Exodus
Exodus 39:3
3They 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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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| They hammered out | וַֽיְרַקְּע֞וּ | way·raq·qə·‘ū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H7554 beat, stamp, beat out, spread out |
| thin sheets | פַּחֵ֣י | pa·ḥê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H6341 bird-trap |
| of gold | הַזָּהָב֮ | haz·zā·hāḇ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H2091 gold |
| and cut | וְקִצֵּ֣ץ | wə·qiṣ·ṣêṣ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H7112 cut off |
| threads from them | פְּתִילִם֒ | pə·ṯî·lim | Noun - masculine plural | H6616 cord, thread |
| to interweave | לַעֲשׂ֗וֹת | la·‘ă·śō·wṯ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H6213 do, make |
| with the blue | הַתְּכֵ֙לֶת֙ | hat·tə·ḵê·leṯ | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H8504 violet |
| purple | הָֽאַרְגָּמָ֔ן | 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 | הַשֵּׁ֑שׁ | haš·šêš | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H8336 id. |
| the work | מַעֲשֵׂ֖ה | ma·‘ă·śêh | Noun - masculine singular construct | H4639 deed, work |
| of a skilled craftsman | חֹשֵֽׁב׃ | ḥō·šêḇ | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H2803 think, account |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.