Exodus 38 שְׁמוֹת פרק ל״ח

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1. 1

   וַיַּעַשׂand he madeאֶת־מִזְבַּחthe altar ofהָעֹלָהthe burnt offeringעֲצֵיwood ofשִׁטִּיםacaciaחָמֵשׁfiveאַמּוֹתcubitsאׇרְכּוֹits lengthוְחָמֵשׁ־אַמּוֹתand five cubitsרׇחְבּוֹits breadthרָבוּעַsquareוְשָׁלֹשׁand threeאַמּוֹתcubitsקֹמָתוֹ׃its height

   And he made the altar of burnt offering of shittim wood: five cubits was the length thereof, and five cubits the breadth thereof; it was foursquare; and three cubits the height thereof.

2. 2

   וַיַּעַשׂand he madeקַרְנֹתָיוits hornsעַלuponאַרְבַּעfourפִּנֹּתָיוits cornersמִמֶּנּוּfrom itהָיוּwereקַרְנֹתָיוits hornsוַיְצַףand he overlaidאֹתוֹitנְחֹשֶׁת׃brass

   And he made the horns thereof on the four corners of it; the horns thereof were of the same: and he overlaid it with brass.

3. 3

   וַיַּעַשׂand he madeאֶת־כׇּל־כְּלֵיall vessels ofהַמִּזְבֵּחַthe altarאֶת־הַסִּירֹתthe potsוְאֶת־הַיָּעִיםand the shovelsוְאֶת־הַמִּזְרָקֹתand the bowlsאֶת־הַמִּזְלָגֹתthe forksוְאֶת־הַמַּחְתֹּתand the fire pansכׇּל־כֵּלָיוall its vesselsעָשָׂהhe madeנְחֹשֶׁת׃brass

   And he made all the vessels of the altar, the pots, and the shovels, and the basons, and the fleshhooks, and the firepans: all the vessels thereof made he of brass.

4. 4

   וַיַּעַשׂand he madeלַמִּזְבֵּחַfor the altarמִכְבָּרa gratingמַעֲשֵׂהwork ofרֶשֶׁתa net ofנְחֹשֶׁתbrassתַּחַתunderכַּרְכֻּבּוֹits ledgeמִלְּמַטָּהfrom beneathעַד־חֶצְיוֹ׃to its middle

   And he made for the altar a brasen grate of network under the compass thereof beneath unto the midst of it.

5. 5

   וַיִּצֹקand he castאַרְבַּעfourטַבָּעֹתringsבְּאַרְבַּעin fourהַקְּצָוֺתthe cornersלְמִכְבַּרfor the grating ofהַנְּחֹשֶׁתthe brassבָּתִּיםholdersלַבַּדִּים׃for the poles

   And he cast four rings for the four ends of the grate of brass, to be places for the staves.

6. 6

   וַיַּעַשׂand he madeאֶת־הַבַּדִּיםthe polesעֲצֵיwood ofשִׁטִּיםacaciaוַיְצַףand he overlaidאֹתָםthemנְחֹשֶׁת׃brass

   And he made the staves of shittim wood, and overlaid them with brass.

7. 7

   וַיָּבֵאand he broughtאֶת־הַבַּדִּיםthe polesבַּטַּבָּעֹתin the ringsעַלuponצַלְעֹתthe sides ofהַמִּזְבֵּחַthe altarלָשֵׂאתto bearאֹתוֹitבָּהֶםin themנְבוּבhollowלֻחֹתwith boardsעָשָׂהhe madeאֹתוֹ׃it

   And he put the staves into the rings on the sides of the altar, to bear it withal; he made the altar hollow with boards.

8. 8

   וַיַּעַשׂand he madeאֵת־הַכִּיּוֹרthe laverנְחֹשֶׁתbrassוְאֵתandכַּנּוֹits baseנְחֹשֶׁתbrassבְּמַרְאֹתwith the mirrors ofהַצֹּבְאֹתthe serving womenאֲשֶׁרwhichצָבְאוּthey servedפֶּתַחdoor ofאֹהֶלtent ofמוֹעֵד׃the congregation

   And he made the laver of brass, and the foot of it of brass, of the lookingglasses of the women assembling, which assembled at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.

9. 9

   וַיַּעַשׂand he madeאֶת־הֶחָצֵרthe courtyardלִפְאַתfor the side ofנֶגֶבsouthתֵּימָנָהsouthwardקַלְעֵיthe hangings ofהֶחָצֵרthe courtyardשֵׁשׁfine linenמׇשְׁזָרtwistedמֵאָהa hundredבָּאַמָּה׃by the cubit

   And he made the court: on the south side southward the hangings of the court were of fine twined linen, an hundred cubits:

10. 10

    עַמּוּדֵיהֶםtheir pillarsעֶשְׂרִיםtwentyוְאַדְנֵיהֶםand their basesעֶשְׂרִיםtwentyנְחֹשֶׁתbrassוָוֵיthe hooks ofהָעַמּוּדִיםthe pillarsוַחֲשֻׁקֵיהֶםand their bandsכָּסֶף׃silver

    Their pillars were twenty, and their brasen sockets twenty; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets were of silver.

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    וְלִפְאַתand for the side ofצָפוֹןthe northמֵאָהa hundredבָאַמָּהby the cubitעַמּוּדֵיהֶםtheir pillarsעֶשְׂרִיםtwentyוְאַדְנֵיהֶםand their basesעֶשְׂרִיםtwentyנְחֹשֶׁתbrassוָוֵיthe hooks ofהָעַמּוּדִיםthe pillarsוַחֲשֻׁקֵיהֶםand their bandsכָּסֶף׃silver

    And for the north side the hangings were an hundred cubits, their pillars were twenty, and their sockets of brass twenty; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets of silver.

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    וְלִפְאַת־יָםand for the side of the seaקְלָעִיםhangingsחֲמִשִּׁיםfiftyבָּאַמָּהby the cubitעַמּוּדֵיהֶםtheir pillarsעֲשָׂרָהtenוְאַדְנֵיהֶםand their basesעֲשָׂרָהtenוָוֵיthe hooks ofהָעַמֻּדִיםthe pillarsוַחֲשׁוּקֵיהֶםand their bandsכָּסֶף׃silver

    And for the west side were hangings of fifty cubits, their pillars ten, and their sockets ten; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets of silver.

13. 13

    וְלִפְאַתand for the side ofקֵדְמָהon the eastמִזְרָחָהeastwardחֲמִשִּׁיםfiftyאַמָּה׃a cubit

    And for the east side eastward fifty cubits.

14. 14

    קְלָעִיםhangingsחֲמֵשׁ־עֶשְׂרֵהfifteenאַמָּהa cubitאֶל־הַכָּתֵףto the sideעַמּוּדֵיהֶםtheir pillarsשְׁלֹשָׁהthreeוְאַדְנֵיהֶםand their basesשְׁלֹשָׁה׃three

    The hangings of the one side of the gate were fifteen cubits; their pillars three, and their sockets three.

15. 15

    וְלַכָּתֵףand for the sideהַשֵּׁנִיתthe secondמִזֶּהon the one sideוּמִזֶּהand on the other sideלְשַׁעַרfor the gate ofהֶחָצֵרthe courtyardקְלָעִיםhangingsחֲמֵשׁ־עֶשְׂרֵהfifteenאַמָּהa cubitעַמֻּדֵיהֶםtheir pillarsשְׁלֹשָׁהthreeוְאַדְנֵיהֶםand their basesשְׁלֹשָׁה׃three

    And for the other side of the court gate, on this hand and that hand, were hangings of fifteen cubits; their pillars three, and their sockets three.

16. 16

    כׇּל־קַלְעֵיall the hangings ofהֶחָצֵרthe courtyardסָבִיבall aroundשֵׁשׁfine linenמׇשְׁזָר׃twisted

    All the hangings of the court round about were of fine twined linen.

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    וְהָאֲדָנִיםand the basesלָעַמֻּדִיםfor the pillarsנְחֹשֶׁתbrassוָוֵיthe hooks ofהָעַמּוּדִיםthe pillarsוַחֲשׁוּקֵיהֶםand their bandsכֶּסֶףsilverוְצִפּוּיand the overlay ofרָאשֵׁיהֶםtheir headsכָּסֶףsilverוְהֵםand theyמְחֻשָּׁקִיםfurnished with bandsכֶּסֶףsilverכֹּלallעַמֻּדֵיthe pillars ofהֶחָצֵר׃the courtyard

    And the sockets for the pillars were of brass; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets of silver; and the overlaying of their chapiters of silver; and all the pillars of the court were filleted with silver.

18. 18

    וּמָסַךְand the curtain ofשַׁעַרthe gate ofהֶחָצֵרthe courtyardמַעֲשֵׂהwork ofרֹקֵםa worker in colorsתְּכֵלֶתviolet stuffוְאַרְגָּמָןand purpleוְתוֹלַעַתand scarlet stuff ofשָׁנִיa scarlet threadוְשֵׁשׁand fine linenמׇשְׁזָרtwistedוְעֶשְׂרִיםand twentyאַמָּהa cubitאֹרֶךְthe length ofוְקוֹמָהand the heightבְרֹחַבin breadthחָמֵשׁfiveאַמּוֹתcubitsלְעֻמַּתopposite toקַלְעֵיthe hangings ofהֶחָצֵר׃the courtyard

    And the hanging for the gate of the court was needlework, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen: and twenty cubits was the length, and the height in the breadth was five cubits, answerable to the hangings of the court.

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    וְעַמֻּדֵיהֶםand their pillarsאַרְבָּעָהfourוְאַדְנֵיהֶםand their basesאַרְבָּעָהfourנְחֹשֶׁתbrassוָוֵיהֶםtheir hooksכֶּסֶףsilverוְצִפּוּיand the overlay ofרָאשֵׁיהֶםtheir headsוַחֲשֻׁקֵיהֶםand their bandsכָּסֶף׃silver

    And their pillars were four, and their sockets of brass four; their hooks of silver, and the overlaying of their chapiters and their fillets of silver.

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    וְכׇל־הַיְתֵדֹתand all the tent pegsלַמִּשְׁכָּןfor the tabernacleוְלֶחָצֵרand for the courtyardסָבִיבall aroundנְחֹשֶׁת׃brass

    And all the pins of the tabernacle, and of the court round about, were of brass.

21. 21

    אֵלֶּהtheseפְקוּדֵיthe accounts ofהַמִּשְׁכָּןthe tabernacleמִשְׁכַּןthe tabernacle ofהָעֵדֻתthe testimonyאֲשֶׁרwhichפֻּקַּדit was recordedעַל־פִּיaccording toמֹשֶׁהMosesעֲבֹדַתthe service ofהַלְוִיִּםthe Levitesבְּיַדin the hand ofאִיתָמָרIthamarבֶּן־אַהֲרֹןson of Aaronהַכֹּהֵן׃the priest

    This is the sum of the tabernacle, even of the tabernacle of testimony, as it was counted, according to the commandment of Moses, for the service of the Levites, by the hand of Ithamar, son to Aaron the priest.

22. 22

    וּבְצַלְאֵלand Bezaleelבֶּן־אוּרִיson of Uriבֶן־חוּרson of Hurלְמַטֵּהof the tribe ofיְהוּדָהJudahעָשָׂהhe madeאֵת־כׇּל־אֲשֶׁר־צִוָּהall which commandedיְהֹוָהthe LORDאֶת־מֹשֶׁה׃Moses

    And Bezaleel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, made all that the LORD commanded Moses.

23. 23

    וְאִתּוֹand with himאׇהֳלִיאָבAholiabבֶּן־אֲחִיסָמָךְson of Ahisamachלְמַטֵּה־דָןof the tribe of Danחָרָשׁa craftsmanוְחֹשֵׁבand a skillful workerוְרֹקֵםand a worker in colorsבַּתְּכֵלֶתin the violet stuffוּבָאַרְגָּמָןand in the purpleוּבְתוֹלַעַתand in the scarlet stuff ofהַשָּׁנִיthe scarlet threadוּבַשֵּׁשׁ׃and in the fine linen

    And with him was Aholiab, son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, an engraver, and a cunning workman, and an embroiderer in blue, and in purple, and in scarlet, and fine linen.

24. 24

    כׇּל־הַזָּהָבall the goldהֶעָשׂוּיthat was usedלַמְּלָאכָהfor the workבְּכֹלin allמְלֶאכֶתwork ofהַקֹּדֶשׁthe sanctuaryוַיְהִיand it came to passזְהַבthe gold ofהַתְּנוּפָהthe wave offeringתֵּשַׁעnineוְעֶשְׂרִיםand twentyכִּכָּרa talentוּשְׁבַעand sevenמֵאוֹתhundredוּשְׁלֹשִׁיםand thirtyשֶׁקֶלshekels ofבְּשֶׁקֶלby the shekel ofהַקֹּדֶשׁ׃the sanctuary

    All the gold that was occupied for the work in all the work of the holy place, even the gold of the offering, was twenty and nine talents, and seven hundred and thirty shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary.

25. 25

    וְכֶסֶףand silverפְּקוּדֵיthose who were enrolled ofהָעֵדָהthe congregationמְאַתone hundredכִּכָּרa talentוְאֶלֶףand one thousandוּשְׁבַעand sevenמֵאוֹתhundredוַחֲמִשָּׁהand fiveוְשִׁבְעִיםand seventyשֶׁקֶלshekels ofבְּשֶׁקֶלby the shekel ofהַקֹּדֶשׁ׃the sanctuary

    And the silver of them that were numbered of the congregation was an hundred talents, and a thousand seven hundred and threescore and fifteen shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary:

26. 26

    בֶּקַעa bekaלַגֻּלְגֹּלֶתfor the headמַחֲצִיתhalfהַשֶּׁקֶלthe shekelבְּשֶׁקֶלby the shekel ofהַקֹּדֶשׁthe sanctuaryלְכֹלfor allהָעֹבֵרthe one who passes overעַל־הַפְּקֻדִיםupon those who are enrolledמִבֶּןfrom a son ofעֶשְׂרִיםtwentyשָׁנָהyearsוָמַעְלָהand upwardsלְשֵׁשׁ־מֵאוֹתto six hundredאֶלֶףthousandוּשְׁלֹשֶׁתand threeאֲלָפִיםthousandוַחֲמֵשׁand fiveמֵאוֹתhundredוַחֲמִשִּׁים׃and fifty

    A bekah for every man, that is, half a shekel, after the shekel of the sanctuary, for every one that went to be numbered, from twenty years old and upward, for six hundred thousand and three thousand and five hundred and fifty men.

27. 27

    וַיְהִיand it came to passמְאַתone hundredכִּכַּרa talent ofהַכֶּסֶףthe silverלָצֶקֶתto castאֵת־אַדְנֵיbases ofהַקֹּדֶשׁthe sanctuaryוְאֵתandאַדְנֵיbases ofהַפָּרֹכֶתthe veilמְאַתone hundredאֲדָנִיםbasesלִמְאַתfor the one hundredהַכִּכָּרthe talentכִּכָּרa talentלָאָדֶן׃for a base

    And of the hundred talents of silver were cast the sockets of the sanctuary, and the sockets of the vail; an hundred sockets of the hundred talents, a talent for a socket.

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    וְאֶת־הָאֶלֶףand the one thousandוּשְׁבַעand sevenהַמֵּאוֹתthe hundredוַחֲמִשָּׁהand fiveוְשִׁבְעִיםand seventyעָשָׂהhe madeוָוִיםhooksלָעַמּוּדִיםfor the pillarsוְצִפָּהand he overlaidרָאשֵׁיהֶםtheir headsוְחִשַּׁקand he furnished with bandsאֹתָם׃them

    And of the thousand seven hundred seventy and five shekels he made hooks for the pillars, and overlaid their chapiters, and filleted them.

29. 29

    וּנְחֹשֶׁתand brassהַתְּנוּפָהthe wave offeringשִׁבְעִיםseventyכִּכָּרa talentוְאַלְפַּיִםand two thousandוְאַרְבַּע־מֵאוֹתand four hundredשָׁקֶל׃shekels

    And the brass of the offering was seventy talents, and two thousand and four hundred shekels.

30. 30

    וַיַּעַשׂand he madeבָּהּin itאֶת־אַדְנֵיbases ofפֶּתַחdoor ofאֹהֶלtent ofמוֹעֵדthe congregationוְאֵתandמִזְבַּחthe altar ofהַנְּחֹשֶׁתthe brassוְאֶת־מִכְבַּרand the grating ofהַנְּחֹשֶׁתthe brassאֲשֶׁר־לוֹwhich is for itוְאֵתandכׇּל־כְּלֵיall vessels ofהַמִּזְבֵּחַ׃the altar

    And therewith he made the sockets to the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and the brasen altar, and the brasen grate for it, and all the vessels of the altar,

31. 31

    וְאֶת־אַדְנֵיand bases ofהֶחָצֵרthe courtyardסָבִיבall aroundוְאֶת־אַדְנֵיand bases ofשַׁעַרthe gate ofהֶחָצֵרthe courtyardוְאֵתandכׇּל־יִתְדֹתall the tent pegs ofהַמִּשְׁכָּןthe tabernacleוְאֶת־כׇּל־יִתְדֹתand all the tent pegs ofהֶחָצֵרthe courtyardסָבִיב׃all around

    And the sockets of the court round about, and the sockets of the court gate, and all the pins of the tabernacle, and all the pins of the court round about.