New American Standard Bible 1995

Exodus 28:36-43

36“You shall also makeוְעָשִׂ֥יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213a plateצִּ֖יץtzitzH6731of pureטָה֑וֹרta.HorH2889goldזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091and shall engraveוּפִתַּחְתָּ֤u.fi.tach.TaH6605on it, like the engravingsפִּתּוּחֵ֣יpi.tu.CheiH6603of a sealחֹתָ֔םcho.TamH2368, ‘Holyקֹ֖דֶשׁKo.deshH6944to the Lordלַֽיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068.’

37You shallfastenוְשַׂמְתָּ֤ve.sam.TaH7760it on ablueתְּכֵ֔לֶתte.Khe.letH8504cordפְּתִ֣ילpe.TilH6616,and it shall be on the turbanהַמִּצְנָ֑פֶתha.mitz.Na.fetH4701;it shall be at the frontפְּנֵֽי־pe.nei-H6440of the turbanהַמִּצְנֶ֖פֶתha.mitz.Ne.fetH4701.

38It shall be on Aaron’sאַהֲרֹן֒'a.ha.RonH175foreheadמֵ֣צַחMe.tzachH4696,and Aaronאַהֲרֹ֜ן'a.ha.RonH175shalltakeוְנָשָׂ֨אve.na.Sa'H5375away the iniquityעֲוֹ֣ן'a.VonH5771of the holyH6944thingsH6944whichאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478consecrateיַקְדִּ֙ישׁוּ֙yak.Di.shuH6942,with regard to allלְכָֽל־le.kholH3605their holyH6944giftsמַתְּנֹ֖תma.te.NotH4979;and it shall alwaysתָּמִ֔ידta.MidH8548be on his foreheadמִצְחוֹ֙mitz.ChoH4696, thatthey may be acceptedלְרָצ֥וֹןle.ra.TzonH7522beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

39“You shall weaveH7660the tunicהַכְּתֹ֣נֶתha.ke.To.netH3801of checkeredH7660workH7760of fineשֵׁ֔שׁSheshH8336linenשֵׁ֑שׁSheshH8336,and shall makeוְעָשִׂ֖יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213a turbanמִצְנֶ֣פֶתmitz.Ne.fetH4701of fineH8336linenH8336,and you shall makeתַּעֲשֶׂ֖הta.'a.SehH6213a sashוְאַבְנֵ֥טve.'av.NetH73,the workמַעֲשֵׂ֥הma.'a.SehH4639of aweaverרֹקֵֽם׃ro.KemH7551.

40“For Aaron’sאַהֲרֹן֙'a.ha.RonH175sonsוְלִבְנֵ֤יve.liv.NeiH1121you shall makeתַּעֲשֶׂ֣הta.'a.SehH6213tunicsכֻתֳּנֹ֔תkhu.to.NotH3801;you shall also makeוְעָשִׂ֥יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213sashesאַבְנֵטִ֑ים'av.ne.TimH73for them, and you shall makeתַּעֲשֶׂ֣הta.'a.SehH6213capsוּמִגְבָּעוֹת֙u.mig.ba.'OtH4021for them, for gloryלְכָב֖וֹדle.kha.VodH3519and for beautyוּלְתִפְאָֽרֶת׃u.le.tif.'A.retH8597.

41You shall putוְהִלְבַּשְׁתָּ֤ve.hil.bash.TaH3847them on Aaronאַהֲרֹ֣ן'a.ha.RonH175your brotherאָחִ֔יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251and on his sonsבָּנָ֖יוba.NavH1121with him; and you shallanointוּמָשַׁחְתָּ֨u.ma.shach.TaH4886them andordainוּמִלֵּאתָ֧ יָדָ֛םu.mi.le.Ta ya.DamH4390 H3027them and consecrateוְקִדַּשְׁתָּ֥ve.ki.dash.TaH6942them, that they may serveוְכִהֲנ֥וּve.khi.ha.NuH3547Me as priestsH3547.

42You shall makeוַעֲשֵׂ֤הva.'a.SehH6213for themlinenבָ֔דVadH906breechesמִכְנְסֵי־mikh.ne.sei-H4370to coverלְכַסּ֖וֹתle.kha.SotH3680theirbareעֶרְוָ֑ה'er.VahH6172fleshבְּשַׂ֣רbe.SarH1320; they shallreachיִהְיֽוּ׃yih.YuH1961from the loinsמִמָּתְנַ֥יִםmi.ma.te.Na.yimH4975even to the thighsיְרֵכַ֖יִםye.re.Kha.yimH3409.

43They shall be on Aaronאַהֲרֹ֨ן'a.ha.RonH175and on his sonsבָּנָ֜יוba.NavH1121when they enterבְּבֹאָ֣ם׀be.vo.'AmH935the tentאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168of meetingמוֹעֵ֗דmo.'EdH4150,orא֣וֹ'oH176when they approachבְגִשְׁתָּ֤םve.gish.TamH5066the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֙חַ֙ha.miz.Be.achH4196to ministerלְשָׁרֵ֣תle.sha.RetH8334in the holyבַּקֹּ֔דֶשׁba.Ko.deshH6944place, so that they do not incurיִשְׂא֥וּyis.'UH5375guiltעָוֹ֖ן'a.VonH5771and dieוָמֵ֑תוּva.Me.tuH4191. It shall bea statuteחֻקַּ֥תchu.KatH2708foreverעוֹלָ֛םo.LamH5769to him and to hisdescendantsוּלְזַרְע֥וֹu.le.zar.'OH2233afterאַחֲרָֽיו׃ ס'a.cha.RavH310him.

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