Revised Version 1895

Exodus 28:6-30

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.

21And thestonesוְ֠הָאֲבָנִיםVe.ha.'a.va.nimH68shall beaccordingעַל־'al-H5921to thenamesשְׁמֹ֧תshe.MotH8034of thechildrenבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478,twelveעֶשְׂרֵ֖ה'es.RehH6240,accordingעַל־'al-H5921to theirnamesשְׁמֹתָ֑םshe.mo.TamH8034; like theengravingsפִּתּוּחֵ֤יpi.tu.CheiH6603of asignetחוֹתָם֙cho.TamH2368,everyאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376oneaccordingעַל־'al-H5921to hisnameשְׁמ֔וֹshe.MoH8034, they shall be for thetwelveעָשָׂ֖ר'a.SarH6240tribesשָֽׁבֶט׃Sha.vetH7626.

22And thou shaltmakeוְעָשִׂ֧יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213uponעַל־'al-H5921the breastplatechainsH5688likecordsH5688, of wreathenworkמַעֲשֵׂ֣הma.'a.SehH4639ofpureטָהֽוֹר׃ta.HorH2889goldזָהָ֖בza.HavH2091.

23And thou shaltmakeH5414uponH5921the breastplatetwoשְׁתֵּ֖יshe.TeiH8147ringsטַבְּע֣וֹתta.be.'otH2885ofgoldזָהָ֑בza.HavH2091, and shaltputוְנָתַתָּ֗ve.na.ta.TaH5414thetwoשְׁתֵּי֙she.TeiH8147ringsהַטַּבָּע֔וֹתha.ta.ba.'otH2885on thetwoשְׁנֵ֖יshe.NeiH8147endsקְצ֥וֹתke.TzotH7098of the breastplate.

24And thou shaltputוְנָתַתָּ֗הve.na.ta.TahH5414thetwoשְׁתֵּי֙she.TeiH8147wreathenchainsעֲבֹתֹ֣ת'a.vo.TotH5688ofgoldהַזָּהָ֔בha.za.HavH2091on thetwoשְׁתֵּ֖יshe.TeiH8147ringsהַטַּבָּעֹ֑תha.ta.ba.'OtH2885at theendsקְצ֖וֹתke.TzotH7098of the breastplate.

25And theotherH8147twoשְׁתֵּ֤יshe.TeiH8147endsקְצוֹת֙ke.tzOtH7098of thetwoשְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeiH8147wreathenchainsהָעֲבֹתֹ֔תha.'a.vo.TotH5688thou shaltputתִּתֵּ֖ןti.TenH5414on thetwoשְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeiH8147ouches, andputוְנָתַתָּ֛הve.na.ta.TahH5414them on the shoulderpieces of theephodהָאֵפֹ֖דha.'e.FodH646, in the forepart thereof.

26And thou shaltmakeH7760twoשְׁתֵּי֙she.TeiH8147ringsטַבְּע֣וֹתta.be.'otH2885ofgoldזָהָ֔בza.HavH2091, and thou shaltputוְשַׂמְתָּ֣ve.sam.TaH7760themuponעַל־'al-H5921thetwoשְׁנֵ֖יshe.NeiH8147endsקְצ֣וֹתke.TzotH7098of the breastplate,uponעַל־'al-H5921theedgeשְׂפָת֕וֹse.fa.ToH8193thereof,whichאֲשֶׁ֛ר'a.SherH834istowardאֶל־'el-H413thesideעֵ֥בֶר'E.verH5676of theephodהָאֵפֹ֖דha.'e.FodH646inwardבָּֽיְתָה׃Ba.ye.tahH1004.

27And thou shaltmakeH5414twoשְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeiH8147ringsטַבְּע֣וֹתta.be.'otH2885ofgoldזָהָב֒za.HavH2091, and shaltputוְנָתַתָּ֣הve.na.ta.TahH5414them on thetwoשְׁתֵּי֩she.TeiH8147shoulderpieces of theephodהָאֵפ֤וֹדha.'e.FodH646underneathמִלְּמַ֙טָּה֙mi.le.Ma.tahH4295, in the forepart thereof,closeלְעֻמַּ֖תle.'u.MatH5980by the coupling thereof,aboveעַל־'al-H5921the cunninglywovenH2805bandH2805of theephodהָאֵפֽוֹד׃ha.'e.FodH646.

28And they shallbindוְיִרְכְּס֣וּve.yir.ke.SuH7405the breastplate by theringsמִֽטַּבְּעֹתָ֞יוmi.ta.be.'o.tovH2885thereof unto theringsטַבְּעֹ֤תta.be.'OtH2885of theephodהָאֵפֹד֙ha.'e.FodH646with a lace ofblueתְּכֵ֔לֶתte.Khe.letH8504, that it may beuponH5921the cunninglywovenH2805bandH2805of theephodהָאֵפ֑וֹדha.'e.FodH646, and that the breastplate benotוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808loosed from theephodהָאֵפֽוֹד׃ha.'e.FodH646.

29AndAaronאַ֠הֲרֹן'A.ha.ronH175shallbearוְנָשָׂ֣אve.na.Sa'H5375thenamesשְׁמ֨וֹתshe.MotH8034of thechildrenבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478in the breastplate ofjudgmentהַמִּשְׁפָּ֛טha.mish.PatH4941uponעַל־'al-H5921hisheartלִבּ֖וֹli.BoH3820, when he goeth in unto theholyהַקֹּ֑דֶשׁha.Ko.deshH6944placeH6944, for amemorialלְזִכָּרֹ֥ןle.zi.ka.RonH2146beforeלִפְנֵֽי־lif.nei-H6440theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068continuallyתָּמִֽיד׃ta.MidH8548.

30And thou shaltputוְנָתַתָּ֞ve.na.ta.TaH5414in the breastplate ofjudgmentהַמִּשְׁפָּ֗טha.mish.PatH4941theUrimהָאוּרִים֙ha.'u.RimH224and theThummimהַתֻּמִּ֔יםha.tu.MimH8550; and they shall beuponעַל־'al-H5921Aaron’sאַהֲרֹ֔ן'a.ha.RonH175heartלֵ֣בlevH3820, when he goeth inbeforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068: andAaronאַ֠הֲרֹן'A.ha.ronH175shallbearוְנָשָׂ֣אve.na.Sa'H5375thejudgmentמִשְׁפַּ֨טmish.PatH4941of thechildrenבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֧לYis.ra.'ElH3478uponעַל־'al-H5921hisheartלִבּ֛וֹli.BoH3820beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068continuallyתָּמִֽיד׃ סta.MidH8548.

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