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Hebrew Parsing -- Raw Output

Exodus 25:8 (Sanctuary/Dwelling Terminology)

וְעָ֥שׂוּ לִ֖י מִקְדָּ֑שׁ וְשָׁכַנְתִּ֖י בְּתֹוכָֽם׃

Hebrew          Lemma        Parsing                   Gloss
וְ              ו            Conj.+NAN                 and
עָ֥שׂוּ         עשׂה         Verb.Qal.Perf.3p          make
לִ֖י            ל            Prep.+1us                 to (me)
מִקְדָּ֑שׁ      מקדשׁ        Noun.ms.Abs               sanctuary
וְ              ו            Conj.+NAN                 and
שָׁכַנְתִּ֖י    שׁכן         Verb.Qal.Perf.1s          dwell
בְּ             ב            Prep                      in
תֹוכָֽם         תוך          Noun.ms.Abs.+3mp          midst

Key notes: - miqdash (מִקְדָּשׁ) from root qadash (holy) -- the "holy place" / sanctuary - shakan (שׁכן) Qal Perfect 1st singular -- "I will dwell" -- permanent settled dwelling - betokam (בְּתֹוכָם) -- "in their midst" -- preposition + noun construct + 3mp suffix

Exodus 25:22 (Communion from the Mercy Seat)

וְנֹועַדְתִּ֣י לְךָ֮ שָׁם֒ וְדִבַּרְתִּ֨י אִתְּךָ֜ מֵעַ֣ל הַכַּפֹּ֗רֶת מִבֵּין֙ שְׁנֵ֣י הַכְּרֻבִ֔ים

Hebrew          Lemma        Parsing                   Gloss
וְנֹועַדְתִּ֣י    יעד          Verb.Niphal.Perf.1s       appoint (meet by appointment)
לְךָ֮           ל            Prep.+2ms                 to you
שָׁם֒           שׁם          Adv.+NAN                  there
וְדִבַּרְתִּ֨י    דבר          Verb.Piel.Perf.1s         speak
אִתְּךָ֜        את           Prep.+2ms                 together with you
מֵעַ֣ל          מן + על      Prep compound              from upon
הַכַּפֹּ֗רֶת      כפרת         Noun.fs.Abs               cover (mercy seat)
מִבֵּין֙        מן + בין     Prep + Noun.ms.Cst         from between
שְׁנֵ֣י         שׁנים        Noun.d.Cst                two
הַכְּרֻבִ֔ים      כרוב         Noun.mp.Abs               cherubim

Key notes: - noyadti (נֹועַדְתִּי) from yaad, Niphal -- "I will meet by appointment" -- deliberate meeting - kapporeth (כַּפֹּרֶת) -- cover/mercy seat (from kaphar, to cover/atone) - mibbein (מִבֵּין) -- "from between" -- God speaks from between the two cherubim

Exodus 26:33 (The Veil as Divider)

וְהִבְדִּילָ֤ה הַפָּרֹ֨כֶת֙ לָכֶ֔ם בֵּ֣ין הַקֹּ֔דֶשׁ וּבֵ֖ין קֹ֥דֶשׁ הַקֳּדָשִֽׁים׃

Hebrew          Lemma        Parsing                   Gloss
וְהִבְדִּילָ֤ה    בדל          Verb.Hiphil.Perf.3fs      separate/divide
הַפָּרֹ֨כֶת֙      פרכת         Noun.fs.Abs               curtain/veil
לָכֶ֔ם          ל            Prep.+2mp                 for you
בֵּ֣ין          בין          Noun.ms.Cst               between/interval
הַקֹּ֔דֶשׁ        קדשׁ         Noun.ms.Abs               the holy (place)
וּבֵ֖ין         ו + בין      Conj + Noun.ms.Cst        and between
קֹ֥דֶשׁ         קדשׁ         Noun.ms.Cst               holy of
הַקֳּדָשִֽׁים     קדשׁ         Noun.mp.Abs               holinesses (= the holiest)

Key notes: - hivdilah (הִבְדִּילָה) from badal, Hiphil -- "shall separate/divide" -- same root as Gen 1 separation language - paroketh (פָּרֹכֶת) -- the veil/curtain that divides - qodesh haqqodashim (קֹדֶשׁ הַקֳּדָשִׁים) -- "holy of holies" -- superlative construct: holiness of holinesses

Exodus 27:1-2 (Bronze Altar)

Verse 1:
וְעָשִׂ֥יתָ אֶת־הַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַ עֲצֵ֣י שִׁטִּ֑ים חָמֵשׁ֩ אַמֹּ֨ות אֹ֜רֶךְ וְחָמֵ֧שׁ אַמֹּ֣ות רֹ֗חַב רָב֤וּעַ יִהְיֶה֙ הַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַ וְשָׁלֹ֥שׁ אַמֹּ֖ות קֹמָתֹֽו׃

Hebrew          Lemma        Parsing                   Gloss
הַמִּזְבֵּחַ     מזבח         Noun.ms.Abs               the altar (place of slaughter)
עֲצֵ֣י          עץ           Noun.mp.Cst               trees/wood of
שִׁטִּ֑ים       שׁטה         Noun.fp.Abs               acacia
חָמֵשׁ          חמשׁ         Noun.s.Abs                five
אַמֹּ֨ות        אמה          Noun.fp.Abs               cubits
אֹ֜רֶךְ         ארך          Noun.ms.Abs               length
רָב֤וּעַ        רבע          Verb.Qal.Ptcp             foursquare
שָׁלֹ֥שׁ        שׁלשׁ        Noun.s.Abs                three
קֹמָתֹֽו        קומה         Noun.fs.Abs.+3ms          its height

Key notes: - mizbeach (מִזְבֵּחַ) from zabach "to slaughter" -- the altar is literally "the place of slaughter" - Five cubits long, five cubits broad (square), three cubits high - Acacia wood -- desert tree, durable

Exodus 38:25-27 (Silver from Redemption Money)

Verse 25:
וְכֶ֛סֶף פְּקוּדֵ֥י הָעֵדָ֖ה מְאַ֣ת כִּכָּ֑ר

Hebrew          Lemma        Parsing                   Gloss
כֶ֛סֶף          כסף          Noun.ms.Cst               silver of
פְּקוּדֵ֥י      פקד          Verb.Qal.Ptcp.mp.Cst      those numbered/mustered of
הָעֵדָ֖ה          עדה          Noun.fs.Abs               the congregation
מְאַ֣ת          מאה          Noun.fs.Cst               hundred of
כִּכָּ֑ר        ככר          Noun.fs.Abs               talent (disk)

Verse 27:
וַיְהִ֗י מְאַת֙ כִּכַּ֣ר הַכֶּ֔סֶף לָצֶ֗קֶת אֵ֚ת אַדְנֵ֣י הַקֹּ֔דֶשׁ

Key terms:
- adney haqqodesh (אַדְנֵי הַקֹּדֶשׁ) -- "sockets/bases of the sanctuary"
- eden (אֶדֶן, H134) -- socket/base/foundation
- The 100 talents of silver were cast into the sockets of the sanctuary and sockets of the veil
- A talent per socket (100 sockets from 100 talents)
- The silver came from the numbered men (atonement/redemption money, Exo 30:12-16)