9. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Jeremiah 10:9:1 ⧉כֶּ֣סֶףkesefsilver Jeremiah 10:9:2 ⧉מְרֻקָּ֞עmerukkabeaten, hammered out Jeremiah 10:9:3 ⧉מִתַּרְשִׁ֣ישׁmittarshishfrom Tarshish Jeremiah 10:9:4 ⧉יוּבָ֗אyuvais brought Jeremiah 10:9:5 ⧉וְזָהָב֙vezahavand gold Jeremiah 10:9:6 ⧉מֵֽאוּפָ֔זmeufazfrom Uphaz Jeremiah 10:9:7 ⧉מַעֲשֵׂ֥הmaasework of Jeremiah 10:9:8 ⧉חָרָ֖שׁkharasha craftsman, artisan Jeremiah 10:9:9 ⧉וִידֵ֣יvideand hands of Jeremiah 10:9:10 ⧉צוֹרֵ֑ףtsorefa goldsmith, refiner Jeremiah 10:9:11 ⧉תְּכֵ֤לֶתtekheletviolet, blue-purple Jeremiah 10:9:12 ⧉וְאַרְגָּמָן֙veargamanand purple Jeremiah 10:9:13 ⧉לְבוּשָׁ֔םlevushamtheir clothing Jeremiah 10:9:14 ⧉מַעֲשֵׂ֥הmaasework of Jeremiah 10:9:15 ⧉חֲכָמִ֖יםkhakhamimskilled men, wise men Jeremiah 10:9:16 ⧉כֻּלָּֽם׃kulamall of them |
9. Formal Translation Sheets of silver arrive from Tarshish, and gold from Uphaz; they are fashioned by the craftsman and by the hands of the goldsmith. Blue and purple are their robes—the handiwork of wise artisans, all of them. |
9. Dynamic Translation Silver beaten into plates comes from Tarshish, and gold from Uphaz. Artisans and goldsmiths produce these items. They clothe them in blue and purple—entirely the work of expert hands. |