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Exodus 28:5

And they shall take gold, and blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine linen.

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וְהֵם֙vehemand theyהֵםconjunction, pronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and they”H1992they (only used when emphatic)it, like, [idiom] (how, so) many (soever, more as) they (be), (the) same, [idiom] so, [idiom] such, their, them, these, they, those, which, who, whom, withal, ye.יִקְח֣וּyiqchvtakeלָקַחverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “take”, an unfinished actionH3947to take (in the widest variety of applications)accept, bring, buy, carry away, drawn, fetch, get, infold, [idiom] many, mingle, place, receive(-ing), reserve, seize, send for, take (away, -ing, up), use, win.אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).הַזָּהָ֔בhazahavthe goldזָהָבdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the gold”, the ordinary formH2091gold, figuratively, something gold-colored (i.e. yellow), as oil, a clear skygold(-en), fair weather.וְאֶתveetand object markerאֵתconjunction, particle, direct object marker — “and object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).הַתְּכֵ֖לֶתhatkheletthe blueתְּכֵלֶתdefinite article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “the blue”, the ordinary formH8504the cerulean mussel, i.e. the color (violet) obtained therefrom or stuff dyed therewithblue.וְאֶתveetand object markerאֵתconjunction, particle, direct object marker — “and object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).הָֽאַרְגָּמָ֑ןhaargamanthe purpleאַרְגָּמָןdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the purple”, the ordinary formH713purple (the color or the dyed stuff)purple.וְאֶתveetand object markerאֵתconjunction, particle, direct object marker — “and object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).תּוֹלַ֥עַתtolaatcrimsonתּוֹלָעnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “crimson”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8438the crimson-grub, but used only (in this connection) of the colorfrom it, and cloths dyed therewithcrimson, scarlet, worm.הַשָּׁנִ֖יhashanithe crimsonשָׁנִיdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the crimson”, the ordinary formH8144crimson, properly, the insect or its color, also stuff dyed with itcrimson, scarlet (thread).וְאֶתveetand object markerאֵתconjunction, particle, direct object marker — “and object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).הַשֵּֽׁשׁhasheshthe marbleשֵׁשׁdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the marble”, the ordinary formH8336bleached stuff, i.e. white linen or (by analogy) marble[idiom] blue, fine (twined) linen, marble, silk.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And they shall take the gold, and the blue, and the purple, and the scarlet, and the fine linen.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And they shall take the gold, and the blue, and the purple, and the scarlet, and the fine linen.

Young’s Literal Translation

'And they take the gold, and the blue, and the purple, and the scarlet, and the linen,

World English Bible

They shall use the gold, and the blue, and the purple, and the scarlet, and the fine linen.

Darby Translation

And they shall take gold, and blue, and purple, and scarlet, and twined byssus,

Douay-Rheims

And they shall take gold, and violet, and purple, and scarlet twice dyed, and fine linen.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And they shall take the gold, and the blue, and the purple, and the scarlet, and the fine linen.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And they shall take the gold, and the blue, and the purple, and the scarlet, and the fine linen.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ αὐτοὶ λήψονται τὸ χρυσίον, καὶ τὸν ὑάκινθον, καὶ τὴν πορφύραν, καὶ τὸ κόκκινον, καὶ τὴν βύσσον.

American Standard Version (1901)

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

Darby Translation

Douay-Rheims

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

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