Revised Version 1895

Exodus 39:8-21

8And hemadeוַיַּ֧עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213the breastplate, theworkמַעֲשֵׂ֥הma.'a.SehH4639of the cunningworkmanחֹשֵׁ֖בcho.ShevH2803, like theworkכְּמַעֲשֵׂ֣הke.ma.'a.SehH4639of theephodאֵפֹ֑ד'e.FodH646; ofgoldזָהָ֗בza.HavH2091, ofblueתְּכֵ֧לֶתte.Khe.letH8504, andpurpleוְאַרְגָּמָ֛ןve.'ar.ga.ManH713, andscarletשָׁנִ֖יsha.NiH8144, andfineוְשֵׁ֥שׁve.SheshH8336twinedמָשְׁזָֽר׃ma.she.ZarH7806linenH8336.

9It was foursquare; theymadeעָשׂ֣וּ'a.SuH6213the breastplatedoubleכָּפ֖וּלka.FulH3717: aspanזֶ֧רֶתZe.retH2239was thelengthאָרְכּ֛וֹ'a.re.KoH753thereof, and aspanוְזֶ֥רֶתve.Ze.retH2239thebreadthרָחְבּ֖וֹra.che.BoH7341thereof,beingהָיָ֛הha.YahH1961doubleכָּפֽוּל׃ka.FulH3717.

10And theysetוַיְמַלְאוּ־vay.mal.'u-H4390in itfourאַרְבָּעָ֖ה'ar.ba.'AhH702rowsט֣וּרֵיTu.reiH2905ofstonesאָ֑בֶן'A.venH68: arowט֗וּרTurH2905of sardius,topazפִּטְדָה֙pit.DahH6357, and carbuncle was thefirstהָאֶחָֽד׃ha.'e.ChadH259rowהַטּ֖וּרha.TurH2905.

11And thesecondהַשֵּׁנִ֑יha.she.NiH8145rowוְהַטּ֖וּרve.ha.TurH2905, an emerald, asapphireסַפִּ֖ירsa.PirH5601, and adiamondוְיָהֲלֹֽם׃ve.ya.ha.LomH3095.

12And thethirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֑יha.she.li.ShiH7992rowוְהַטּ֖וּרve.ha.TurH2905, ajacinthלֶ֥שֶׁםLe.shemH3958, anagateשְׁב֖וֹshe.VoH7618, and anamethystוְאַחְלָֽמָה׃ve.'ach.La.mahH306.

13And thefourthהָֽרְבִיעִ֔יha.re.vi.'IH7243rowוְהַטּוּר֙ve.ha.TurH2905, aberylתַּרְשִׁ֥ישׁtar.ShishH8658, anonyxשֹׁ֖הַםSho.hamH7718, and ajasperוְיָשְׁפֵ֑הve.ya.she.PehH3471: they were enclosed in ouches ofgoldזָהָ֖בza.HavH2091in theirsettingsH4142.

14And thestonesוְ֠הָאֲבָנִיםVe.ha.'a.va.nimH68wereaccordingעַל־'al-H5921to thenamesשְׁמֹ֨תshe.MotH8034of thechildrenבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֥לYis.ra.'ElH3478,twelveעֶשְׂרֵ֖ה'es.RehH6240,accordingעַל־'al-H5921to theirnamesשְׁמֹתָ֑םshe.mo.TamH8034; like theengravingsפִּתּוּחֵ֤יpi.tu.CheiH6603of asignetחֹתָם֙cho.TamH2368,everyאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376oneaccordingעַל־'al-H5921to hisnameשְׁמ֔וֹshe.MoH8034, for thetwelveעָשָׂ֖ר'a.SarH6240tribesשָֽׁבֶט׃Sha.vetH7626.

15And theymadeוַיַּעֲשׂ֧וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213uponעַל־'al-H5921the breastplatechainsשַׁרְשְׁרֹ֥תshar.she.RotH8333likecordsעֲבֹ֑ת'a.VotH5688, of wreathenworkמַעֲשֵׂ֣הma.'a.SehH4639ofpureטָהֽוֹר׃ta.HorH2889goldזָהָ֖בza.HavH2091.

16And theymadeוַֽיַּעֲשׂ֗וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213twoשְׁתֵּי֙she.TeiH8147ouches ofgoldזָהָ֔בza.HavH2091, andtwoוּשְׁתֵּ֖יu.she.TeiH8147goldזָהָ֑בza.HavH2091ringsטַבְּעֹ֣תta.be.'OtH2885; andputוַֽיִּתְּנ֗וּvai.yi.te.NuH5414thetwoשְׁתֵּי֙she.TeiH8147ringsהַטַּבָּעֹ֔תha.ta.ba.'OtH2885on thetwoשְׁנֵ֖יshe.NeiH8147endsקְצ֥וֹתke.TzotH7098of the breastplate.

17And theyputוַֽיִּתְּנ֗וּvai.yi.te.NuH5414thetwoשְׁתֵּי֙she.TeiH8147wreathenchainsהָעֲבֹתֹ֣תha.'a.vo.TotH5688ofgoldהַזָּהָ֔בha.za.HavH2091on thetwoשְׁתֵּ֖יshe.TeiH8147ringsהַטַּבָּעֹ֑תha.ta.ba.'OtH2885at theendsקְצ֖וֹתke.TzotH7098of the breastplate.

18And theotherH8147twoשְׁתֵּ֤יshe.TeiH8147endsקְצוֹת֙ke.tzOtH7098of thetwoשְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeiH8147wreathenchainsהָֽעֲבֹתֹ֔תha.'a.vo.TotH5688theyputנָתְנ֖וּna.te.NuH5414on thetwoשְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeiH8147ouches, andputוַֽיִּתְּנֻ֛םvai.yi.te.NumH5414them on the shoulderpieces of theephodהָאֵפֹ֖דha.'e.FodH646, in the forepart thereof.

19And theymadeוַֽיַּעֲשׂ֗וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213twoשְׁתֵּי֙she.TeiH8147ringsטַבְּעֹ֣תta.be.'OtH2885ofgoldזָהָ֔בza.HavH2091, andputוַיָּשִׂ֕ימוּvai.ya.Si.muH7760themuponעַל־'al-H5921thetwoשְׁנֵ֖יshe.NeiH8147endsקְצ֣וֹתke.TzotH7098of the breastplate,uponעַל־'al-H5921theedgeשְׂפָת֕וֹse.fa.ToH8193thereof,whichאֲשֶׁ֛ר'a.SherH834wastowardאֶל־'el-H413thesideעֵ֥בֶר'E.verH5676of theephodהָאֵפֹ֖דha.'e.FodH646inwardבָּֽיְתָה׃Ba.ye.tahH1004.

20And theymadeוַֽיַּעֲשׂוּ֮vai.ya.'a.SuH6213twoשְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeiH8147ringsטַבְּעֹ֣תta.be.'OtH2885ofgoldזָהָב֒za.HavH2091, andputוַֽיִּתְּנֻ֡םvai.yi.te.NumH5414them on thetwoשְׁתֵּי֩she.TeiH8147shoulderpieces of theephodהָאֵפֹ֤דha.'e.FodH646underneathמִלְמַ֙טָּה֙mil.Ma.tahH4295, in the forepart thereof,closeלְעֻמַּ֖תle.'u.MatH5980by the coupling thereof,aboveעַל־'al-H5921the cunninglywovenH2805bandH2805of theephodהָאֵפֹֽד׃ha.'e.FodH646.

21And theydidכַּאֲשֶׁ֛רka.'a.SherH834bindוַיִּרְכְּס֣וּvai.yir.ke.SuH7405the breastplate by theringsמִטַּבְּעֹתָיו֩mi.ta.be.'o.TavH2885thereof unto theringsטַבְּעֹ֨תta.be.'OtH2885of theephodהָאֵפֹ֜דha.'e.FodH646with a lace ofblueתְּכֵ֗לֶתte.Khe.letH8504, that it might beuponH5921the cunninglywovenH2805bandH2805of theephodהָאֵפֹ֔דha.'e.FodH646, and that the breastplate mightnotוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808be loosed from theephodהָאֵפֹ֑דha.'e.FodH646; as theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068commandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680Mosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃mo.ShehH4872.

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