King James Version

Exodus 36:19

And he made a covering for the tent of rams’ skins dyed red, and a covering of badgers’ skins above that.

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וַיַּ֤עַשׂvayaasand doעָשָׂהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and do”, the next action in the storyH6213to 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.אֵלִ֖יםelimoakאַיִלnoun, 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 he made 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 he made a covering for the tent of rams’ skins dyed red, and a covering of sealskins above.

Young’s Literal Translation

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

World English Bible

He made a covering for the tent of rams’ skins dyed red, and a covering of sea cow hides above.

Darby Translation

And he made a covering for the tent [of] rams' skins dyed red, and a covering of badgers' skins above [that].

Douay-Rheims

He made also a cover for the tabernacle of rams’ skins dyed red: and another cover over that of violet skins.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And he made a covering for the tent of rams' skins dyed red, and a covering of sealskins above.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

and the third row, a ligure and agate and amethyst;

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

καὶ ὁ στίχος ὁ τρίτος, λιγύριον καὶ ἀχάτης καὶ ἀμέθυστος·