Exodus

Exodus 35:5–9

⁵Take from among you an offering to the LORD. Let everyone whose heart is willing bring an offering to the LORD:

gold, silver, and bronze;

⁶blue, purple, and scarlet yarn;

fine linen and goat hair;

⁷ram skins dyed red and fine leather;^a

acacia wood;

⁸olive oil for the light;

spices for the anointing oil and for the fragrant incense;

⁹and onyx stones and gemstones to be mounted on the ephod and breastpiece.

Footnotes

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Take	קְח֨וּ	qə·ḥū	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H3947 take
from among you	מֵֽאִתְּכֶ֤ם	mê·’it·tə·ḵem	Preposition-m; Direct object marker; second person masculine plural	H854 with
an offering	תְּרוּמָה֙	tə·rū·māh	Noun - feminine singular	H8641 contribution, offering
to the LORD	לַֽיהוָ֔ה	Yah·weh	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
Let everyone	כֹּ֚ל	kōl	Noun - masculine singular	H3605 the whole, all
whose heart	לִבּ֔וֹ	lib·bōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart
is willing	נְדִ֣יב	nə·ḏîḇ	Adjective - masculine singular construct	H5081 inclined, generous, noble
bring	יְבִיאֶ֕הָ	yə·ḇî·’e·hā	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person feminine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
an offering	תְּרוּמַ֣ת	tə·rū·maṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H8641 contribution, offering
to the LORD	יְהוָ֑ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
gold	זָהָ֥ב	zā·hāḇ	Noun - masculine singular	H2091 gold
silver	וָכֶ֖סֶף	wā·ḵe·sep̄	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H3701 silver, money
and bronze	וּנְחֹֽשֶׁת׃	ū·nə·ḥō·šeṯ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular	H5178 copper, bronze

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
blue	וּתְכֵ֧לֶת	ū·ṯə·ḵê·leṯ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular	H8504 violet
purple	וְאַרְגָּמָ֛ן	wə·’ar·gā·mān	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H713 purple, red-purple, i.e. purple thread & cloth
and scarlet yarn	וְתוֹלַ֥עַת	wə·ṯō·w·la·‘aṯ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct	H8438 worm, scarlet stuff
fine linen	וְשֵׁ֥שׁ	wə·šêš	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H8336 id.
and goat hair	וְעִזִּֽים׃	wə·‘iz·zîm	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine plural	H5795 she-goat

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
ram	אֵילִ֧ם	’ê·lim	Noun - masculine plural	H352 ram
skins	וְעֹרֹ֨ת	wə·‘ō·rōṯ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct	H5785 skin
dyed red	מְאָדָּמִ֛ים	mə·’ād·dā·mîm	Verb - Pual - Participle - masculine plural	H119 be red
and fine leather	תְּחָשִׁ֖ים	tə·ḥā·šîm	Noun - masculine plural	H8476 ta—aš
acacia	שִׂטִּֽים׃	śiṭ·ṭīm	Noun - feminine plural	H7848 acacia
wood	וַעֲצֵ֥י	wa·‘ă·ṣê	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct	H6086 tree, trees, wood

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
olive oil	וְשֶׁ֖מֶן	wə·še·men	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H8081 fat, oil
for the light	לַמָּא֑וֹר	lam·mā·’ō·wr	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3974 luminary
spices	וּבְשָׂמִים֙	ū·ḇə·śā·mîm	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural	H1314 spice, balsam, balsam-tree
for the anointing	הַמִּשְׁחָ֔ה	ham·miš·ḥāh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H4888 ointment
oil	לְשֶׁ֣מֶן	lə·še·men	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct	H8081 fat, oil
and for the fragrant	הַסַּמִּֽים׃	has·sam·mîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H5561 spice
incense	וְלִקְטֹ֖רֶת	wə·liq·ṭō·reṯ	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular construct	H7004 smoke, odour of (burning) sacrifice, incense

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
and onyx stones	וְאַ֨בְנֵי־	wə·’aḇ·nê-	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine plural construct	H68 stone
and gemstones	וְאַבְנֵ֖י	wə·’aḇ·nê	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine plural construct	H68 stone
to be mounted	מִלֻּאִ֑ים	mil·lu·’îm	Noun - masculine plural	H4394 setting, installation
on the ephod	לָאֵפ֖וֹד	lā·’ê·p̄ō·wḏ	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H646 ephod
and breastpiece	וְלַחֹֽשֶׁן׃	wə·la·ḥō·šen	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H2833 breast-piece