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Exodus 36:12The Kehot Chumash
12

חֲמִשִּׁים לֻלָאֹת עָשָׂה בַּיְרִיעָה הָאֶחָת וַחֲמִשִּׁים לֻלָאֹת עָשָׂה בִּקְצֵה הַיְרִיעָה אֲשֶׁר בַּמַּחְבֶּרֶת הַשֵּׁנִית מַקְבִּילֹת הַלֻּלָאֹת אַחַת אֶל־אֶחָת׃

He made 50 loops on the one tapestry and 50 loops along the edge of the tapestry of the second set, each loop being exactly opposite its counterpart.

15

אֹרֶךְ הַיְרִיעָה הָאַחַת שְׁלֹשִׁים בָּאַמָּה וְאַרְבַּע אַמּוֹת רֹחַב הַיְרִיעָה הָאֶחָת מִדָּה אַחַת לְעַשְׁתֵּי עֶשְׂרֵה יְרִיעֹת׃

The length of each sheet was 30 cubits and the width of each sheet was four cubits, all 11 sheets being of the same size.

21

עֶשֶׂר אַמֹּת אֹרֶךְ הַקָּרֶשׁ וְאַמָּה וַחֲצִי הָאַמָּה רֹחַב הַקֶּרֶשׁ הָאֶחָד׃

The length of each plank was 10 cubits, the width of each plank was one-and-a-half cubits, and the breadth of each plank was one cubit.

24

וְאַרְבָּעִים אַדְנֵי־כֶסֶף עָשָׂה תַּחַת עֶשְׂרִים הַקְּרָשִׁים שְׁנֵי אֲדָנִים תַּחַת־הַקֶּרֶשׁ הָאֶחָד לִשְׁתֵּי יְדֹתָיו וּשְׁנֵי אֲדָנִים תַּחַת־הַקֶּרֶשׁ הָאֶחָד לִשְׁתֵּי יְדֹתָיו׃

And he made 40 silver bases to place under the 20 planks, two bases under one plank, to accommodate its two tenons, and two bases under each following plank, to accommodate its two tenons.

29

וְהָיוּ תוֹאֲמִם מִלְּמַטָּה וְיַחְדָּו יִהְיוּ תַמִּים אֶל־רֹאשׁוֹ אֶל־הַטַּבַּעַת הָאֶחָת כֵּן עָשָׂה לִשְׁנֵיהֶם לִשְׁנֵי הַמִּקְצֹעֹת׃

All the planks were flush against each other at the bottom and flush against each other at the top, where every pair of adjoining planks was fitted together into a rectangular band. The two planks on the two corners he also made like this.

32

וַחֲמִשָּׁה בְרִיחִם לְקַרְשֵׁי צֶלַע־הַמִּשְׁכָּן הַשֵּׁנִית וַחֲמִשָּׁה בְרִיחִם לְקַרְשֵׁי הַמִּשְׁכָּן לַיַּרְכָתַיִם יָמָּה׃

and five crossbars for the planks of the other long side of the Tabernacle, and five crossbars for the planks at the back of the Tabernacle, to the west. He made four half-length crossbars and one full-length crossbar for each side. Two of the half-length crossbars traversed the walls at a height of seven-and-a-half cubits and the other two at a height of two-and-a-half cubits.

35

וַיַּעַשׂ אֶת־הַפָּרֹכֶת תְּכֵלֶת וְאַרְגָּמָן וְתוֹלַעַת שָׁנִי וְשֵׁשׁ מׇשְׁזָר מַעֲשֵׂה חֹשֵׁב עָשָׂה אֹתָהּ כְּרֻבִים׃

He made the partition Curtain woven out of threads composed of six strands each of turquoise, purple, and scarlet wool, and twined linen. He made it with a woven design of cherubim having the appearance of eagles on one side of the Curtain and lions on the other side.

1

וַיַּעַשׂ בְּצַלְאֵל אֶת־הָאָרֹן עֲצֵי שִׁטִּים אַמָּתַיִם וָחֵצִי אׇרְכּוֹ וְאַמָּה וָחֵצִי רׇחְבּוֹ וְאַמָּה וָחֵצִי קֹמָתוֹ׃

Betzalel made the Ark of acacia wood, two-and-a-half cubits long, one-and-a-half cubits wide, and one-and-a-half cubits high. Even though Betzalel used his exceptional talents to supervise and oversee the fashioning of all the Tabernacle’s components and furnishings, in the case of the Ark, he applied his talents to the actual work of fashioning it, as well. Therefore his name is mentioned here singly and explicitly – as if he had fashioned the Ark all by himself.

9

וַיִּהְיוּ הַכְּרֻבִים פֹּרְשֵׂי כְנָפַיִם לְמַעְלָה סֹכְכִים בְּכַנְפֵיהֶם עַל־הַכַּפֹּרֶת וּפְנֵיהֶם אִישׁ אֶל־אָחִיו אֶל־הַכַּפֹּרֶת הָיוּ פְּנֵי הַכְּרֻבִים׃ {פ}

The cherubim had their wings spread aloft to the level of their heads, so that their wings shielded the Cover. They faced one another, the faces of the cherubim being inclined downward toward the Cover.

10

וַיַּעַשׂ אֶת־הַשֻּׁלְחָן עֲצֵי שִׁטִּים אַמָּתַיִם אׇרְכּוֹ וְאַמָּה רׇחְבּוֹ וְאַמָּה וָחֵצִי קֹמָתוֹ׃

He made the Table of acacia wood, two cubits long, one cubit wide, and one and a half cubits high.

21

וְכַפְתֹּר תַּחַת שְׁנֵי הַקָּנִים מִמֶּנָּה וְכַפְתֹּר תַּחַת שְׁנֵי הַקָּנִים מִמֶּנָּה וְכַפְתֹּר תַּחַת־שְׁנֵי הַקָּנִים מִמֶּנָּה לְשֵׁשֶׁת הַקָּנִים הַיֹּצְאִים מִמֶּנָּה׃

Besides these spheres, there was also one sphere situated on the stem below the uppermost two branches that extended from the stem, another sphere below the next two branches that extended from the stem, and a third sphere below the lowest two branches that extended from the stem. These three spheres thus served as base-points for all the six branches extending from the stem of the Candelabrum.

23

וַיַּעַשׂ אֶת־נֵרֹתֶיהָ שִׁבְעָה וּמַלְקָחֶיהָ וּמַחְתֹּתֶיהָ זָהָב טָהוֹר׃

He made its seven lamps, its wick-tongs, and its ash pans of pure gold.

6

וַיַּעַשׂ אֶת־הַבַּדִּים עֲצֵי שִׁטִּים וַיְצַף אֹתָם נְחֹשֶׁת׃

He made the poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with copper.

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