וַיָּבֵ֨יא אוֹתִ֜י שָׁ֗מָּה וְהִנֵּה־אִישׁ֙ מַרְאֵ֙הוּ֙ כְּמַרְאֵ֣ה נְחֹ֔שֶׁת וּפְתִיל־פִּשְׁתִּ֥ים בְּיָד֖וֹ וּקְנֵ֣ה הַמִּדָּ֑ה וְה֥וּא עֹמֵ֖ד בַּשָּֽׁעַר׃
Levou-me, pois, para lá; e eis um homem cuja aparência era como a do bronze, tendo na mão um cordel de linho e uma cana de medir; e ele estava em pé na porta.
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like...copper Like the shine of the Living Beings (above 1:7): “and they sparkled like the color of burnished copper.”
Rashi
with a linen cord in his hand For measuring land, there is nothing better than linen cord.
Rashi
and a measuring rod with which to measure the thickness of the wall and the length and width of the gates.