Pekudei

Shemot 38:21-40:38
Shemot 38:21 These were the Pekudei of the Mishkan, the Mishkan of the Witness, which was appointed by the command of Moshe, for the service of the Lĕwites, by the hand of Ithamar, son of Aharon the kohen.
Shemot 38:22 And Betsal’ĕl son of Uri, son of Ḥur, of the tribe of Yehuḏah, made all that יהוה had commanded Moshe.
Shemot 38:23 And with him: Oholiaḇ son of Aḥisamaḵ, of the tribe of Dan, an engraver and designer, an embroiderer in t’keleth and purple and scarlet material, and in fine linen.
Shemot 38:24 All the gold prepared for the work, in all the work of the kodesh – and it was the gold of the wave offering – came to be twenty-nine talents and seven hundred and thirty shekels, according to the shekel of the kodesh.
Shemot 38:25 And the silver from the ones counted of the congregation was one hundred talents and one thousand seven hundred and seventy-five shekels, according to the shekel of the kodesh:
Shemot 38:26 a beqa, half a shekel for a head, according to the shekel of the kodesh, for everyone passing over to those counted, from twenty years old and above, for six hundred and three thousand, five hundred and fifty men.
Shemot 38:27 And the hundred talents of silver were for casting the sockets of the kodesh and the bases of the veil: one hundred sockets from the hundred talents, a talent for each socket.
Shemot 38:28 And of the one thousand seven hundred and seventy-five shekels he made hooks for the columns, and overlaid their tops, and made bands for them.
Shemot 38:29 And the bronze of the wave offering was seventy talents and two thousand four hundred shekels.
Shemot 38:30 And with it he made the sockets for the door of the Ohel Mo’ed, and the bronze altar, and the bronze grating for it, and all the utensils for the altar,
Shemot 38:31 and the sockets for the courtyard all around, and the bases for the courtyard gate, and all the pegs for the Mishkan, and all the pegs for the courtyard all around.
Shemot 39:1 And of the t’keleth and purple and scarlet material they made woven garments, to do service in the kodesh. And they made the kadosh garments which were for Aharon, as יהוה had commanded Moshe.
Shemot 39:2 And he made the shoulder garment of gold, of t’keleth and purple and scarlet material, and of fine woven linen.
Shemot 39:3 And they beat out sheets of gold and cut it into threads, to work it in with the t’keleth and purple and scarlet material, and the fine linen, the work of a skilled workman.
Shemot 39:4 They made shoulder pieces for it to join it, it was joined at its two edges.
Shemot 39:5 And the embroidered band of his shoulder garment that was on it was of the same work of gold, and blue and purple and scarlet material, and of fine woven linen, as יהוה had commanded Moshe.
Shemot 39:6 And they made the shoham stones, set in plated work of gold, engraved as signets are engraved, according to the names of the sons of Yisra’ĕl.
Shemot 39:7 And he put them on the shoulders of the shoulder garment, stones of remembrance for the sons of Yisra’ĕl, as יהוה had commanded Moshe.
Shemot 39:8 And he made the breastplate, a work of a skilled workman, like the work of the shoulder garment, of gold, of t’keleth and purple and scarlet material, and of fine woven linen.
Shemot 39:9 It was square, they made the breastplate double, its length a span, its width a span, doubled.
Shemot 39:10 And they filled it with four rows of stones: a row of ruby, a topaz, and an emerald was the first row;
Shemot 39:11 and the second row a turquoise, a sapphire, and a diamond;
Shemot 39:12 and the third row a jacinth, an agate, and an amethyst;
Shemot 39:13 and the fourth row a beryl, a shoham, and a jasper – set in plated work of gold in their settings.
Shemot 39:14 And the stones were according to the names of the sons of Yisra’ĕl, twelve according to their names, engraved like a signet, each one with its own name according to the twelve tribes.
Shemot 39:15 And they made braided chains of corded work for the breastplate at the ends, of clean gold.
Shemot 39:16 And they made two settings of gold and two gold rings, and put the two rings on the two ends of the breastplate.
Shemot 39:17 And they put the two cords of gold in the two rings on the ends of the breastplate.
Shemot 39:18 And the two ends of the two cords they fastened in the two settings, and put them on the shoulder pieces of the shoulder garment in the front.
Shemot 39:19 And they made two rings of gold and put them on the two ends of the breastplate, on the edge of it, which was on the inward side of the shoulder garment.
Shemot 39:20 And they made two gold rings and put them on the two shoulder pieces, underneath the shoulder garment, on the front of it, close to its seam above the embroidered band of the shoulder garment.
Shemot 39:21 And they bound the breastplate by means of its rings to the rings of the shoulder garment with a blue cord, so that it would be above the embroidered band of the shoulder garment, and that the breastplate would not come loose from the shoulder garment, as יהוה had commanded Moshe.
Shemot 39:22 And he made the robe of the shoulder garment of woven work, all of t’keleth.
Shemot 39:23 And the opening of the robe was in the middle, like the opening in a scaled armor, with a woven binding all around the opening, so that it would not tear.
Shemot 39:24 And they made on the hem of the robe pomegranates of t’keleth and purple and scarlet material, twined.
Shemot 39:25 And they made bells of clean gold, and put the bells between the pomegranates on the hem of the robe all around between the pomegranates:
Shemot 39:26 a bell and a pomegranate, a bell and a pomegranate, all around the hem of the robe, for the service, as יהוה had commanded Moshe.
Shemot 39:27 And they made the long shirt of fine linen, the work of a weaver, for Aharon and his sons,
Shemot 39:28 and a turban of fine linen, and the turban ornaments of fine linen, and short trousers of fine woven linen,
Shemot 39:29 and a girdle of fine woven linen with t’keleth and purple and scarlet material, the work of an embroiderer, as יהוה had commanded Moshe.
Shemot 39:30 And they made the plate of the kadosh sign of dedication of clean gold, and wrote on it an inscription like the engraving of a signet: KODESH L’ יהוה.
Shemot 39:31 And they put on it a t’keleth cord, to fasten it above on the turban, as יהוה had commanded Moshe.
Shemot 39:32 And all the work of the Mishkan of the Ohel Mo’ed was completed. And the children of Yisra’ĕl did according to all that יהוה had commanded Moshe, so they did.
Shemot 39:33 And they brought the Mishkan to Moshe, the tent and all its furnishings, its hooks, its boards, its bars, and its columns, and its sockets,
Shemot 39:34 and the covering of rams’ skins dyed red, and the covering of fine leather, and the veil of the covering,
Shemot 39:35 the aron of the Witness with its poles, and the lid of atonement,
Shemot 39:36 the table, and all its utensils, and the showbread,
Shemot 39:37 the clean menorah with its lamps, the lamps to be put in order, and all its utensils, and the oil for light,
Shemot 39:38 and the altar of gold, and the anointing oil, and the sweet incense, and the covering for the Tent door,
Shemot 39:39 the bronze altar and its bronze grating, its poles, and all its utensils, the basin with its stand,
Shemot 39:40 the screens of the courtyard, its columns and its sockets, the covering for the courtyard gate, its cords, and its pegs, and all the utensils for the service of the Mishkan, for the Ohel Mo’ed,
Shemot 39:41 the woven garments, to do service in the kodesh: the kadosh garments for Aharon the kohen, and his sons’ garments, to serve as kohanim.
Shemot 39:42 According to all that יהוה had commanded Moshe, so the children of Yisra’ĕl did all the work.
Shemot 39:43 And Moshe looked over all the work and saw they did it as יהוה had commanded, so they had done. And Moshe blessed them.
Shemot 40:1 And יהוה spoke to Moshe, saying,
Shemot 40:2 “On the first day of the first month, you are to raise up the Mishkan of the Ohel Mo’ed,
Shemot 40:3 and shall put in it the aron of the Witness, and screen the aron with the veil.
Shemot 40:4 “And you shall bring in the table and arrange what belongs on it, and bring in the menorah and light its lamps.
Shemot 40:5 “And you shall set the altar of gold for the incense before the aron of the Witness, and put up the covering of the door to the Mishkan.
Shemot 40:6 “And you shall set the altar of the burnt offering before the door of the Mishkan of the Ohel Mo’ed,
Shemot 40:7 and shall set the basin between the Ohel Mo’ed and the altar, and shall put water therein.
Shemot 40:8 “And you shall set up the courtyard all around, and shall place the covering of the courtyard gate,
Shemot 40:9 and shall take the anointing oil, and mashiach the Mishkan and all that is in it, and shall set it and all its utensils apart, and it shall be kadosh.
Shemot 40:10 “And you shall mashiach the altar of the burnt offering and all its utensils, and kadash the altar, and the altar shall be kodesh kodesh.
Shemot 40:11 “And you shall mashiach the basin and its stand, and kadash it.
Shemot 40:12 “And you shall bring Aharon and his sons to the door of the Ohel Mo’ed and wash them with water.
Shemot 40:13 “And you shall put the kadosh garments on Aharon, and mashiach him and kadash him to kahan.
Shemot 40:14 “And you shall bring his sons and put long shirts on them,
Shemot 40:15 and shall mashiach them, as you mashiach-ed their father, and they kahan. And their mashiach-ing shall be for them an Olam k’hunnah throughout their generations.”
Shemot 40:16 And Moshe did according to all that יהוה had commanded him, so he did.
Shemot 40:17 And it came to be in the first month of the second year, on the first day of the month, that the Mishkan was raised up.
Shemot 40:18 And Moshe raised up the Mishkan and placed its sockets, and set up its boards, and put in its bars, and raised up its columns,
Shemot 40:19 and spread the tent over the Mishkan and put the covering of the tent on top of it, as יהוה had commanded Moshe.
Shemot 40:20 And he took the Witness and put it into the aron, and he put the poles through the rings of the aron, and put the lid of atonement on top of the aron,
Shemot 40:21 and brought the aron into the Mishkan, and placed the veil of the covering to screen off the aron of the Witness, as יהוה had commanded Moshe.
Shemot 40:22 And he put the table in the Ohel Mo’ed, on the north side of the Mishkan, outside the veil,
Shemot 40:23 and set the bread in order upon it before יהוה, as יהוה had commanded Moshe.
Shemot 40:24 And he put the menorah in the Ohel Mo’ed, opposite the table, on the south side of the Mishkan,
Shemot 40:25 and lit the lamps before יהוה, as יהוה had commanded Moshe.
Shemot 40:26 And he put the gold altar in the Ohel Mo’ed in front of the veil,
Shemot 40:27 and burned sweet incense on it, as יהוה had commanded Moshe.
Shemot 40:28 And he set up the covering to the door of the Mishkan.
Shemot 40:29 And he put the altar of burnt offering before the door of the Mishkan of the Ohel Mo’ed, and offered upon it the burnt offering and the grain offering, as יהוה had commanded Moshe.
Shemot 40:30 And he put the kiyor (laver) between the Ohel Mo’ed and the altar, and put water therein for washing.
Shemot 40:31 And Moshe, and Aharon, and his sons washed their hands and their feet with water from it,
Shemot 40:32 as they went into the Ohel Mo’ed, and as they came near the altar. They would wash, as יהוה had commanded Moshe.
Shemot 40:33 And he raised up the courtyard all around the Mishkan and the altar, and placed the covering of the courtyard gate. And Moshe completed the work.
Shemot 40:34 And the cloud covered the Ohel Mo’ed, and the esteem (kabod) of יהוה filled the Mishkan.
Shemot 40:35 And Moshe was not able to come into the Ohel Mo’ed, because the cloud dwelt on it, and the esteem of יהוה filled the Mishkan.
Shemot 40:36 And when the cloud was taken up from above the Mishkan, the children of Yisra’ĕl went onward in all their journeys.
Shemot 40:37 But if the cloud was not taken up, then they did not set out till the day that it was taken up.
Shemot 40:38 For the cloud of יהוה was on the Mishkan by day, and fire was on it by night, before the eyes of all the house of Yisra’ĕl, in all their journeys.