Exodus
Exodus 28:5
5They shall use gold, along with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and fine linen.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| They | וְהֵם֙ | wə·hêm | Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - third person masculine plural | H1992 they, them |
| shall use | יִקְח֣וּ | yiq·ḥū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H3947 take |
| gold | הַזָּהָ֔ב | haz·zā·hāḇ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H2091 gold |
| along with | וְאֶת־ | wə·’eṯ- | Conjunctive waw; Direct object marker | H853 mark of the accusative |
| blue | הַתְּכֵ֖לֶת | hat·tə·ḵê·leṯ | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H8504 violet |
| purple | הָֽאַרְגָּמָ֑ן | hā·’ar·gā·mān | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H713 purple, red-purple, i.e. purple thread & cloth |
| and scarlet yarn | תּוֹלַ֥עַת | tō·w·la·‘aṯ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H8438 worm, scarlet stuff |
| and fine linen | הַשֵּֽׁשׁ׃פ | haš·šêš | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H8336 id. |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.