Shemot (Exodus) Chapter 39

2He made the Ephod out of gold, turquoise wool, purple wool, scarlet wool, and twined linen.   בוַיַּ֖עַשׂ אֶת־הָֽאֵפֹ֑ד זָהָ֗ב תְּכֵ֧לֶת וְאַרְגָּמָ֛ן וְתוֹלַ֥עַת שָׁנִ֖י וְשֵׁ֥שׁ מָשְׁזָֽר:
3They hammered out the sheets of gold and he cut them into threads, to be intertwined with the turquoise, purple, and scarlet wool, and the fine linen. The Ephod was made with a woven design.   גוַיְרַקְּע֞וּ אֶת־פַּחֵ֣י הַזָּהָב֘ וְקִצֵּ֣ץ פְּתִילִם֒ לַֽעֲשׂ֗וֹת בְּת֤וֹךְ הַתְּכֵ֨לֶת֙ וּבְת֣וֹךְ הָֽאַרְגָּמָ֔ן וּבְת֛וֹךְ תּוֹלַ֥עַת הַשָּׁנִ֖י וּבְת֣וֹךְ הַשֵּׁ֑שׁ מַֽעֲשֵׂ֖ה חשֵֽׁב:
וַיְרַקְּעוּ - This is of the same root as לְרוֹקַע הָאָרֶץ “To the One who spreads out the land over the water,” 1 and its meaning is as Onkelos translates it: וְרַדִּידוּ “they beat,” i.e., they hammered out sheets from the gold, “estendre” in Old French, i.e., to spread into thin sheets. Here, the Torah teaches you how they spun the gold with the other threads: They would beat it out into thin sheets and cut out threads along the length of the sheet, so that these threads could be intertwined with each of the other materials in the Breastplate and the Ephod, which are recorded as containing gold – one gold thread with six strands of turquoise wool, and similarly with each material, for the thread of each material was composed of six strands, and a seventh strand of gold was spun with each of them.   וַיְרַקְּעוּ.  כְּמוֹ לְרֹקַע הָאָרֶץ (תהילים קל"ו), כְּתַרְגּוּמוֹ וּרְדִידוּ, טַסִּין הָיוּ מְרַדְּדִין מִן הַזָּהָב, אשטנ"דרא בְּלַעַז, טַסִּין דַּקּוֹת. כָּאן הוּא מְלַמֶּדְךָ הֵיאַךְ הָיוּ טוֹוִין אֶת הַזָּהָב עִם הַחוּטִין, מְרַדְּדִים טַסִּין דַּקִּין, וְקוֹצְצִין מֵהֶן פְּתִילִים לְאֹרֶךְ הַטַּס – לַעֲשׂוֹת אוֹתָן פְּתִילִים תַּעֲרֹבֶת עִם כָּל מִין וָמִין בַּחֹשֶׁן וְאֵפוֹד שֶׁנֶּ' בָּהֶן זָהָב, חוּט אֶחָד שֶׁל זָהָב עִם ו' חוּטִין שֶׁל תְּכֵלֶת, וְכֵן עִם כָּל מִין וָמִין, שֶׁכָּל הַמִּינִים חוּטָן כָּפוּל ו', וְהַזָּהָב חוּט שְׁבִיעִי עִם כָּל אֶחָד וְאֶחָד:
4They made attached shoulder straps for it; they were attached at its two ends.   דכְּתֵפֹ֥ת עָֽשׂוּ־ל֖וֹ חֹֽבְרֹ֑ת עַל־שְׁנֵ֥י קְצוֹתָ֖יו (כתיב קצוותו) חֻבָּֽר:
5The belt that fastened it and that was above it was made like it, of one piece with it, out of gold, turquoise wool, purple wool, scarlet wool, and twined linen—as God had commanded Moses.   הוְחֵ֨שֶׁב אֲפֻדָּת֜וֹ אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָלָ֗יו מִמֶּ֣נּוּ הוּא֘ כְּמַֽעֲשֵׂ֒הוּ֒ זָהָ֗ב תְּכֵ֧לֶת וְאַרְגָּמָ֛ן וְתוֹלַ֥עַת שָׁנִ֖י וְשֵׁ֣שׁ מָשְׁזָ֑ר כַּֽאֲשֶׁ֛ר צִוָּ֥ה יְהֹוָ֖ה אֶת־משֶֽׁה:
6They made the onyx stones mounted in gold settings; they were engraved, as a signet ring is engraved, with the names of Israel’s sons.   ווַֽיַּֽעֲשׂוּ֙ אֶת־אַבְנֵ֣י הַשֹּׁ֔הַם מֻֽסַבֹּ֖ת מִשְׁבְּצֹ֣ת זָהָ֑ב מְפֻתָּחֹת֙ פִּתּוּחֵ֣י חוֹתָ֔ם עַל־שְׁמ֖וֹת בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל:
7He then affixed them to the upper ends of the shoulder straps of the Ephod as stones of remembrance of the righteousness of the sons of Israel—as God had commanded Moses.   זוַיָּ֣שֶׂם אֹתָ֗ם עַ֚ל כִּתְפֹ֣ת הָֽאֵפֹ֔ד אַבְנֵ֥י זִכָּר֖וֹן לִבְנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל כַּֽאֲשֶׁ֛ר צִוָּ֥ה יְהֹוָ֖ה אֶת־משֶֽׁה:
8He made the Breastplate of woven design, as the Ephod was made: out of gold, turquoise wool, purple wool, scarlet wool, and twined linen.   חוַיַּ֧עַשׂ אֶת־הַח֛שֶׁן מַֽעֲשֵׂ֥ה חשֵׁ֖ב כְּמַֽעֲשֵׂ֣ה אֵפֹ֑ד זָהָ֗ב תְּכֵ֧לֶת וְאַרְגָּמָ֛ן וְתוֹלַ֥עַת שָׁנִ֖י וְשֵׁ֥שׁ מָשְׁזָֽר:
9They made the Breastplate to be folded over into a square, a span long and a span wide when folded over.   טרָב֧וּעַ הָיָ֛ה כָּפ֖וּל עָשׂ֣וּ אֶת־הַח֑שֶׁן זֶ֧רֶת אָרְכּ֛וֹ וְזֶ֥רֶת רָחְבּ֖וֹ כָּפֽוּל:
10They set it with four rows of mounted gems: The first row was a row containing a carnelian, an emerald, and a topaz.   יוַיְמַ֨לְאוּ־ב֔וֹ אַרְבָּעָ֖ה ט֣וּרֵי אָ֑בֶן ט֗וּר אֹ֤דֶם פִּטְדָה֙ וּבָרֶ֔קֶת הַטּ֖וּר הָֽאֶחָֽד:
11The second row: a red garnet, a sapphire, and a diamond.   יאוְהַטּ֖וּר הַשֵּׁנִ֑י נֹ֥פֶךְ סַפִּ֖יר וְיָֽהֲלֹֽם:
12The third row: a zircon, an agate, and an amethyst.   יבוְהַטּ֖וּר הַשְּׁלִישִׁ֑י לֶ֥שֶׁם שְׁב֖וֹ וְאַחְלָֽמָה:
13The fourth row: an aquamarine, an onyx, and a jasper. They were mounted so as to be encased in settings of gold.   יגוְהַטּוּר֙ הָֽרְבִיעִ֔י תַּרְשִׁ֥ישׁ שֹׁ֖הַם וְיָֽשְׁפֵ֑ה מֽוּסַבֹּ֛ת מִשְׁבְּצֹ֥ת זָהָ֖ב בְּמִלֻּֽאֹתָֽם:
14The gems bore the names of the sons of Israel, 12 by name; each one’s name was engraved as on a signet ring, for all 12 tribes.   ידוְ֠הָֽאֲבָנִ֠ים עַל־שְׁמֹ֨ת בְּנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֥ל הֵ֛נָּה שְׁתֵּ֥ים עֶשְׂרֵ֖ה עַל־שְׁמֹתָ֑ם פִּתּוּחֵ֤י חֹתָם֙ אִ֣ישׁ עַל־שְׁמ֔וֹ לִשְׁנֵ֥ים עָשָׂ֖ר שָֽׁבֶט:
15For attaching the top edge of the Breastplate to the shoulder straps of the Ephod, they made pure-gold chains, braided like cords.   טווַיַּֽעֲשׂ֧וּ עַל־הַח֛שֶׁן שַׁרְשְׁרֹ֥ת גַּבְלֻ֖ת מַֽעֲשֵׂ֣ה עֲבֹ֑ת זָהָ֖ב טָהֽוֹר:
16They made two gold settings and two gold rings, and they attached the two rings to the two upper corners of the Breastplate.   טזוַיַּֽעֲשׂ֗וּ שְׁתֵּי֙ מִשְׁבְּצֹ֣ת זָהָ֔ב וּשְׁתֵּ֖י טַבְּעֹ֣ת זָהָ֑ב וַיִּתְּנ֗וּ אֶת־שְׁתֵּי֙ הַטַּבָּעֹ֔ת עַל־שְׁנֵ֖י קְצ֥וֹת הַחֽשֶׁן:
17They ran the two gold braids through the two rings on the upper corners of the Breastplate.   יזוַיִּתְּנ֗וּ שְׁתֵּי֙ הָֽעֲבֹתֹ֣ת הַזָּהָ֔ב עַל־שְׁתֵּ֖י הַטַּבָּעֹ֑ת עַל־קְצ֖וֹת הַחֽשֶׁן:
18They attached the two ends of each of the two braids to the two settings, which they affixed toward the front of the shoulder straps of the Ephod.   יחוְאֵ֨ת שְׁתֵּ֤י קְצוֹת֙ שְׁתֵּ֣י הָֽעֲבֹתֹ֔ת נָתְנ֖וּ עַל־שְׁתֵּ֣י הַמִּשְׁבְּצֹ֑ת וַיִּתְּנֻ֛ם עַל־כִּתְפֹ֥ת הָֽאֵפֹ֖ד אֶל־מ֥וּל פָּנָֽיו:
19They made two additional gold rings and attached them to the two lower corners of the Breastplate, on the corners of its edge that faces the Ephod, the rings being attached to the inner fold of the Breastplate.   יטוַיַּעֲשׂ֗וּ שְׁתֵּי֙ טַבְּעֹ֣ת זָהָ֔ב וַיָּשִׂ֕ימוּ עַל־שְׁנֵ֖י קְצ֣וֹת הַח֑שֶׁן עַל־שְׂפָת֕וֹ אֲשֶׁ֛ר אֶל־עֵ֥בֶר הָֽאֵפֹ֖ד בָּֽיְתָה:
20They made a third set of two gold rings, and attached them to the outer edge of the lower ends of the two shoulder straps at the back of the Ephod, next to where they were joined to it, above the belt of the Ephod.   כוַיַּֽעֲשׂוּ֘ שְׁתֵּ֣י טַבְּעֹ֣ת זָהָב֒ וַיִּתְּנֻ֡ם עַל־שְׁתֵּי֩ כִתְפֹ֨ת הָֽאֵפֹ֤ד מִלְּמַ֨טָּה֙ מִמּ֣וּל פָּנָ֔יו לְעֻמַּ֖ת מַחְבַּרְתּ֑וֹ מִמַּ֕עַל לְחֵ֖שֶׁב הָֽאֵפֹֽד:
21They linked the Breastplate by its rings to the rings of the Ephod with a cord of turquoise wool so the Breastplate would be connected to the front of the belt of the Ephod and so the Breastplate would not come loose from the Ephod—as God had commanded Moses.   כאוַיִּרְכְּס֣וּ אֶת־הַח֡שֶׁן מִטַּבְּעֹתָיו֩ אֶל־טַבְּעֹ֨ת הָֽאֵפֹ֜ד בִּפְתִ֣יל תְּכֵ֗לֶת לִֽהְיֹת֙ עַל־חֵ֣שֶׁב הָֽאֵפֹ֔ד וְלֹֽא־יִזַּ֣ח הַח֔שֶׁן מֵעַ֖ל הָֽאֵפֹ֑ד כַּֽאֲשֶׁ֛ר צִוָּ֥ה יְהֹוָ֖ה אֶת־משֶֽׁה: