskinsaboveמִלְמָֽעְלָה׃ פmil.Ma.'e.lahH4605.

15And thou shaltmakeוְעָשִׂ֥יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213the boards for thetabernacleלַמִּשְׁכָּ֑ןla.mish.KanH4908ofacaciaשִׁטִּ֖יםshi.TimH7848woodעֲצֵ֥י'a.TzeiH6086,standingעֹמְדִֽים׃'o.me.DimH5975upH5975.

16Tenעֶ֥שֶׂר'E.serH6235cubitsH520shall be thelengthאֹ֣רֶךְ'O.rekhH753of a board, and acubitH520and ahalfוַחֲצִ֣יva.cha.TziH2677thebreadthרֹ֖חַבRo.chavH7341ofeachהָאֶחָֽד׃ha.'e.ChadH259board.

17Twoשְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeiH8147tenonsיָד֗וֹתya.DotH3027shall there be ineachH259board, joined one toanotherH259:thusכֵּ֣ןkenH3651shalt thoumakeתַּעֲשֶׂ֔הta.'a.SehH6213forallלְכֹ֖לle.KholH3605the boards of thetabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּֽן׃ha.mish.KanH4908.

18And thou shaltmakeוְעָשִׂ֥יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213the boards for thetabernacleלַמִּשְׁכָּ֑ןla.mish.KanH4908,twentyעֶשְׂרִ֣ים'es.RimH6242boards for thesouthנֶ֥גְבָּהNeg.bahH5045sideלִפְאַ֖תlif.'AtH6285southwardH5045.

19And thou shaltmakeתַּעֲשֶׂ֕הta.'a.SehH6213fortyוְאַרְבָּעִים֙ve.'ar.ba.'ImH705socketsאַדְנֵי־'ad.nei-H134ofsilverכֶ֔סֶףKhe.sefH3701underH8478thetwentyעֶשְׂרִ֣ים'es.RimH6242boards;twoשְׁנֵ֨יshe.NeiH8147socketsאֲדָנִ֜ים'a.da.NimH134underH8478one board foritsH8478twoלִשְׁתֵּ֣יlish.TeiH8147tenonsיְדֹתָ֔יוye.do.TavH3027, andtwoוּשְׁנֵ֧יu.she.NeiH8147socketsאֲדָנִ֛ים'a.da.NimH134underH8478anotherH259board foritsH8478twoלִשְׁתֵּ֥יlish.TeiH8147tenonsיְדֹתָֽיו׃ye.do.TavH3027:

20and for thesecondהַשֵּׁנִ֖יתha.she.NitH8145sideלִפְאַ֣תlif.'AtH6285of thetabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּ֛ןha.mish.KanH4908, on thenorthצָפ֑וֹןtza.FonH6828sideH6285,twentyעֶשְׂרִ֖ים'es.RimH6242boardsוּלְצֶ֧לַעu.le.Tze.la'H6763:

21and theirfortyוְאַרְבָּעִ֥יםve.'ar.ba.'ImH705socketsאַדְנֵיהֶ֖ם'ad.nei.HemH134ofsilverכָּ֑סֶףKa.sefH3701;twoשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8147socketsאֲדָנִ֗ים'a.da.NimH134underתַּ֚חַתTa.chatH8478one board, andtwoוּשְׁנֵ֣יu.she.NeiH8147socketsאֲדָנִ֔ים'a.da.NimH134underתַּ֖חַתTa.chatH8478anotherH259board.

22And for the hinderpartוּֽלְיַרְכְּתֵ֥יu.le.yar.ke.TeiH3411of thetabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּ֖ןha.mish.KanH4908westwardיָ֑מָּהYa.mahH3220thou shaltmakeתַּעֲשֶׂ֖הta.'a.SehH6213sixשִׁשָּׁ֥הshi.ShahH8337boards.

23Andtwoוּשְׁנֵ֤יu.she.NeiH8147boards shalt thoumakeתַּעֲשֶׂ֔הta.'a.SehH6213for the corners of thetabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּ֑ןha.mish.KanH4908in the hinderpartבַּיַּרְכָתָֽיִם׃bai.yar.kha.Ta.yimH3411.

24And they shall bedoubleH8147beneathמִלְּמַטָּה֒mi.le.ma.TahH4295, and in likemannerH3651they shall be entire unto thetopרֹאשׁ֔וֹro.ShoH7218thereof unto oneringהַטַּבַּ֖עַתha.ta.Ba.'atH2885:thusכֵּ֚ןkenH3651shall it be for thembothH8147; they shall be for thetwoH8147cornersהַמִּקְצֹעֹ֖תha.mik.tzo.'OtH4740.

25And there shall beeightשְׁמֹנָ֣הshe.mo.NahH8083boards, and theirsocketsוְאַדְנֵיהֶ֣םve.'ad.nei.HemH134ofsilverכֶּ֔סֶףKe.sefH3701,sixteenעָשָׂ֖ר'a.SarH6240socketsאֲדָנִ֑ים'a.da.NimH134;twoשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8147socketsאֲדָנִ֗ים'a.da.NimH134underתַּ֚חַתTa.chatH8478one board, andtwoוּשְׁנֵ֣יu.she.NeiH8147socketsאֲדָנִ֔ים'a.da.NimH134underתַּ֖חַתTa.chatH8478anotherH259board.

26And thou shaltmakeוְעָשִׂ֥יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213barsבְרִיחִ֖םve.ri.ChimH1280ofacaciaשִׁטִּ֑יםshi.TimH7848woodעֲצֵ֣י'a.TzeiH6086;fiveחֲמִשָּׁ֕הcha.mi.ShahH2568for theboardsH6763of the onesideצֶֽלַע־tze.la'-H6763of thetabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּ֖ןha.mish.KanH4908,

27andfiveוַחֲמִשָּׁ֣הva.cha.mi.ShahH2568barsבְרִיחִ֔םve.ri.ChimH1280for theboardsH6763of theotherהַשֵּׁנִ֑יתha.she.NitH8145sideצֶֽלַע־tze.la'-H6763of thetabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּ֖ןha.mish.KanH4908, andfiveוַחֲמִשָּׁ֣הva.cha.mi.ShahH2568barsבְרִיחִ֗םve.ri.ChimH1280for theboardsH6763of thesideצֶ֣לַעTze.la'H6763of thetabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּ֔ןha.mish.KanH4908, for the hinderpartלַיַּרְכָתַ֖יִםlai.yar.kha.Ta.yimH3411westwardיָֽמָּה׃Ya.mahH3220.

28And themiddleבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432barוְהַבְּרִ֥יחַve.ha.be.Ri.achH1280in themidstH8432of the boards shallpassמַבְרִ֕חַmav.Ri.achH1272throughמִן־min-H4480fromendהַקָּצֶ֖הha.ka.TzehH7097toendהַקָּצֶֽה׃ha.ka.TzehH7097.

29And thou shaltoverlayתְּצַפֶּ֣הte.tza.PehH6823the boards withgoldזָהָ֗בza.HavH2091, andmakeתַּעֲשֶׂ֣הta.'a.SehH6213theirringsטַבְּעֹֽתֵיהֶם֙ta.be.'o.tei.HemH2885ofgoldזָהָ֔בza.HavH2091forplacesבָּתִּ֖יםba.TimH1004for thebarsלַבְּרִיחִ֑םla.be.ri.ChimH1280: and thou shaltoverlayוְצִפִּיתָ֥ve.tzi.pi.TaH6823thebarsהַבְּרִיחִ֖םha.be.ri.ChimH1280withgoldזָהָֽב׃za.HavH2091.

30And thou shalt rearupוַהֲקֵמֹתָ֖va.ha.ke.mo.TaH6965thetabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּ֑ןha.mish.KanH4908accordingכְּמִ֨שְׁפָּט֔וֹke.Mish.pa.ToH4941to the fashion thereofwhichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834hath been shewed thee in themountבָּהָֽר׃ סba.HarH2022.

31And thou shaltmakeוְעָשִׂ֣יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213aveilפָרֹ֗כֶתfa.Ro.khetH6532ofblueתְּכֵ֧לֶתte.Khe.letH8504, andpurpleוְאַרְגָּמָ֛ןve.'ar.ga.ManH713, andscarletשָׁנִ֖יsha.NiH8144, andfineוְשֵׁ֣שׁve.SheshH8336twinedמָשְׁזָ֑רma.she.ZarH7806linenH8336: withcherubimכְּרֻבִֽים׃ke.ru.VimH3742theworkמַעֲשֵׂ֥הma.'a.SehH4639of the cunningworkmanחֹשֵׁ֛בcho.ShevH2803shall it bemadeיַעֲשֶׂ֥הya.'a.SehH6213:

32and thou shalthangוְנָתַתָּ֣הve.na.ta.TahH5414ituponעַל־'al-H5921fourאַרְבָּעָה֙'ar.ba.'AhH702pillarsעַמּוּדֵ֣י'a.mu.DeiH5982ofacaciaשִׁטִּ֔יםshi.TimH7848overlaidמְצֻפִּ֣יםme.tzu.PimH6823withgoldזָהָ֔בza.HavH2091, theirhooksוָוֵיהֶ֖םva.vei.HemH2053shall be ofgoldזָהָ֑בza.HavH2091,uponעַל־'al-H5921fourאַרְבָּעָ֖ה'ar.ba.'AhH702socketsאַדְנֵי־'ad.nei-H134ofsilverכָֽסֶף׃Kha.sefH3701.

33And thou shalthangH5414upH5414theveilהַפָּרֹכֶת֮ha.pa.ro.KhetH6532underH8478theclaspsהַקְּרָסִים֒ha.ke.ra.SimH7165, and shaltbringוְהֵבֵאתָ֥ve.he.ve.TaH935in thitherwithinמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004theveilלַפָּרֹ֔כֶתla.pa.Ro.khetH6532thearkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727of thetestimonyהָעֵד֑וּתha.'e.DutH5715: and theveilהַפָּרֹ֙כֶת֙ha.pa.Ro.khetH6532shalldivideH5414untoyouH5414betweenH996theholyהַקֹּ֔דֶשׁha.Ko.deshH6944placeH8478and themostקֹ֥דֶשׁKo.deshH6944holyהַקֳּדָשִֽׁים׃ha.ko.da.ShimH6944.

34And thou shaltputוְנָתַתָּ֙ve.na.ta.TaH5414the mercy-seatuponעַ֖ל'alH5921thearkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727of thetestimonyהָעֵדֻ֑תha.'e.DutH5715in themostבְּקֹ֖דֶשׁbe.Ko.deshH6944holyהַקֳּדָשִֽׁים׃ha.ko.da.ShimH6944placeH5414.

35And thou shaltsetוְשַׂמְתָּ֤ve.sam.TaH7760thetableהַשֻּׁלְחָן֙ha.shul.ChanH7979without theveilלַפָּרֹ֔כֶתla.pa.Ro.khetH6532, and the candlestick overagainstעַ֛ל'alH5921thetableהַשֻּׁלְחָ֔ןha.shul.ChanH7979on thesideצֶ֥לַעTze.la'H6763of thetabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּ֖ןha.mish.KanH4908towardעַל־'al-H5921thesouthתֵּימָ֑נָהtei.Ma.nahH8486: and thou shaltputתִּתֵּ֖ןti.TenH5414thetableוְהַ֨שֻּׁלְחָ֔ןve.Ha.shul.ChanH7979on thenorthצָפֽוֹן׃tza.FonH6828sideצֶ֥לַעTze.la'H6763.

36And thou shaltmakeוְעָשִׂ֤יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213ascreenמָסָךְ֙ma.soKhH4539for thedoorלְפֶ֣תַחle.Fe.tachH6607of theTentהָאֹ֔הֶלha.'O.helH168, ofblueתְּכֵ֧לֶתte.Khe.letH8504, andpurpleוְאַרְגָּמָ֛ןve.'ar.ga.ManH713, andscarletשָׁנִ֖יsha.NiH8144, andfineוְשֵׁ֣שׁve.SheshH8336twinedמָשְׁזָ֑רma.she.ZarH7806linenH8336, theworkמַעֲשֵׂ֖הma.'a.SehH4639of theembroidererרֹקֵֽם׃ro.KemH7551.

37And thou shaltmakeוְעָשִׂ֣יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213for thescreenלַמָּסָ֗ךְla.ma.SakhH4539fiveחֲמִשָּׁה֙cha.mi.ShahH2568pillarsעַמּוּדֵ֣י'a.mu.DeiH5982ofacaciaשִׁטִּ֔יםshi.TimH7848, andoverlayוְצִפִּיתָ֤ve.tzi.pi.TaH6823them withgoldזָהָ֔בza.HavH2091; theirhooksוָוֵיהֶ֖םva.vei.HemH2053shall be ofgoldזָהָ֑בza.HavH2091: and thou shaltcastוְיָצַקְתָּ֣ve.ya.tzak.TaH3332fiveחֲמִשָּׁ֖הcha.mi.ShahH2568socketsאַדְנֵ֥י'ad.NeiH134ofbrassנְחֹֽשֶׁת׃ סne.Cho.shetH5178for them.

Commentaries on Exodus 26

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