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Exodus 39:3

They hammered out thin sheets of gold and cut threads from them to interweave with the blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and fine linen—the work of a skilled craftsman.
Exodus 39:3
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Original language (Hebrew)

וַֽיְרַקְּע֞וּ אֶת־פַּחֵ֣י הַזָּהָב֮ וְקִצֵּ֣ץ פְּתִילִם֒ לַעֲשׂ֗וֹת בְּת֤וֹךְ הַתְּכֵ֙לֶת֙ וּבְת֣וֹךְ הָֽאַרְגָּמָ֔ן וּבְת֛וֹךְ תּוֹלַ֥עַת הַשָּׁנִ֖י וּבְת֣וֹךְ הַשֵּׁ֑שׁ מַעֲשֵׂ֖ה חֹשֵֽׁב׃

  1. וַֽיְרַקְּע֞וּvay.ra.ke.'U“and they hammered out”
    Conjunction + Verb, piel, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from רָקַע · “to beat” · Strong's H7554
  2. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  3. פַּחֵ֣יpa.Chei“[the] thin plates of”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from פַּח · “plate” · Strong's H6341B
  4. הַזָּהָב֮ha.za.Hav“<the> gold”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from זָהָב · “gold” · Strong's H2091
  5. וְקִצֵּ֣ץve.ki.Tzetz“and he cut [them] up”
    Conjunction + Verb, piel, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from קָצַץ · “to cut” · Strong's H7112
  6. פְּתִילִם֒pe.ti.Lim“threads”
    Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from פָּתִיל · “cord” · Strong's H6616
  7. לַעֲשׂ֗וֹתla.'a.Sot“to work”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from עָשָׂה · “do” · Strong's H6213A
  8. בְּת֤וֹךְbe.Tokh“in among”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from תָּ֫וֶךְ · “midst” · Strong's H8432
  9. הַתְּכֵ֙לֶת֙ha.te.Khe.let“the violet stuff”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from תְּכֵ֫לֶת · “blue” · Strong's H8504
  10. וּבְת֣וֹךְu.ve.Tokh“and in among”
    Conjunction + Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from תָּ֫וֶךְ · “midst” · Strong's H8432
  11. הָֽאַרְגָּמָ֔ןha.'ar.ga.Man“the purple”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אַרְגָּמָן · “purple” · Strong's H0713
  12. וּבְת֛וֹךְu.ve.Tokh“and in among”
    Conjunction + Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from תָּ֫וֶךְ · “midst” · Strong's H8432
  13. תּוֹלַ֥עַתto.La.'at“[the] scarlet stuff of”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from תּוֹלֵעָה · “worm” · Strong's H8438B
  14. הַשָּׁנִ֖יha.sha.Ni“the scarlet”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from שָׁנִי · “scarlet” · Strong's H8144
  15. וּבְת֣וֹךְu.ve.Tokh“and in among”
    Conjunction + Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from תָּ֫וֶךְ · “midst” · Strong's H8432
  16. הַשֵּׁ֑שׁha.Shesh“the fine linen”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from שֵׁשׁ · “linen” · Strong's H8336B
  17. מַעֲשֵׂ֖הma.'a.Seh“[the] work of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from מַעֲשֶׂה · “work” · Strong's H4639G
  18. חֹשֵֽׁב׃cho.Shev“a skillful worker”
    Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from חָשַׁב · “design” · Strong's H2803G
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)