Revised Version 1895

Exodus 28:2-20

2And thou shaltmakeוְעָשִׂ֥יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213holyקֹ֖דֶשׁKo.deshH6944garmentsבִגְדֵי־vig.dei-H899forAaronלְאַהֲרֹ֣ןle.'a.ha.RonH175thybrotherאָחִ֑יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251, forgloryH8597and forbeautyוּלְתִפְאָֽרֶת׃u.le.tif.'A.retH8597.

3And thou shaltspeakתְּדַבֵּר֙te.da.BerH1696untoallכָּל־kol-H3605that arewiseחַכְמֵי־chakh.mei-H2450hearted,whomאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834I havefilledמִלֵּאתִ֖יוmi.le.TivH4390with thespiritר֣וּחַRu.achH7307ofwisdomחָכְמָ֑הchokh.mahH2451, that theymakeוְעָשׂ֞וּve.'a.SuH6213Aaron’sאַהֲרֹ֛ן'a.ha.RonH175garmentsבִּגְדֵ֧יbig.DeiH899tosanctifyלְקַדְּשׁ֖וֹle.ka.de.ShoH6942him, that he mayministerלְכַהֲנוֹ־le.kha.ha.nov-H3547untomeאֶל־'el-H413in the priest’s office.

4Andtheseוְאֵ֨לֶּהve.'E.lehH428are thegarmentsהַבְּגָדִ֜יםha.be.ga.DimH899whichH834they shallmakeיַעֲשׂ֗וּya.'a.SuH6213; a breastplate, and anephodוְאֵפוֹד֙ve.'e.fOdH646, and arobeוּמְעִ֔ילu.me.'IlH4598, and acoatוּכְתֹ֥נֶתu.khe.To.netH3801of chequerworkתַּשְׁבֵּ֖ץtash.BetzH8665, a mitre, and a girdle: and they shallmakeוְעָשׂ֨וּve.'a.SuH6213holyקֹ֜דֶשׁKo.deshH6944garmentsבִגְדֵי־vig.dei-H899forAaronלְאַהֲרֹ֥ןle.'a.ha.RonH175thybrotherאָחִ֛יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251, and hissonsוּלְבָנָ֖יוu.le.va.NavH1121, that he mayministerלְכַהֲנוֹ־le.kha.ha.nov-H3547untomeH834in the priest’s office.

5And they shalltakeיִקְח֣וּyik.ChuH3947thegoldהַזָּהָ֔בha.za.HavH2091, and theblueהַתְּכֵ֖לֶתha.te.Khe.letH8504, and thepurpleהָֽאַרְגָּמָ֑ןha.'ar.ga.ManH713, and thescarletהַשָּׁנִ֖יha.sha.NiH8144, and thefineהַשֵּֽׁשׁ׃ פha.SheshH8336linenH8336.

6And they shallmakeוְעָשׂ֖וּve.'a.SuH6213theephodהָאֵפֹ֑דha.'e.FodH646ofgoldזָ֠הָבza.hoH2091, ofblueתְּכֵ֨לֶתte.Khe.letH8504, andpurpleוְאַרְגָּמָ֜ןve.'ar.ga.ManH713,scarletשָׁנִ֛יsha.NiH8144, andfineוְשֵׁ֥שׁve.SheshH8336twinedמָשְׁזָ֖רma.she.ZarH7806linenH8336, theworkמַעֲשֵׂ֥הma.'a.SehH4639of the cunningworkmanחֹשֵֽׁב׃cho.ShevH2803.

7It shall havetwoשְׁתֵּ֧יshe.TeiH8147shoulderpiecesjoinedחֹֽבְרֹ֗תchoe.RotH2266to thetwoשְׁנֵ֥יshe.NeiH8147endsקְצוֹתָ֖יוke.tzo.TavH7098thereof; that it may bejoinedH2266togetherוְחֻבָּֽר׃ve.chu.BarH2266.

8And the cunninglywovenH2805bandH2805,whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834isuponעָלָ֔יו'a.LavH5921it, to gird it on withal, shall be like theworkכְּמַעֲשֵׂ֖הוּke.ma.'a.Se.huH4639thereof and of thesameמִמֶּ֣נּוּmi.Me.nuH4480piece; ofgoldזָהָ֗בza.HavH2091, ofblueתְּכֵ֧לֶתte.Khe.letH8504, andpurpleוְאַרְגָּמָ֛ןve.'ar.ga.ManH713, andscarletשָׁנִ֖יsha.NiH8144, andfineוְשֵׁ֥שׁve.SheshH8336twinedמָשְׁזָֽר׃ma.she.ZarH7806linenH8336.

9And thou shalttakeוְלָ֣קַחְתָּ֔ve.La.kach.taH3947twoשְׁתֵּ֖יshe.TeiH8147onyxשֹׁ֑הַםSho.hamH7718stonesאַבְנֵי־'av.nei-H68, and grave on them thenamesשְׁמ֖וֹתshe.MotH8034of thechildrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478:

10sixשִׁשָּׁה֙shi.ShahH8337of theirnamesמִשְּׁמֹתָ֔םmi.she.mo.TamH8034on the onestoneהָאֶ֣בֶןha.'E.venH68, and thenamesשְׁמ֞וֹתshe.MotH8034of thesixהַשִּׁשָּׁ֧הha.shi.ShahH8337thatremainהַנּוֹתָרִ֛יםha.no.ta.RimH3498on theotherהָאֶחָ֑תha.'e.ChatH259stoneהָאֶ֥בֶןha.'E.venH68,accordingH5921to theirbirthכְּתוֹלְדֹתָֽם׃ke.tol.do.TamH8435.

11With theworkמַעֲשֵׂ֣הma.'a.SehH4639of anengraverחָרַשׁ֮cha.RashH2796instoneאֶבֶן֒'e.VenH68, like theengravingsפִּתּוּחֵ֣יpi.tu.CheiH6603of asignetחֹתָ֗םcho.TamH2368, shalt thou engrave thetwoשְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeiH8147stonesהָאֲבָנִ֔יםha.'a.va.NimH68,accordingעַל־'al-H5921to thenamesשְׁמֹ֖תshe.MotH8034of thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478: thou shaltmakeתַּעֲשֶׂ֥הta.'a.SehH6213them to be enclosed in ouches ofgoldזָהָ֖בza.HavH2091.

12And thou shaltputוְשַׂמְתָּ֞ve.sam.TaH7760thetwoשְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeiH8147stonesהָאֲבָנִ֗יםha.'a.va.NimH68uponעַ֚ל'alH5921the shoulderpieces of theephodהָֽאֵפֹ֔דha.'e.FodH646, to bestonesאַבְנֵ֥י'av.NeiH68ofmemorialזִכָּרֹ֖ןzi.ka.RonH2146for thechildrenלִבְנֵ֣יliv.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478: andAaronאַהֲרֹ֨ן'a.ha.RonH175shallbearוְנָשָׂא֩ve.na.Sa'H5375theirnamesשְׁמוֹתָ֜םshe.mo.TamH8034beforeלִפְנֵ֧יlif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068uponעַל־'al-H5921histwoשְׁתֵּ֥יshe.TeiH8147shouldersH3802for amemorialלְזִכָּרֹֽן׃ סle.zi.ka.RonH2146.

13And thou shaltmakeוְעָשִׂ֥יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213ouches ofgoldזָהָֽב׃za.HavH2091:

14andtwoוּשְׁתֵּ֤יu.she.TeiH8147chainsשַׁרְשְׁרֹת֙shar.she.RotH8333ofpureטָה֔וֹרta.HorH2889goldזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091; likecordsH5688shalt thoumakeH5414them, of wreathenworkמַעֲשֵׂ֣הma.'a.SehH4639: and thou shaltputוְנָתַתָּ֛הve.na.ta.TahH5414the wreathenchainsשַׁרְשְׁרֹ֥תshar.she.RotH8333on the ouches.

15And thou shaltmakeוְעָשִׂ֜יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213a breastplate ofjudgmentמִשְׁפָּט֙mish.PatH4941, theworkמַעֲשֵׂ֣הma.'a.SehH4639of the cunningworkmanחֹשֵׁ֔בcho.ShevH2803; like theworkכְּמַעֲשֵׂ֥הke.ma.'a.SehH4639of theephodאֵפֹ֖ד'e.FodH646thou shaltmakeתַּעֲשֶׂ֑נּוּta.'a.Se.nuH6213it; ofgoldזָ֠הָבza.hoH2091, ofblueתְּכֵ֨לֶתte.Khe.letH8504, andpurpleוְאַרְגָּמָ֜ןve.'ar.ga.ManH713, andscarletשָׁנִ֛יsha.NiH8144, andfineוְשֵׁ֥שׁve.SheshH8336twinedמָשְׁזָ֖רma.she.ZarH7806linenH8336, shalt thoumakeתַּעֲשֶׂ֥הta.'a.SehH6213it.

16Foursquare it shall be anddoubleכָּפ֑וּלka.FulH3717; aspanזֶ֥רֶתZe.retH2239shall be thelengthאָרְכּ֖וֹ'a.re.KoH753thereof, and aspanוְזֶ֥רֶתve.Ze.retH2239thebreadthרָחְבּֽוֹ׃ra.che.BoH7341thereof.

17And thou shaltsetH4390in itsettingsH4390ofstonesאֶ֔בֶן'E.venH68,fourאַרְבָּעָ֖ה'ar.ba.'AhH702rowsטוּרִ֣יםtu.RimH2905ofstonesאָ֑בֶן'A.venH68: arowט֗וּרTurH2905of sardius,topazפִּטְדָה֙pit.DahH6357, and carbuncle shall be thefirstהָאֶחָֽד׃ha.'e.ChadH259rowהַטּ֖וּרha.TurH2905;

18and thesecondהַשֵּׁנִ֑יha.she.NiH8145rowוְהַטּ֖וּרve.ha.TurH2905an emerald, asapphireסַפִּ֖ירsa.PirH5601, and adiamondוְיָהֲלֹֽם׃ve.ya.ha.LomH3095;

19and thethirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֑יha.she.li.ShiH7992rowוְהַטּ֖וּרve.ha.TurH2905ajacinthלֶ֥שֶׁםLe.shemH3958, anagateשְׁב֖וֹshe.VoH7618, and anamethystוְאַחְלָֽמָה׃ve.'ach.La.mahH306;

20and thefourthהָרְבִיעִ֔יha.re.vi.'IH7243rowוְהַטּוּר֙ve.ha.TurH2905aberylתַּרְשִׁ֥ישׁtar.ShishH8658, and anonyxוְשֹׁ֖הַםve.Sho.hamH7718, and ajasperוְיָשְׁפֵ֑הve.ya.she.PehH3471: they shall beenclosedמְשֻׁבָּצִ֥יםme.shu.ba.TzimH7660ingoldזָהָ֛בza.HavH2091in theirsettingsבְּמִלּוּאֹתָֽם׃be.mi.lu.'o.TamH4396.

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