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.
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ASV
And they did beat the gold into thin plates, and cut it into wires, to work it in the blue, and in the purple, and in the scarlet, and in the fine linen, the work of the skilful workman.
KJV
And they did beat the gold into thin plates, and cut it into wires, to work it in the blue, and in the purple, and in the scarlet, and in the fine linen, with cunning work.
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18 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וַֽיְרַקְּע֞וּ | vay.ra.ke.'U | and they hammered out | H7554 → |
| אֶת־ | 'et- | <obj.> | H853 → |
| פַּחֵ֣י | pa.Chei | [the] thin plates of | H6341 → |
| הַזָּהָב֮ | ha.za.Hav | <the> gold | H2091 → |
| וְקִצֵּ֣ץ | ve.ki.Tzetz | and he cut [them] up | H7112 → |
| פְּתִילִם֒ | pe.ti.Lim | threads | H6616 → |
| לַעֲשׂ֗וֹת | la.'a.Sot | to work | H6213 → |
| בְּת֤וֹךְ | be.Tokh | in among | H8432 → |
| הַתְּכֵ֙לֶת֙ | ha.te.Khe.let | the violet stuff | H8504 → |
| וּבְת֣וֹךְ | u.ve.Tokh | and in among | H8432 → |
| הָֽאַרְגָּמָ֔ן | ha.'ar.ga.Man | the purple | H713 → |
| וּבְת֛וֹךְ | u.ve.Tokh | and in among | H8432 → |
| תּוֹלַ֥עַת | to.La.'at | [the] scarlet stuff of | H8438 → |
| הַשָּׁנִ֖י | ha.sha.Ni | the scarlet | H8144 → |
| וּבְת֣וֹךְ | u.ve.Tokh | and in among | H8432 → |
| הַשֵּׁ֑שׁ | ha.Shesh | the fine linen | H8336 → |
| מַעֲשֵׂ֖ה | ma.'a.Seh | [the] work of | H4639 → |
| חֹשֵֽׁב׃ | cho.Shev | a skillful worker | H2803 → |
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