American Standard Version

Exodus 28

1Andbringהַקְרֵ֣בhak.RevH7126thounearunto theeAaronH175thybrotherאָחִ֜יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251,andhissonsH1121withhim,fromamongthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,thathemayministeruntomeinthepriest’s office,evenAaronH175,Nadabנָדָ֧בna.DavH5070andAbihuוַאֲבִיה֛וּאva.'a.vi.Hu'H30,Eleazarאֶלְעָזָ֥ר'el.'a.ZarH499andIthamarוְאִיתָמָ֖רve.'i.ta.MarH385,Aaron’ssonsH1121.

2Andthou shaltmakeוְעָשִׂ֥יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213holyH6944garmentsבִגְדֵי־vig.dei-H899forAaronלְאַהֲרֹ֣ןle.'a.ha.RonH175thybrotherאָחִ֑יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251,forgloryH8597andforbeautyוּלְתִפְאָֽרֶת׃u.le.tif.'A.retH8597.

3Andthou shaltspeakתְּדַבֵּר֙te.da.BerH1696untoallthatarewise-hearted,whomIhavefilledמִלֵּאתִ֖יוmi.le.TivH4390withthespiritר֣וּחַRu.achH7307ofwisdomחָכְמָ֑הchokh.mahH2451,thattheymakeוְעָשׂ֞וּve.'a.SuH6213Aaron’sgarmentsבִּגְדֵ֧יbig.DeiH899tosanctifyH6942him,thathemayministeruntomeinthepriest’s office.

4Andthesearethegarmentsהַבְּגָדִ֜יםha.be.ga.DimH899whichtheyshallmakeיַעֲשׂ֗וּya.'a.SuH6213:abreastplate,andanephodוְאֵפוֹד֙ve.'e.fOdH646,andarobeוּמְעִ֔ילu.me.'IlH4598,andacoatofcheckerwork,amitre,andagirdle:andtheyshallmakeוְעָשׂ֨וּve.'a.SuH6213holyH6944garmentsבִגְדֵי־vig.dei-H899forAaronלְאַהֲרֹ֥ןle.'a.ha.RonH175thybrotherאָחִ֛יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251,andhissonsוּלְבָנָ֖יוu.le.va.NavH1121,thathemayministeruntomeinthepriest’s office.

5Andtheyshalltakeיִקְח֣וּyik.ChuH3947thegoldהַזָּהָ֔בha.za.HavH2091,andtheblueH8504,andthepurpleהָֽאַרְגָּמָ֑ןha.'ar.ga.ManH713,andthescarletהַשָּׁנִ֖יha.sha.NiH8144,andthefineהַשֵּֽׁשׁ׃ פha.SheshH8336linenH8336.

6Andtheyshallmakeוְעָשׂ֖וּve.'a.SuH6213theephodהָאֵפֹ֑דha.'e.FodH646ofgoldזָ֠הָבza.hoH2091,ofblueH8504,andpurpleוְאַרְגָּמָ֜ןve.'ar.ga.ManH713,scarletשָׁנִ֛יsha.NiH8144,andfineוְשֵׁ֥שׁve.SheshH8336twinedlinenH8336,theworkמַעֲשֵׂ֥הma.'a.SehH4639oftheskilfulworkman.

7Itshallhavetwoשְׁתֵּ֧יshe.TeiH8147shoulder-piecesjoinedחֹֽבְרֹ֗תchoe.RotH2266tothetwoשְׁנֵ֥יshe.NeiH8147endsקְצוֹתָ֖יוke.tzo.TavH7098thereof,thatitmaybeיִֽהְיֶה־yih.yeh-H1961joinedH2266togetherוְחֻבָּֽר׃ve.chu.BarH2266.

8Andtheskilfullywovenband,whichisuponit, wherewithtogirditon,shallbeיִהְיֶ֑הyih.YehH1961liketheworkH4639thereofandofthesamepiece;ofgoldזָהָ֗בza.HavH2091,ofblueH8504,andpurpleוְאַרְגָּמָ֛ןve.'ar.ga.ManH713,andscarletשָׁנִ֖יsha.NiH8144,andfineוְשֵׁ֥שׁve.SheshH8336twinedlinenH8336.

9Andthou shalttakeוְלָ֣קַחְתָּ֔ve.La.kach.taH3947twoשְׁתֵּ֖יshe.TeiH8147onyxשֹׁ֑הַםSho.hamH7718stonesH68,andgraveonthemthenamesH8034ofthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478:

10sixשִׁשָּׁה֙shi.ShahH8337oftheirnamesH8034ontheoneהָאֶחָ֑תha.'e.ChatH259stoneהָאֶ֣בֶןha.'E.venH68,andthenamesH8034ofthesixהַשִּׁשָּׁ֧הha.shi.ShahH8337thatremainהַנּוֹתָרִ֛יםha.no.ta.RimH3498ontheotherstoneהָאֶ֥בֶןha.'E.venH68,accordingtotheirbirth.

11Withtheworkמַעֲשֵׂ֣הma.'a.SehH4639ofanengraverחָרַשׁ֮cha.RashH2796instoneH68,liketheengravingsH6603ofasignet, shalt thou engravethetwoשְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeiH8147stonesH68,accordingtothenamesH8034ofthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478: thou shaltmakeתַּעֲשֶׂ֥הta.'a.SehH6213themtobeinclosedinsettingsofgoldזָהָ֖בza.HavH2091.

12Andthou shaltputוְשַׂמְתָּ֞ve.sam.TaH7760thetwoשְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeiH8147stonesH68upontheshoulder-piecesoftheephodהָֽאֵפֹ֔דha.'e.FodH646,tobestonesH68ofmemorialH2146forthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478:andAaronאַהֲרֹ֨ן'a.ha.RonH175shallbearוְנָשָׂא֩ve.na.Sa'H5375theirnamesH8034beforeJehovahuponhistwoשְׁתֵּ֥יshe.TeiH8147shouldersH3802foramemorialH2146.

13Andthou shaltmakeוְעָשִׂ֥יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213settingsofgoldזָהָֽב׃za.HavH2091,

14andtwoוּשְׁתֵּ֤יu.she.TeiH8147chainsשַׁרְשְׁרֹת֙shar.she.RotH8333ofpureטָה֔וֹרta.HorH2889goldזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091;likecordsH5688shalt thoumakeH5414them,ofwreathenworkמַעֲשֵׂ֣הma.'a.SehH4639:andthou shaltputוְנָתַתָּ֛הve.na.ta.TahH5414thewreathenchainsשַׁרְשְׁרֹ֥תshar.she.RotH8333onthesettings.

15Andthou shaltmakeוְעָשִׂ֜יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213abreastplateofjudgmentמִשְׁפָּט֙mish.PatH4941,theworkמַעֲשֵׂ֣הma.'a.SehH4639oftheskilfulworkman;liketheworkכְּמַעֲשֵׂ֥הke.ma.'a.SehH4639oftheephodאֵפֹ֖ד'e.FodH646thou shaltmakeתַּעֲשֶׂ֑נּוּta.'a.Se.nuH6213it;ofgoldזָ֠הָבza.hoH2091,ofblueH8504,andpurpleוְאַרְגָּמָ֜ןve.'ar.ga.ManH713,andscarletשָׁנִ֛יsha.NiH8144,andfineוְשֵׁ֥שׁve.SheshH8336twinedlinenH8336, shalt thoumakeתַּעֲשֶׂ֥הta.'a.SehH6213it.

16Foursquareitshallbeיִֽהְיֶ֖הyih.YehH1961anddoubleכָּפ֑וּלka.FulH3717;aspanזֶ֥רֶתZe.retH2239shallbeH1961thelengthאָרְכּ֖וֹ'a.re.KoH753thereof,andaspanוְזֶ֥רֶתve.Ze.retH2239thebreadthרָחְבּֽוֹ׃ra.che.BoH7341thereof.

17Andthou shaltsetinitsettingsofstonesאֶ֔בֶן'E.venH68,fourאַרְבָּעָ֖ה'ar.ba.'AhH702rowsטוּרִ֣יםtu.RimH2905ofstonesאָ֑בֶן'A.venH68:arowט֗וּרTurH2905ofsardius,topazפִּטְדָה֙pit.DahH6357,andcarbuncleshallbethefirstrowהַטּ֖וּרha.TurH2905;

18andthesecondהַשֵּׁנִ֑יha.she.NiH8145rowוְהַטּ֖וּרve.ha.TurH2905an emerald,asapphireסַפִּ֖ירsa.PirH5601,andadiamond;

19andthethirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֑יha.she.li.ShiH7992rowוְהַטּ֖וּרve.ha.TurH2905ajacinthלֶ֥שֶׁםLe.shemH3958, anagateשְׁב֖וֹshe.VoH7618,andanamethystוְאַחְלָֽמָה׃ve.'ach.La.mahH306;

20andthefourthהָרְבִיעִ֔יha.re.vi.'IH7243rowוְהַטּוּר֙ve.ha.TurH2905aberyl,andanonyxוְשֹׁ֖הַםve.Sho.hamH7718,andajasperוְיָשְׁפֵ֑הve.ya.she.PehH3471:theyshallbeיִהְי֖וּyih.YuH1961inclosedingoldזָהָ֛בza.HavH2091intheirsettings.

21AndthestonesH68shallbeתִּֽהְיֶ֜יןָtih.Yei.naH1961accordingtothenamesH8034ofthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478,twelve,accordingtotheirnamesH8034;liketheengravingsH6603ofasignet,everyoneאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376accordingtohisnameH8034,theyshallbeתִּֽהְיֶ֕יןָtih.Yei.naH1961forthetwelvetribesשָֽׁבֶט׃Sha.vetH7626.

22Andthou shaltmakeוְעָשִׂ֧יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213uponthebreastplatechainslikecordsH5688,ofwreathenworkמַעֲשֵׂ֣הma.'a.SehH4639ofpureטָהֽוֹר׃ta.HorH2889goldזָהָ֖בza.HavH2091.

23Andthou shaltmakeH5414uponthebreastplatetwoשְׁתֵּ֖יshe.TeiH8147ringsטַבְּע֣וֹתta.be.'otH2885ofgoldזָהָ֑בza.HavH2091,andshaltputוְנָתַתָּ֗ve.na.ta.TaH5414thetwoשְׁתֵּי֙she.TeiH8147ringsהַטַּבָּע֔וֹתha.ta.ba.'otH2885onthetwoשְׁנֵ֖יshe.NeiH8147endsקְצ֥וֹתke.TzotH7098ofthebreastplate.

24Andthou shaltputוְנָתַתָּ֗הve.na.ta.TahH5414thetwoשְׁתֵּי֙she.TeiH8147wreathenchainsofgoldהַזָּהָ֔בha.za.HavH2091inthetwoשְׁתֵּ֖יshe.TeiH8147ringsהַטַּבָּעֹ֑תha.ta.ba.'OtH2885attheendsקְצ֖וֹתke.TzotH7098ofthebreastplate.

25Andtheothertwoשְׁתֵּ֤יshe.TeiH8147endsקְצוֹת֙ke.tzOtH7098ofthetwoשְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeiH8147wreathenchainsthou shaltputתִּתֵּ֖ןti.TenH5414onthetwoשְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeiH8147settings,andputוְנָתַתָּ֛הve.na.ta.TahH5414themontheshoulder-piecesoftheephodהָאֵפֹ֖דha.'e.FodH646intheforepart thereof.

26Andthou shaltmakeH7760twoשְׁתֵּי֙she.TeiH8147ringsטַבְּע֣וֹתta.be.'otH2885ofgoldזָהָ֔בza.HavH2091,andthou shaltputוְשַׂמְתָּ֣ve.sam.TaH7760themuponthetwoשְׁנֵ֖יshe.NeiH8147endsקְצ֣וֹתke.TzotH7098ofthebreastplate,upontheedgeשְׂפָת֕וֹse.fa.ToH8193thereof,whichistowardthesideעֵ֥בֶר'E.verH5676oftheephodהָאֵפֹ֖דha.'e.FodH646inward.

27Andthou shaltmakeH5414twoשְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeiH8147ringsטַבְּע֣וֹתta.be.'otH2885ofgoldזָהָב֒za.HavH2091,andshaltputוְנָתַתָּ֣הve.na.ta.TahH5414themonthetwoשְׁתֵּי֩she.TeiH8147shoulder-piecesoftheephodהָאֵפ֤וֹדha.'e.FodH646underneath,intheforepart thereof,closeלְעֻמַּ֖תle.'u.MatH5980bythecoupling thereof,abovetheskilfullywovenbandoftheephodהָאֵפֽוֹד׃ha.'e.FodH646.

28Andtheyshallbindthebreastplatebytheringsמִֽטַּבְּעֹתָ֞יוmi.ta.be.'o.tovH2885thereof untotheringsטַבְּעֹ֤תta.be.'OtH2885oftheephodהָאֵפֹד֙ha.'e.FodH646withalaceofblueH8504,thatitmaybeלִֽהְי֖וֹתlih.YotH1961upontheskilfullywovenbandoftheephodהָאֵפ֑וֹדha.'e.FodH646,andthatthebreastplatebeH1961notloosedfromtheephodהָאֵפֽוֹד׃ha.'e.FodH646.

29AndAaronאַ֠הֲרֹן'A.ha.ronH175shallbearוְנָשָׂ֣אve.na.Sa'H5375thenamesH8034ofthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478inthebreastplateofjudgmentהַמִּשְׁפָּ֛טha.mish.PatH4941uponhisheartלִבּ֖וֹli.BoH3820,whenhegoethinuntotheholyהַקֹּ֑דֶשׁha.Ko.deshH6944placeH6944,foramemorialלְזִכָּרֹ֥ןle.zi.ka.RonH2146beforeJehovahcontinuallyתָּמִֽיד׃ta.MidH8548.

30Andthou shaltputוְנָתַתָּ֞ve.na.ta.TaH5414inthebreastplateofjudgmentהַמִּשְׁפָּ֗טha.mish.PatH4941theUrimהָאוּרִים֙ha.'u.RimH224andtheThummimהַתֻּמִּ֔יםha.tu.MimH8550;andtheyshallbeוְהָיוּ֙ve.ha.YuH1961uponAaron’sheartלֵ֣בlevH3820,whenhegoethinbeforeJehovah:andAaronH175shallbearוְנָשָׂ֣אve.na.Sa'H5375thejudgmentמִשְׁפַּ֨טmish.PatH4941ofthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֧לYis.ra.'ElH3478uponhisheartלִבּ֛וֹli.BoH3820beforeJehovahcontinuallyתָּמִֽיד׃ סta.MidH8548.

31Andthou shaltmakeוְעָשִׂ֛יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213therobeמְעִ֥ילme.'IlH4598oftheephodהָאֵפ֖וֹדha.'e.FodH646allofblueH8504.

32AnditshallhaveaholefortheheadH7218inthemidstH8432thereof:itshallhaveabindingofwovenworkמַעֲשֵׂ֣הma.'a.SehH4639roundH5439abouttheholeofit,asitwereH1961theholeofacoatofmail,thatitbeH1961notrent.

33Andupontheskirtsשׁוּלָ֗יוshu.LavH7757ofitthou shaltmakeוְעָשִׂ֣יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213pomegranatesH7416ofblueH8504,andofpurpleוְאַרְגָּמָן֙ve.'ar.ga.ManH713,andofscarletשָׁנִ֔יsha.NiH8144,roundH5439abouttheskirtsשׁוּלָ֖יוshu.LavH7757thereof;andbellsוּפַעֲמֹנֵ֥יu.fa.'a.mo.NeiH6472ofgoldזָהָ֛בza.HavH2091betweenthemroundH5439about:

34agoldenbellפַּעֲמֹ֤ןpa.'a.MonH6472andapomegranateוְרִמּ֔וֹןve.ri.MonH7416,agoldenbellפַּֽעֲמֹ֥ןpa.'a.MonH6472andapomegranateוְרִמּ֑וֹןve.ri.MonH7416,upontheskirtsשׁוּלֵ֥יshu.LeiH7757oftherobeהַמְּעִ֖ילha.me.'IlH4598roundH5439about.

35Anditshallbeוְהָיָ֥הve.ha.YahH1961uponAaronאַהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.RonH175tominister:andthesoundק֠וֹלוֹko.loH6963thereofshallbeH1961heardH8085whenhegoethinuntotheholyהַקֹּ֜דֶשׁha.Ko.deshH6944placeH6944beforeJehovah,andwhenhecomethout,thathedieיָמֽוּת׃ סya.MutH4191not.

36Andthou shaltmakeוְעָשִׂ֥יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213aplateצִּ֖יץtzitzH6731ofpureטָה֑וֹרta.HorH2889goldזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091,andgraveuponit,liketheengravingsH6603ofasignet,HOLYH6944TOJEHOVAH.

37Andthou shaltputוְשַׂמְתָּ֤ve.sam.TaH7760itonalaceofblueH8504,anditshallbeוְהָיָ֖הve.ha.YahH1961uponthemitre;upontheforefrontofthemitreitshallbeיִהְיֶֽה׃yih.YehH1961.

38Anditshallbeוְהָיָה֮ve.ha.YahH1961uponAaron’sforeheadמֵ֣צַחMe.tzachH4696,andAaronH175shallbearוְנָשָׂ֨אve.na.Sa'H5375theiniquityH5771oftheholyH6944thingsH6944,whichthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478shallhallowinalltheirholyH6944giftsמַתְּנֹ֖תma.te.NotH4979;anditshallbeוְהָיָ֤הve.ha.YahH1961alwaysuponhisforeheadמִצְחוֹ֙mitz.ChoH4696,thattheymaybeH1961acceptedbeforeJehovah.

39Andthou shaltweavethecoatincheckerworkמַעֲשֵׂ֥הma.'a.SehH4639offineשֵׁ֔שׁSheshH8336linenשֵׁ֑שׁSheshH8336,andthou shaltmakeוְעָשִׂ֖יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213a mitreoffineH8336linenH8336,andthou shaltmakeתַּעֲשֶׂ֖הta.'a.SehH6213a girdle,theworkH4639oftheembroiderer.

40AndforAaron’ssonsוְלִבְנֵ֤יve.liv.NeiH1121thou shaltmakeתַּעֲשֶׂ֣הta.'a.SehH6213coats,andthou shaltmakeוְעָשִׂ֥יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213forthemgirdles,andhead-tires shalt thoumakeתַּעֲשֶׂ֣הta.'a.SehH6213forthem,forgloryH8597andforbeautyוּלְתִפְאָֽרֶת׃u.le.tif.'A.retH8597.

41Andthou shaltputH3847themuponAaronאַהֲרֹ֣ן'a.ha.RonH175thybrotherאָחִ֔יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251,anduponhissonsבָּנָ֖יוba.NavH1121withhim,andshaltanointוּמָשַׁחְתָּ֨u.ma.shach.TaH4886them,andconsecrateוְקִדַּשְׁתָּ֥ve.ki.dash.TaH6942them,andsanctifyH6942them,thattheymayministeruntomeinthepriest’s office.

42Andthou shaltmakeוַעֲשֵׂ֤הva.'a.SehH6213themlinenבָ֔דVadH906breechestocoverלְכַסּ֖וֹתle.kha.SotH3680thefleshבְּשַׂ֣רbe.SarH1320oftheirnakednessעֶרְוָ֑ה'er.VahH6172;fromtheloinsH4975evenuntothethighsיְרֵכַ֖יִםye.re.Kha.yimH3409theyshallreach:

43andtheyshallbeוְהָיוּ֩ve.ha.YuH1961uponAaronאַהֲרֹ֨ן'a.ha.RonH175,anduponhissonsבָּנָ֜יוba.NavH1121,whentheygoבְּבֹאָ֣ם׀be.vo.'AmH935inuntothetentאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168ofmeetingמוֹעֵ֗דmo.'EdH4150,orwhentheycomeH935nearuntothealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֙חַ֙ha.miz.Be.achH4196toministerintheholyבַּקֹּ֔דֶשׁba.Ko.deshH6944placeH6944;thattheybearיִשְׂא֥וּyis.'UH5375notiniquityH5771,anddieוָמֵ֑תוּva.Me.tuH4191:itshallbeH1961astatuteחֻקַּ֥תchu.KatH2708foreverH5769untohimanduntohisseedH2233afterhim.

Commentaries on Exodus 28

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