Category Archives: Exodus

καὶ ὁ στίχος ὁ δεύτερος ἄνθραξ καὶ σάπφειρος καὶ ἴασπις· and the second row carbuncle and sapphire and jasper; והטור השׁני נפך ספיר ויהלם׃   *   carbuncle, i.e. a precious stone of dark-red colour, including the carbuncle, ruby, and garnet

Καὶ καθυφανεῖς ἐν αὐτῷ ὕφασμα κατάλιθον τετράστιχον. στίχος λίθων ἔσται σάρδιον, τοπάζιον καὶ σμάραγδος, ὁ στίχος ὁ εἷς· And you shall interweave in it a texture holding stones of four rows. A row of stones shall be sardius, topaz and … Continue reading →

Τετράγωνον ἔσται, διπλοῦν· σπιθαμῆς τὸ μῆκος αὐτοῦ καὶ σπιθαμῆς τὸ εὖρος. It shall be square, double; the length of it a span and the width a span. רבוע יהיה כפול זרת ארכו וזרת רחבו׃   *   See Exodus 28:15 *  … Continue reading →

Καὶ ποιήσεις λογεῖον τῶν κρίσεων, ἔργον ποικιλτοῦ· κατὰ τὸν ῥυθμὸν τῆς ἐπωμίδος ποιήσεις αὐτό· ἐκ χρυσίου καὶ ὑακίνθου καὶ πορφύρας καὶ κοκκίνου κεκλωσμένου καὶ βύσσου κεκλωσμένης 28:16 ποιήσεις αὐτό. And you shall make an oracular breastplate of judgments, work of … Continue reading →

καὶ ποιήσεις δύο κροσσωτὰ ἐκ χρυσίου καθαροῦ, καταμεμιγμένα ἐν ἄνθεσιν, ἔργον πλοκῆς· καὶ ἐπιθήσεις τὰ κροσσωτὰ τὰ πεπλεγμένα ἐπὶ τὰς ἀσπιδίσκας κατὰ τὰς παρωμίδας αὐτῶν ἐκ τῶν ἐμπροσθίων. and you shall make two tassels of pure gold, intermixed with flowers, … Continue reading →

Καὶ ποιήσεις ἀσπιδίσκας ἐκ χρυσίου καθαροῦ· And you shall make small shield of pure gold; ועשׂית משׁבצת זהב׃   *   small shield, i.e. ornamental small shield  

Καὶ θήσεις τοὺς δύο λίθους ἐπὶ τῶν ὤμων τῆς ἐπωμίδος· λίθοι μνημοσύνου εἰσὶν τοῖς υἱοῖς Ἰσραήλ· καὶ ἀναλήμψεται Ἀαρὼν τὰ ὀνόματα τῶν υἱῶν Ἰσραὴλ ἔναντι Κυρίου ἐπὶ τῶν δύο ὤμων αὐτοῦ, μνημόσυνον περὶ αὐτῶν. And you shall put the two … Continue reading →

Ἔργον λιθουργικῆς τέχνης, γλύμμα σφραγῖδος, διαγλύψεις τοὺς δύο λίθους ἐπὶ τοῖς ὀνόμασιν τῶν υἱῶν Ἰσραήλ. Work of stone-engraver’s craft, engraved seal, you shall engrave the two stones with the names of the sons of Israel. מעשׂה חרשׁ אבן פתוחי חתם תפתח … Continue reading →

ἓξ ὀνόματα ἐπὶ τὸν λίθον τὸν ἕνα, καὶ τὰ ἓξ ὀνόματα τὰ λοιπὰ ἐπὶ τὸν λίθον τὸν δεύτερον, κατὰ τὰς γενέσεις αὐτῶν. six names on the first stone, and the other six names on the second stone, according to their … Continue reading →

Καὶ λήμψῃ τοὺς δύο λίθους, λίθους σμαράγδου, καὶ γλύψεις ἐν αὐτοῖς τὰ ὀνόματα τῶν υἱῶν Ἰσραήλ, And you shall take the two stones, stones of emerald, and you shall engrave on them the names of the sons of Israel, ולקחת … Continue reading →