Exodus 39:3 — compare English translations
Compare translationsExodus 39:3 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַֽיְרַקְּע֞וּ
râqaʻ
H7554
to beat out
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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פַּחֵ֣י
pach
H6341
snare
הַזָּהָב֮
zâhâb
H2091
gold
וְקִצֵּ֣ץ
qâtsats
H7112
to cut off
פְּתִילִם֒
pâthîyl
H6616
cord
לַעֲשׂ֗וֹת
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
בְּת֤וֹךְ
tâvek
H8432
midst
הַתְּכֵ֨לֶת֙
tᵉkêleth
H8504
violet
וּבְת֣וֹךְ
tâvek
H8432
midst
הָֽאַרְגָּמָ֔ן
ʼargâmân
H713
purple
וּבְת֛וֹךְ
tâvek
H8432
midst
תּוֹלַ֥עַת
tôwlâʻ
H8438
worm
הַשָּׁנִ֖י
shânîy
H8144
scarlet
וּבְת֣וֹךְ
tâvek
H8432
midst
הַשֵּׁ֑שׁ
shêsh
H8336
fine linen
מַעֲשֵׂ֖ה
maʻăseh
H4639
work
חֹשֵֽׁב
châshab
H2803
to think
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World English Bible Public Domain
They beat the gold into thin plates, and cut it into wires, to work it in the blue, in the purple, in the scarlet, and in the fine linen, the work of the skillful workman.
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King James Version Public Domain
And they did beat the gold into thin plates, and cut it into wires, to work it in the blue, and in the purple, and in the scarlet, and in the fine linen, with cunning work.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And they hammered the thin plates of gold, and he cut into threads to work among the blue and among the purple and among the worm of scarlet and among the fine linen, the work of a skillful craftsman.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).