Exodus 25:9

“According to all that I am showing you, the pattern of the dwelling and the pattern of all its furnishings, so you shall make it.”

Exodus 25:9 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Exodus 25:9, word by word

am showingמַרְאֶהmare

show

To make someone see something.

Where else “mare” appears
the patternתַּבְנִיתtavnit

pattern

The pattern for building something.

Where else “tavnit” appears
of the dwellingמִּשְׁכָּןmishkan

dwelling

The holy tent where YHWH lived among Israel.

Where else “mishkan” appears
its furnishingsכֵּלָיkelay

utensil

Something for use: tools, jewels, travel gear.

Where else “kelay” appears
you shall make itתַּעֲשׂוּtaasu

make

To build or create something.

Where else “taasu” appears

Translation note

Hebrews 8:5 quotes this command in the words of verse 40, and says that the sanctuary was a copy of what is heavenly.

The context

8And they shall make me a sanctuary, and I will dwell in their midst.

9 · This verse (above)

10They shall make an ark of acacia wood: two cubits and a half its length, a cubit and a half its width, and a cubit and a half its height.

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