Category Archives: Exodus

וְהָיוּ֙ שְׁמֹנָ֣ה קְרָשִׁ֔ים וְאַדְנֵיהֶ֣ם כֶּ֔סֶף שִׁשָּׁ֥ה עָשָׂ֖ר אֲדָנִ֑ים שְׁנֵ֤י אֲדָנִים֙ שְׁנֵ֣י אֲדָנִ֔ים תַּ֖חַת הַקֶּ֥רֶשׁ הָאֶחָֽד׃ And there were eight boards, and their sockets were of silver, sixteen sockets, two sockets under each board.   Morphology וְהָיוּ (vehayu) – Root: היה … Continue reading →

וְהָי֣וּ תֹואֲמִם֮ מִלְּמַטָּה֒ וְיַחְדָּ֗ו יִהְי֤וּ תַמִּים֙ אֶל־רֹאשֹׁ֔ו אֶל־הַטַּבַּ֖עַת הָאֶחָ֑ת כֵּ֚ן עָשָׂ֣ה לִשְׁנֵיהֶ֔ם לִשְׁנֵ֖י הַמִּקְצֹעֹֽת׃ And they shall be coupled together at the bottom, and they shall be united at the top with a single ring; thus he did for both … Continue reading →

וּשְׁנֵ֤י קְרָשִׁים֙ עָשָׂ֔ה לִמְקֻצְעֹ֖ת הַמִּשְׁכָּ֑ן בַּיַּרְכָתָֽיִם׃ And he made two boards for the corners of the tabernacle at the rear.   Morphology וּשְׁנֵ֤י (ushnei) – Root: שניים (sh-n-y); Form: Conjunction + adjective, masculine plural; Translation: “And two”; Notes: Refers to … Continue reading →

וּֽלְיַרְכְּתֵ֥י הַמִּשְׁכָּ֖ן יָ֑מָּה עָשָׂ֖ה שִׁשָּׁ֥ה קְרָשִֽׁים׃ And for the rear of the tabernacle, to the west, he made six boards.   Morphology וּֽלְיַרְכְּתֵ֥י (uleyarketei) – Root: ירך (y-r-ḥ); Form: Conjunction + noun, masculine plural with suffix; Translation: “And for the … Continue reading →

וְאַרְבָּעִ֥ים אַדְנֵיהֶ֖ם כָּ֑סֶף שְׁנֵ֣י אֲדָנִ֗ים תַּ֚חַת הַקֶּ֣רֶשׁ הָאֶחָ֔ד וּשְׁנֵ֣י אֲדָנִ֔ים תַּ֖חַת הַקֶּ֥רֶשׁ הָאֶחָֽד׃ And forty of their sockets of silver, two sockets under one board, and two sockets under another board.   Morphology וְאַרְבָּעִ֥ים (ve’arba’im) – Root: ארבע (ʾ-r-b-ʿ); Form: … Continue reading →

וּלְצֶ֧לַע הַמִּשְׁכָּ֛ן הַשֵּׁנִ֖ית לִפְאַ֣ת צָפֹ֑ון עָשָׂ֖ה עֶשְׂרִ֥ים קְרָשִֽׁים׃ And for the second side of the tabernacle, for the north side, he made twenty boards.   Morphology וּלְצֶ֧לַע (u’letzela) – Root: צלע (ṣ-l-ʿ); Form: Preposition + noun, feminine singular; Translation: “And … Continue reading →

וְאַרְבָּעִים֙ אַדְנֵי־כֶ֔סֶף עָשָׂ֕ה תַּ֖חַת עֶשְׂרִ֣ים הַקְּרָשִׁ֑ים שְׁנֵ֨י אֲדָנִ֜ים תַּֽחַת־הַקֶּ֤רֶשׁ הָאֶחָד֙ לִשְׁתֵּ֣י יְדֹתָ֔יו וּשְׁנֵ֧י אֲדָנִ֛ים תַּֽחַת־הַקֶּ֥רֶשׁ הָאֶחָ֖ד לִשְׁתֵּ֥י יְדֹתָֽיו׃ And forty sockets of silver he made under the twenty boards, two sockets under one board for its two tenons, and two … Continue reading →

וַיַּ֥עַשׂ אֶת־הַקְּרָשִׁ֖ים לַמִּשְׁכָּ֑ן עֶשְׂרִ֣ים קְרָשִׁ֔ים לִפְאַ֖ת נֶ֥גֶב תֵּימָֽנָה׃ And he made the boards for the tabernacle, twenty boards for the south side, toward the south.   Morphology וַיַּ֥עַשׂ (vayaʿas) – Root: עשה (ʿ-ś-h); Form: Verb, 3rd person singular, past tense; … Continue reading →

שְׁתֵּ֣י יָדֹ֗ת לַקֶּ֨רֶשׁ֙ הָֽאֶחָ֔ד מְשֻׁלָּבֹ֔ת אַחַ֖ת אֶל־אֶחָ֑ת כֵּ֣ן עָשָׂ֔ה לְכֹ֖ל קַרְשֵׁ֥י הַמִּשְׁכָּֽן׃ Two tenons were made for each board, joined one to another; thus he made for all the boards of the tabernacle.   Morphology שְׁתֵּ֣י (shtei) – Root: שנים … Continue reading →

עֶ֥שֶׂר אַמֹּ֖ת אֹ֣רֶךְ הַקָּ֑רֶשׁ וְאַמָּה֙ וַחֲצִ֣י הָֽאַמָּ֔ה רֹ֖חַב הַקֶּ֥רֶשׁ הָאֶחָֽד׃ Ten cubits was the length of each board, and one and a half cubits was the width of each board.   Morphology עֶ֥שֶׂר (eser) – Root: עשר (ʿ-s-r); Form: Noun, … Continue reading →

וַיַּ֥עַשׂ אֶת־הַקְּרָשִׁ֖ים לַמִּשְׁכָּ֑ן עֲצֵ֥י שִׁטִּ֖ים עֹמְדִֽים׃ And he made the boards for the tabernacle of acacia wood, standing upright.   Morphology וַיַּ֥עַשׂ (vayaʿas) – Root: עשׂה (ʿ-s-h); Form: Verb, Qal, perfect, 3rd person singular, masculine; Translation: “And he made”; Notes: … Continue reading →

וַיַּ֤עַשׂ מִכְסֶה֙ לָאֹ֔הֶל עֹרֹ֥ת אֵלִ֖ים מְאָדָּמִ֑ים וּמִכְסֵ֛ה עֹרֹ֥ת תְּחָשִׁ֖ים מִלְמָֽעְלָה׃ And he made a covering for the tent of ram skins dyed red, and a covering of fine leather above.   Morphology וַיַּ֤עַשׂ (vayaʿas) – Root: עשׂה (ʿ-s-h); Form: Verb, … Continue reading →

וַיַּ֛עַשׂ קַרְסֵ֥י נְחֹ֖שֶׁת חֲמִשִּׁ֑ים לְחַבֵּ֥ר אֶת־הָאֹ֖הֶל לִהְיֹ֥ת אֶחָֽד׃ And he made fifty clasps of bronze to join the tent together, so that it might be one.   Morphology וַיַּ֛עַשׂ (vayaʿas) – Root: עשׂה (ʿ-s-h); Form: Verb, Qal, perfect, 3rd person … Continue reading →

וַיַּ֜עַשׂ לֻֽלָאֹ֣ת חֲמִשִּׁ֗ים עַ֚ל שְׂפַ֣ת הַיְרִיעָ֔ה הַקִּיצֹנָ֖ה בַּמַּחְבָּ֑רֶת וַחֲמִשִּׁ֣ים לֻלָאֹ֗ת עָשָׂה֙ עַל־שְׂפַ֣ת הַיְרִיעָ֔ה הַחֹבֶ֖רֶת הַשֵּׁנִֽית׃ And he made fifty clasps on the edge of the curtain at the end of the first set, and fifty clasps he made on the … Continue reading →

וַיְחַבֵּ֛ר אֶת־חֲמֵ֥שׁ הַיְרִיעֹ֖ת לְבָ֑ד וְאֶת־שֵׁ֥שׁ הַיְרִיעֹ֖ת לְבָֽד׃ And he connected the five curtains to one another, and the six curtains to one another.   Morphology וַיְחַבֵּ֛ר (vayḥabber) – Root: חבר (ḥ-b-r); Form: Verb, Piel, perfect, 3rd person singular, masculine; Translation: … Continue reading →

אֹ֜רֶךְ הַיְרִיעָ֣ה הָאַחַ֗ת שְׁלֹשִׁים֙ בָּֽאַמָּ֔ה וְאַרְבַּ֣ע אַמֹּ֔ות רֹ֖חַב הַיְרִיעָ֣ה הָאֶחָ֑ת מִדָּ֣ה אַחַ֔ת לְעַשְׁתֵּ֥י עֶשְׂרֵ֖ה יְרִיעֹֽת׃ And the length of one curtain was thirty cubits, and its width four cubits; the curtains were of the same size, each one of the … Continue reading →

וַיַּ֨עַשׂ֙ יְרִיעֹ֣ת עִזִּ֔ים לְאֹ֖הֶל עַל־הַמִּשְׁכָּ░ן עַשְׁתֵּֽי־עֶשְׂרֵ֥ה יְרִיעֹ֖ת עָשָׂ֥ה אֹתָֽם׃ And he made curtains of goats’ hair for a tent over the tabernacle; he made eleven curtains of goats’ hair.   Morphology וַיַּ֨עַשׂ (vayaʿas) – Root: עשה (ʿ-s-h); Form: Verb, imperfect, … Continue reading →

וַיַּ֕עַשׂ חֲמִשִּׁ֖ים קַרְסֵ֣י זָהָ֑ב וַיְחַבֵּ֨ר אֶת־הַיְרִעֹ֜ת אַחַ֤ת אֶל־אַחַת֙ בַּקְּרָסִ֔ים וַֽיְהִ֥י הַמִּשְׁכָּ֖ן אֶחָֽד׃ And he made fifty gold clasps, and he connected the curtains one to another with the clasps, and the tabernacle became one.   Morphology וַיַּ֕עַשׂ (vayaʿas) – Root: … Continue reading →

חֲמִשִּׁ֣ים לֻלָאֹ֗ת עָשָׂה֮ בַּיְרִיעָ֣ה הָאֶחָת֒ וַחֲמִשִּׁ֣ים לֻלָאֹ֗ת עָשָׂה֙ בִּקְצֵ֣ה הַיְרִיעָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֖ר בַּמַּחְבֶּ֣רֶת הַשֵּׁנִ֑ית מַקְבִּילֹת֙ הַלֻּ֣לָאֹ֔ת אַחַ֖ת אֶל־אֶחָֽת׃ He made fifty loops on the edge of the outer curtain, and fifty loops he made on the edge of the curtain in … Continue reading →

וַיַּ֜עַשׂ לֻֽלְאֹ֣ת תְּכֵ֗לֶת עַ֣ל שְׂפַ֤ת הַיְרִיעָה֙ הָֽאֶחָ֔ת מִקָּצָ֖ה בַּמַּחְבָּ֑רֶת כֵּ֤ן עָשָׂה֙ בִּשְׂפַ֣ת הַיְרִיעָ֔ה הַקִּ֣יצֹונָ֔ה בַּמַּחְבֶּ֖רֶת הַשֵּׁנִֽית׃ And he made loops of blue on the edge of the outer curtain, on the edge of the curtain in the second set, in … Continue reading →

וַיְחַבֵּר֙ אֶת־חֲמֵ֣שׁ הַיְרִיעֹ֔ת אַחַ֖ת אֶל־אֶחָ֑ת וְחָמֵ֤שׁ יְרִיעֹת֙ חִבַּ֔ר אַחַ֖ת אֶל־אֶחָֽת׃ And he connected five curtains, one to another, and five curtains he connected, one to another.   Morphology וַיְחַבֵּר֙ (vaykhabber) – Root: חבר (kh-b-r); Form: Verb, imperfect, 3rd person singular, … Continue reading →

אֹ֜רֶךְ הַיְרִיעָ֣ה הָֽאַחַ֗ת שְׁמֹנֶ֤ה וְעֶשְׂרִים֙ בָּֽאַמָּ֔ה וְרֹ֨חַב֙ אַרְבַּ֣ע בָּֽאַמָּ֔ה הַיְרִיעָ֖ה הָאֶחָ֑ת מִדָּ֥ה אַחַ֖ת לְכָל־הַיְרִיעֹֽת׃ The length of each curtain was twenty-eight cubits, and the breadth of each curtain four cubits. The curtains were of one measure for all the curtains. … Continue reading →

וַיַּעֲשׂ֨וּ כָל־חֲכַם־לֵ֜ב בְּעֹשֵׂ֧י הַמְּלָאכָ֛ה אֶת־הַמִּשְׁכָּ֖ן עֶ֣שֶׂר יְרִיעֹ֑ת שֵׁ֣שׁ מָשְׁזָ֗ר וּתְכֵ֤לֶת וְאַרְגָּמָן֙ וְתֹולַ֣עַת שָׁנִ֔י כְּרֻבִ֛ים מַעֲשֵׂ֥ה חֹשֵׁ֖ב עָשָׂ֥ה אֹתָֽם׃ And all the wise-hearted ones, who were doing the work of the Tabernacle, made ten curtains, of fine twined linen, and blue, … Continue reading →

וְהַמְּלָאכָ֗ה הָיְתָ֥ה דַיָּ֛ם לְכָל־הַמְּלָאכָ֖ה לַעֲשֹׂ֣ות אֹתָ֑הּ וְהֹותֵֽר׃ And the work was sufficient for all the work to do it, and there was plenty left over.   Morphology וְהַמְּלָאכָ֗ה (vhamelakhah) – Root: מלך (m-l-ʿ); Form: Conjunction + noun, feminine singular; Translation: … Continue reading →

וַיְצַ֣ו מֹשֶׁ֗ה וַיַּעֲבִ֨ירוּ קֹ֥ול בַּֽמַּחֲנֶה֮ לֵאמֹר֒ אִ֣ישׁ וְאִשָּׁ֗ה אַל־יַעֲשׂוּ־עֹ֛וד מְלָאכָ֖ה לִתְרוּמַ֣ת הַקֹּ֑דֶשׁ וַיִּכָּלֵ֥א הָעָ֖ם מֵהָבִֽיא׃ And Moshe commanded, and a voice was passed through the camp, saying, “Let no man or woman do any more work for the offering of … Continue reading →

וַיֹּאמְרוּ֙ אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֣ה לֵּאמֹ֔ר מַרְבִּ֥ים הָעָ֖ם לְהָבִ֑יא מִדֵּ֤י הָֽעֲבֹדָה֙ לַמְּלָאכָ֔ה אֲשֶׁר־צִוָּ֥ה יְהוָ֖ה לַעֲשֹׂ֥ת אֹתָֽהּ And they said to Moshe, “The people are bringing much more than enough for the work to be done, the work that YHWH has commanded to be … Continue reading →

וַיָּבֹ֨אוּ֙ כָּל־הַ֣חֲכָמִ֔ים הָעֹשִׂ֕ים אֵ֖ת כָּל־מְלֶ֣אכֶת הַקֹּ֑דֶשׁ אִֽישׁ־אִ֥ישׁ מִמְּלַאכְתֹּ֖ו אֲשֶׁר־הֵ֥מָּה עֹשִֽׂים And all the wise men who were doing all the work of the holy place came, each from his work which they were doing.   Morphology וַיָּבֹ֨אוּ (vayavo’u) – Root: … Continue reading →

וַיִּקְח֞וּ מִלִּפְנֵ֣י מֹשֶׁ֗ה אֵ֤ת כָּל־הַתְּרוּמָה֙ אֲשֶׁ֨ר הֵבִ֜יאוּ בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל לִמְלֶ֛אכֶת עֲבֹדַ֥ת הַקֹּ֖דֶשׁ לַעֲשֹׂ֣ת אֹתָ֑הּ וְ֠הֵם הֵבִ֨יאוּ אֵלָ֥יו עֹ֛וד נְדָבָ֖ה בַּבֹּ֥קֶר בַּבֹּֽקֶר And they took from before Moshe all the contribution that the children of Yisra’el had brought for the work … Continue reading →

וַיִּקְרָ֣א מֹשֶׁ֗ה אֶל־בְּצַלְאֵל֮ וְאֶל־אָֽהֳלִיאָב֒ וְאֶל֙ כָּל־אִ֣ישׁ חֲכַם־לֵ֔ב אֲשֶׁ֨ר נָתַ֧ן יְהוָ֛ה חָכְמָ֖ה בְּלִבֹּ֑ו כֹּ֚ל אֲשֶׁ֣ר נְשָׂאֹ֣ו לִבֹּ֔ו לְקָרְבָ֥ה אֶל־הַמְּלָאכָ֖ה לַעֲשֹׂ֥ת אֹתָֽהּ And Moshe called Betsal’el and Oholiav, and every wise-hearted man in whom YHWH had put wisdom, everyone whose heart stirred … Continue reading →

וְעָשָׂה֩ בְצַלְאֵ֨ל וְאָהֳלִיאָ֜ב וְכֹ֣ל אִ֣ישׁ חֲכַם־לֵ֗ב אֲשֶׁר֩ נָתַ֨ן יְהוָ֜ה חָכְמָ֤ה וּתְבוּנָה֙ בָּהֵ֔מָּה לָדַ֣עַת לַעֲשֹׂ֔ת אֶֽת־כָּל־מְלֶ֖אכֶת עֲבֹדַ֣ת הַקֹּ֑דֶשׁ לְכֹ֥ל אֲשֶׁר־צִוָּ֖ה יְהוָֽה And Betsal’el and Oholiav and every wise-hearted man in whom YHWH had put wisdom and understanding to know how to … Continue reading →