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Exodus 28

1Andthou shalt take theeAaronH175thybrotherאָחִ֜יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251,andhissonsH1121withhim,fromamongthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,thathemayserveלְכַהֲנוֹ־le.kha.ha.nov-H3547measpriestH3547—AaronH175,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,forgloryH8597andforornament.

3Andthou shaltspeakתְּדַבֵּר֙te.da.BerH1696withall[thatare] wise-hearted,whomIhavefilledמִלֵּאתִ֖יוmi.le.TivH4390withthespiritר֣וּחַRu.achH7307ofwisdomחָכְמָ֑הchokh.mahH2451,thattheymaymakeוְעָשׂ֞וּve.'a.SuH6213Aaron'sgarmentsבִּגְדֵ֧יbig.DeiH899tohallowhim,thathemayserveלְכַהֲנוֹ־le.kha.ha.nov-H3547measpriestH3547.

4Andthesearethegarmentsהַבְּגָדִ֜יםha.be.ga.DimH899whichtheyshallmakeיַעֲשׂ֗וּya.'a.SuH6213:abreastplate,andanephodוְאֵפוֹד֙ve.'e.fOdH646,andacloak,andacheckeredvest,aturbanמִצְנֶ֣פֶתmitz.Ne.fetH4701,andagirdle;andtheyshallmakeוְעָשׂ֨וּve.'a.SuH6213holyH6944garmentsבִגְדֵי־vig.dei-H899forAaronלְאַהֲרֹ֥ןle.'a.ha.RonH175thybrotherאָחִ֛יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251,andhissonsוּלְבָנָ֖יוu.le.va.NavH1121,thathemayserveלְכַהֲנוֹ־le.kha.ha.nov-H3547measpriestH3547.

5Andtheyshalltakeיִקְח֣וּyik.ChuH3947goldהַזָּהָ֔בha.za.HavH2091,andblueH8504,andpurpleהָֽאַרְגָּמָ֑ןha.'ar.ga.ManH713,andscarletהַשָּׁנִ֖יha.sha.NiH8144,andtwined byssus,

6andshallmakeוְעָשׂ֖וּve.'a.SuH6213theephodהָאֵפֹ֑דha.'e.FodH646ofgoldזָ֠הָבza.hoH2091,blueH8504,andpurpleוְאַרְגָּמָ֜ןve.'ar.ga.ManH713,scarletשָׁנִ֛יsha.NiH8144andtwinedbyssus,ofartisticworkמַעֲשֵׂ֥הma.'a.SehH4639.

7Itshallhavetwoשְׁתֵּ֧יshe.TeiH8147shoulder-piecesjoinedחֹֽבְרֹ֗תchoe.RotH2266atthetwoשְׁנֵ֥יshe.NeiH8147endsקְצוֹתָ֖יוke.tzo.TavH7098thereof,whereitisיִֽהְיֶה־yih.yeh-H1961joinedH2266togetherוְחֻבָּֽר׃ve.chu.BarH2266.

8Andthegirdleoftheephod,whichisuponit,shallbeיִהְיֶ֑הyih.YehH1961ofthesame,accordingtoitsworkH4639ofgoldזָהָ֗בza.HavH2091,blueH8504,andpurpleוְאַרְגָּמָ֛ןve.'ar.ga.ManH713,andscarletשָׁנִ֖יsha.NiH8144andtwinedbyssus.

9Andthou shalttakeוְלָ֣קַחְתָּ֔ve.La.kach.taH3947twoשְׁתֵּ֖יshe.TeiH8147onyxשֹׁ֑הַםSho.hamH7718stonesH68,andengraveonthemthenamesH8034ofthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478:

10sixשִׁשָּׁה֙shi.ShahH8337oftheirnamesH8034ontheoneהָאֶחָ֑תha.'e.ChatH259stoneהָאֶ֣בֶןha.'E.venH68,andthesixהַשִּׁשָּׁ֧הha.shi.ShahH8337namesH8034oftherestontheotherstoneהָאֶ֥בֶןha.'E.venH68,accordingtotheirbirth.

11Accordingtotheworkמַעֲשֵׂ֣הma.'a.SehH4639ofanengraverחָרַשׁ֮cha.RashH2796instoneH68,astheengravingsH6603ofasealחֹתָ֗םcho.TamH2368, shalt thou engravethetwoשְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeiH8147stonesH68withthenamesH8034ofthesonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478; surroundedbyenclosuresofgoldזָהָ֖בza.HavH2091shalt thoumakeתַּעֲשֶׂ֥הta.'a.SehH6213them.

12Andthou shaltputוְשַׂמְתָּ֞ve.sam.TaH7760thetwoשְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeiH8147stonesH68upontheshoulder-piecesoftheephodהָֽאֵפֹ֔דha.'e.FodH646[as]stonesH68ofmemorialH2146forthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478;andAaronאַהֲרֹ֨ן'a.ha.RonH175shallbearוְנָשָׂא֩ve.na.Sa'H5375theirnamesH8034beforeJehovahuponhistwoשְׁתֵּ֥יshe.TeiH8147shouldersH3802foramemorialH2146.

13Andthou shaltmakeוְעָשִׂ֥יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213enclosuresofgoldזָהָֽב׃za.HavH2091;

14andtwoוּשְׁתֵּ֤יu.she.TeiH8147chainsשַׁרְשְׁרֹת֙shar.she.RotH8333ofpureטָה֔וֹרta.HorH2889goldזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091;oflacedworkמַעֲשֵׂ֣הma.'a.SehH4639shalt thoumakeH5414them,ofwreathenworkH4639,andfastenthewreathenchainsשַׁרְשְׁרֹ֥תshar.she.RotH8333totheenclosures.

15Andthou shaltmakeוְעָשִׂ֜יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213thebreastplateofjudgmentמִשְׁפָּט֙mish.PatH4941ofartisticworkמַעֲשֵׂ֣הma.'a.SehH4639,liketheworkכְּמַעֲשֵׂ֥הke.ma.'a.SehH4639oftheephodאֵפֹ֖ד'e.FodH646thou shaltmakeתַּעֲשֶׂ֑נּוּta.'a.Se.nuH6213it;ofgoldזָ֠הָבza.hoH2091,blueH8504,andpurpleוְאַרְגָּמָ֜ןve.'ar.ga.ManH713,andscarletשָׁנִ֛יsha.NiH8144,andtwinedbyssus shalt thoumakeתַּעֲשֶׂ֥הta.'a.SehH6213it.

16Squareרָב֥וּעַra.Vu.a'H7251shallitbeיִֽהְיֶ֖הyih.YehH1961,doubledכָּפ֑וּלka.FulH3717;aspanזֶ֥רֶתZe.retH2239thelengthאָרְכּ֖וֹ'a.re.KoH753thereof,andaspanוְזֶ֥רֶתve.Ze.retH2239thebreadthרָחְבּֽוֹ׃ra.che.BoH7341thereof.

17Andthou shaltsetinitsettingsofstonesאֶ֔בֶן'E.venH68—fourאַרְבָּעָ֖ה'ar.ba.'AhH702rowsטוּרִ֣יםtu.RimH2905ofstonesאָ֑בֶן'A.venH68: [oneהָאֶחָֽד׃ha.'e.ChadH259]rowט֗וּרTurH2905,asardoin,atopazפִּטְדָה֙pit.DahH6357,andanemerald —thefirstrowהַטּ֖וּרha.TurH2905;

18andthesecondהַשֵּׁנִ֑יha.she.NiH8145rowוְהַטּ֖וּרve.ha.TurH2905,acarbuncle,asapphireסַפִּ֖ירsa.PirH5601,andadiamond;

19andthethirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֑יha.she.li.ShiH7992rowוְהַטּ֖וּרve.ha.TurH2905, an opal, anagateשְׁב֖וֹshe.VoH7618,andanamethystוְאַחְלָֽמָה׃ve.'ach.La.mahH306;

20andthefourthהָרְבִיעִ֔יha.re.vi.'IH7243rowוְהַטּוּר֙ve.ha.TurH2905,achrysolite,andanonyxוְשֹׁ֖הַםve.Sho.hamH7718,andajasperוְיָשְׁפֵ֑הve.ya.she.PehH3471;enclosedingoldזָהָ֛בza.HavH2091shalltheybeיִהְי֖וּyih.YuH1961intheirsettings.

21AndthestonesH68shallbeתִּֽהְיֶ֜יןָtih.Yei.naH1961accordingtothenamesH8034ofthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478,twelve,accordingtotheirnamesH8034, engravedasasealחוֹתָם֙cho.TamH2368:everyoneאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376accordingtohisnameH8034shalltheybeתִּֽהְיֶ֕יןָtih.Yei.naH1961forthetwelvetribesשָֽׁבֶט׃Sha.vetH7626.

22Andthou shaltmakeוְעָשִׂ֧יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213onthebreastplatechainsoflacedworkמַעֲשֵׂ֣הma.'a.SehH4639,ofwreathenworkH4639,ofpureטָהֽוֹר׃ta.HorH2889goldזָהָ֖בza.HavH2091.

23Andthou shaltmakeH5414onthebreastplatetwoשְׁתֵּ֖יshe.TeiH8147ringsטַבְּע֣וֹתta.be.'otH2885ofgoldזָהָ֑בza.HavH2091,andshaltputוְנָתַתָּ֗ve.na.ta.TaH5414thetwoשְׁתֵּי֙she.TeiH8147ringsהַטַּבָּע֔וֹתha.ta.ba.'otH2885onthetwoשְׁנֵ֖יshe.NeiH8147endsקְצ֥וֹתke.TzotH7098ofthebreastplate.

24Andthou shaltputוְנָתַתָּ֗הve.na.ta.TahH5414thetwoשְׁתֵּי֙she.TeiH8147wreathen [cordsעֲבֹתֹ֣ת'a.vo.TotH5688]ofgoldהַזָּהָ֔בha.za.HavH2091inthetwoשְׁתֵּ֖יshe.TeiH8147ringsהַטַּבָּעֹ֑תha.ta.ba.'OtH2885ontheendsקְצ֖וֹתke.TzotH7098ofthebreastplate;

25andthetwoשְׁתֵּ֤יshe.TeiH8147endsקְצוֹת֙ke.tzOtH7098ofthetwoשְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeiH8147wreathen [cordsהָעֲבֹתֹ֔תha.'a.vo.TotH5688] thou shaltfastentothetwoשְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeiH8147enclosures,andshaltputH5414[them]ontheshoulder-piecesoftheephodהָאֵפֹ֖דha.'e.FodH646,onthefrontthereof.

26Andthou shaltmakeH7760twoשְׁתֵּי֙she.TeiH8147ringsטַבְּע֣וֹתta.be.'otH2885ofgoldזָהָ֔בza.HavH2091,andshaltputוְשַׂמְתָּ֣ve.sam.TaH7760themonthetwoשְׁנֵ֖יshe.NeiH8147endsקְצ֣וֹתke.TzotH7098ofthebreastplate,ontheborder thereof,whichfaceththeephodהָאֵפֹ֖דha.'e.FodH646inwards.

27Andtwoשְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeiH8147ringsטַבְּע֣וֹתta.be.'otH2885ofgoldזָהָב֒za.HavH2091shalt thoumakeH5414,andshaltputוְנָתַתָּ֣הve.na.ta.TahH5414themuponthetwoשְׁתֵּי֩she.TeiH8147shoulder-piecesoftheephodהָאֵפ֤וֹדha.'e.FodH646underneath,tothefrontthereofjustbythecoupling thereof,abovethegirdleoftheephodהָאֵפֽוֹד׃ha.'e.FodH646.

28Andtheyshallbindthebreastplatewithitsringsמִֽטַּבְּעֹתָ֞יוmi.ta.be.'o.tovH2885totheringsטַבְּעֹ֤תta.be.'OtH2885oftheephodהָאֵפֹד֙ha.'e.FodH646withalaceofblueH8504,thatitmaybeלִֽהְי֖וֹתlih.YotH1961abovethegirdleoftheephodהָאֵפ֑וֹדha.'e.FodH646,andthatthebreastplatebeH1961notloosedfromtheephodהָאֵפֽוֹד׃ha.'e.FodH646.

29AndAaronאַ֠הֲרֹן'A.ha.ronH175shallbearוְנָשָׂ֣אve.na.Sa'H5375thenamesH8034ofthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478inthebreastplateofjudgmentהַמִּשְׁפָּ֛טha.mish.PatH4941onhisheartלִבּ֖וֹli.BoH3820,whenhegoesH935intothesanctuaryH6944,foramemorialלְזִכָּרֹ֥ןle.zi.ka.RonH2146beforeJehovahcontinuallyתָּמִֽיד׃ta.MidH8548.

30Andthou shaltputוְנָתַתָּ֞ve.na.ta.TaH5414intothebreastplateofjudgmentהַמִּשְׁפָּ֗טha.mish.PatH4941theUrimהָאוּרִים֙ha.'u.RimH224andtheThummimהַתֻּמִּ֔יםha.tu.MimH8550,thattheymaybeוְהָיוּ֙ve.ha.YuH1961uponAaron'sheartלֵ֣בlevH3820whenhegoethinbeforeJehovah;andAaronH175shallbearוְנָשָׂ֣אve.na.Sa'H5375thejudgmentמִשְׁפַּ֨טmish.PatH4941ofthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֧לYis.ra.'ElH3478uponhisheartלִבּ֛וֹli.BoH3820beforeJehovahcontinuallyתָּמִֽיד׃ סta.MidH8548.

31Andthou shaltmakeוְעָשִׂ֛יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213thecloakoftheephodהָאֵפ֖וֹדha.'e.FodH646allofblueH8504.

32Anditsopeningפִֽי־fi-H6310fortheheadH7218shallbeוְהָיָ֥הve.ha.YahH1961inthemidstH8432thereof;thereshallbeיִֽהְיֶה֩yih.YehH1961abindingofwovenworkמַעֲשֵׂ֣הma.'a.SehH4639atitsopeningלְפִ֨יוle.FivH6310roundH5439about;astheopeningכְּפִ֥יke.FiH6310ofacoatofmail,itshallbeיִֽהְיֶה־yih.yeh-H1961init—itshallnotrend.

33Andontheskirtsשׁוּלָ֗יוshu.LavH7757thereof thou shaltmakeוְעָשִׂ֣יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213pomegranatesH7416ofblueH8504,andpurpleוְאַרְגָּמָן֙ve.'ar.ga.ManH713,andscarletשָׁנִ֔יsha.NiH8144,roundH5439abouttheskirtsשׁוּלָ֖יוshu.LavH7757thereof;andbellsוּפַעֲמֹנֵ֥יu.fa.'a.mo.NeiH6472ofgoldזָהָ֛בza.HavH2091betweenthemroundH5439about:

34agoldenbellפַּעֲמֹ֤ןpa.'a.MonH6472andapomegranateוְרִמּ֔וֹןve.ri.MonH7416,agoldenbellפַּֽעֲמֹ֥ןpa.'a.MonH6472andapomegranateוְרִמּ֑וֹןve.ri.MonH7416,intheskirtsשׁוּלֵ֥יshu.LeiH7757ofthecloakroundH5439about.

35Anditshallbeוְהָיָ֥הve.ha.YahH1961onAaronאַהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.RonH175forservice;thathissoundק֠וֹלוֹko.loH6963maybeH1961heardH8085whenhegoethintothesanctuaryH6944beforeJehovah,andwhenhecomethout,thathemaynotdieיָמֽוּת׃ סya.MutH4191.

36Andthou shaltmakeוְעָשִׂ֥יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213athinplateצִּ֖יץtzitzH6731ofpureטָה֑וֹרta.HorH2889goldזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091,andengraveonit,astheengravingsH6603ofasealחֹתָ֔םcho.TamH2368,Holinessקֹ֖דֶשׁKo.deshH6944toJehovah!

37Andthou shaltputוְשַׂמְתָּ֤ve.sam.TaH7760itonalaceofblueH8504,anditshallbeוְהָיָ֖הve.ha.YahH1961upontheturbanהַמִּצְנָ֑פֶתha.mitz.Na.fetH4701—uponthefrontoftheturbanהַמִּצְנֶ֖פֶתha.mitz.Ne.fetH4701shallitbeיִהְיֶֽה׃yih.YehH1961.

38Anditshallbeוְהָיָה֮ve.ha.YahH1961uponAaron'sforeheadמֵ֣צַחMe.tzachH4696,andAaronH175shallbearוְנָשָׂ֨אve.na.Sa'H5375theiniquityH5771oftheholyH6944thingsH6944,whichthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478shallhallowinallgiftsמַתְּנֹ֖תma.te.NotH4979oftheirholyH6944thingsH6944;anditshallbeוְהָיָ֤הve.ha.YahH1961continuallyתָּמִ֔ידta.MidH8548onhisforeheadמִצְחוֹ֙mitz.ChoH4696,thattheymaybeH1961acceptedbeforeJehovah.

39Andthou shaltweavethevestofbyssus;andthou shaltmakeוְעָשִׂ֖יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213aturbanמִצְנֶ֣פֶתmitz.Ne.fetH4701ofbyssus;andthou shaltmakeתַּעֲשֶׂ֖הta.'a.SehH6213a girdleofembroidery.

40AndforAaron'ssonsוְלִבְנֵ֤יve.liv.NeiH1121thou shaltmakeתַּעֲשֶׂ֣הta.'a.SehH6213vests;andthou shaltmakeוְעָשִׂ֥יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213forthemgirdles;andhighcapsshalt thoumakeתַּעֲשֶׂ֣הta.'a.SehH6213forthem,forgloryH8597andforornament.

41Andthou shaltclotheוְהִלְבַּשְׁתָּ֤ve.hil.bash.TaH3847withthemAaronאַהֲרֹ֣ן'a.ha.RonH175thybrotherאָחִ֔יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251,andhissonsבָּנָ֖יוba.NavH1121withhim;andshaltanointוּמָשַׁחְתָּ֨u.ma.shach.TaH4886them,andconsecrateוְקִדַּשְׁתָּ֥ve.ki.dash.TaH6942them,andhallowthem,thattheymayserveוְכִהֲנ֥וּve.khi.ha.NuH3547measpriestsH3547.

42Andthou shaltmakeוַעֲשֵׂ֤הva.'a.SehH6213themlinenבָ֔דVadH906trouserstocoverלְכַסּ֖וֹתle.kha.SotH3680thefleshבְּשַׂ֣רbe.SarH1320ofnakednessעֶרְוָ֑ה'er.VahH6172;fromtheloinsH4975eventothehipsshalltheyreach.

43Andtheyshallbeוְהָיוּ֩ve.ha.YuH1961uponAaronאַהֲרֹ֨ן'a.ha.RonH175andhissonsבָּנָ֜יוba.NavH1121whentheyenterintothetentאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168ofmeetingמוֹעֵ֗דmo.'EdH4150,orwhentheycomeH935neartothealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֙חַ֙ha.miz.Be.achH4196toserveלְשָׁרֵ֣תle.sha.RetH8334inthesanctuaryH6944;thattheymaynotbearיִשְׂא֥וּyis.'UH5375iniquityH5771anddieוָמֵ֑תוּva.Me.tuH4191—aneverlastingstatuteחֻקַּ֥תchu.KatH2708forhimandhisseedH2233afterhim.

Commentaries on Exodus 28

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