King James Version

Exodus 26:14

And thou shalt make a covering for the tent of rams’ skins dyed red, and a covering above of badgers’ skins.

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וְעָשִׂ֤יתָveasitaand doעָשָׂהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “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…מִכְסֶה֙mikhsehcoveringמִכְסֶהnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “covering”, the ordinary formH4372a covering, i.e. weatherboardingcovering.לָאֹ֔הֶלlaohelto tentאֹהֶלpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “to tent”, the ordinary formH168a tent (as clearly conspicuous from a distance)covering, (dwelling) (place), home, tabernacle, tent.עֹרֹ֥תorothideעוֹרnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “hide”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5785skin (as naked); by implication, hide, leatherhide, leather, skin.אֵילִ֖םeylimoakאַיִלnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “oak”, the ordinary formH352properly, strength; hence, anything strong; specifically a chief (politically); also a ram (from his strength); a pilaster (as a strong support); an oak or other strong treemighty (man), lintel, oak, post, ram, tree.מְאָדָּמִ֑יםmeadamimbe redאָדַםverb, pual, passive participle, absolute — “be red”, a verb used as a describing wordH119flush or turn rosybe (dyed, made) red (ruddy).וּמִכְסֵ֛הumikhsehand coveringמִכְסֶהconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “and covering”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4372a covering, i.e. weatherboardingcovering.עֹרֹ֥תorothideעוֹרnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “hide”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5785skin (as naked); by implication, hide, leatherhide, leather, skin.תְּחָשִׁ֖יםtechashimbadgerתַּחַשׁnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “badger”, the ordinary formH8476a (clean) animal with fur, probably a species of antelopebadger.מִלְמָֽעְלָהmilmaelahfrom to aboveמַעַלpreposition, preposition, adverb, directional ending — “from to above”H4605properly, the upper part, used only adverbially with prefix upward, above, overhead, from the top, etc.above, exceeding(-ly), forward, on ([idiom] very) high, over, up(-on, -ward), very.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And thou shalt make a covering for the tent of rams' skins dyed red and a covering of sealskins above.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And thou shalt make a covering for the tent of rams’ skins dyed red, and a covering of sealskins above.

Young’s Literal Translation

and thou hast made a covering for the tent, of rams' skins made red, and a covering of badgers' skins above.

World English Bible

You shall make a covering for the tent of rams’ skins dyed red, and a covering of sea cow hides above.

Darby Translation

And thou shalt make a covering for the tent of rams' skins dyed red, and a covering of badgers' skins over [that].

Douay-Rheims

Thou shalt make also another cover to the roof, of rams’ skins dyed red; and over that again another cover of violet coloured skins.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And thou shalt make a covering for the tent of rams' skins dyed red and a covering of sealskins above.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And thou shalt make for a covering of the tabernacle rams' skins dyed red, and blue skins as coverings above.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ποιήσεις κατακάλυμμα τῇ σκηνῇ δέρματα κριῶν ἠρυθροδανωμένα, καὶ ἐπικαλύμματα δέρματα ὑακίνθινα ἐπάνωθεν.