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Exodus

Chapter 27
1
Phonetic (Hebrew): ve'ashsi֥yta 'et-hamּizebּe֖cha 'atze֣y shshitּi֑ym chameshsh֩ 'amּ֨ot 'o֜reke vechame֧shsh 'amּ֣ot ro֗chab rab֤u'a yiheyeh֙ hamּizebּe֔cha veshshalo֥shsh 'amּ֖ot qomatֽo׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"Build an altar [1] of acacia wood, three cubits high; it is to be square, five cubits long and five cubits wide."

וְעָשִׂ֥יתָ אֶת־הַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַ עֲצֵ֣י שִׁטִּ֑ים חָמֵשׁ֩ אַמּ֨וֹת אֹ֜רֶךְ וְחָמֵ֧שׁ אַמּ֣וֹת רֹ֗חַב רָב֤וּעַ יִהְיֶה֙ הַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַ וְשָׁלֹ֥שׁ אַמּ֖וֹת קֹמָתֽוֹ׃

2
Phonetic (Hebrew): ve'ashsi֣yta qarenota֗yv 'a֚l 'arebּa֣ pּinּota֔yv mimּe֖nּu tּiheye֣yna qarenota֑yv vetzipּiyta֥ 'ot֖o nechoֽshshet׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"Make a horn at each of the four corners, so that the horns and the altar are of one piece, and overlay the altar with [4]."

וְעָשִׂ֣יתָ קַרְנֹתָ֗יו עַ֚ל אַרְבַּ֣ע פִּנֹּתָ֔יו מִמֶּ֖נּוּ תִּהְיֶ֣יןָ קַרְנֹתָ֑יו וְצִפִּיתָ֥ אֹת֖וֹ נְחֹֽשֶׁת׃

3
Phonetic (Hebrew): ve'ashsi֤yta sּiֽyrotayv֙ ledashshּen֔o veya'ayv֙ umizereqota֔yv umizelegota֖yv umachetּota֑yv lekal-kּela֖yv tּa'ashse֥h nechoֽshshet׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"Make all its utensils of bronze, its pots to remove the ashes, and its shovels, sprinkling bowls, meat forks and firepans."

וְעָשִׂ֤יתָ סִּֽירֹתָיו֙ לְדַשְּׁנ֔וֹ וְיָעָיו֙ וּמִזְרְקֹתָ֔יו וּמִזְלְגֹתָ֖יו וּמַחְתֹּתָ֑יו לְכָל־כֵּלָ֖יו תַּעֲשֶׂ֥ה נְחֹֽשֶׁת׃

4
Phonetic (Hebrew): ve'ashsi֤yta lּo֙ mikebּa֔r ma'ashse֖h re֣shshet necho֑shshet ve'ashsi֣yta 'al-hare֗shshet 'arebּa'֙ tabּe'o֣t necho֔shshet 'a֖l 'arebּa֥ qetzotaֽyv׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"Make a grating for it, a bronze network, and make a bronze ring at each of the four corners of the network."

וְעָשִׂ֤יתָ לּוֹ֙ מִכְבָּ֔ר מַעֲשֵׂ֖ה רֶ֣שֶׁת נְחֹ֑שֶׁת וְעָשִׂ֣יתָ עַל־הָרֶ֗שֶׁת אַרְבַּע֙ טַבְּעֹ֣ת נְחֹ֔שֶׁת עַ֖ל אַרְבַּ֥ע קְצוֹתָֽיו׃

5
Phonetic (Hebrew): venatatּa֣h 'ota֗hּ tּa֛chat kּarekּo֥b hamּizebּe֖cha milּema֑tּah vehayeta֣h hare֔shshet 'a֖d chatzi֥y hamּizebּeֽcha׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"Put it under the ledge of the altar so that it is halfway up the altar."

וְנָתַתָּ֣ה אֹתָ֗הּ תַּ֛חַת כַּרְכֹּ֥ב הַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַ מִלְּמָ֑טָּה וְהָיְתָ֣ה הָרֶ֔שֶׁת עַ֖ד חֲצִ֥י הַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃

6
Phonetic (Hebrew): ve'ashsi֤yta badּiym֙ lamּizebּe֔cha bּadּe֖y 'atze֣y shshitּi֑ym vetzipּiyta֥ 'ota֖m nechoֽshshet׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"Make poles of acacia wood for the altar and overlay them with bronze."

וְעָשִׂ֤יתָ בַדִּים֙ לַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַ בַּדֵּ֖י עֲצֵ֣י שִׁטִּ֑ים וְצִפִּיתָ֥ אֹתָ֖ם נְחֹֽשֶׁת׃

7
Phonetic (Hebrew): vehuba֥ 'et-bּadּa֖yv bּatּabּa'o֑t vehay֣u habּadּi֗ym 'al-shshetּe֛y tzale'o֥t hamּizebּe֖cha bּishse'e֥t 'otֽo׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"The poles are to be inserted into the rings so they will be on two sides of the altar when it is carried."

וְהוּבָ֥א אֶת־בַּדָּ֖יו בַּטַּבָּעֹ֑ת וְהָי֣וּ הַבַּדִּ֗ים עַל־שְׁתֵּ֛י צַלְעֹ֥ת הַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַ בִּשְׂאֵ֥ת אֹתֽוֹ׃

8
Phonetic (Hebrew): neb֥ub lucho֖t tּa'ashse֣h 'ot֑o kּa'ashshe֨r here'a֥h 'oteka֛ bּaha֖r kּe֥n ya'ashsֽu׃s
Edified Edition (EDE)"Make the altar hollow, out of boards. It is to be made just as you were shown on the mountain."

נְב֥וּב לֻחֹ֖ת תַּעֲשֶׂ֣ה אֹת֑וֹ כַּאֲשֶׁ֨ר הֶרְאָ֥ה אֹתְךָ֛ בָּהָ֖ר כֵּ֥ן יַעֲשֽׂוּ׃ס

9
Phonetic (Hebrew): ve'ashsi֕yta 'e֖t chatza֣r hamּishshekּa֑n lipe'a֣t neֽgeb-tּe֠ymanah qela'i֨ym lechatze֜r shshe֣shsh mashsheza֗r me'a֤h baֽ'amּah֙ 'o֔reke lapּe'a֖h ha'echaֽt׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"Make a [2] for the tabernacle. The south side shall be a hundred cubits long and is to have curtains of finely twisted linen,"

וְעָשִׂ֕יתָ אֵ֖ת חֲצַ֣ר הַמִּשְׁכָּ֑ן לִפְאַ֣ת נֶֽגֶב־תֵּ֠ימָנָה קְלָעִ֨ים לֶחָצֵ֜ר שֵׁ֣שׁ מָשְׁזָ֗ר מֵאָ֤ה בָֽאַמָּה֙ אֹ֔רֶךְ לַפֵּאָ֖ה הָאֶחָֽת׃

10
Phonetic (Hebrew): ve'amּuda֣yv 'eshseri֔ym ve'adeneyhe֥m 'eshseri֖ym necho֑shshet vave֧y ha'amּudi֛ym vachashshuqeyhe֖m kּaֽsep׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"with twenty posts and twenty bronze bases and with silver hooks and bands on the posts."

וְעַמֻּדָ֣יו עֶשְׂרִ֔ים וְאַדְנֵיהֶ֥ם עֶשְׂרִ֖ים נְחֹ֑שֶׁת וָוֵ֧י הָעַמֻּדִ֛ים וַחֲשֻׁקֵיהֶ֖ם כָּֽסֶף׃

11
Phonetic (Hebrew): veke֨n lipe'a֤t tzapon֙ bּa'o֔reke qela'i֖ym me֣'ah 'o֑reke v'mdv ve'amּuda֣yv 'eshseri֗ym ve'adeneyhe֤m 'eshseriym֙ necho֔shshet vave֧y haֽ'amּudi֛ym vachashshuqeyhe֖m kּaֽsep׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"The north side shall also be a hundred cubits long and is to have curtains, with twenty posts and twenty bronze bases and with silver hooks and bands on the posts."

וְכֵ֨ן לִפְאַ֤ת צָפוֹן֙ בָּאֹ֔רֶךְ קְלָעִ֖ים מֵ֣אָה אֹ֑רֶךְ ועמדו וְעַמּוּדָ֣יו עֶשְׂרִ֗ים וְאַדְנֵיהֶ֤ם עֶשְׂרִים֙ נְחֹ֔שֶׁת וָוֵ֧י הָֽעַמֻּדִ֛ים וַחֲשֻׁקֵיהֶ֖ם כָּֽסֶף׃

12
Phonetic (Hebrew): vero֤chab heֽchatzer֙ lipe'at-ya֔m qela'i֖ym chamishshּi֣ym 'amּa֑h 'amּudeyhe֣m 'ashsara֔h ve'adeneyhe֖m 'ashsaraֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"The west end of the courtyard shall be fifty cubits wide and have curtains, with ten posts and ten bases."

וְרֹ֤חַב הֶֽחָצֵר֙ לִפְאַת־יָ֔ם קְלָעִ֖ים חֲמִשִּׁ֣ים אַמָּ֑ה עַמֻּדֵיהֶ֣ם עֲשָׂרָ֔ה וְאַדְנֵיהֶ֖ם עֲשָׂרָֽה׃

13
Phonetic (Hebrew): vero֣chab heֽchatze֗r lipe'a֛t qe֥demah mizera֖chah chamishshּi֥ym 'amּaֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"On the east end, toward the sunrise, the courtyard shall also be fifty cubits wide."

וְרֹ֣חַב הֶֽחָצֵ֗ר לִפְאַ֛ת קֵ֥דְמָה מִזְרָ֖חָה חֲמִשִּׁ֥ים אַמָּֽה׃

14
Phonetic (Hebrew): vachame֨shsh 'eshsere֥h 'amּa֛h qela'i֖ym lakּate֑p 'amּudeyhe֣m shsheloshsha֔h ve'adeneyhe֖m shsheloshshaֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"Curtains fifteen cubits long are to be on one side of the entrance, with three posts and three bases,"

וַחֲמֵ֨שׁ עֶשְׂרֵ֥ה אַמָּ֛ה קְלָעִ֖ים לַכָּתֵ֑ף עַמֻּדֵיהֶ֣ם שְׁלֹשָׁ֔ה וְאַדְנֵיהֶ֖ם שְׁלֹשָֽׁה׃

15
Phonetic (Hebrew): velakּatep֙ hashshּeni֔yt cheme֥shsh 'eshsere֖h qela'i֑ym 'amּudeyhe֣m shsheloshsha֔h ve'adeneyhe֖m shsheloshshaֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"and curtains fifteen cubits long are to be on the other side, with three posts and three bases."

וְלַכָּתֵף֙ הַשֵּׁנִ֔ית חְמֵ֥שׁ עֶשְׂרֵ֖ה קְלָעִ֑ים עַמֻּדֵיהֶ֣ם שְׁלֹשָׁ֔ה וְאַדְנֵיהֶ֖ם שְׁלֹשָֽׁה׃

16
Phonetic (Hebrew): uleshsha֨'ar heֽchatze֜r masa֣ke ׀ 'eshseri֣ym 'amּa֗h tּeke֨let ve'aregּama֜n vetola֧'at shshani֛y veshshe֥shsh mashsheza֖r ma'ashse֣h roqe֑m 'amּuֽdeyhem֙ 'arebּa'a֔h ve'adeneyhe֖m 'arebּa'aֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"For the entrance to the courtyard, provide a [5], twenty cubits long, of blue, purple and scarlet yarn and finely twisted linen, the work of an embroiderer, with four posts and four bases."

וּלְשַׁ֨עַר הֶֽחָצֵ֜ר מָסָ֣ךְ ׀ עֶשְׂרִ֣ים אַמָּ֗ה תְּכֵ֨לֶת וְאַרְגָּמָ֜ן וְתוֹלַ֧עַת שָׁנִ֛י וְשֵׁ֥שׁ מָשְׁזָ֖ר מַעֲשֵׂ֣ה רֹקֵ֑ם עַמֻּֽדֵיהֶם֙ אַרְבָּעָ֔ה וְאַדְנֵיהֶ֖ם אַרְבָּעָֽה׃

17
Phonetic (Hebrew): kּal-'amּude֨y heֽchatze֤r sabiyb֙ mechushshּaqi֣ym kּe֔sep vaveyhe֖m kּa֑sep ve'adeneyhe֖m nechoֽshshet׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"All the posts around the courtyard are to have silver bands and hooks, and bronze bases."

כָּל־עַמּוּדֵ֨י הֶֽחָצֵ֤ר סָבִיב֙ מְחֻשָּׁקִ֣ים כֶּ֔סֶף וָוֵיהֶ֖ם כָּ֑סֶף וְאַדְנֵיהֶ֖ם נְחֹֽשֶׁת׃

18
Phonetic (Hebrew): o֣reke heֽchatzer֩ me'a֨h baֽ'amּa֜h vero֣chab ׀ chamishshּi֣ym bּachamishshּi֗ym veqoma֛h chame֥shsh 'amּ֖ot shshe֣shsh mashsheza֑r ve'adeneyhe֖m nechoֽshshet׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"The courtyard shall be a hundred cubits long and fifty cubits wide, with curtains of finely twisted linen five cubits high, and with bronze bases."

אֹ֣רֶךְ הֶֽחָצֵר֩ מֵאָ֨ה בָֽאַמָּ֜ה וְרֹ֣חַב ׀ חֲמִשִּׁ֣ים בַּחֲמִשִּׁ֗ים וְקֹמָ֛ה חָמֵ֥שׁ אַמּ֖וֹת שֵׁ֣שׁ מָשְׁזָ֑ר וְאַדְנֵיהֶ֖ם נְחֹֽשֶׁת׃

19
Phonetic (Hebrew): lekol֙ kּele֣y hamּishshekּa֔n bּeko֖l 'abodat֑o vekal-yetedota֛yv vekal-yitedo֥t hechatze֖r nechoֽshshet׃s
Edified Edition (EDE)"All the other articles used in the service of the tabernacle, whatever their function, including all the tent pegs for it and those for the courtyard, are to be of bronze."

לְכֹל֙ כְּלֵ֣י הַמִּשְׁכָּ֔ן בְּכֹ֖ל עֲבֹדָת֑וֹ וְכָל־יְתֵדֹתָ֛יו וְכָל־יִתְדֹ֥ת הֶחָצֵ֖ר נְחֹֽשֶׁת׃ס

20
Phonetic (Hebrew): ve'atּa֞h tּetzaue֣h ׀ 'et-bּene֣y yishsera'e֗l veyiqech֨u 'ele֜yka shshe֣men za֥yit za֛ke kּati֖yt lamּa'֑or leha'alo֥t ne֖r tּamiֽyd׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"Command the Israelites to bring you clear [6] for the light so that the lamps may be kept burning."

וְאַתָּ֞ה תְּצַוֶּ֣ה ׀ אֶת־בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל וְיִקְח֨וּ אֵלֶ֜יךָ שֶׁ֣מֶן זַ֥יִת זָ֛ךְ כָּתִ֖ית לַמָּא֑וֹר לְהַעֲלֹ֥ת נֵ֖ר תָּמִֽיד׃

21
Phonetic (Hebrew): bּe'o֣hel mo'ed֩ mich֨utz lapּaro֜ket 'ashshe֣r 'al-ha'edu֗t ya'aroke֩ 'ot֨o 'aharo֧n ubana֛yv me'e֥reb 'ad-bּo֖qer lipene֣y yehva֑h chuqּa֤t 'olam֙ ledo֣rota֔m me'e֖t bּene֥y yishsera'eֽl׃s
Edified Edition (EDE)"In the tent of meeting, outside the veil that shields the Ark of the Testimony, Aaron and his sons are to keep the [3] burning before the LORD from evening till morning. This is to be a lasting ordinance among the Israelites for the generations to come."

בְּאֹ֣הֶל מוֹעֵד֩ מִח֨וּץ לַפָּרֹ֜כֶת אֲשֶׁ֣ר עַל־הָעֵדֻ֗ת יַעֲרֹךְ֩ אֹת֨וֹ אַהֲרֹ֧ן וּבָנָ֛יו מֵעֶ֥רֶב עַד־בֹּ֖קֶר לִפְנֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה חֻקַּ֤ת עוֹלָם֙ לְדֹ֣רֹתָ֔ם מֵאֵ֖ת בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ס