"The cloud of the LORD was upon the tabernacle" Parsah 53 Torah Perpetua

Exodus Chapter 40 שְׁמוֹת

כד  וַיָּשֶׂם אֶת-הַמְּנֹרָה בְּאֹהֶל מוֹעֵד, נֹכַח הַשֻּׁלְחָן, עַל יֶרֶךְ הַמִּשְׁכָּן, נֶגְבָּה. 24 

And he put the candlestick in the tent of meeting, over against the table, on the side of the tabernacle southward.

כה  וַיַּעַל הַנֵּרֹת, לִפְנֵי יְהוָה--כַּאֲשֶׁר צִוָּה יְהוָה, אֶת-מֹשֶׁה.  {ס} 25 

And he lighted the lamps before the LORD; as the LORD commanded Moses. {S}

כו  וַיָּשֶׂם אֶת-מִזְבַּח הַזָּהָב, בְּאֹהֶל מוֹעֵד, לִפְנֵי, הַפָּרֹכֶת. 26 

And he put the golden altar in the tent of meeting before the veil;

כז  וַיַּקְטֵר עָלָיו, קְטֹרֶת סַמִּים--כַּאֲשֶׁר צִוָּה יְהוָה, אֶת-מֹשֶׁה.  {ס} 27 

and he burnt thereon incense of sweet spices; as the LORD commanded Moses. {S}

כח  וַיָּשֶׂם אֶת-מָסַךְ הַפֶּתַח, לַמִּשְׁכָּן. 28 

And he put the screen of the door to the tabernacle.

כט  וְאֵת, מִזְבַּח הָעֹלָה, שָׂם, פֶּתַח מִשְׁכַּן אֹהֶל-מוֹעֵד; וַיַּעַל עָלָיו, אֶת-הָעֹלָה וְאֶת-הַמִּנְחָה--כַּאֲשֶׁר צִוָּה יְהוָה, אֶת-מֹשֶׁה.  {ס} 29 And the altar of burnt-offering he set at the door of the tabernacle of the tent of meeting, and offered upon it the burnt-offering and the meal-offering; as the LORD commanded Moses. {S}

ל  וַיָּשֶׂם, אֶת-הַכִּיֹּר, בֵּין-אֹהֶל מוֹעֵד, וּבֵין הַמִּזְבֵּחַ; וַיִּתֵּן שָׁמָּה מַיִם, לְרָחְצָה. 30 

And he set the laver between the tent of meeting and the altar, and put water therein, wherewith to wash;

לא  וְרָחֲצוּ מִמֶּנּוּ, מֹשֶׁה וְאַהֲרֹן וּבָנָיו, אֶת-יְדֵיהֶם, וְאֶת-רַגְלֵיהֶם. 31 

that Moses and Aaron and his sons might wash their hands and their feet thereat;

לב  בְּבֹאָם אֶל-אֹהֶל מוֹעֵד, וּבְקָרְבָתָם אֶל-הַמִּזְבֵּחַ--יִרְחָצוּ:  כַּאֲשֶׁר צִוָּה יְהוָה, אֶת-מֹשֶׁה.  {ס} 32 

when they went into the tent of meeting, and when they came near unto the altar, they should wash; as the LORD commanded Moses. {S}

לג  וַיָּקֶם אֶת-הֶחָצֵר, סָבִיב לַמִּשְׁכָּן וְלַמִּזְבֵּחַ, וַיִּתֵּן, אֶת-מָסַךְ שַׁעַר הֶחָצֵר; וַיְכַל מֹשֶׁה, אֶת-הַמְּלָאכָה.  {פ} 33 

And he reared up the court round about the tabernacle and the altar, and set up the screen of the gate of the court. 

So Moses finished the work. {P}

לד  וַיְכַס הֶעָנָן, אֶת-אֹהֶל מוֹעֵד; וּכְבוֹד יְהוָה, מָלֵא אֶת-הַמִּשְׁכָּן. 34 

Then the cloud covered the tent of meeting, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle.

לה  וְלֹא-יָכֹל מֹשֶׁה, לָבוֹא אֶל-אֹהֶל מוֹעֵד--כִּי-שָׁכַן עָלָיו, הֶעָנָן; וּכְבוֹד יְהוָה, מָלֵא אֶת-הַמִּשְׁכָּן. 35 

And Moses was not able to enter into the tent of meeting, because the cloud abode thereon, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle.--

לו  וּבְהֵעָלוֹת הֶעָנָן מֵעַל הַמִּשְׁכָּן, יִסְעוּ בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל, בְּכֹל, מַסְעֵיהֶם. 36 

And whenever the cloud was taken up from over the tabernacle, the sons of Israel went onward, throughout all their journeys.

לז  וְאִם-לֹא יֵעָלֶה, הֶעָנָן--וְלֹא יִסְעוּ, עַד-יוֹם הֵעָלֹתוֹ. 37 

But if the cloud was not taken up, then they journeyed not till the day that it was taken up.

לח  כִּי עֲנַן יְהוָה עַל-הַמִּשְׁכָּן, יוֹמָם, וְאֵשׁ, תִּהְיֶה לַיְלָה בּוֹ--לְעֵינֵי כָל-בֵּית-יִשְׂרָאֵל, בְּכָל-מַסְעֵיהֶם.  {ש} 38 

For the cloud of the LORD was upon the tabernacle by day, and there was fire therein by night, in the sight of all the house of Israel, throughout all their journeys.-- {P}

 

"The Tent and all its furniture" Parsha 51 Torah Perpetua

As Messiah came to dwell temporarily on earth, so His Tabernacle was a temporary Tent.

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Exodus Chapter 39 שְׁמוֹת

לג  וַיָּבִיאוּ אֶת-הַמִּשְׁכָּן אֶל-מֹשֶׁה, אֶת-הָאֹהֶל וְאֶת-כָּל-כֵּלָיו, קְרָסָיו קְרָשָׁיו, בְּרִיחָו וְעַמֻּדָיו וַאֲדָנָיו. 33 

And they brought the tabernacle unto Moses, the Tent, and all its furniture, its clasps, its boards, its bars, and its pillars, and its sockets;

לד  וְאֶת-מִכְסֵה עוֹרֹת הָאֵילִם, הַמְאָדָּמִים, וְאֶת-מִכְסֵה, עֹרֹת הַתְּחָשִׁים; וְאֵת, פָּרֹכֶת הַמָּסָךְ. 34 

and the covering of rams' skins dyed red, and the covering of sealskins, and the veil of the screen;

לה  אֶת-אֲרוֹן הָעֵדֻת, וְאֶת-בַּדָּיו; וְאֵת, הַכַּפֹּרֶת. 35 

the ark of the testimony, and the staves thereof, and the ark-cover;

לו  אֶת-הַשֻּׁלְחָן, אֶת-כָּל-כֵּלָיו, וְאֵת, לֶחֶם הַפָּנִים. 36 

the table, all the vessels thereof, and the showbread;

לז  אֶת-הַמְּנֹרָה הַטְּהֹרָה אֶת-נֵרֹתֶיהָ, נֵרֹת הַמַּעֲרָכָה--וְאֶת-כָּל-כֵּלֶיהָ; וְאֵת, שֶׁמֶן הַמָּאוֹר. 37 

the pure candlestick, the lamps thereof, even the lamps to be set in order, and all the vessels thereof, and the oil for the light;

לח  וְאֵת, מִזְבַּח הַזָּהָב, וְאֵת שֶׁמֶן הַמִּשְׁחָה, וְאֵת קְטֹרֶת הַסַּמִּים; וְאֵת, מָסַךְ פֶּתַח הָאֹהֶל. 38 

and the golden altar, and the anointing oil, and the sweet incense, and the screen for the door of the Tent;

לט  אֵת מִזְבַּח הַנְּחֹשֶׁת, וְאֶת-מִכְבַּר הַנְּחֹשֶׁת אֲשֶׁר-לוֹ, אֶת-בַּדָּיו, וְאֶת-כָּל-כֵּלָיו; אֶת-הַכִּיֹּר, וְאֶת-כַּנּוֹ. 39 

the brazen altar, and its grating of brass, its staves, and all its vessels, the laver and its base;

מ  אֵת קַלְעֵי הֶחָצֵר אֶת-עַמֻּדֶיהָ וְאֶת-אֲדָנֶיהָ, וְאֶת-הַמָּסָךְ לְשַׁעַר הֶחָצֵר, אֶת-מֵיתָרָיו, וִיתֵדֹתֶיהָ; וְאֵת, כָּל-כְּלֵי עֲבֹדַת הַמִּשְׁכָּן--לְאֹהֶל מוֹעֵד. 40 

the hangings of the court, its pillars, and its sockets, and the screen for the gate of the court, the cords thereof, and the pins thereof, and all the instruments of the service of the tabernacle of the tent of meeting;

מא  אֶת-בִּגְדֵי הַשְּׂרָד, לְשָׁרֵת בַּקֹּדֶשׁ; אֶת-בִּגְדֵי הַקֹּדֶשׁ לְאַהֲרֹן הַכֹּהֵן, וְאֶת-בִּגְדֵי בָנָיו לְכַהֵן. 41 

the plaited garments for ministering in the holy place; the holy garments for Aaron the priest, and the garments of his sons, to minister in the priest's office.

מב  כְּכֹל אֲשֶׁר-צִוָּה יְהוָה, אֶת-מֹשֶׁה:  כֵּן עָשׂוּ בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל, אֵת כָּל-הָעֲבֹדָה. 42 

According to all that the LORD commanded Moses, so the children of Israel did all the work.

מג  וַיַּרְא מֹשֶׁה אֶת-כָּל-הַמְּלָאכָה, וְהִנֵּה עָשׂוּ אֹתָהּ--כַּאֲשֶׁר צִוָּה יְהוָה, כֵּן עָשׂוּ; וַיְבָרֶךְ אֹתָם, מֹשֶׁה.  {פ} 43 

And Moses saw all the work, and, behold, they had done it; as the LORD had commanded, even so had they done it. And Moses blessed them. {P}

Exodus Chapter 40 שְׁמוֹת

א  וַיְדַבֵּר יְהוָה, אֶל-מֹשֶׁה לֵּאמֹר. 1 

And the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying:

ב  בְּיוֹם-הַחֹדֶשׁ הָרִאשׁוֹן, בְּאֶחָד לַחֹדֶשׁ, תָּקִים, אֶת-מִשְׁכַּן אֹהֶל מוֹעֵד. 2 

'On the first day of the first month shalt thou rear up the tabernacle of the tent of meeting.

ג  וְשַׂמְתָּ שָׁם, אֵת אֲרוֹן הָעֵדוּת; וְסַכֹּתָ עַל-הָאָרֹן, אֶת-הַפָּרֹכֶת. 3 

And thou shalt put therein the ark of the testimony, and thou shalt screen the ark with the veil.

ד  וְהֵבֵאתָ, אֶת-הַשֻּׁלְחָן, וְעָרַכְתָּ, אֶת-עֶרְכּוֹ; וְהֵבֵאתָ, אֶת-הַמְּנֹרָה, וְהַעֲלֵיתָ, אֶת-נֵרֹתֶיהָ. 4 

And thou shalt bring in the table, and set in order the bread that is upon it; and thou shalt bring in the candlestick, and light the lamps thereof.

ה  וְנָתַתָּה אֶת-מִזְבַּח הַזָּהָב, לִקְטֹרֶת, לִפְנֵי, אֲרוֹן הָעֵדֻת; וְשַׂמְתָּ אֶת-מָסַךְ הַפֶּתַח, לַמִּשְׁכָּן. 5 

And thou shalt set the golden altar for incense before the ark of the testimony, and put the screen of the door to the tabernacle.

ו  וְנָתַתָּה, אֵת מִזְבַּח הָעֹלָה, לִפְנֵי, פֶּתַח מִשְׁכַּן אֹהֶל-מוֹעֵד. 6 

And thou shalt set the altar of burnt-offering before the door of the tabernacle of the tent of meeting.

"Like the engravings of a signet" Parsha 50 Torah Perpetua

Exodus Chapter 39 שְׁמוֹת

יח  וְאֵת שְׁתֵּי קְצוֹת שְׁתֵּי הָעֲבֹתֹת, נָתְנוּ עַל-שְׁתֵּי הַמִּשְׁבְּצֹת; וַיִּתְּנֻם עַל-כִּתְפֹת הָאֵפֹד, אֶל-מוּל פָּנָיו. 18 

And the other two ends of the two wreathen chains they put on the two settings, and put them on the shoulder-pieces of the ephod, in the forepart thereof.

יט  וַיַּעֲשׂוּ, שְׁתֵּי טַבְּעֹת זָהָב, וַיָּשִׂימוּ, עַל-שְׁנֵי קְצוֹת הַחֹשֶׁן:  עַל-שְׂפָתוֹ--אֲשֶׁר אֶל-עֵבֶר הָאֵפֹד, בָּיְתָה. 19 

And they made two rings of gold, and put them upon the two ends of the breastplate, upon the edge thereof, which was toward the side of the ephod inward.

כ  וַיַּעֲשׂוּ, שְׁתֵּי טַבְּעֹת זָהָב, וַיִּתְּנֻם עַל-שְׁתֵּי כִתְפֹת הָאֵפֹד מִלְּמַטָּה מִמּוּל פָּנָיו, לְעֻמַּת מַחְבַּרְתּוֹ--מִמַּעַל, לְחֵשֶׁב הָאֵפֹד. 20 

And they made two rings of gold, and put them on the two shoulder-pieces of the ephod underneath, in the forepart thereof, close by the coupling thereof, above the skilfully woven band of the ephod.

כא  וַיִּרְכְּסוּ אֶת-הַחֹשֶׁן מִטַּבְּעֹתָיו אֶל-טַבְּעֹת הָאֵפֹד בִּפְתִיל תְּכֵלֶת, לִהְיֹת עַל-חֵשֶׁב הָאֵפֹד, וְלֹא-יִזַּח הַחֹשֶׁן, מֵעַל הָאֵפֹד--כַּאֲשֶׁר צִוָּה יְהוָה, אֶת-מֹשֶׁה.  {פ} 21 

And they did bind the breastplate by the rings thereof unto the rings of the ephod with a thread of blue, that it might be upon the skilfully woven band of the ephod, and that the breastplate might not be loosed from the ephod; as the LORD commanded Moses. {P}

כב  וַיַּעַשׂ אֶת-מְעִיל הָאֵפֹד, מַעֲשֵׂה אֹרֵג, כְּלִיל, תְּכֵלֶת. 22 

And he made the robe of the ephod of woven work, all of blue;

כג  וּפִי-הַמְּעִיל בְּתוֹכוֹ, כְּפִי תַחְרָא; שָׂפָה לְפִיו סָבִיב, לֹא יִקָּרֵעַ. 23 

and the hole of the robe in the midst thereof, as the hole of a coat of mail, with a binding round about the hole of it, that it should not be rent.

כד  וַיַּעֲשׂוּ, עַל-שׁוּלֵי הַמְּעִיל, רִמּוֹנֵי, תְּכֵלֶת וְאַרְגָּמָן וְתוֹלַעַת שָׁנִי--מָשְׁזָר. 24 

And they made upon the skirts of the robe pomegranates of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and twined linen.

כה  וַיַּעֲשׂוּ פַעֲמֹנֵי, זָהָב טָהוֹר; וַיִּתְּנוּ אֶת-הַפַּעֲמֹנִים בְּתוֹךְ הָרִמֹּנִים, עַל-שׁוּלֵי הַמְּעִיל סָבִיב--בְּתוֹךְ, הָרִמֹּנִים. 25 

And they made bells of pure gold, and put the bells between the pomegranates upon the skirts of the robe round about, between the pomegranates:

כו  פַּעֲמֹן וְרִמֹּן פַּעֲמֹן וְרִמֹּן, עַל-שׁוּלֵי הַמְּעִיל סָבִיב, לְשָׁרֵת, כַּאֲשֶׁר צִוָּה יְהוָה אֶת-מֹשֶׁה.  {ס} 26 

a bell and a pomegranate, a bell and a pomegranate, upon the skirts of the robe round about, to minister in; as the LORD commanded Moses. {S}

כז  וַיַּעֲשׂוּ אֶת-הַכָּתְנֹת שֵׁשׁ, מַעֲשֵׂה אֹרֵג, לְאַהֲרֹן, וּלְבָנָיו. 27 

And they made the tunics of fine linen of woven work for Aaron, and for his sons,

כח  וְאֵת הַמִּצְנֶפֶת שֵׁשׁ, וְאֶת-פַּאֲרֵי הַמִּגְבָּעֹת שֵׁשׁ, וְאֶת-מִכְנְסֵי הַבָּד, שֵׁשׁ מָשְׁזָר. 28 

and the mitre of fine linen, and the goodly head-tires of fine linen, and the linen breeches of fine twined linen,

כט  וְאֶת-הָאַבְנֵט שֵׁשׁ מָשְׁזָר, וּתְכֵלֶת וְאַרְגָּמָן וְתוֹלַעַת שָׁנִי--מַעֲשֵׂה רֹקֵם:  כַּאֲשֶׁר צִוָּה יְהוָה, אֶת-מֹשֶׁה.  {ס} 29 

and the girdle of fine twined linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet, the work of the weaver in colours; as the LORD commanded Moses. {S}

ל  וַיַּעֲשׂוּ אֶת-צִיץ נֵזֶר-הַקֹּדֶשׁ, זָהָב טָהוֹר; וַיִּכְתְּבוּ עָלָיו, מִכְתַּב פִּתּוּחֵי חוֹתָם--קֹדֶשׁ, לַיהוָה. 30 

And they made the plate of the holy crown of pure gold, and wrote upon it a writing, like the engravings of a signet: 

HOLY TO THE LORD.

לא  וַיִּתְּנוּ עָלָיו פְּתִיל תְּכֵלֶת, לָתֵת עַל-הַמִּצְנֶפֶת מִלְמָעְלָה, כַּאֲשֶׁר צִוָּה יְהוָה, אֶת-מֹשֶׁה.  {ס} 31 

And they tied unto it a thread of blue, to fasten it upon the mitre above; as the LORD commanded Moses. {S}

לב  וַתֵּכֶל--כָּל-עֲבֹדַת, מִשְׁכַּן אֹהֶל מוֹעֵד; וַיַּעֲשׂוּ, בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל--כְּכֹל אֲשֶׁר צִוָּה יְהוָה אֶת-מֹשֶׁה, כֵּן עָשׂוּ.  {פ} 32 

Thus was finished all the work of the tabernacle of the tent of meeting; and the sons of Israel did according to all that the LORD commanded Moses, so did they. {P}

Par 49 Torah Perpetua

Exodus Chapter 39 שְׁמוֹת

א  וּמִן-הַתְּכֵלֶת וְהָאַרְגָּמָן וְתוֹלַעַת הַשָּׁנִי, עָשׂוּ בִגְדֵי-שְׂרָד לְשָׁרֵת בַּקֹּדֶשׁ; וַיַּעֲשׂוּ אֶת-בִּגְדֵי הַקֹּדֶשׁ, אֲשֶׁר לְאַהֲרֹן, כַּאֲשֶׁר צִוָּה יְהוָה, אֶת-מֹשֶׁה.  {פ} 1 

And of the blue, and purple, and scarlet, they made plaited garments, for ministering in the holy place, and made the holy garments for Aaron, as the LORD commanded Moses. {P}

ב  וַיַּעַשׂ, אֶת-הָאֵפֹד:  זָהָב, תְּכֵלֶת וְאַרְגָּמָן וְתוֹלַעַת שָׁנִי--וְשֵׁשׁ מָשְׁזָר. 2 

And he made the ephod of gold, blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen.

ג  וַיְרַקְּעוּ אֶת-פַּחֵי הַזָּהָב, וְקִצֵּץ פְּתִילִם, לַעֲשׂוֹת בְּתוֹךְ הַתְּכֵלֶת וּבְתוֹךְ הָאַרְגָּמָן, וּבְתוֹךְ תּוֹלַעַת הַשָּׁנִי וּבְתוֹךְ הַשֵּׁשׁ--מַעֲשֵׂה, חֹשֵׁב. 3 And they did beat the gold into thin plates, and cut it into threads, 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.

ד  כְּתֵפֹת עָשׂוּ-לוֹ, חֹבְרֹת--עַל-שְׁנֵי קצוותו (קְצוֹתָיו), חֻבָּר. 4 

They made shoulder-pieces for it, joined together; at the two ends was it joined together.

ה  וְחֵשֶׁב אֲפֻדָּתוֹ אֲשֶׁר עָלָיו, מִמֶּנּוּ הוּא כְּמַעֲשֵׂהוּ, זָהָב תְּכֵלֶת וְאַרְגָּמָן וְתוֹלַעַת שָׁנִי, וְשֵׁשׁ מָשְׁזָר--כַּאֲשֶׁר צִוָּה יְהוָה, אֶת-מֹשֶׁה.  {ס} 5 And the skilfully woven band, that was upon it, wherewith to gird it on, was of the same piece and like the work thereof: of gold, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, as the LORD commanded Moses. {S}

ו  וַיַּעֲשׂוּ אֶת-אַבְנֵי הַשֹּׁהַם, מֻסַבֹּת מִשְׁבְּצֹת זָהָב, מְפֻתָּחֹת פִּתּוּחֵי חוֹתָם, עַל-שְׁמוֹת בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל. 6 

And they wrought the onyx stones, inclosed in settings of gold, graven with the engravings of a signet, according to the names of the children of Israel.

ז  וַיָּשֶׂם אֹתָם, עַל כִּתְפֹת הָאֵפֹד--אַבְנֵי זִכָּרוֹן, לִבְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל:  כַּאֲשֶׁר צִוָּה יְהוָה, אֶת-מֹשֶׁה.  {פ} 7 

And he put them on the shoulder-pieces of the ephod, to be stones of memorial for the children of Israel, as the LORD commanded Moses. {P}

ח  וַיַּעַשׂ אֶת-הַחֹשֶׁן מַעֲשֵׂה חֹשֵׁב, כְּמַעֲשֵׂה אֵפֹד:  זָהָב, תְּכֵלֶת וְאַרְגָּמָן וְתוֹלַעַת שָׁנִי--וְשֵׁשׁ מָשְׁזָר. 8 

And he made the breastplate, the work of the skilful workman, like the work of the ephod: of gold, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen.

ט  רָבוּעַ הָיָה כָּפוּל, עָשׂוּ אֶת-הַחֹשֶׁן--זֶרֶת אָרְכּוֹ וְזֶרֶת רָחְבּוֹ, כָּפוּל. 9 

It was four-square; they made the breastplate double; a span was the length thereof, and a span the breadth thereof, being double.

י  וַיְמַלְאוּ-בוֹ--אַרְבָּעָה, טוּרֵי אָבֶן:  טוּר, אֹדֶם פִּטְדָה וּבָרֶקֶת--הַטּוּר, הָאֶחָד. 10 

And they set in it four rows of stones: a row of carnelian, topaz, and smaragd was the first row.

יא  וְהַטּוּר, הַשֵּׁנִי--נֹפֶךְ סַפִּיר, וְיָהֲלֹם. 11 

And the second row, a carbuncle, a sapphire, and an emerald.

יב  וְהַטּוּר, הַשְּׁלִישִׁי--לֶשֶׁם שְׁבוֹ, וְאַחְלָמָה. 12 

And the third row, a jacinth, an agate, and an amethyst.

יג  וְהַטּוּר, הָרְבִיעִי--תַּרְשִׁישׁ שֹׁהַם, וְיָשְׁפֵה:  מוּסַבֹּת מִשְׁבְּצֹת זָהָב, בְּמִלֻּאֹתָם. 13 

And the fourth row, a beryl, an onyx, and a jasper; they were inclosed in fittings of gold in their settings.

יד  וְהָאֲבָנִים עַל-שְׁמֹת בְּנֵי-יִשְׂרָאֵל הֵנָּה, שְׁתֵּים עֶשְׂרֵה--עַל-שְׁמֹתָם:  פִּתּוּחֵי חֹתָם אִישׁ עַל-שְׁמוֹ, לִשְׁנֵים עָשָׂר שָׁבֶט. 14 

And the stones were according to the names of the children of Israel, twelve, according to their names, like the engravings of a signet, every one according to his name, for the twelve tribes.

טו  וַיַּעֲשׂוּ עַל-הַחֹשֶׁן שַׁרְשְׁרֹת גַּבְלֻת, מַעֲשֵׂה עֲבֹת, זָהָב, טָהוֹר. 15 

And they made upon the breastplate plaited chains, of wreathen work of pure gold.

טז  וַיַּעֲשׂוּ, שְׁתֵּי מִשְׁבְּצֹת זָהָב, וּשְׁתֵּי, טַבְּעֹת זָהָב; וַיִּתְּנוּ, אֶת-שְׁתֵּי הַטַּבָּעֹת, עַל-שְׁנֵי, קְצוֹת הַחֹשֶׁן. 16 

And they made two settings of gold, and two gold rings; and put the two rings on the two ends of the breastplate.

יז  וַיִּתְּנוּ, שְׁתֵּי הָעֲבֹתֹת הַזָּהָב, עַל-שְׁתֵּי, הַטַּבָּעֹת--עַל-קְצוֹת, הַחֹשֶׁן. 17 

And they put the two wreathen chains of gold on the two rings at the ends of the breastplate.

Parsha 48 Torah Perpetua

Exodus Chapter 38 שְׁמוֹת

יח  וּמָסַךְ שַׁעַר הֶחָצֵר, מַעֲשֵׂה רֹקֵם--תְּכֵלֶת וְאַרְגָּמָן וְתוֹלַעַת שָׁנִי, וְשֵׁשׁ מָשְׁזָר; וְעֶשְׂרִים אַמָּה, אֹרֶךְ, וְקוֹמָה בְרֹחַב חָמֵשׁ אַמּוֹת, לְעֻמַּת קַלְעֵי הֶחָצֵר. 18 

And the screen for the gate of the court was the work of the weaver in colours, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen; and twenty cubits was the length, and the height in the breadth was five cubits, answerable to the hangings of the court.

יט  וְעַמֻּדֵיהֶם, אַרְבָּעָה, וְאַדְנֵיהֶם אַרְבָּעָה, נְחֹשֶׁת; וָוֵיהֶם כֶּסֶף, וְצִפּוּי רָאשֵׁיהֶם וַחֲשֻׁקֵיהֶם כָּסֶף. 19 

And their pillars were four, and their sockets four, of brass; their hooks of silver, and the overlaying of their capitals and their fillets of silver.

כ  וְכָל-הַיְתֵדֹת לַמִּשְׁכָּן וְלֶחָצֵר, סָבִיב--נְחֹשֶׁת.  {ס} 20 

And all the pins of the tabernacle, and of the court round about, were of brass. {S}

כא  אֵלֶּה פְקוּדֵי הַמִּשְׁכָּן מִשְׁכַּן הָעֵדֻת, אֲשֶׁר פֻּקַּד עַל-פִּי מֹשֶׁה:  עֲבֹדַת, הַלְוִיִּם, בְּיַד אִיתָמָר, בֶּן-אַהֲרֹן הַכֹּהֵן. 21 

These are the accounts of the tabernacle, even the tabernacle of the testimony, as they were rendered according to the commandment of Moses, through the service of the Levites, by the hand of Ithamar, the son of Aaron the priest.--

כב  וּבְצַלְאֵל בֶּן-אוּרִי בֶן-חוּר, לְמַטֵּה יְהוּדָה, עָשָׂה, אֵת כָּל-אֲשֶׁר-צִוָּה יְהוָה אֶת-מֹשֶׁה. 22 

And Bezalel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, made all that the LORD commanded Moses.

כג  וְאִתּוֹ, אָהֳלִיאָב בֶּן-אֲחִיסָמָךְ לְמַטֵּה-דָן--חָרָשׁ וְחֹשֵׁב; וְרֹקֵם, בַּתְּכֵלֶת וּבָאַרְגָּמָן, וּבְתוֹלַעַת הַשָּׁנִי, וּבַשֵּׁשׁ.  {ס} 23 

And with him was Oholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, a craftsman, and a skilful workman, and a weaver in colours, in blue, and in purple, and in scarlet, and fine linen.-- {S}

כד  כָּל-הַזָּהָב, הֶעָשׂוּי לַמְּלָאכָה, בְּכֹל, מְלֶאכֶת הַקֹּדֶשׁ--וַיְהִי זְהַב הַתְּנוּפָה, תֵּשַׁע וְעֶשְׂרִים כִּכָּר, וּשְׁבַע מֵאוֹת וּשְׁלֹשִׁים שֶׁקֶל, בְּשֶׁקֶל הַקֹּדֶשׁ. 24 

All the gold that was used for the work in all the work of the sanctuary, even the gold of the offering, was twenty and nine talents, and seven hundred and thirty shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary.

כה  וְכֶסֶף פְּקוּדֵי הָעֵדָה, מְאַת כִּכָּר; וְאֶלֶף וּשְׁבַע מֵאוֹת וַחֲמִשָּׁה וְשִׁבְעִים, שֶׁקֶל--בְּשֶׁקֶל הַקֹּדֶשׁ. 25 

And the silver of them that were numbered of the congregation was a hundred talents, and a thousand seven hundred and three-score and fifteen shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary:

כו  בֶּקַע, לַגֻּלְגֹּלֶת, מַחֲצִית הַשֶּׁקֶל, בְּשֶׁקֶל הַקֹּדֶשׁ--לְכֹל הָעֹבֵר עַל-הַפְּקֻדִים, מִבֶּן עֶשְׂרִים שָׁנָה וָמַעְלָה, לְשֵׁשׁ-מֵאוֹת אֶלֶף וּשְׁלֹשֶׁת אֲלָפִים, וַחֲמֵשׁ מֵאוֹת וַחֲמִשִּׁים. 26 

a beka a head, that is, half a shekel, after the shekel of the sanctuary, for every one that passed over to them that are numbered, from twenty years old and upward, for six hundred thousand and three thousand and five hundred and fifty men.

כז  וַיְהִי, מְאַת כִּכַּר הַכֶּסֶף, לָצֶקֶת אֵת אַדְנֵי הַקֹּדֶשׁ, וְאֵת אַדְנֵי הַפָּרֹכֶת:  מְאַת אֲדָנִים לִמְאַת הַכִּכָּר, כִּכָּר לָאָדֶן. 27 

And the hundred talents of silver were for casting the sockets of the sanctuary, and the sockets of the veil: a hundred sockets for the hundred talents, a talent for a socket.

כח  וְאֶת-הָאֶלֶף וּשְׁבַע הַמֵּאוֹת, וַחֲמִשָּׁה וְשִׁבְעִים, עָשָׂה וָוִים, לָעַמּוּדִים; וְצִפָּה רָאשֵׁיהֶם, וְחִשַּׁק אֹתָם. 28 

And of the thousand seven hundred seventy and five shekels he made hooks for the pillars, and overlaid their capitals, and made fillets for them.

כט  וּנְחֹשֶׁת הַתְּנוּפָה, שִׁבְעִים כִּכָּר, וְאַלְפַּיִם וְאַרְבַּע-מֵאוֹת, שָׁקֶל. 29 

And the brass of the offering was seventy talents and two thousand and four hundred shekels.

ל  וַיַּעַשׂ בָּהּ, אֶת-אַדְנֵי פֶּתַח אֹהֶל מוֹעֵד, וְאֵת מִזְבַּח הַנְּחֹשֶׁת, וְאֶת-מִכְבַּר הַנְּחֹשֶׁת אֲשֶׁר-לוֹ; וְאֵת, כָּל-כְּלֵי הַמִּזְבֵּחַ. 30 

And therewith he made the sockets to the door of the tent of meeting, and the brazen altar, and the brazen grating for it, and all the vessels of the altar,

לא  וְאֶת-אַדְנֵי הֶחָצֵר סָבִיב, וְאֶת-אַדְנֵי שַׁעַר הֶחָצֵר; וְאֵת כָּל-יִתְדֹת הַמִּשְׁכָּן וְאֶת-כָּל-יִתְדֹת הֶחָצֵר, סָבִיב. 31 

and the sockets of the court round about, and the sockets of the gate of the court, and all the pins of the tabernacle, and all the pins of the court round about.

Exodus Chapter 39 שְׁמוֹת

א  וּמִן-הַתְּכֵלֶת וְהָאַרְגָּמָן וְתוֹלַעַת הַשָּׁנִי, עָשׂוּ בִגְדֵי-שְׂרָד לְשָׁרֵת בַּקֹּדֶשׁ; וַיַּעֲשׂוּ אֶת-בִּגְדֵי הַקֹּדֶשׁ, אֲשֶׁר לְאַהֲרֹן, כַּאֲשֶׁר צִוָּה יְהוָה, אֶת-מֹשֶׁה.  {פ} 1 

And of the blue, and purple, and scarlet, they made plaited garments, for ministering in the holy place, and made the holy garments for Aaron, as the LORD commanded Moses. {P}

ב  וַיַּעַשׂ, אֶת-הָאֵפֹד:  זָהָב, תְּכֵלֶת וְאַרְגָּמָן וְתוֹלַעַת שָׁנִי--וְשֵׁשׁ מָשְׁזָר. 2 

And he made the ephod of gold, blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen.

ג  וַיְרַקְּעוּ אֶת-פַּחֵי הַזָּהָב, וְקִצֵּץ פְּתִילִם, לַעֲשׂוֹת בְּתוֹךְ הַתְּכֵלֶת וּבְתוֹךְ הָאַרְגָּמָן, וּבְתוֹךְ תּוֹלַעַת הַשָּׁנִי וּבְתוֹךְ הַשֵּׁשׁ--מַעֲשֵׂה, חֹשֵׁב. 3 And they did beat the gold into thin plates, and cut it into threads, 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.

Parsha 45 "And he made the veil of blue, and purple, and scarlet" Torah Perpetua

We are always mesmerized by the veil of blue, purple, and scarlet. Why ?

Because we know that His glory is behind the curtain.

Exodus Chapter 36 שְׁמוֹת
לה וַיַּעַשׂ, אֶת-הַפָּרֹכֶת, תְּכֵלֶת וְאַרְגָּמָן וְתוֹלַעַת שָׁנִי, וְשֵׁשׁ מָשְׁזָר; מַעֲשֵׂה חֹשֵׁב עָשָׂה אֹתָהּ, כְּרֻבִים. 35
And he made the veil of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen; with the cherubim the work of the skilful workman made he it.

לו וַיַּעַשׂ לָהּ, אַרְבָּעָה עַמּוּדֵי שִׁטִּים, וַיְצַפֵּם זָהָב, וָוֵיהֶם זָהָב; וַיִּצֹק לָהֶם, אַרְבָּעָה אַדְנֵי-כָסֶף. 36
And he made thereunto four pillars of acacia, and overlaid them with gold, their hooks being of gold; and he cast for them four sockets of silver.

לז וַיַּעַשׂ מָסָךְ לְפֶתַח הָאֹהֶל, תְּכֵלֶת וְאַרְגָּמָן וְתוֹלַעַת שָׁנִי וְשֵׁשׁ מָשְׁזָר, מַעֲשֵׂה, רֹקֵם. 37
And he made a screen for the door of the Tent, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, the work of the weaver in colours;

לח וְאֶת-עַמּוּדָיו חֲמִשָּׁה וְאֶת-וָוֵיהֶם, וְצִפָּה רָאשֵׁיהֶם וַחֲשֻׁקֵיהֶם זָהָב; וְאַדְנֵיהֶם חֲמִשָּׁה, נְחֹשֶׁת. {פ} 38
and the five pillars of it with their hooks; and he overlaid their capitals and their fillets with gold; and their five sockets were of brass. {P}

Exodus Chapter 37 שְׁמוֹת
א וַיַּעַשׂ בְּצַלְאֵל אֶת-הָאָרֹן, עֲצֵי שִׁטִּים: אַמָּתַיִם וָחֵצִי אָרְכּוֹ, וְאַמָּה וָחֵצִי רָחְבּוֹ, וְאַמָּה וָחֵצִי, קֹמָתוֹ. 1

And Bezalel made the ark of acacia-wood: 

two cubits and a half was the length of it, and a cubit and a half the breadth of it, and a cubit and a half the height of it.

ב וַיְצַפֵּהוּ זָהָב טָהוֹר, מִבַּיִת וּמִחוּץ; וַיַּעַשׂ לוֹ זֵר זָהָב, סָבִיב. 2 

And he overlaid it with pure gold within and without, and made a crown of gold to it round about.

ג וַיִּצֹק לוֹ, אַרְבַּע טַבְּעֹת זָהָב, עַל, אַרְבַּע פַּעֲמֹתָיו; וּשְׁתֵּי טַבָּעֹת, עַל-צַלְעוֹ הָאֶחָת, וּשְׁתֵּי טַבָּעֹת, עַל-צַלְעוֹ הַשֵּׁנִית. 3 And he cast for it four rings of gold, in the four feet thereof: 

even two rings on the one side of it, and two rings on the other side of it.

ד וַיַּעַשׂ בַּדֵּי, עֲצֵי שִׁטִּים; וַיְצַף אֹתָם, זָהָב. 4 

And he made staves of acacia-wood, and overlaid them with gold.

ה וַיָּבֵא אֶת-הַבַּדִּים בַּטַּבָּעֹת, עַל צַלְעֹת הָאָרֹן, לָשֵׂאת, אֶת-הָאָרֹן. 5 

And he put the staves into the rings on the sides of the ark, to bear the ark.

ו וַיַּעַשׂ כַּפֹּרֶת, זָהָב טָהוֹר: אַמָּתַיִם וָחֵצִי אָרְכָּהּ, וְאַמָּה וָחֵצִי רָחְבָּהּ. 6 

And he made an ark-cover of pure gold: two cubits and a half was the length thereof, and a cubit and a half the breadth thereof.

ז וַיַּעַשׂ שְׁנֵי כְרֻבִים, זָהָב; מִקְשָׁה עָשָׂה אֹתָם, מִשְּׁנֵי קְצוֹת הַכַּפֹּרֶת. 7 

And he made two cherubim of gold: 

of beaten work made he them, at the two ends of the ark-cover:

ח כְּרוּב-אֶחָד מִקָּצָה מִזֶּה, וּכְרוּב-אֶחָד מִקָּצָה מִזֶּה; מִן-הַכַּפֹּרֶת עָשָׂה אֶת-הַכְּרֻבִים, מִשְּׁנֵי קצוותו (קְצוֹתָיו). 8 

one cherub at the one end, and one cherub at the other end; of one piece with the ark-cover made he the cherubim at the two ends thereof.

ט וַיִּהְיוּ הַכְּרֻבִים פֹּרְשֵׂי כְנָפַיִם לְמַעְלָה, סֹכְכִים בְּכַנְפֵיהֶם עַל-הַכַּפֹּרֶת, וּפְנֵיהֶם, אִישׁ אֶל-אָחִיו; אֶל-הַכַּפֹּרֶת--הָיוּ, פְּנֵי הַכְּרֻבִים. {פ} 9 

And the cherubim spread out their wings on high, screening the ark-cover with their wings, with their faces one to another; toward the ark-cover were the faces of the cherubim. {P}

י וַיַּעַשׂ אֶת-הַשֻּׁלְחָן, עֲצֵי שִׁטִּים: אַמָּתַיִם אָרְכּוֹ וְאַמָּה רָחְבּוֹ, וְאַמָּה וָחֵצִי קֹמָתוֹ. 10 

And he made the table of acacia-wood: 

two cubits was the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a half the height thereof.

יא וַיְצַף אֹתוֹ, זָהָב טָהוֹר; וַיַּעַשׂ לוֹ זֵר זָהָב, סָבִיב. 11 

And he overlaid it with pure gold, and made thereto a crown of gold round about.

יב וַיַּעַשׂ לוֹ מִסְגֶּרֶת טֹפַח, סָבִיב; וַיַּעַשׂ זֵר-זָהָב לְמִסְגַּרְתּוֹ, סָבִיב. 12 

And he made unto it a border of a hand-breadth round about, and made a golden crown to the border thereof round about.

יג וַיִּצֹק לוֹ, אַרְבַּע טַבְּעֹת זָהָב; וַיִּתֵּן, אֶת-הַטַּבָּעֹת, עַל אַרְבַּע הַפֵּאֹת, אֲשֶׁר לְאַרְבַּע רַגְלָיו. 13 

And he cast for it four rings of gold, and put the rings in the four corners that were on the four feet thereof.

Parsha 42 "He hath filled him with the spirit of God" Torah Perpetua

Exodus Chapter 35 שְׁמוֹת

כ  וַיֵּצְאוּ כָּל-עֲדַת בְּנֵי-יִשְׂרָאֵל, מִלִּפְנֵי מֹשֶׁה. 20 

And all the community of the sons of Israel departed from the presence of Moses.

כא  וַיָּבֹאוּ, כָּל-אִישׁ אֲשֶׁר-נְשָׂאוֹ לִבּוֹ; וְכֹל אֲשֶׁר נָדְבָה רוּחוֹ אֹתוֹ, הֵבִיאוּ אֶת-תְּרוּמַת יְהוָה לִמְלֶאכֶת אֹהֶל מוֹעֵד וּלְכָל-עֲבֹדָתוֹ, וּלְבִגְדֵי, הַקֹּדֶשׁ. 21 

And they came, every one whose heart stirred him up, and every one whom his spirit made willing, and brought the LORD'S offering, for the work of the tent of meeting, and for all the service thereof, and for the holy garments.

כב  וַיָּבֹאוּ הָאֲנָשִׁים, עַל-הַנָּשִׁים; כֹּל נְדִיב לֵב, הֵבִיאוּ חָח וָנֶזֶם וְטַבַּעַת וְכוּמָז כָּל-כְּלִי זָהָב, וְכָל-אִישׁ, אֲשֶׁר הֵנִיף תְּנוּפַת זָהָב לַיהוָה. 22 And they came, both men and women, as many as were willing-hearted, and brought nose-rings, and ear-rings, and signet-rings, and girdles, all jewels of gold; even every man that brought an offering of gold unto the LORD.

כג  וְכָל-אִישׁ אֲשֶׁר-נִמְצָא אִתּוֹ, תְּכֵלֶת וְאַרְגָּמָן וְתוֹלַעַת שָׁנִי--וְשֵׁשׁ וְעִזִּים; וְעֹרֹת אֵילִם מְאָדָּמִים וְעֹרֹת תְּחָשִׁים, הֵבִיאוּ. 23 

And every man, with whom was found blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine linen, and goats' hair, and rams' skins dyed red, and sealskins, brought them.

כד  כָּל-מֵרִים, תְּרוּמַת כֶּסֶף וּנְחֹשֶׁת, הֵבִיאוּ, אֵת תְּרוּמַת יְהוָה; וְכֹל אֲשֶׁר נִמְצָא אִתּוֹ עֲצֵי שִׁטִּים, לְכָל-מְלֶאכֶת הָעֲבֹדָה--הֵבִיאוּ. 24 Every one that did set apart an offering of silver and brass brought the LORD'S offering; and every man, with whom was found acacia-wood for any work of the service, brought it.

כה  וְכָל-אִשָּׁה חַכְמַת-לֵב, בְּיָדֶיהָ טָווּ; וַיָּבִיאוּ מַטְוֶה, אֶת-הַתְּכֵלֶת וְאֶת-הָאַרְגָּמָן, אֶת-תּוֹלַעַת הַשָּׁנִי, וְאֶת-הַשֵּׁשׁ. 25 

And all the women that were wise-hearted did spin with their hands, and brought that which they had spun, the blue, and the purple, the scarlet, and the fine linen.

כו  וְכָל-הַנָּשִׁים--אֲשֶׁר נָשָׂא לִבָּן אֹתָנָה, בְּחָכְמָה:  טָווּ, אֶת-הָעִזִּים. 26 

And all the women whose heart stirred them up in wisdom spun the goats' hair.

כז  וְהַנְּשִׂאִם הֵבִיאוּ--אֵת אַבְנֵי הַשֹּׁהַם, וְאֵת אַבְנֵי הַמִּלֻּאִים:  לָאֵפוֹד, וְלַחֹשֶׁן. 27 

And the rulers brought the onyx stones, and the stones to be set, for the ephod, and for the breastplate;

כח  וְאֶת-הַבֹּשֶׂם, וְאֶת-הַשָּׁמֶן:  לְמָאוֹר--וּלְשֶׁמֶן הַמִּשְׁחָה, וְלִקְטֹרֶת הַסַּמִּים. 28 

and the spice, and the oil, for the light, and for the anointing oil, and for the sweet incense.

כט  כָּל-אִישׁ וְאִשָּׁה, אֲשֶׁר נָדַב לִבָּם אֹתָם, לְהָבִיא לְכָל-הַמְּלָאכָה, אֲשֶׁר צִוָּה יְהוָה לַעֲשׂוֹת בְּיַד-מֹשֶׁה--הֵבִיאוּ בְנֵי-יִשְׂרָאֵל נְדָבָה, לַיהוָה.  {פ} 29 

The sons of Israel brought a freewill-offering unto the LORD; every man and woman, whose heart made them willing to bring for all the work, which the LORD had commanded by the hand of Moses to be made. {P}

ל  וַיֹּאמֶר מֹשֶׁה אֶל-בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל, רְאוּ קָרָא יְהוָה בְּשֵׁם, בְּצַלְאֵל בֶּן-אוּרִי בֶן-חוּר, לְמַטֵּה יְהוּדָה. 30 

And Moses said unto the sons of Israel: 

'See, the LORD hath called by name Bezalel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah.

לא  וַיְמַלֵּא אֹתוֹ, רוּחַ אֱלֹהִים, בְּחָכְמָה בִּתְבוּנָה וּבְדַעַת, וּבְכָל-מְלָאכָה. 31 

And He hath filled him with the spirit of God, in wisdom, in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship.

לב  וְלַחְשֹׁב, מַחֲשָׁבֹת--לַעֲשֹׂת בַּזָּהָב וּבַכֶּסֶף, וּבַנְּחֹשֶׁת. 32 

And to devise skilful works, to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass,

לג  וּבַחֲרֹשֶׁת אֶבֶן לְמַלֹּאת, וּבַחֲרֹשֶׁת עֵץ; לַעֲשׂוֹת, בְּכָל-מְלֶאכֶת מַחֲשָׁבֶת. 33 

and in cutting of stones for setting, and in carving of wood, to work in all manner of skilful workmanship.

לד  וּלְהוֹרֹת, נָתַן בְּלִבּוֹ:  הוּא, וְאָהֳלִיאָב בֶּן-אֲחִיסָמָךְ לְמַטֵּה-דָן. 34 

And He hath put in his heart that he may teach, both he, and Oholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan.

לה  מִלֵּא אֹתָם חָכְמַת-לֵב, לַעֲשׂוֹת כָּל-מְלֶאכֶת חָרָשׁ וְחֹשֵׁב, וְרֹקֵם בַּתְּכֵלֶת וּבָאַרְגָּמָן בְּתוֹלַעַת הַשָּׁנִי וּבַשֵּׁשׁ, וְאֹרֵג; עֹשֵׂי, כָּל-מְלָאכָה, וְחֹשְׁבֵי, מַחֲשָׁבֹת. 35 

Them hath He filled with wisdom of heart, to work all manner of workmanship, of the craftsman, and of the skilful workman, and of the weaver in colours, in blue, and in purple, in scarlet, and in fine linen, and of the weaver, even of them that do any workmanship, and of those that devise skilful works.