Revised Version 1895

Exodus 31

1And theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068spake untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2Seeרְאֵ֖הre.'EhH7200, I havecalledקָרָ֣אתִֽיka.Ra.tiH7121bynameבְשֵׁ֑םve.ShemH8034Bezalelבְּצַלְאֵ֛לbe.tzal.'ElH1212thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofUriאוּרִ֥י'u.RiH221, thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofHurח֖וּרchurH2354, of thetribeלְמַטֵּ֥הle.ma.TehH4294ofJudahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063:

3and I havefilledוָאֲמַלֵּ֥אva.'a.ma.Le'H4390him with thespiritר֣וּחַRu.achH7307ofGodאֱלֹהִ֑ים'E.lo.HimH430, inwisdomבְּחָכְמָ֛הbe.cha.khe.MahH2451, and inunderstandingוּבִתְבוּנָ֥הu.vit.vu.NahH8394, and inknowledgeוּבְדַ֖עַתu.ve.Da.'atH1847, and inallוּבְכָל־u.ve.Khol-H3605manner ofworkmanshipמְלָאכָֽה׃me.la.KhahH4399,

4todeviseלַחְשֹׁ֖בlach.ShoH2803cunningworksלַעֲשׂ֛וֹתla.'a.SotH6213, to work ingoldבַּזָּהָ֥בba.za.HavH2091, and insilverוּבַכֶּ֖סֶףu.va.Ke.sefH3701, and inbrassוּבַנְּחֹֽשֶׁת׃u.va.ne.Cho.shetH5178,

5and incuttingוּבַחֲרֹ֥שֶׁתu.va.cha.Ro.shetH2799ofstonesאֶ֛בֶן'E.venH68for setting, and incarvingוּבַחֲרֹ֣שֶׁתu.va.cha.Ro.shetH2799ofwoodעֵ֑ץ'EtzH6086, toworkH4399inallבְּכָל־be.kholH3605manner ofworkmanshipמְלָאכָֽה׃me.la.KhahH4399.

6And I,beholdהִנֵּ֧הhi.NehH2009, I haveappointedH5414with himOholiabאָהֳלִיאָ֞ב'o.ho.li.'AvH171, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAhisamachאֲחִֽיסָמָךְ֙'a.chi.sa.moKhH294, of thetribeלְמַטֵּה־le.ma.teh-H4294ofDanדָ֔ןDanH1835; and in theheartsH3820ofallכָּל־kol-H3605that arewiseחֲכַם־cha.kham-H2450hearted I haveputH5414wisdomחָכְמָ֑הchokh.mahH2451, that they maymakeH5414allכָּל־kol-H3605that I havecommandedצִוִּיתִֽךָ׃tzi.vi.Ti.khaH6680thee:

7thetentאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168ofmeetingמוֹעֵ֗דmo.'EdH4150, and thearkהָֽאָרֹן֙ha.'a.RonH727of thetestimonyלָֽעֵדֻ֔תla.'e.DutH5715, and the mercy-seat that is thereupon, andallכָּל־kol-H3605thefurnitureכְּלֵ֥יke.LeiH3627of theTentהָאֹֽהֶל׃ha.'O.helH168;

8and thetableהַשֻּׁלְחָן֙ha.shul.ChanH7979anditsH3605vesselsכֵּלָ֔יוke.LavH3627, and thepureהַטְּהֹרָ֖הha.te.ho.RahH2889candlestick withallH3605itsH3605vesselsכֵּלֶ֑יהָke.Lei.haH3627, and thealtarמִזְבַּ֥חmiz.BachH4196ofincenseהַקְּטֹֽרֶת׃ha.ke.To.retH7004;

9and thealtarמִזְבַּ֥חmiz.BachH4196ofburntהָעֹלָ֖הha.'o.LahH5930offering withallH3605itsH3605vesselsכֵּלָ֑יוke.LavH3627, and thelaverהַכִּיּ֖וֹרha.ki.YorH3595anditsH3605baseכַּנּֽוֹ׃ka.NoH3653;

10and thefinelyהַשְּׂרָ֑דha.se.RadH8278wroughtgarmentsבִּגְדֵ֣יbig.DeiH899, and theholyהַקֹּ֙דֶשׁ֙ha.Ko.deshH6944garmentsבִּגְדֵ֤יbig.DeiH899forAaronלְאַהֲרֹ֣ןle.'a.ha.RonH175thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548, and thegarmentsבִּגְדֵ֥יbig.DeiH899of hissonsבָנָ֖יוva.NavH1121, toministerלְכַהֵֽן׃le.kha.HenH3547in thepriest’sH3548office;

11and theanointingהַמִּשְׁחָ֛הha.mish.ChahH4888oilשֶׁ֧מֶןShe.menH8081, and theincenseקְטֹ֥רֶתke.To.retH7004ofsweetH5561spicesH5561for theholyלַקֹּ֑דֶשׁla.Ko.deshH6944placeH6944: according toallכְּכֹ֥לke.KholH3605that I havecommandedצִוִּיתִ֖ךָtzi.vi.Ti.khaH6680thee shall theydoיַעֲשֽׂוּ׃ פya.'a.SuH6213.

12And theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068spake untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingH559,

13Speakדַּבֵּ֨רda.BerH1696thou also unto thechildrenבְּנֵ֤יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, Verily ye shallkeepתִּשְׁמֹ֑רוּtish.Mo.ruH8104mysabbathsשַׁבְּתֹתַ֖יsha.be.to.TaiH7676: for it is asignא֨וֹת'otH226betweenH996meאֶל־'el-H413andyouH859throughoutH1755yourgenerationsלְדֹרֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔םle.do.Ro.tei.KhemH1755; that ye mayknowלָדַ֕עַתla.Da.'atH3045that I am theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068whichהִ֜ואhi'H1931sanctifyמְקַדִּשְׁכֶֽם׃me.ka.dish.KhemH6942youH859.

14Ye shallkeepוּשְׁמַרְתֶּם֙u.she.mar.TemH8104thesabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֔תha.sha.BatH7676therefore; for it isholyקֹ֥דֶשׁKo.deshH6944untoyouכִּ֛יkiH3588:everyH3605one that profaneth it shallsurelyכִּ֗יKiH3588beputמ֣וֹתMotH4191todeathיוּמָ֔תyu.MatH4191: for whosoever doethanyH3605workמְלָאכָ֔הme.la.KhahH4399therein, thatsoulהַנֶּ֥פֶשׁha.Ne.feshH5315shall becutוְנִכְרְתָ֛הve.nikh.re.TahH3772offH3772from among hispeopleעַמֶּֽיהָ׃'a.Mei.haH5971.

15Sixשֵׁ֣שֶׁתShe.shetH8337daysיָמִים֮ya.MimH3117shallworkמְלָאכָה֒me.la.KhahH4399bedoneH6213; but on theseventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֗יha.she.vi.'IH7637dayוּבַיּ֣וֹםu.vai.YomH3117is asabbathשַׁבַּ֧תsha.BatH7676ofsolemnH7677restH7677,holyקֹ֖דֶשׁKo.deshH6944to theLORDלַיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068: whosoever doethanyכָּל־kol-H3605workמְלָאכָ֛הme.la.KhahH4399in thesabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֖תha.sha.BatH7676dayבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117, he shallsurelyH4191beputH4191todeathH4191.

16Wherefore thechildrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478shallkeepH8104thesabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֑תha.sha.BatH7676, toobserveוְשָׁמְר֥וּve.sha.me.RuH8104thesabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֛תha.sha.BatH7676throughoutH1755theirgenerationsלְדֹרֹתָ֖םle.do.ro.TamH1755, for aperpetualעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769covenantבְּרִ֥יתbe.RitH1285.

17It is asignא֥וֹת'otH226betweenH996meH226and thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478foreverלְעֹלָ֑םle.'o.LamH5769: for insixשֵׁ֣שֶׁתShe.shetH8337daysיָמִ֗יםya.MimH3117theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068madeעָשָׂ֤ה'a.SahH6213heavenהַשָּׁמַ֣יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064andearthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776, and on theseventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֔יha.she.vi.'IH7637dayוּבַיּוֹם֙u.vai.yOmH3117herestedשָׁבַ֖תsha.VatH7673, and wasrefreshedוַיִּנָּפַֽשׁ׃ סvai.yi.na.FashH5314.

18And hegaveH5414untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֗הmo.ShehH4872, when he hadmadeH5414anendכְּכַלֹּתוֹ֙ke.kha.lo.ToH3615of communing with himuponאֶל־'el-H413mountבְּהַ֣רbe.HarH2022Sinaiסִינַ֔יsi.NaiH5514, thetwoשְׁנֵ֖יshe.NeiH8147tables of thetestimonyהָעֵדֻ֑תha.'e.DutH5715, tables ofstoneאֶ֔בֶן'E.venH68,writtenכְּתֻבִ֖יםke.tu.VimH3789with thefingerבְּאֶצְבַּ֥עbe.'etz.Ba'H676ofGodאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430.

Commentaries on Exodus 31

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