Category Archives: 2. שמות

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 →