Saadia · Shemot 25
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- Shemot 25:1
וַיְדַבֵּר יְהוָה אֶל-מֹשֶׁה לֵּאמֹר
Then God spoke to Moses directly.
- Shemot 25:2
דַּבֵּר אֶל-בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וְיִקְחוּ-לִי תְּרוּמָה מֵאֵת כָּל-אִישׁ אֲשֶׁר יִדְּבֶנּוּ לִבּוֹ תִּקְחוּ אֶת-תְּרוּמָתִי
. . .
Command the sons of Israel that they take for Me an raised-offering; from every man whose soul is generous — you shall take My raised-offering.
- Shemot 25:3
וְזֹאת הַתְּרוּמָה אֲשֶׁר תִּקְחוּ מֵאִתָּם זָהָב וָכֶסֶף וּנְחֹשֶׁת
. .
And this is the raised-offering which you shall take from them: gold, and silver, and copper;
- Shemot 25:4
וּתְכֵלֶת וְאַרְגָּמָן וְתוֹלַעַת שָׁנִי וְשֵׁשׁ וְעִזִּים
.
and blue, and purple, and scarlet dye, and fine linen, and goat-hair;
- Shemot 25:5
וְעֹרֹת אֵילִם מְאָדָּמִים וְעֹרֹת תְּחָשִׁים וַעֲצֵי שִׁטִּים
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and the skins of tanned rams, and the skins of tahash, and the wood of the acacia-tree;
- Shemot 25:6
שֶׁמֶן לַמָּאֹר בְּשָׂמִים לְשֶׁמֶן הַמִּשְׁחָה וְלִקְטֹרֶת הַסַּמִּים
. .
and oil for lighting, and spices for the anointing oil, and the incense of resins;
- Shemot 25:7
אַבְנֵי-שֹׁהַם וְאַבְנֵי מִלֻּאִים לָאֵפֹד וְלַחֹשֶׁן
. .
crystal stones, and stones for setting — for the breastpiece and for the vestment.
- Shemot 25:8
וְעָשׂוּ לִי מִקְדָּשׁ וְשָׁכַנְתִּי בְּתוֹכָם
.
And they shall make for Me, from all of these, a sanctuary; and I shall settle My light in their midst.
- Shemot 25:9
כְּכֹל אֲשֶׁר אֲנִי מַרְאֶה אוֹתְךָ אֵת תַּבְנִית הַמִּשְׁכָּן וְאֵת תַּבְנִית כָּל-כֵּלָיו וְכֵן תַּעֲשׂוּ
. . .
According to all that I am showing you — of the form of the tabernacle and the form of all its vessels — so shall you make it.
- Shemot 25:10
וְעָשׂוּ אֲרוֹן עֲצֵי שִׁטִּים אַמָּתַיִם וָחֵצִי אָרְכּוֹ וְאַמָּה וָחֵצִי רָחְבּוֹ וְאַמָּה וָחֵצִי קֹמָתוֹ
. . .
And they shall make a chest of acacia wood: two cubits and a half its length, and a cubit and a half its width, and a cubit and a half its height.
- Shemot 25:11
וְצִפִּיתָ אֹתוֹ זָהָב טָהוֹר מִבַּיִת וּמִחוּץ תְּצַפֶּנּוּ וְעָשִׂיתָ עָלָיו זֵר זָהָב סָבִיב
. .
And overlay it with pure gold — from within it and from without it; and make upon it a rim of gold, going around.
- Shemot 25:12
וְיָצַקְתָּ לּוֹ אַרְבַּע טַבְּעֹת זָהָב וְנָתַתָּה עַל אַרְבַּע פַּעֲמֹתָיו וּשְׁתֵּי טַבָּעֹת עַל-צַלְעוֹ הָאֶחָת וּשְׁתֵּי טַבָּעֹת עַל-צַלְעוֹ הַשֵּׁנִית
. . .
And cast for it four rings of gold, and place them on its four sides: two rings on the one side, and two rings on the second side.
- Shemot 25:13
וְעָשִׂיתָ בַדֵּי עֲצֵי שִׁטִּים וְצִפִּיתָ אֹתָם זָהָב
And make poles of acacia wood, and overlay them with gold.
- Shemot 25:14
וְהֵבֵאתָ אֶת-הַבַּדִּים בַּטַּבָּעֹת עַל צַלְעֹת הָאָרֹן לָשֵׂאת אֶת-הָאָרֹן בָּהֶם
. .
And insert the poles into the rings on the sides of the chest, to carry it by them.
- Shemot 25:15
בְּטַבְּעֹת הָאָרֹן יִהְיוּ הַבַּדִּים לֹא יָסֻרוּ מִמֶּנּוּ
.
In the rings of the chest shall the poles remain — they shall not be removed from it.
- Shemot 25:16
וְנָתַתָּ אֶל-הָאָרֹן--אֵת הָעֵדֻת אֲשֶׁר אֶתֵּן אֵלֶיךָ
.
And place in the chest the testimony which I shall give you.
- Shemot 25:17
וְעָשִׂיתָ כַפֹּרֶת זָהָב טָהוֹר אַמָּתַיִם וָחֵצִי אָרְכָּהּ וְאַמָּה וָחֵצִי רָחְבָּהּ
. .
And make a cover of pure gold: two cubits and a half its length, and a cubit and a half its width.
- Shemot 25:18
וְעָשִׂיתָ שְׁנַיִם כְּרֻבִים זָהָב מִקְשָׁה תַּעֲשֶׂה אֹתָם מִשְּׁנֵי קְצוֹת הַכַּפֹּרֶת
. .
And make two cherubim of gold — solid shall you make them — from the two ends of the cover.
- Shemot 25:19
וַעֲשֵׂה כְּרוּב אֶחָד מִקָּצָה מִזֶּה וּכְרוּב-אֶחָד מִקָּצָה מִזֶּה מִן-הַכַּפֹּרֶת תַּעֲשׂוּ אֶת-הַכְּרֻבִים עַל-שְׁנֵי קְצוֹתָיו
. .
And make them: a cherub from this end and a cherub from this end; from the cover itself shall you make the cherubim, from its two ends.
- Shemot 25:20
וְהָיוּ הַכְּרֻבִים פֹּרְשֵׂי כְנָפַיִם לְמַעְלָה סֹכְכִים בְּכַנְפֵיהֶם עַל-הַכַּפֹּרֶת וּפְנֵיהֶם אִישׁ אֶל-אָחִיו אֶל-הַכַּפֹּרֶת--יִהְיוּ פְּנֵי הַכְּרֻבִים
. . . .
And the cherubim shall be spreading their wings upward, and overshadowing with them the cover; and the face of the one toward the other, and toward the cover — thus shall their faces be.
- Shemot 25:21
וְנָתַתָּ אֶת-הַכַּפֹּרֶת עַל-הָאָרֹן מִלְמָעְלָה וְאֶל-הָאָרֹן--תִּתֵּן אֶת-הָעֵדֻת אֲשֶׁר אֶתֵּן אֵלֶיךָ
. . .
And place the cover upon the chest from above, after you have placed in the chest the testimony which I shall give you.
- Shemot 25:22
וְנוֹעַדְתִּי לְךָ שָׁם וְדִבַּרְתִּי אִתְּךָ מֵעַל הַכַּפֹּרֶת מִבֵּין שְׁנֵי הַכְּרֻבִים אֲשֶׁר עַל-אֲרוֹן הָעֵדֻת--אֵת כָּל-אֲשֶׁר אֲצַוֶּה אוֹתְךָ אֶל-בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל
. . . .
And I shall be present there with you, and I shall speak to you from above the cover, from between the two cherubim which are upon the chest of the testimony — with all that I command you to the sons of Israel.
- Shemot 25:23
וְעָשִׂיתָ שֻׁלְחָן עֲצֵי שִׁטִּים אַמָּתַיִם אָרְכּוֹ וְאַמָּה רָחְבּוֹ וְאַמָּה וָחֵצִי קֹמָתוֹ
. .
And make a table of acacia wood: two cubits its length, and a cubit its width, and a cubit and a half its height.
- Shemot 25:24
וְצִפִּיתָ אֹתוֹ זָהָב טָהוֹר וְעָשִׂיתָ לּוֹ זֵר זָהָב סָבִיב
. .
And overlay it with pure gold, and make for it a rim of gold, going around.
- Shemot 25:25
וְעָשִׂיתָ לּוֹ מִסְגֶּרֶת טֹפַח סָבִיב וְעָשִׂיתָ זֵר-זָהָב לְמִסְגַּרְתּוֹ סָבִיב
. . .
And make for it a border, the measure of a handbreadth, going around; and make a rim of gold for its border, going around.
- Shemot 25:26
וְעָשִׂיתָ לּוֹ אַרְבַּע טַבְּעֹת זָהָב וְנָתַתָּ אֶת-הַטַּבָּעֹת עַל אַרְבַּע הַפֵּאֹת אֲשֶׁר לְאַרְבַּע רַגְלָיו
. . . .
And cast for it four rings of gold, and place the rings at its four corners, which are opposite its four legs.
- Shemot 25:27
לְעֻמַּת הַמִּסְגֶּרֶת תִּהְיֶיןָ הַטַּבָּעֹת--לְבָתִּים לְבַדִּים לָשֵׂאת אֶת-הַשֻּׁלְחָן
. .
Facing the border shall the rings be — as a place for the poles, by which to carry it.
- Shemot 25:28
וְעָשִׂיתָ אֶת-הַבַּדִּים עֲצֵי שִׁטִּים וְצִפִּיתָ אֹתָם זָהָב וְנִשָּׂא-בָם אֶת-הַשֻּׁלְחָן
. .
And make the poles of acacia wood, and overlay them with gold, so that the table may be carried by them.
- Shemot 25:29
וְעָשִׂיתָ קְּעָרֹתָיו וְכַפֹּתָיו וּקְשׂוֹתָיו וּמְנַקִּיֹּתָיו אֲשֶׁר יֻסַּךְ בָּהֵן זָהָב טָהוֹר תַּעֲשֶׂה אֹתָם
. . .
And make its dishes and its drawers, and its flagons and its ladles by which it is covered — of pure gold shall you make them.
- Shemot 25:30
וְנָתַתָּ עַל-הַשֻּׁלְחָן לֶחֶם פָּנִים לְפָנַי תָּמִיד
.
And place upon the table bread that is presented before Me continually.
- Shemot 25:31
וְעָשִׂיתָ מְנֹרַת זָהָב טָהוֹר מִקְשָׁה תֵּעָשֶׂה הַמְּנוֹרָה יְרֵכָהּ וְקָנָהּ גְּבִיעֶיהָ כַּפְתֹּרֶיהָ וּפְרָחֶיהָ מִמֶּנָּה יִהְיוּ
. . .
And make a lampstand of pure gold — solid shall the lampstand be made: its base and its shaft, and its cups, and its apples and its lilies shall be of it.
- Shemot 25:32
וְשִׁשָּׁה קָנִים יֹצְאִים מִצִּדֶּיהָ שְׁלֹשָׁה קְנֵי מְנֹרָה מִצִּדָּהּ הָאֶחָד וּשְׁלֹשָׁה קְנֵי מְנֹרָה מִצִּדָּהּ הַשֵּׁנִי
. . . .
Six branches going out from its sides: three branches from its one side, and three branches from its second side.
- Shemot 25:33
שְׁלֹשָׁה גְבִעִים מְשֻׁקָּדִים בַּקָּנֶה הָאֶחָד כַּפְתֹּר וָפֶרַח וּשְׁלֹשָׁה גְבִעִים מְשֻׁקָּדִים בַּקָּנֶה הָאֶחָד כַּפְתֹּר וָפָרַח כֵּן לְשֵׁשֶׁת הַקָּנִים הַיֹּצְאִים מִן-הַמְּנֹרָה
. . . .
Three almond-shaped cups in each branch — an apple and a lily; so for the six branches going out from it.
- Shemot 25:34
וּבַמְּנֹרָה אַרְבָּעָה גְבִעִים מְשֻׁקָּדִים--כַּפְתֹּרֶיהָ וּפְרָחֶיהָ
. .
And in the lampstand itself four almond-shaped cups — with their apples and their lilies.
- Shemot 25:35
וְכַפְתֹּר תַּחַת שְׁנֵי הַקָּנִים מִמֶּנָּה וְכַפְתֹּר תַּחַת שְׁנֵי הַקָּנִים מִמֶּנָּה וְכַפְתֹּר תַּחַת-שְׁנֵי הַקָּנִים מִמֶּנָּה--לְשֵׁשֶׁת הַקָּנִים הַיֹּצְאִים מִן-הַמְּנֹרָה
. .
And an apple beneath each two branches from it — so for the six branches going out from it.
- Shemot 25:36
כַּפְתֹּרֵיהֶם וּקְנֹתָם מִמֶּנָּה יִהְיוּ כֻּלָּהּ מִקְשָׁה אַחַת זָהָב טָהוֹר
.
Their apples and their shaft shall be of it — all of it one solid piece of pure gold.
- Shemot 25:37
וְעָשִׂיתָ אֶת-נֵרֹתֶיהָ שִׁבְעָה וְהֶעֱלָה אֶת-נֵרֹתֶיהָ וְהֵאִיר עַל-עֵבֶר פָּנֶיהָ
. .
And make for it seven lamps; and when its lamps are lit, they shall give light toward the direction of its face.
- Shemot 25:38
וּמַלְקָחֶיהָ וּמַחְתֹּתֶיהָ זָהָב טָהוֹר
And its tongs and its fire-pans of pure gold.
- Shemot 25:39
כִּכָּר זָהָב טָהוֹר יַעֲשֶׂה אֹתָהּ--אֵת כָּל-הַכֵּלִים הָאֵלֶּה
From a talent of pure gold shall he make it, and all these vessels.
- Shemot 25:46
ּרְאֵה וַעֲשֵׂה בְּתַבְנִיתָם--אֲשֶׁר-אַתָּה מָרְאֶה בָּהָר
.
And look upon it and make it according to its form which you are shown on the mountain.
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