Exodus 39:31 — King James Version← Study notes

“And they tied unto it a lace of blue, to fasten it on high upon the mitre; as the Lord commanded Moses.”

Exodus 39:31 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Exodus 39:3113 words

וַיִּתְּנוּwayitənûAnd give

עָלָיוʿālāywAbove

פְּתִילpətîlTwine

תְּכֵלֶתtəḵēletMussel

לָתֵתlātētTo give

עַלʿalAbove

הַמִּצְנֶפֶתhamiṣənep̄etThe tiara

מִלְמָעְלָהmiləmāʿəlāhFrom to upper part

כַּאֲשֶׁרkaʾăšerLike who

צִוָּהṣiûhConstitute

יְהוָהyəhwāhLORD

אֶתʾet—

מֹשֶׁהmōšehMoses

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

Word-by-word meanings

וַיִּתְּנוּwayitənûAnd give

עָלָיוʿālāywAbove

פְּתִילpətîlTwine

תְּכֵלֶתtəḵēletMussel

לָתֵתlātētTo give

עַלʿalAbove

הַמִּצְנֶפֶתhamiṣənep̄etThe tiara

מִלְמָעְלָהmiləmāʿəlāhFrom to upper part

כַּאֲשֶׁרkaʾăšerLike who

צִוָּהṣiûhConstitute

יְהוָהyəhwāhLORD

אֶתʾetdirect object marker (no translation)

מֹשֶׁהmōšehMoses

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