Hebrew Interlinear
Exodus 39:3 Interlinear
“And they did beat into thin plates the gold and cut it into wires to work it in the blue and in the purple and in the scarlet and in the fine linen work with cunning”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | וַֽיְרַקְּע֞וּ | H7554 | And they did beat | to pound the earth (as a sign of passion); by analogy to expand (by hammering); by implication, to overlay (with thin sheets of metal) |
| 2 | אֶת | H854 | into | properly, nearness (used only as a preposition or an adverb), near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc |
| 3 | פַּחֵ֣י | H6341 | thin plates | a (metallic) sheet (as pounded thin) |
| 4 | הַזָּהָב֮ | H2091 | the gold | gold, figuratively, something gold-colored (i.e., yellow), as oil, a clear sky |
| 5 | וְקִצֵּ֣ץ | H7112 | and cut | to chop off (literally or figuratively) |
| 6 | פְּתִילִם֒ | H6616 | it into wires | twine |
| 7 | לַֽעֲשׂ֗וֹת | H6213 | to work | to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application |
| 8 | בְּת֤וֹךְ | H8432 | a bisection, i.e., (by implication) the center | |
| 9 | הַתְּכֵ֙לֶת֙ | H8504 | it in the blue | the cerulean mussel, i.e., the color (violet) obtained therefrom or stuff dyed therewith |
| 10 | וּבְת֣וֹךְ | H8432 | a bisection, i.e., (by implication) the center | |
| 11 | הָֽאַרְגָּמָ֔ן | H713 | and in the purple | purple (the color or the dyed stuff) |
| 12 | וּבְת֛וֹךְ | H8432 | a bisection, i.e., (by implication) the center | |
| 13 | תּוֹלַ֥עַת | H8438 | a maggot (as voracious); specifically (often with ellipsis of h8144) the crimson-grub, but used only (in this connection) of the color from it, and cl | |
| 14 | הַשָּׁנִ֖י | H8144 | and in the scarlet | crimson, properly, the insect or its color, also stuff dyed with it |
| 15 | וּבְת֣וֹךְ | H8432 | a bisection, i.e., (by implication) the center | |
| 16 | הַשֵּׁ֑שׁ | H8336 | and in the fine linen | bleached stuff, i.e., white linen or (by analogy) marble |
| 17 | מַֽעֲשֵׂ֖ה | H4639 | work | an action (good or bad); generally, a transaction; abstractly, activity; by implication, a product (specifically, a poem) or (generally) property |
| 18 | חֹשֵֽׁב׃ | H2803 | with cunning | properly, to plait or interpenetrate, i.e., (literally) to weave or (generally) to fabricate; figuratively, to plot or contrive (usually in a maliciou |
Verse Context
Exodus 39:2And he made the ephod of gold blue and purple...
Exodus 39:3 (current)And they did beat into thin plates the gold and cut it into wires to work it in the blue and in the purple and in the scarlet and in the fine linen work with cunning
Exodus 39:4shoulderpieces They made for it to couple it together by the two...