Exodus 38:6 — King James Version← Study notes

“And he made the staves of shittim wood, and overlaid them with brass.”

Exodus 38:6 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Exodus 38:68 words

וַיַּעַשׂwayaʿaśAnd do

אֶתʾet—

הַבַּדִּיםhabadîmThe separation

עֲצֵיʿăṣêTree

שִׁטִּיםšiṭîmAcacia

וַיְצַףwayəṣap̄And sheet

אֹתָםʾōtām—

נְחֹשֶׁתnəḥōšetCopper

ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Word-by-word meanings

וַיַּעַשׂwayaʿaśAnd do

אֶתʾetdirect object marker (no translation)

הַבַּדִּיםhabadîmThe separation

עֲצֵיʿăṣêTree

שִׁטִּיםšiṭîmAcacia

וַיְצַףwayəṣap̄And sheet

אֹתָםʾōtāmdirect object marker (no translation)

נְחֹשֶׁתnəḥōšetCopper

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