Exodus 38:23 — King James Version← Study notes
“And with him was Aholiab, son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, an engraver, and a cunning workman, and an embroiderer in blue, and in purple, and in scarlet, and fine linen.”
Exodus 38:23 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Exodus 38:2314 words
וְאִתּוֹwəʾitwōAnd nearness
אָהֳלִיאָבʾāhŏlîʾāvOholiab
בֶּןbenSon
אֲחִיסָמָךְʾăḥîsāmāḵəAchisamak
לְמַטֵּהləmaṭēhTo branch
דָןdānDan
חָרָשׁḥārāšFabricator
וְחֹשֵׁבwəḥōšēvAnd plait
וְרֹקֵםwərōqēmAnd variegate
בַּתְּכֵלֶתbatəḵēletIn mussel
וּבָאַרְגָּמָןûvāʾarəgāmānAnd in purple
וּבְתוֹלַעַתûvətwōlaʿatAnd in maggot
הַשָּׁנִיhašānîThe crimson
וּבַשֵּׁשׁûvašēšAnd in bleached
ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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