King James Version

Exodus 25:8

And let them make me a sanctuary; that I may dwell among them.

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וְעָ֥שׂוּveasvand doעָשָׂהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “and do”, a completed action in a sequenceH6213to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest applicationaccomplish, advance, appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth, bruise, be busy, [idiom] certainly, have the charge of, commit, deal (with), deck, [phrase] displease, do, (ready) dress(-ed), (put in) execute(-ion), exercise, f…לִ֖יlitoלִ֖יpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “to”toמִקְדָּ֑שׁmiqdashsanctuaryמִקְדָּשׁnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “sanctuary”, the ordinary formH4720a consecrated thing or place, especially, a palace, sanctuary (whether of Jehovah or of idols) or asylumchapel, hallowed part, holy place, sanctuary.וְשָׁכַנְתִּ֖יveshakhantiand abideשָׁכַןconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 1st person, common, singular — “and abide”, a completed action in a sequenceH7931to reside or permanently stay (literally or figuratively)abide, continue, (cause to, make to) dwell(-er), have habitation, inhabit, lay, place, (cause to) remain, rest, set (up).בְּתוֹכָֽםbetokhamin amongתָּוֶךְpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “in among”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8432a bisection, i.e. (by implication) the centreamong(-st), [idiom] between, half, [idiom] (there-, where-), in(-to), middle, mid(-night), midst (among), [idiom] out (of), [idiom] through, [idiom] with(-in).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And let them make Me a sanctuary, that I may dwell among them.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And let them make me a sanctuary, that I may dwell among them.

Young’s Literal Translation

'And they have made for Me a sanctuary, and I have tabernacled in their midst;

World English Bible

Let them make me a sanctuary, that I may dwell among them.

Darby Translation

And they shall make me a sanctuary, that I may dwell among them.

Douay-Rheims

And they shall make me a sanctuary, and I will dwell in the midst of them:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And let them make Me a sanctuary, that I may dwell among them.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And thou shalt make me a sanctuary, and I will appear among you.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ποιήεις μοι ἁγίασμα, καὶ ὀφθήσομαι ἐν ὑμῖν.