American Standard Version
Leviticus 8:8
8And he placed the breastplate upon him: and in the breastplate he put the Urim and the Thummim.
Leviticus 8:8 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And he put the breastplate upon him: also he put in the breastplate the Urim and the Thummim.
- New International Version (NIV)He placed the breastpiece on him and put the Urim and Thummim in the breastpiece.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And he placed the breastpiece on him, and in the breastpiece he put the Urim and the Thummim.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Then he put the breastplate on him, and he put the Urim and the Thummim in the breastplate.
Context of Leviticus 8:8
6And Moses brought Aaron and his sons, and washed them with water. 7And he put upon him the coat, and girded him with the girdle, and clothed him with the robe, and put the ephod upon him, and he girded him with the skilfully woven band of the ephod, and bound it unto him therewith. And he placed the breastplate upon him: and in the breastplate he put the Urim and the Thummim. 9And he set the mitre upon his head; and upon the mitre, in front, did he set the golden plate, the holy crown; as Jehovah commanded Moses. 10And Moses took the anointing oil, and anointed the tabernacle and all that was therein, and sanctified them.
Read all of Leviticus 8Leviticus 8:8 word by word
וַיָּ֥שֶׂם עָלָ֖יו אֶת־הַחֹ֑שֶׁן וַיִּתֵּן֙ אֶל־הַחֹ֔שֶׁן אֶת־הָאוּרִ֖ים וְאֶת־הַתֻּמִּֽים׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Leviticus 8:8
- Exodus 28:15And thou shalt make a breastplate of judgment, the work of the skilful workman; like the work of the ephod thou shalt make it; of gold, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, shalt thou make it.
- Exodus 39:8And he made the breastplate, the work of the skilful workman, like the work of the ephod; of gold, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen.
- Isaiah 59:17And he put on righteousness as a breastplate, and a helmet of salvation upon his head; and he put on garments of vengeance for clothing, and was clad with zeal as a mantle.
- Ephesians 6:14Stand therefore, having girded your loins with truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness,
- 1 Thessalonians 5:8But let us, since we are of the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love; and for a helmet, the hope of salvation.
- Exodus 28:30And thou shalt put in the breastplate of judgment the Urim and the Thummim; and they shall be upon Aaron’s heart, when he goeth in before Jehovah: and Aaron shall bear the judgment of the children of Israel upon his heart before Jehovah continually.
- Ezra 2:63And the governor said unto them, that they should not eat of the most holy things, till there stood up a priest with Urim and with Thummim.
Commentaries on Leviticus 8:8
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8He put in the breastplate the Urim and the Thummim - The Urim and Thummim are here supposed to be something different from the breastplate itself. See Clarke's note on Exodus 28:15, See Clarke's note on Exodus 28:16, See Clarke's note on Exodus 28:30.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7-9Verses 7-9 See the notes at Leviticus 8:9 The holy crown - The golden plate of the mitre was so called as the distinctive badge of the high priest‘s consecration. See Leviticus 21:12.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8The breastpiece (see Exodus 28:15–30) was made it from embroidered linen folded in half. It had twelve stones, each engraved with the name of an Israelite tribe. A gold chain from the gold shoulder pieces of the ephod held it over the chest. The priests placed the Urim and Thummim in the breastpiece pocket (Exodus 28:30; 1 Samuel 23:9–12; 30:7–8). Their exact purpose is unclear. Most scholars think they are two stones, possibly different in color, that…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 7-97-9. he put upon him the coat, and girded him with the girdle--The splendor of the official vestments, together with the gorgeous tiara of the high priest, was intended, doubtless, in the first instance, to produce in the minds of the people a high respect for the ministers of religion; and in the next, from the predominant use of linen, to inculcate upon Aaron and his sons the duty of maintaining unspotted righteousness in their characters and lives.Read the comment
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- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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