Berean Standard Bible

Exodus 28:17-43

17And mountוּמִלֵּאתָ֥u.mi.le.TaH4390on ita settingמִלֻּ֣אַתmi.Lu.'atH4396of gemstonesאֶ֔בֶן'E.venH68,fourאַרְבָּעָ֖ה'ar.ba.'AhH702rowsטוּרִ֣יםtu.RimH2905of stonesאָ֑בֶן'A.venH68:In the firstהָאֶחָֽד׃ha.'e.ChadH259row there shall beט֗וּרTurH2905הַטּ֖וּרha.TurH2905a rubyאֹ֤דֶם'O.demH124,a topazפִּטְדָה֙pit.DahH6357,and an emeraldוּבָרֶ֔קֶתu.va.Re.ketH1304;

18in the secondהַשֵּׁנִ֑יha.she.NiH8145rowוְהַטּ֖וּרve.ha.TurH2905a turquoiseנֹ֥פֶךְNo.fekhH5306,a sapphireסַפִּ֖ירsa.PirH5601,and a diamondוְיָהֲלֹֽם׃ve.ya.ha.LomH3095;

19in the thirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֑יha.she.li.ShiH7992rowוְהַטּ֖וּרve.ha.TurH2905a jacinthלֶ֥שֶׁםLe.shemH3958,an agateשְׁב֖וֹshe.VoH7618,and an amethystוְאַחְלָֽמָה׃ve.'ach.La.mahH306;

20and in the fourthהָרְבִיעִ֔יha.re.vi.'IH7243rowוְהַטּוּר֙ve.ha.TurH2905a berylתַּרְשִׁ֥ישׁtar.ShishH8658,an onyxוְשֹׁ֖הַםve.Sho.hamH7718,and a jasperוְיָשְׁפֵ֑ה מְשֻׁבָּצִ֥יםve.ya.she.Peh me.shu.ba.TzimH3471 H7660.Mountיִהְי֖וּyih.YuH1961these stonesin goldזָהָ֛בza.HavH2091filigree settingsבְּמִלּוּאֹתָֽם׃be.mi.lu.'o.TamH4396.

21The twelveשְׁתֵּ֥ים עֶשְׂרֵ֖הshe.Teim 'es.RehH8147 H6240stonesוְ֠הָאֲבָנִיםVe.ha.'a.va.nimH68areתִּֽהְיֶ֜יןָtih.Yei.naH1961toעַל־'al-H5921correspond to the namesשְׁמֹ֧תshe.MotH8034of the sonsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478,eachעַל־ שְׁמֹתָ֑ם אִ֣ישׁ תִּֽהְיֶ֕יןָ'al- she.mo.Tam 'ish tih.Yei.naH376 H5921 H8034 H1961engravedפִּתּוּחֵ֤יpi.tu.CheiH6603like a sealחוֹתָם֙cho.TamH2368withעַל־'al-H5921the nameשְׁמ֔וֹshe.MoH8034of one of the twelveלִשְׁנֵ֥י עָשָׂ֖רlish.Nei 'a.SarH8147 H6240tribesשָֽׁבֶט׃Sha.vetH7626.

22For the breastpieceהַחֹ֛שֶׁן שַֽׁרְשֹׁ֥תha.Cho.shen shar.ShotH2833 H8331,makeוְעָשִׂ֧יתָ עַל־ve.'a.Si.ta 'al-H6213 H5921braided chainsגַּבְלֻ֖ת עֲבֹ֑תgav.Lut 'a.VotH1383 H5688like cordsמַעֲשֵׂ֣הma.'a.SehH4639of pureטָהֽוֹר׃ta.HorH2889goldזָהָ֖בza.HavH2091.

23You are also to makeוְעָשִׂ֙יתָ֙ve.'a.Si.taH6213עַל־'al-H5921הַחֹ֔שֶׁןha.Cho.shenH2833twoשְׁתֵּ֖יshe.TeiH8147goldזָהָ֑בza.HavH2091ringsטַבְּע֣וֹתta.be.'otH2885and fastenוְנָתַתָּ֗ve.na.ta.TaH5414אֶת־'et-H853themשְׁתֵּי֙ הַטַּבָּע֔וֹתshe.Tei ha.ta.ba.'otH8147 H2885toעַל־'al-H5921the twoשְׁנֵ֖יshe.NeiH8147cornersקְצ֥וֹתke.TzotH7098of the breastpieceהַחֹֽשֶׁן׃ha.Cho.shenH2833.

24Then fastenוְנָתַתָּ֗הve.na.ta.TahH5414אֶת־'et-H853the twoשְׁתֵּי֙she.TeiH8147goldהַזָּהָ֔בha.za.HavH2091chainsעֲבֹתֹ֣ת'a.vo.TotH5688toעַל־'al-H5921the twoשְׁתֵּ֖יshe.TeiH8147gold ringsהַטַּבָּעֹ֑תha.ta.ba.'OtH2885atאֶל־'el-H413the cornersקְצ֖וֹתke.TzotH7098of the breastpieceהַחֹֽשֶׁן׃ha.Cho.shenH2833,

25וְאֵ֨תve.'EtH853and fastenתִּתֵּ֖ןti.TenH5414the otherשְׁתֵּ֤יshe.TeiH8147endsקְצוֹת֙ke.tzOtH7098of the twoשְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeiH8147chainsהָעֲבֹתֹ֔תha.'a.vo.TotH5688toעַל־'al-H5921the twoשְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeiH8147filigree settingsהַֽמִּשְׁבְּצ֑וֹתha.mish.be.TzotH4865,attaching themוְנָתַתָּ֛הve.na.ta.TahH5414toעַל־'al-H5921the shoulder piecesכִּתְפ֥וֹתkit.FotH3802of the ephodהָאֵפֹ֖דha.'e.FodH646atאֶל־'el-H413the frontמ֥וּל פָּנָֽיו׃mul pa.NavH4136 H6440.

26Makeוְעָשִׂ֗יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213twoשְׁתֵּי֙she.TeiH8147moregoldזָהָ֔בza.HavH2091ringsטַבְּע֣וֹתta.be.'otH2885and attachוְשַׂמְתָּ֣ve.sam.TaH7760themאֹתָ֔ם'o.TamH853toעַל־'al-H5921the other twoשְׁנֵ֖יshe.NeiH8147cornersקְצ֣וֹתke.TzotH7098of the breastpieceהַחֹ֑שֶׁןha.Cho.shenH2833,onעַל־ עֵ֥בֶר'al- 'E.verH5921 H5676the insideבָּֽיְתָה׃Ba.ye.tahH1004edgeשְׂפָת֕וֹse.fa.ToH8193אֲשֶׁ֛ר'a.SherH834next toאֶל־'el-H413the ephodהָאֵפֹ֖דha.'e.FodH646.

27Makeוְעָשִׂיתָ֮ve.'a.si.TaH6213twoשְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeiH8147additionalgoldזָהָב֒za.HavH2091ringsטַבְּע֣וֹתta.be.'otH2885and attachוְנָתַתָּ֣הve.na.ta.TahH5414themאֹתָ֡ם'o.TamH853toעַל־'al-H5921the bottomמִלְּמַ֙טָּה֙mi.le.Ma.tahH4295of the twoשְׁתֵּי֩she.TeiH8147shoulder piecesכִתְפ֨וֹתkhit.FotH3802of the ephodהָאֵפ֤וֹדha.'e.FodH646,on its frontמִמּ֣וּל פָּנָ֔יוmi.Mul pa.NavH4136 H6440,nearלְעֻמַּ֖תle.'u.MatH5980its seamמֶחְבַּרְתּ֑וֹmech.bar.ToH4225just aboveמִמַּ֕עַלmi.Ma.'alH4605its woven waistbandלְחֵ֖שֶׁב הָאֵפֽוֹד׃le.Che.shev ha.'e.FodH2805 H646.

28The ringsמִֽטַּבְּעֹתָ֞יוmi.ta.be.'o.tovH2885of the breastpieceהַ֠חֹשֶׁןHa.cho.shenH2833shall be tiedוְיִרְכְּס֣וּve.yir.ke.SuH7405אֶת־'et-H853toאֶל־'el-H413the ringsטַבְּעֹ֤תta.be.'OtH2885of the ephodהָאֵפֹד֙ha.'e.FodH646with a cordבִּפְתִ֣ילbif.TilH6616of blue yarnתְּכֵ֔לֶתte.Khe.letH8504,so that the breastpieceהַחֹ֔שֶׁןha.Cho.shenH2833isלִֽהְי֖וֹתlih.YotH1961aboveעַל־'al-H5921the waistbandחֵ֣שֶׁבChe.shevH2805of the ephodהָאֵפ֑וֹדha.'e.FodH646and does notוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808swing outיִזַּ֣חyi.ZachH2118fromמֵעַ֖לme.'AlH5921the ephodהָאֵפֽוֹד׃ha.'e.FodH646.

29Whenever Aaron entersבְּבֹא֣וֹ אֶל־be.vo.'O 'el-H935 H413the Holyהַקֹּ֑דֶשׁha.Ko.deshH6944Place, heאַ֠הֲרֹן'A.ha.ronH175אֶת־'et-H853shall bearוְנָשָׂ֣אve.na.Sa'H5375the namesשְׁמ֨וֹתshe.MotH8034of the sonsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478overעַל־'al-H5921his heartלִבּ֖וֹli.BoH3820on the breastpieceבְּחֹ֧שֶׁןbe.Cho.shenH2833of judgmentהַמִּשְׁפָּ֛טha.mish.PatH4941,as a continualתָּמִֽיד׃ta.MidH8548reminderלְזִכָּרֹ֥ןle.zi.ka.RonH2146beforeלִפְנֵֽי־lif.nei-H6440the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068.

30And placeוְנָתַתָּ֞ve.na.ta.TaH5414the Urimהָאוּרִים֙ha.'u.RimH224אֶת־'et-H853and Thummimהַתֻּמִּ֔יםha.tu.MimH8550inאֶל־'el-H413the breastpieceחֹ֣שֶׁןCho.shenH2833of judgmentהַמִּשְׁפָּ֗טha.mish.PatH4941וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,so that they will also beוְהָיוּ֙ve.ha.YuH1961overעַל־'al-H5921Aaron’sאַהֲרֹ֔ן'a.ha.RonH175heartלֵ֣בlevH3820whenever he comesבְּבֹא֖וֹbe.vo.'OH935beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068.Aaronאַ֠הֲרֹן'A.ha.ronH175אֶת־'et-H853will continuallyתָּמִֽיד׃ סta.MidH8548carryוְנָשָׂ֣אve.na.Sa'H5375the judgmentמִשְׁפַּ֨טmish.PatH4941of the sonsבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֧לYis.ra.'ElH3478overעַל־'al-H5921his heartלִבּ֛וֹli.BoH3820beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068.

31You are to makeוְעָשִׂ֛יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213אֶת־'et-H853the robeמְעִ֥ילme.'IlH4598of the ephodהָאֵפ֖וֹדha.'e.FodH646entirelyכְּלִ֥ילke.LilH3632of blue clothתְּכֵֽלֶת׃te.Khe.letH8504,

32withוְהָיָ֥הve.ha.YahH1961an openingפִֽי־fi-H6310at its topרֹאשׁ֖וֹro.ShoH7218in the centerבְּתוֹכ֑וֹbe.to.KhoH8432.Aroundסָבִ֜יבsa.VivH5439the openingshall beיִֽהְיֶה֩yih.YehH1961a wovenמַעֲשֵׂ֣ה אֹרֵ֗גma.'a.Seh 'o.RegH4639 H707collarשָׂפָ֡הsa.FahH8193with an openingלְפִ֨יוle.FivH6310like thatכְּפִ֥יke.FiH6310of a garmentתַחְרָ֛אtach.Ra'H8473,so thatיִֽהְיֶה־yih.yeh-H1961itwill notלֹ֥אlo'H3808tearיִקָּרֵֽעַ׃yi.ka.Re.a'H7167.

33Makeוְעָשִׂ֣יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213pomegranatesרִמֹּנֵי֙ri.mo.NeiH7416of blueתְּכֵ֤לֶתte.Khe.letH8504,purpleוְאַרְגָּמָן֙ve.'ar.ga.ManH713,and scarlet yarnעַל־ שׁוּלָ֗יו וְתוֹלַ֣עַת שָׁנִ֔י'al- shu.Lav ve.to.La.'at sha.NiH8438 H8144 H5921 H7757all the way around the lowerסָבִ֑יבsa.VivH5439עַל־'al-H5921hemשׁוּלָ֖יוshu.LavH7757,with goldזָהָ֛בza.HavH2091bellsוּפַעֲמֹנֵ֥יu.fa.'a.mo.NeiH6472betweenבְּתוֹכָ֖םbe.to.KhamH8432themסָבִֽיב׃sa.VivH5439,

34alternatingסָבִֽיב׃sa.VivH5439the goldזָהָב֙za.HavH2091bellsפַּעֲמֹ֤ןpa.'a.MonH6472and pomegranatesפַּֽעֲמֹ֥ן זָהָ֖ב עַל־pa.'a.Mon za.Hav 'al-H7416 H6472 H2091 H5921around the lower hemשׁוּלֵ֥יshu.LeiH7757of the robeהַמְּעִ֖ילha.me.'IlH4598.

35וְהָיָ֥הve.ha.YahH1961Aaronאַהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.RonH175must wearעַֽל־'al-H5921the robewhenever he ministersלְשָׁרֵ֑תle.sha.RetH8334,and its soundק֠וֹלוֹko.loH6963will be heardוְנִשְׁמַ֣עve.nish.Ma'H8085when he entersבְּבֹא֨וֹbe.vo.'OH935or exitsאֶל־ וּבְצֵאת֖וֹ'el- u.ve.tze.ToH3318 H413the sanctuaryהַקֹּ֜דֶשׁha.Ko.deshH6944beforeלִפְנֵ֧יlif.NeiH6440the LORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068,so that he will notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808dieיָמֽוּת׃ סya.MutH4191.

36You are to makeוְעָשִׂ֥יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213a plateצִּ֖יץtzitzH6731of pureטָה֑וֹרta.HorH2889goldזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091and engraveוּפִתַּחְתָּ֤u.fi.tach.TaH6605on itעָלָיו֙'a.LavH5921asפִּתּוּחֵ֣יpi.tu.CheiH6603on a sealחֹתָ֔םcho.TamH2368:HOLYקֹ֖דֶשׁKo.deshH6944TO THE LORDלַֽיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068.

37Fastenוְשַׂמְתָּ֤ve.sam.TaH7760to itעַל־'al-H5921אֹתוֹ֙'o.ToH853a blueתְּכֵ֔לֶתte.Khe.letH8504cordפְּתִ֣ילpe.TilH6616to mount it onעַל־'al-H5921the turbanהַמִּצְנָ֑פֶתha.mitz.Na.fetH4701;it shall beוְהָיָ֖הve.ha.YahH1961onאֶל־'el-H413the frontמ֥וּל פְּנֵֽי־mul pe.nei-H4136 H6440of the turbanהַמִּצְנֶ֖פֶת יִהְיֶֽה׃ha.mitz.Ne.fet yih.YehH4701 H1961.

38And it will beוְהָיָה֮ve.ha.YahH1961wornonעַל־'al-H5921Aaron’sאַהֲרֹן֒'a.ha.RonH175foreheadמֵ֣צַחMe.tzachH4696,so thatאַהֲרֹ֜ן'a.ha.RonH175heאֶת־'et-H853may bearוְנָשָׂ֨אve.na.Sa'H5375the iniquityעֲוֹ֣ן'a.VonH5771of the holy thingsהַקֳּדָשִׁ֗יםha.ko.da.ShimH6944thatאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478consecrateיַקְדִּ֙ישׁוּ֙yak.Di.shuH6942with regard to allלְכָֽל־le.kholH3605their holyקָדְשֵׁיהֶ֑םka.de.shei.HemH6944giftsמַתְּנֹ֖תma.te.NotH4979.It shall alwaysתָּמִ֔ידta.MidH8548beוְהָיָ֤הve.ha.YahH1961onעַל־'al-H5921his foreheadמִצְחוֹ֙mitz.ChoH4696,so that they may be acceptableלְרָצ֥וֹןle.ra.TzonH7522beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

39You are to weaveוְשִׁבַּצְתָּ֙ve.shi.batz.TaH7660the tunicהַכְּתֹ֣נֶתha.ke.To.netH3801with fine linenשֵׁ֔שׁSheshH8336,makeוְעָשִׂ֖יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213the turbanמִצְנֶ֣פֶתmitz.Ne.fetH4701of fine linenשֵׁ֑שׁSheshH8336,and fashionתַּעֲשֶׂ֖ה מַעֲשֵׂ֥הta.'a.Seh ma.'a.SehH6213 H4639an embroideredרֹקֵֽם׃ro.KemH7551sashוְאַבְנֵ֥טve.'av.NetH73.

40Makeתַּעֲשֶׂ֣הta.'a.SehH6213tunicsכֻתֳּנֹ֔תkhu.to.NotH3801,sashesאַבְנֵטִ֑ים'av.ne.TimH73,and headbandsוְעָשִׂ֥יתָ וּמִגְבָּעוֹת֙ve.'a.Si.ta u.mig.ba.'OtH4021 H6213for Aaron’sאַהֲרֹן֙'a.ha.RonH175sonsוְלִבְנֵ֤יve.liv.NeiH1121,to giveתַּעֲשֶׂ֣הta.'a.SehH6213themgloryלְכָב֖וֹדle.kha.VodH3519and splendorוּלְתִפְאָֽרֶת׃u.le.tif.'A.retH8597.

41After you putוְהִלְבַּשְׁתָּ֤ve.hil.bash.TaH3847these garmentsאֹתָם֙'o.TamH853אֶת־'et-H853on your brotherאָחִ֔יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853Aaronאַהֲרֹ֣ן'a.ha.RonH175and his sonsבָּנָ֖יו אִתּ֑וֹba.Nav 'i.ToH1121 H854,anointוּמָשַׁחְתָּ֨u.ma.shach.TaH4886themאֹתָ֜ם'o.TamH853,ordainוּמִלֵּאתָ֧u.mi.le.TaH4390themאֶת־ יָדָ֛ם'et- ya.DamH853 H3027,and consecrateוְקִדַּשְׁתָּ֥ve.ki.dash.TaH6942themאֹתָ֖ם'o.TamH853so that they may serve Me as priestsוְכִהֲנ֥וּve.khi.ha.NuH3547.

42Makeוַעֲשֵׂ֤הva.'a.SehH6213linenבָ֔דVadH906undergarmentsמִכְנְסֵי־mikh.ne.sei-H4370to coverלְכַסּ֖וֹתle.kha.SotH3680theirbareעֶרְוָ֑ה'er.VahH6172fleshבְּשַׂ֣רbe.SarH1320,extendingיִהְיֽוּ׃yih.YuH1961from waistמִמָּתְנַ֥יִםmi.ma.te.Na.yimH4975toוְעַד־ve.'ad-H5704thighיְרֵכַ֖יִםye.re.Kha.yimH3409.

43Aaronעַל־ אַהֲרֹ֨ן'al- 'a.ha.RonH175 H5921and his sonsבָּנָ֜יוba.NavH1121must wear themוְהָיוּ֩ וְעַל־ve.ha.Yu ve.'al-H1961 H5921whenever they enterבְּבֹאָ֣ם׀ אֶל־be.vo.'Am 'el-H935 H413the Tentאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168of Meetingמוֹעֵ֗דmo.'EdH4150orא֣וֹ'oH176approachבְגִשְׁתָּ֤ם אֶל־ve.gish.Tam 'el-H5066 H413the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֙חַ֙ha.miz.Be.achH4196to ministerלְשָׁרֵ֣תle.sha.RetH8334in the Holyבַּקֹּ֔דֶשׁba.Ko.deshH6944Place,so that they will notוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808incurיִשְׂא֥וּyis.'UH5375guiltעָוֹ֖ן'a.VonH5771and dieוָמֵ֑תוּva.Me.tuH4191.This is to be a permanentעוֹלָ֛םo.LamH5769statuteחֻקַּ֥תchu.KatH2708for Aaronאַחֲרָֽיו׃ ס'a.cha.RavH310and his descendantsוּלְזַרְע֥וֹu.le.zar.'OH2233.

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