Category Archives: Exodus

וַיַּ֛עַשׂ אֶת־מְעִ֥יל הָאֵפֹ֖ד מַעֲשֵׂ֣ה אֹרֵ֑ג כְּלִ֖יל תְּכֵֽלֶת׃ And he made the robe of the ephod, the work of a weaver, entirely of blue.   Morphology וַיַּ֛עַשׂ (vayyaʿas) – Root: עשׂה (ʿ-s-h); Form: Qal wayyiqtol (consecutive imperfect), 3rd person masculine singular; … Continue reading →

וַיִּרְכְּס֣וּ אֶת־הַחֹ֡שֶׁן מִטַּבְּעֹתָיו֩ אֶל־טַבְּעֹ֨ת הָאֵפֹ֜ד בִּפְתִ֣יל תְּכֵ֗לֶת לִֽהְיֹת֙ עַל־חֵ֣שֶׁב הָאֵפֹ֔ד וְלֹֽא־יִזַּ֣ח הַחֹ֔שֶׁן מֵעַ֖ל הָאֵפֹ֑ד כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר צִוָּ֥ה יְהוָ֖ה אֶת־מֹשֶֽׁה׃ And they fastened the breastpiece by its rings to the rings of the ephod with a cord of blue, so that it … Continue reading →

וַֽיַּעֲשׂוּ֮ שְׁתֵּ֣י טַבְּעֹ֣ת זָהָב֒ וַֽיִּתְּנֻ֡ם עַל־שְׁתֵּי֩ כִתְפֹ֨ת הָאֵפֹ֤ד מִלְמַ֨טָּה֙ מִמּ֣וּל פָּנָ֔יו לְעֻמַּ֖ת מֶחְבַּרְתֹּ֑ו מִמַּ֕עַל לְחֵ֖שֶׁב הָאֵפֹֽד׃ And they made two rings of gold and put them on the two shoulder pieces of the ephod below, opposite its front, close to … Continue reading →

וַֽיַּעֲשׂ֗וּ שְׁתֵּי֙ טַבְּעֹ֣ת זָהָ֔ב וַיָּשִׂ֕ימוּ עַל־שְׁנֵ֖י קְצֹ֣ות הַחֹ֑שֶׁן עַל־שְׂפָתֹ֕ו אֲשֶׁ֛ר אֶל־עֵ֥בֶר הָאֵפֹ֖ד בָּֽיְתָה׃ And they made two rings of gold and placed them on the two ends of the breastpiece, on its edge which is on the side of the … Continue reading →

וְאֵ֨ת שְׁתֵּ֤י קְצֹות֙ שְׁתֵּ֣י הָֽעֲבֹתֹ֔ת נָתְנ֖וּ עַל־שְׁתֵּ֣י הַֽמִּשְׁבְּצֹ֑ות וַֽיִּתְּנֻ֛ם עַל־כִּתְפֹ֥ת הָאֵפֹ֖ד אֶל־מ֥וּל פָּנָֽיו׃ And the two ends of the two chains they placed on the two settings, and they put them on the shoulder pieces of the ephod, in front … Continue reading →

וַֽיִּתְּנ֗וּ שְׁתֵּי֙ הָעֲבֹתֹ֣ת הַזָּהָ֔ב עַל־שְׁתֵּ֖י הַטַּבָּעֹ֑ת עַל־קְצֹ֖ות הַחֹֽשֶׁן׃ And they put the two chains of gold on the two rings at the ends of the breastplate.   Morphology וַֽיִּתְּנ֗וּ (vayittenu) – Root: נתן (n-t-n); Form: Qal wayyiqtol (consecutive imperfect), 3rd … Continue reading →

וַֽיַּעֲשׂ֗וּ שְׁתֵּי֙ מִשְׁבְּצֹ֣ות זָהָ֔ב וּשְׁתֵּ֖י טַבְּעֹ֣ת זָהָ֑ב וַֽיִּתְּנ֗וּ אֶת־שְׁתֵּי֙ הַטַּבָּעֹ֔ת עַל־שְׁנֵ֖י קְצֹ֥ות הַחֹֽשֶׁן׃ And they made two settings of gold and two rings of gold, and they put the two rings on the two ends of the breastplate.   Morphology … Continue reading →

וַיַּעֲשׂ֧וּ עַל־הַחֹ֛שֶׁן שַׁרְשְׁרֹ֥ת גַּבְלֻ֖ת מַעֲשֵׂ֣ה עֲבֹ֑ת זָהָ֖ב טָהֹֽור׃ And they made on the breastplate chains like cords, of braided work, of pure gold.   Morphology וַיַּעֲשׂ֧וּ (vayyaʿasu) – Root: עשה (ʿ-s-h); Form: Qal wayyiqtol (consecutive imperfect), 3rd person masculine plural; … Continue reading →

וְ֠הָאֲבָנִים עַל־שְׁמֹ֨ת בְּנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֥ל הֵ֛נָּה שְׁתֵּ֥ים עֶשְׂרֵ֖ה עַל־שְׁמֹתָ֑ם פִּתּוּחֵ֤י חֹתָם֙ אִ֣ישׁ עַל־שְׁמֹ֔ו לִשְׁנֵ֥ים עָשָׂ֖ר שָֽׁבֶט׃ And the stones were according to the names of the sons of Yisra’el; twelve according to their names, engraved like a signet, each according to its … Continue reading →

וְהַטּוּר֙ הָֽרְבִיעִ֔י תַּרְשִׁ֥ישׁ שֹׁ֖הַם וְיָשְׁפֵ֑ה מֽוּסַבֹּ֛ת מִשְׁבְּצֹ֥ות זָהָ֖ב בְּמִלֻּאֹתָֽם׃ And the fourth row: beryl, onyx, and jasper; they were enclosed in gold settings in their fillings.   Morphology וְהַטּוּר֙ (ve-ha-tur) – Root: טור (t-w-r); Form: Conjunction + noun, masculine singular … Continue reading →

וְהַטּ֖וּר הַשְּׁלִישִׁ֑י לֶ֥שֶׁם שְׁבֹ֖ו וְאַחְלָֽמָה׃ And the third row: jacinth, agate, and amethyst.   Morphology וְהַטּ֖וּר (ve-ha-tur) – Root: טור (t-w-r); Form: Conjunction + noun, masculine singular absolute with definite article; Translation: “And the row”; Notes: Refers to the arrangement … Continue reading →

וְהַטּ֖וּר הַשֵּׁנִ֑י נֹ֥פֶךְ סַפִּ֖יר וְיָהֲלֹֽם׃ And the second row: turquoise, sapphire, and diamond.   Morphology וְהַטּ֖וּר (ve-ha-tur) – Root: טור (t-w-r); Form: Conjunction + noun, masculine singular absolute with definite article; Translation: “And the row”; Notes: Introduces the second row … Continue reading →

וַיְמַלְאוּ־בֹ֔ו אַרְבָּעָ֖ה ט֣וּרֵי אָ֑בֶן ט֗וּר אֹ֤דֶם פִּטְדָה֙ וּבָרֶ֔קֶת הַטּ֖וּר הָאֶחָֽד׃ And they filled it with four rows of stones: a row of ruby, topaz, and emerald, the first row.   Morphology וַיְמַלְאוּ־בֹ֔ו (vayemalʾu-vo) – Root: מלא (m-l-ʾ); Form: Verb, Piel … Continue reading →

רָב֧וּעַ הָיָ֛ה כָּפ֖וּל עָשׂ֣וּ אֶת־הַחֹ֑שֶׁן זֶ֧רֶת אָרְכֹּ֛ו וְזֶ֥רֶת רָחְבֹּ֖ו כָּפֽוּל׃ It was square; they made the breastpiece double: a span its length and a span its width when doubled.   Morphology רָב֧וּעַ (ravua) – Root: רבע (r-b-ʿ); Form: Participle, masculine … Continue reading →

וַיַּ֧עַשׂ אֶת־הַחֹ֛שֶׁן מַעֲשֵׂ֥ה חֹשֵׁ֖ב כְּמַעֲשֵׂ֣ה אֵפֹ֑ד זָהָ֗ב תְּכֵ֧לֶת וְאַרְגָּמָ֛ן וְתֹולַ֥עַת שָׁנִ֖י וְשֵׁ֥שׁ מָשְׁזָֽר׃ And he made the breastpiece, the work of a skilled craftsman, like the work of the ephod: of gold, blue, and purple, and scarlet yarn, and fine … Continue reading →

וַיָּ֣שֶׂם אֹתָ֗ם עַ֚ל כִּתְפֹ֣ת הָאֵפֹ֔ד אַבְנֵ֥י זִכָּרֹ֖ון לִבְנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר צִוָּ֥ה יְהוָ֖ה אֶת־מֹשֶֽׁה׃ And he placed them on the shoulder pieces of the ephod as memorial stones for the sons of Yisra’el, as YHWH had commanded Moshe.   Morphology וַיָּ֣שֶׂם … Continue reading →

וַֽיַּעֲשׂוּ֙ אֶת־אַבְנֵ֣י הַשֹּׁ֔הַם מֻֽסַבֹּ֖ת מִשְׁבְּצֹ֣ות זָהָ֑ב מְפֻתָּחֹת֙ פִּתּוּחֵ֣י חֹותָ֔ם עַל־שְׁמֹ֖ות בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ And they made the onyx stones surrounded with settings of gold, engraved like the engravings of a signet, according to the names of the sons of Yisra’el.   … Continue reading →

וְחֵ֨שֶׁב אֲפֻדָּתֹ֜ו אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָלָ֗יו מִמֶּ֣נּוּ הוּא֮ כְּמַעֲשֵׂהוּ֒ זָהָ֗ב תְּכֵ֧לֶת וְאַרְגָּמָ֛ן וְתֹולַ֥עַת שָׁנִ֖י וְשֵׁ֣שׁ מָשְׁזָ֑ר כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר צִוָּ֥ה יְהוָ֖ה אֶת־מֹשֶֽׁה׃ And the band of the ephod, which was upon it, was of the same workmanship, of gold, blue, and purple, and scarlet … Continue reading →

כְּתֵפֹ֥ת עָֽשׂוּ־לֹ֖ו חֹבְרֹ֑ת עַל־שְׁנֵ֥י קצוותו חֻבָּֽר׃ Shoulder pieces were made for it, joined at its two edges, and it was joined together.   Morphology כְּתֵפֹ֥ת (kətefot) – Root: כתף (k-t-p); Form: Noun, feminine plural; Translation: “Shoulder pieces”; Notes: Refers to … Continue reading →

וַֽיְרַקְּע֞וּ אֶת־פַּחֵ֣י הַזָּהָב֮ וְקִצֵּ֣ץ פְּתִילִם֒ לַעֲשֹׂ֗ות בְּתֹ֤וךְ הַתְּכֵ֨לֶת֙ וּבְתֹ֣וךְ הָֽאַרְגָּמָ֔ן וּבְתֹ֛וךְ תֹּולַ֥עַת הַשָּׁנִ֖י וּבְתֹ֣וךְ הַשֵּׁ֑שׁ מַעֲשֵׂ֖ה חֹשֵֽׁב׃ And they hammered out thin sheets of gold and cut threads to weave into the blue, purple, scarlet yarn, and fine linen, the … Continue reading →

וַיַּ֖עַשׂ אֶת־הָאֵפֹ֑ד זָהָ֗ב תְּכֵ֧לֶת וְאַרְגָּמָ֛ן וְתֹולַ֥עַת שָׁנִ֖י וְשֵׁ֥שׁ מָשְׁזָֽר׃ And he made the ephod of gold, blue, purple, scarlet yarn, and fine twisted linen.   Morphology וַיַּ֖עַשׂ (vayyaʿas) – Root: עשה (ʿ-s-h); Form: Conjunction + verb, Qal imperfect, third person … Continue reading →

וּמִן־הַתְּכֵ֤לֶת וְהָֽאַרְגָּמָן֙ וְתֹולַ֣עַת הַשָּׁנִ֔י עָשׂ֥וּ בִגְדֵי־שְׂרָ֖ד לְשָׁרֵ֣ת בַּקֹּ֑דֶשׁ וַֽיַּעֲשׂ֞וּ אֶת־בִּגְדֵ֤י הַקֹּ֨דֶשׁ֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר לְאַהֲרֹ֔ן כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר צִוָּ֥ה יְהוָ֖ה אֶת־מֹשֶֽׁה׃ פ And from the blue, and the purple, and the scarlet yarn, they made finely woven garments for serving in the holy place; … Continue reading →

וְאֶת־אַדְנֵ֤י הֶֽחָצֵר֙ סָבִ֔יב וְאֶת־אַדְנֵ֖י שַׁ֣עַר הֶחָצֵ֑ר וְאֵ֨ת כָּל־יִתְדֹ֧ת הַמִּשְׁכָּ֛ן וְאֶת־כָּל־יִתְדֹ֥ת הֶחָצֵ֖ר סָבִֽיב׃ And the sockets of the courtyard all around, and the bases of the gate of the courtyard, and all the pegs of the Tabernacle, and all the pegs … Continue reading →

וַיַּ֣עַשׂ בָּ֗הּ אֶת־אַדְנֵי֙ פֶּ֚תַח אֹ֣הֶל מֹועֵ֔ד וְאֵת֙ מִזְבַּ֣ח הַנְּחֹ֔שֶׁת וְאֶת־מִכְבַּ֥ר הַנְּחֹ֖שֶׁת אֲשֶׁר־לֹ֑ו וְאֵ֖ת כָּל־כְּלֵ֥י הַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃ And with it, he made the sockets for the entrance of the Tent of Meeting, and the bronze altar, and the bronze grating for it, … Continue reading →

וּנְחֹ֥שֶׁת הַתְּנוּפָ֖ה שִׁבְעִ֣ים כִּכָּ֑ר וְאַלְפַּ֥יִם וְאַרְבַּע־מֵאֹ֖ות שָֽׁקֶל׃ And the bronze of the wave offering was seventy talents, and two thousand four hundred shekels.   Morphology וּנְחֹ֥שֶׁת (uneḥoshet) – Root: נחשת (n-ḥ-sh-t); Form: Conjunction + noun, feminine singular absolute; Translation: “And … Continue reading →

וְאֶת־הָאֶ֜לֶף וּשְׁבַ֤ע הַמֵּאֹות֙ וַחֲמִשָּׁ֣ה וְשִׁבְעִ֔ים עָשָׂ֥ה וָוִ֖ים לָעַמּוּדִ֑ים וְצִפָּ֥ה רָאשֵׁיהֶ֖ם וְחִשַּׁ֥ק אֹתָֽם׃ And the one thousand and seven hundred seventy-five shekels he made into hooks for the pillars, and overlaid their tops, and banded them together.   Morphology וְאֶת־הָאֶ֜לֶף (ve’et-ha’elef) … Continue reading →

וַיְהִ֗י מְאַת֙ כִּכַּ֣ר הַכֶּ֔סֶף לָצֶ֗קֶת אֵ֚ת אַדְנֵ֣י הַקֹּ֔דֶשׁ וְאֵ֖ת אַדְנֵ֣י הַפָּרֹ֑כֶת מְאַ֧ת אֲדָנִ֛ים לִמְאַ֥ת הַכִּכָּ֖ר כִּכָּ֥ר לָאָֽדֶן׃ And the hundred talents of silver were used to cast the sockets of the sanctuary and the sockets of the veil: a hundred … Continue reading →

בֶּ֚קַע לַגֻּלְגֹּ֔לֶת מַחֲצִ֥ית הַשֶּׁ֖קֶל בְּשֶׁ֣קֶל הַקֹּ֑דֶשׁ לְכֹ֨ל הָעֹבֵ֜ר עַל־הַפְּקֻדִ֗ים מִבֶּ֨ן עֶשְׂרִ֤ים שָׁנָה֙ וָמַ֔עְלָה לְשֵׁשׁ־מֵאֹ֥ות אֶ֨לֶף֙ וּשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁת אֲלָפִ֔ים וַחֲמֵ֥שׁ מֵאֹ֖ות וַחֲמִשִּֽׁים׃ A beka per head, half a shekel, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, for everyone who passed over to … Continue reading →

וְכֶ֛סֶף פְּקוּדֵ֥י הָעֵדָ֖ה מְאַ֣ת כִּכָּ֑ר וְאֶלֶף֩ וּשְׁבַ֨ע מֵאֹ֜ות וַחֲמִשָּׁ֧ה וְשִׁבְעִ֛ים שֶׁ֖קֶל בְּשֶׁ֥קֶל הַקֹּֽדֶשׁ׃ And the silver of those who were numbered of the congregation was one hundred talents, and one thousand seven hundred and seventy-five shekels, according to the shekel … Continue reading →

כָּל־הַזָּהָ֗ב הֶֽעָשׂוּי֙ לַמְּלָאכָ֔ה בְּכֹ֖ל מְלֶ֣אכֶת הַקֹּ֑דֶשׁ וַיְהִ֣י זְהַ֣ב הַתְּנוּפָ֗ה תֵּ֤שַׁע וְעֶשְׂרִים֙ כִּכָּ֔ר וּשְׁבַ֨ע מֵאֹ֧ות וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֛ים שֶׁ֖קֶל בְּשֶׁ֥קֶל הַקֹּֽדֶשׁ׃ All the gold that was used for the work in all the holy work, the gold of the wave offering, was twenty-nine … Continue reading →