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Exodus 26:28

And the middle bar in the midst of the boards shall reach from end to end.

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וְהַבְּרִ֥יחַvehabrichaand the fugitiveבְּרִיחַconjunction, definite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and the fugitive”, the ordinary formH1280a boltbar, fugitive.הַתִּיכֹ֖ןhatikhonthe middleתִּיכוֹןdefinite article, adjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “the middle”, the ordinary formH8484centralmiddle(-most), midst.בְּת֣וֹךְbetokhein amongתָּוֶךְpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “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).הַקְּרָשִׁ֑יםhaqrashimthe benchקֶרֶשׁdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “the bench”, the ordinary formH7175a slab or plank; by implication, a deck of ashipbench, board.מַבְרִ֕חַmavrichafleeבָּרַחverb, hiphil, participle, absolute — “flee”, a verb used as a describing wordH1272to bolt, i.e. figuratively, to flee suddenlychase (away); drive away, fain, flee (away), put to flight, make haste, reach, run away, shoot.מִןminfromמִןpreposition — “from”H4480properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many sensesabove, after, among, at, because of, by (reason of), from (among), in, [idiom] neither, [idiom] nor, (out) of, over, since, [idiom] then, through, [idiom] whether, with.הַקָּצֶ֖הhaqatsehthe borderקָצֶהdefinite article, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “the border”, the ordinary formH7097an extremity[idiom] after, border, brim, brink, edge, end, (in-) finite, frontier, outmost coast, quarter, shore, (out-) side, [idiom] some, ut(-ter-) most (part).אֶלelamongאֵלpreposition — “among”H413near, with or among; often in general, toabout, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).הַקָּצֶֽהhaqatsehthe borderקָצֶהdefinite article, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “the border”, the ordinary formH7097an extremity[idiom] after, border, brim, brink, edge, end, (in-) finite, frontier, outmost coast, quarter, shore, (out-) side, [idiom] some, ut(-ter-) most (part).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

and the middle bar in the midst of the boards, which shall pass through from end to end.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And the middle bar in the midst of the boards shall pass through from end to end.

Young’s Literal Translation

and one hath caused the middle bar in the midst of the boards to reach from end unto end;

World English Bible

The middle bar in the middle of the boards shall pass through from end to end.

Darby Translation

and the middle bar in the midst of the boards reaching from one end to the other.

Douay-Rheims

And they shall be put along by the midst of the boards from one end to the other.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

and the middle bar in the midst of the boards, which shall pass through from end to end.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And let the bar in the middle between the posts go through from the one side to the other side.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ὁ μοχλὸς ὁ μέσος ἀναμέσον τῶν στύλων διϊκνείσθω ἀπὸ τοῦ ἑνὸς κλίτους εἰς τὸ ἕτερον κλίτος.