Exodus 36 — English–Hebrew Parallel

1 “Batzalaal (Bezalel) and Ahalayaab (Oholiab) shall ishah (make) with every wise-hearted ayash (man / husband), in whom Yahawah () nathan (give) put chakamah (wisdom) and thabawan (understanding) to yadai (know) how to ishah (make) all the ishah (make) for the ibadah (service) of the qadash (set apart / make holy), according to all that Yahawah () has tzawah (commanded).”

2 Mashah (Moses) qaraa (called) Batzalaal (Bezalel) and Ahalayaab (Oholiab), and every wise-hearted ayash (man / husband), in whose lab (heart) Yahawah () nathan (give) put chakamah (wisdom), even everyone whose lab (heart) nashaa (lift) him up to qarab (come close) to the malaakah (work) to ishah (make) it:

3 And they laqach (take / seize) from Mashah (Moses) all the tharawamah (offering) which the banay (my son) of Yashar-Al (Israel) bawaa (bring) brought for the malaakah (work) of the ibadah (service) of the qadash (set apart / make holy), with which to ishah (make) it. They bawaa (bring) yet to him freewill nadabah (voluntary / freewill offering) every baqar (morning).

4 All the chakam (wise) men, who ishah (make) all the malaakah (work) of the qadash (set apart / make holy), ayash (man / husband) bawaa (bring) from his malaakah (work) which they ishah (make).

5 They amar (spoke) to Mashah (Moses), amar (spoke), “The im (nation / people) bawaa (come) much more than day (enough) for the ibadah (service) of the malaakah (work) which Yahawah () tzawah (commanded) to ishah (make).”

6 Mashah (Moses) tzawah (gave) commandment, and they caused it to be qawal (sound / voice) throughout the machanah (camp), amar (said), “Let neither ayash (man / husband) nor ayashah (woman / wife) ishah (make) anything else for the tharawamah (offering) for the qadash (set apart / make holy).” So the im (nation / people) were kalaa (restrained) from bawaa (bring).

7 For the stuff they had was day (sufficient) for all the malaakah (work) to ishah (make) it, and yathar (too) much.

8 All the wise-hearted men among those who ishah (make) the malaakah (work) ishah (make) the mashakan (tabernacle) with ishar (ten) yarayaith (curtains); of fine shazar (twined) shash (six), thakalath (blue), aragaman (purple), and shanay (second), with karawab (cherubim), the maishah (work) of the skillful ishah (make), they made them.

9 The arak (length) of achad (one) yarayaih (curtain) was isharayam (twenty) shamanah (eight) amah (cubits), and the rachab (breadth) of achad (one) yarayaih (curtain) arabai (four) amah (cubits). All the yarayaith (curtains) had achad (one) madah (measure).

10 He chabar (coupled) chamash (five) yarayaith (curtains) to achad (one) another, and the other chamash (five) yarayaith (curtains) he chabar (coupled) achad (one) to another.

11 He ishah (make) lalaath (loops) of thakalath (blue) on the shapah (edge) of the achad (one) yarayaih (curtain) from the qatzah (end / extremity / border) in the machabarath (coupling). Likewise he ishah (make) in the shapah (edge) of the yarayaih (curtain) that was outmost in the shanay (second) machabarath (coupling).

12 He ishah (make) chamashayam (fifty) lalaath (loops) in the achad (one) yarayaih (curtain), and he ishah (make) chamashayam (fifty) lalaath (loops) in the qatzah (end / extremity / border) of the yarayaih (curtain) that was in the shanay (second) machabarath (coupling). The lalaath (loops) were opposite achad (one) to another.

13 He ishah (make) chamashayam (fifty) clasps of zahab (gold), and chabar (coupled) the yaraith (curtains) achad (one) to another with the clasps: so the mashakan (tabernacle) was a unit.

14 He ishah (make) yarayaith (curtains) of izayam (goats)’ hair for a ahal (covering) over the mashakan (tabernacle). He ishah (make) them ishathay (eleven) yarayaith (curtains).

15 The arak (length) of achad (one) yarayaih (curtain) was shalawashayam (thirty) amawath (cubits), and arabai (four) amawath (cubits) the rachab (breadth) of achad (one) yarayaih (curtain). The ishathay (eleven) yarayaith (curtains) had achad (one) madah (measure).

16 He chabar (coupled) chamash (five) yarayaith (curtains) by themselves, and shash (six) yarayaith (curtains) by themselves.

17 He ishah (make) chamashayam (fifty) lalaath (loops) on the shapah (edge) of the yarayaih (curtain) that was outmost in the machabarath (coupling), and he ishah (make) chamashayam (fifty) lalaath (loops) on the shapah (edge) of the yarayaih (curtain) which was outmost in the shanay (second) chabarath (coupling).

18 He ishah (make) chamashayam (fifty) clasps of nachashath (brass) to chabar (couple) the ahal (tent) chabar (together), that it might be a unit.

19 He ishah (make) a makasah (covering) for the ahal (tent) of alayam (rams)’ irath (skins) adam (dyed) red, and a makasah (covering) of thachash (sea) cow irath (hides) mail (top/above).

20 He ishah (make) the qarashayam (boards) for the mashakan (tabernacle) of acacia itz (wood), imad (standing) up.

21 Ishar (ten) amath (truth) was the arak (length) of a qarash (board), and a amah (cubit) and a chatzay (half) the rachab (breadth) of achad (one) qarash (board).

22 Achad (one) qarash (board) had shanayam (two) tenons, joined achad (one) to another. He ishah (make) all the qarashay (boards) of the mashakan (tabernacle) this way.

23 He ishah (make) the qarashayam (boards) for the mashakan (tabernacle): isharayam (twenty) qarashayam (boards) for the nagab (south) paah (side) southward.

24 He ishah (make) arabaiyam (forty) adanay (master) of kasap (silver) under the isharayam (twenty) qarashayam (boards); shanayam (two) adanay (master) under achad (one) qarash (board) for its shanayam (two) tenons, and shanayam (two) adanay (master) under another qarash (board) for its shanayam (two) tenons.

25 For the shanay (second) tzalai (side) of the mashakan (tabernacle), on the tzapawan (north) paah (side), he ishah (make) isharayam (twenty) qarashayam (boards),

26 And their arabaiyam (forty) adanayam (sockets) of kasap (silver); shanayam (two) adanayam (sockets) under achad (one) qarash (board), and shanayam (two) adanayam (sockets) under another qarash (board).

27 For the far yarakah (part) of the mashakan (tabernacle) westward he ishah (make) shash (six) qarashayam (boards).

28 He ishah (make) shanayam (two) qarashayam (boards) for the maqatzaith (corners) of the mashakan (tabernacle) in the far yarakah (part).

29 They were double matah (beneath), and in the same yachad (way) they were all the way to its raash (head) to achad (one) tabaith (ring). He ishah (make) this to shanayam (two) of them in the shanayam (two) maqatzaith (corners).

30 There were shamanah (eight) qarashayam (boards), and their adanayam (sockets) of kasap (silver), sixteen adanayam (sockets); under achad (one) qarash (board) shanayam (two) adanayam (sockets).

31 He ishah (make) barayachay (bars) of acacia itz (wood); chamash (five) for the qarashay (boards) of the achad (one) tzalai (side) of the mashakan (tabernacle),

32 And chamash (five) barayacham (bars) for the qarashay (boards) of the other tzalai (side) of the mashakan (tabernacle), and chamash (five) barayacham (bars) for the qarashay (boards) of the mashakan (tabernacle) for the hinder yarakah (part) westward.

33 He ishah (make) the thayakawan (middle) barayach (bar) to pass thawak (midst) in the midst of the qarashayam (boards) from the one qatzah (end / extremity / border) to the other.

34 He overlaid the qarashayam (boards) with zahab (gold), and ishah (make) their tabaith (rings) of zahab (gold) for bathayam (places) for the barayacham (bars), and overlaid the barayacham (bars) with zahab (gold).

35 He ishah (make) the parakath (veil) of thakalath (blue), aragaman (purple), shanay (second), and fine shazar (twined) shash (six): with karawab (cherubim). He ishah (make) it the maishah (work) of a skillful chashab (workman).

36 He ishah (make) arabai (four) imawaday (pillars) of acacia for it, and overlaid them with zahab (gold). Their waw (and) were of zahab (gold). He yatzaq (cast) arabai (four) adanay (master) of kasap (silver) for them.

37 He ishah (make) a screen for the pathach (door) of the ahal (tent), of thakalath (blue), aragaman (purple), shanay (second), and fine shazar (twined) shash (six), the raqam (work) of an embroiderer;

38 And the chamash (five) imawad (pillar) of it with their waw (and). He overlaid their capitals and their chashaq (fillets) with zahab (gold), and their chamash (five) adan (sockets) were of nachashath (brass).