Revised Version 1895
Exodus 28
1Andbringהַקְרֵ֣בhak.RevH7126thounearH7126unto theeAaronאַהֲרֹ֨ן'a.ha.RonH175thybrotherאָחִ֜יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251, and hissonsבָּנָ֣יוba.NavH1121with him, from among thechildrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478, that he mayministerלְכַהֲנוֹ־le.kha.ha.nov-H3547untomeאֵלֶיךָ֩'e.lei.KhaH413in the priest’s office,evenH853Aaronאַהֲרֹ֕ן'a.ha.RonH175,Nadabנָדָ֧בna.DavH5070andAbihuוַאֲבִיה֛וּאva.'a.vi.Hu'H30,Eleazarאֶלְעָזָ֥ר'el.'a.ZarH499andIthamarוְאִיתָמָ֖רve.'i.ta.MarH385,Aaron’sאַהֲרֹֽן׃'a.ha.RonH175sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121.
3And thou shaltspeakתְּדַבֵּר֙te.da.BerH1696untoallכָּל־kol-H3605that arewiseחַכְמֵי־chakh.mei-H2450hearted,whomאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834I havefilledמִלֵּאתִ֖יוmi.le.TivH4390with thespiritר֣וּחַRu.achH7307ofwisdomחָכְמָ֑הchokh.mahH2451, that theymakeוְעָשׂ֞וּve.'a.SuH6213Aaron’sאַהֲרֹ֛ן'a.ha.RonH175garmentsבִּגְדֵ֧יbig.DeiH899tosanctifyלְקַדְּשׁ֖וֹle.ka.de.ShoH6942him, that he mayministerלְכַהֲנוֹ־le.kha.ha.nov-H3547untomeאֶל־'el-H413in the priest’s office.
4Andtheseוְאֵ֨לֶּהve.'E.lehH428are thegarmentsהַבְּגָדִ֜יםha.be.ga.DimH899whichH834they shallmakeיַעֲשׂ֗וּya.'a.SuH6213; a breastplate, and anephodוְאֵפוֹד֙ve.'e.fOdH646, and arobeוּמְעִ֔ילu.me.'IlH4598, and acoatוּכְתֹ֥נֶתu.khe.To.netH3801of chequerworkתַּשְׁבֵּ֖ץtash.BetzH8665, a mitre, and a girdle: and they shallmakeוְעָשׂ֨וּve.'a.SuH6213holyקֹ֜דֶשׁKo.deshH6944garmentsבִגְדֵי־vig.dei-H899forAaronלְאַהֲרֹ֥ןle.'a.ha.RonH175thybrotherאָחִ֛יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251, and hissonsוּלְבָנָ֖יוu.le.va.NavH1121, that he mayministerלְכַהֲנוֹ־le.kha.ha.nov-H3547untomeH834in the priest’s office.
6And they shallmakeוְעָשׂ֖וּve.'a.SuH6213theephodהָאֵפֹ֑דha.'e.FodH646ofgoldזָ֠הָבza.hoH2091, ofblueתְּכֵ֨לֶתte.Khe.letH8504, andpurpleוְאַרְגָּמָ֜ןve.'ar.ga.ManH713,scarletשָׁנִ֛יsha.NiH8144, andfineוְשֵׁ֥שׁve.SheshH8336twinedמָשְׁזָ֖רma.she.ZarH7806linenH8336, theworkמַעֲשֵׂ֥הma.'a.SehH4639of the cunningworkmanחֹשֵֽׁב׃cho.ShevH2803.
8And the cunninglywovenH2805bandH2805,whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834isuponעָלָ֔יו'a.LavH5921it, to gird it on withal, shall be like theworkכְּמַעֲשֵׂ֖הוּke.ma.'a.Se.huH4639thereof and of thesameמִמֶּ֣נּוּmi.Me.nuH4480piece; ofgoldזָהָ֗בza.HavH2091, ofblueתְּכֵ֧לֶתte.Khe.letH8504, andpurpleוְאַרְגָּמָ֛ןve.'ar.ga.ManH713, andscarletשָׁנִ֖יsha.NiH8144, andfineוְשֵׁ֥שׁve.SheshH8336twinedמָשְׁזָֽר׃ma.she.ZarH7806linenH8336.
10sixשִׁשָּׁה֙shi.ShahH8337of theirnamesמִשְּׁמֹתָ֔םmi.she.mo.TamH8034on the onestoneהָאֶ֣בֶןha.'E.venH68, and thenamesשְׁמ֞וֹתshe.MotH8034of thesixהַשִּׁשָּׁ֧הha.shi.ShahH8337thatremainהַנּוֹתָרִ֛יםha.no.ta.RimH3498on theotherהָאֶחָ֑תha.'e.ChatH259stoneהָאֶ֥בֶןha.'E.venH68,accordingH5921to theirbirthכְּתוֹלְדֹתָֽם׃ke.tol.do.TamH8435.
11With theworkמַעֲשֵׂ֣הma.'a.SehH4639of anengraverחָרַשׁ֮cha.RashH2796instoneאֶבֶן֒'e.VenH68, like theengravingsפִּתּוּחֵ֣יpi.tu.CheiH6603of asignetחֹתָ֗םcho.TamH2368, shalt thou engrave thetwoשְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeiH8147stonesהָאֲבָנִ֔יםha.'a.va.NimH68,accordingעַל־'al-H5921to thenamesשְׁמֹ֖תshe.MotH8034of thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478: thou shaltmakeתַּעֲשֶׂ֥הta.'a.SehH6213them to be enclosed in ouches ofgoldזָהָ֖בza.HavH2091.
12And thou shaltputוְשַׂמְתָּ֞ve.sam.TaH7760thetwoשְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeiH8147stonesהָאֲבָנִ֗יםha.'a.va.NimH68uponעַ֚ל'alH5921the shoulderpieces of theephodהָֽאֵפֹ֔דha.'e.FodH646, to bestonesאַבְנֵ֥י'av.NeiH68ofmemorialזִכָּרֹ֖ןzi.ka.RonH2146for thechildrenלִבְנֵ֣יliv.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478: andAaronאַהֲרֹ֨ן'a.ha.RonH175shallbearוְנָשָׂא֩ve.na.Sa'H5375theirnamesשְׁמוֹתָ֜םshe.mo.TamH8034beforeלִפְנֵ֧יlif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068uponעַל־'al-H5921histwoשְׁתֵּ֥יshe.TeiH8147shouldersH3802for amemorialלְזִכָּרֹֽן׃ סle.zi.ka.RonH2146.
15And thou shaltmakeוְעָשִׂ֜יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213a breastplate ofjudgmentמִשְׁפָּט֙mish.PatH4941, theworkמַעֲשֵׂ֣הma.'a.SehH4639of the cunningworkmanחֹשֵׁ֔בcho.ShevH2803; like theworkכְּמַעֲשֵׂ֥הke.ma.'a.SehH4639of theephodאֵפֹ֖ד'e.FodH646thou shaltmakeתַּעֲשֶׂ֑נּוּta.'a.Se.nuH6213it; ofgoldזָ֠הָבza.hoH2091, ofblueתְּכֵ֨לֶתte.Khe.letH8504, andpurpleוְאַרְגָּמָ֜ןve.'ar.ga.ManH713, andscarletשָׁנִ֛יsha.NiH8144, andfineוְשֵׁ֥שׁve.SheshH8336twinedמָשְׁזָ֖רma.she.ZarH7806linenH8336, shalt thoumakeתַּעֲשֶׂ֥הta.'a.SehH6213it.
20and thefourthהָרְבִיעִ֔יha.re.vi.'IH7243rowוְהַטּוּר֙ve.ha.TurH2905aberylתַּרְשִׁ֥ישׁtar.ShishH8658, and anonyxוְשֹׁ֖הַםve.Sho.hamH7718, and ajasperוְיָשְׁפֵ֑הve.ya.she.PehH3471: they shall beenclosedמְשֻׁבָּצִ֥יםme.shu.ba.TzimH7660ingoldזָהָ֛בza.HavH2091in theirsettingsבְּמִלּוּאֹתָֽם׃be.mi.lu.'o.TamH4396.
21And thestonesוְ֠הָאֲבָנִיםVe.ha.'a.va.nimH68shall beaccordingעַל־'al-H5921to thenamesשְׁמֹ֧תshe.MotH8034of thechildrenבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478,twelveעֶשְׂרֵ֖ה'es.RehH6240,accordingעַל־'al-H5921to theirnamesשְׁמֹתָ֑םshe.mo.TamH8034; like theengravingsפִּתּוּחֵ֤יpi.tu.CheiH6603of asignetחוֹתָם֙cho.TamH2368,everyאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376oneaccordingעַל־'al-H5921to hisnameשְׁמ֔וֹshe.MoH8034, they shall be for thetwelveעָשָׂ֖ר'a.SarH6240tribesשָֽׁבֶט׃Sha.vetH7626.
25And theotherH8147twoשְׁתֵּ֤יshe.TeiH8147endsקְצוֹת֙ke.tzOtH7098of thetwoשְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeiH8147wreathenchainsהָעֲבֹתֹ֔תha.'a.vo.TotH5688thou shaltputתִּתֵּ֖ןti.TenH5414on thetwoשְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeiH8147ouches, andputוְנָתַתָּ֛הve.na.ta.TahH5414them on the shoulderpieces of theephodהָאֵפֹ֖דha.'e.FodH646, in the forepart thereof.
26And thou shaltmakeH7760twoשְׁתֵּי֙she.TeiH8147ringsטַבְּע֣וֹתta.be.'otH2885ofgoldזָהָ֔בza.HavH2091, and thou shaltputוְשַׂמְתָּ֣ve.sam.TaH7760themuponעַל־'al-H5921thetwoשְׁנֵ֖יshe.NeiH8147endsקְצ֣וֹתke.TzotH7098of the breastplate,uponעַל־'al-H5921theedgeשְׂפָת֕וֹse.fa.ToH8193thereof,whichאֲשֶׁ֛ר'a.SherH834istowardאֶל־'el-H413thesideעֵ֥בֶר'E.verH5676of theephodהָאֵפֹ֖דha.'e.FodH646inwardבָּֽיְתָה׃Ba.ye.tahH1004.
27And thou shaltmakeH5414twoשְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeiH8147ringsטַבְּע֣וֹתta.be.'otH2885ofgoldזָהָב֒za.HavH2091, and shaltputוְנָתַתָּ֣הve.na.ta.TahH5414them on thetwoשְׁתֵּי֩she.TeiH8147shoulderpieces of theephodהָאֵפ֤וֹדha.'e.FodH646underneathמִלְּמַ֙טָּה֙mi.le.Ma.tahH4295, in the forepart thereof,closeלְעֻמַּ֖תle.'u.MatH5980by the coupling thereof,aboveעַל־'al-H5921the cunninglywovenH2805bandH2805of theephodהָאֵפֽוֹד׃ha.'e.FodH646.
28And they shallbindוְיִרְכְּס֣וּve.yir.ke.SuH7405the breastplate by theringsמִֽטַּבְּעֹתָ֞יוmi.ta.be.'o.tovH2885thereof unto theringsטַבְּעֹ֤תta.be.'OtH2885of theephodהָאֵפֹד֙ha.'e.FodH646with a lace ofblueתְּכֵ֔לֶתte.Khe.letH8504, that it may beuponH5921the cunninglywovenH2805bandH2805of theephodהָאֵפ֑וֹדha.'e.FodH646, and that the breastplate benotוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808loosed from theephodהָאֵפֽוֹד׃ha.'e.FodH646.
29AndAaronאַ֠הֲרֹן'A.ha.ronH175shallbearוְנָשָׂ֣אve.na.Sa'H5375thenamesשְׁמ֨וֹתshe.MotH8034of thechildrenבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478in the breastplate ofjudgmentהַמִּשְׁפָּ֛טha.mish.PatH4941uponעַל־'al-H5921hisheartלִבּ֖וֹli.BoH3820, when he goeth in unto theholyהַקֹּ֑דֶשׁha.Ko.deshH6944placeH6944, for amemorialלְזִכָּרֹ֥ןle.zi.ka.RonH2146beforeלִפְנֵֽי־lif.nei-H6440theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068continuallyתָּמִֽיד׃ta.MidH8548.
30And thou shaltputוְנָתַתָּ֞ve.na.ta.TaH5414in the breastplate ofjudgmentהַמִּשְׁפָּ֗טha.mish.PatH4941theUrimהָאוּרִים֙ha.'u.RimH224and theThummimהַתֻּמִּ֔יםha.tu.MimH8550; and they shall beuponעַל־'al-H5921Aaron’sאַהֲרֹ֔ן'a.ha.RonH175heartלֵ֣בlevH3820, when he goeth inbeforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068: andAaronאַ֠הֲרֹן'A.ha.ronH175shallbearוְנָשָׂ֣אve.na.Sa'H5375thejudgmentמִשְׁפַּ֨טmish.PatH4941of thechildrenבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֧לYis.ra.'ElH3478uponעַל־'al-H5921hisheartלִבּ֛וֹli.BoH3820beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068continuallyתָּמִֽיד׃ סta.MidH8548.
32And it shall have a hole for theheadרֹאשׁ֖וֹro.ShoH7218in themidstבְּתוֹכ֑וֹbe.to.KhoH8432thereof: it shall have abindingשָׂפָ֡הsa.FahH8193ofwovenאֹרֵ֗ג'o.RegH707workמַעֲשֵׂ֣הma.'a.SehH4639roundסָבִ֜יבsa.VivH5439aboutH1961the hole of it, as it were the hole of acoatH8473ofmailH8473, that it benotלֹ֥אlo'H3808rent.
33AnduponH5921theskirtsשׁוּלָ֗יוshu.LavH7757of it thou shaltmakeוְעָשִׂ֣יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213pomegranatesרִמֹּנֵי֙ri.mo.NeiH7416ofblueתְּכֵ֤לֶתte.Khe.letH8504, and ofpurpleוְאַרְגָּמָן֙ve.'ar.ga.ManH713, and ofscarletשָׁנִ֔יsha.NiH8144,roundH5439aboutH5439theskirtsשׁוּלָ֖יוshu.LavH7757thereof; andbellsוּפַעֲמֹנֵ֥יu.fa.'a.mo.NeiH6472ofgoldזָהָ֛בza.HavH2091betweenבְּתוֹכָ֖םbe.to.KhamH8432themroundH5439aboutH5439:
35And it shall beuponעַֽל־'al-H5921Aaronאַהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.RonH175toministerלְשָׁרֵ֑תle.sha.RetH8334: and thesoundק֠וֹלוֹko.loH6963thereof shall beheardוְנִשְׁמַ֣עve.nish.Ma'H8085when he goeth in unto theholyהַקֹּ֜דֶשׁha.Ko.deshH6944placeH6944beforeלִפְנֵ֧יlif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068, and when he comethoutוּבְצֵאת֖וֹu.ve.tze.ToH3318, that hedieיָמֽוּת׃ סya.MutH4191notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808.
38And it shall beuponעַל־'al-H5921Aaron’sאַהֲרֹן֒'a.ha.RonH175foreheadמֵ֣צַחMe.tzachH4696, andAaronאַהֲרֹ֜ן'a.ha.RonH175shallbearוְנָשָׂ֨אve.na.Sa'H5375theiniquityעֲוֹ֣ן'a.VonH5771of theholyהַקֳּדָשִׁ֗יםha.ko.da.ShimH6944things,whichאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478shall hallow inallלְכָֽל־le.kholH3605theirholyקָדְשֵׁיהֶ֑םka.de.shei.HemH6944giftsמַתְּנֹ֖תma.te.NotH4979; and it shall bealwaysתָּמִ֔ידta.MidH8548uponעַל־'al-H5921hisforeheadמִצְחוֹ֙mitz.ChoH4696, that they may beacceptedלְרָצ֥וֹןle.ra.TzonH7522beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.
39And thou shaltweaveוְשִׁבַּצְתָּ֙ve.shi.batz.TaH7660thecoatהַכְּתֹ֣נֶתha.ke.To.netH3801in chequerworkמַעֲשֵׂ֥הma.'a.SehH4639offineשֵׁ֔שׁSheshH8336linenשֵׁ֑שׁSheshH8336, and thou shaltmakeוְעָשִׂ֖יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213a mitre offineH8336linenH8336, and thou shaltmakeתַּעֲשֶׂ֖הta.'a.SehH6213a girdle, theworkH4639of theembroidererרֹקֵֽם׃ro.KemH7551.
41And thou shaltputH3847themuponH3847Aaronאַהֲרֹ֣ן'a.ha.RonH175thybrotherאָחִ֔יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251, anduponH3847hissonsבָּנָ֖יוba.NavH1121with him; and shaltanointוּמָשַׁחְתָּ֨u.ma.shach.TaH4886them, andconsecrateוְקִדַּשְׁתָּ֥ve.ki.dash.TaH6942them, andsanctifyH6942them, that they mayministerוְכִהֲנ֥וּve.khi.ha.NuH3547untomeH4886in the priest’s office.
42And thou shaltmakeוַעֲשֵׂ֤הva.'a.SehH6213themlinenבָ֔דVadH906breechesמִכְנְסֵי־mikh.ne.sei-H4370tocoverלְכַסּ֖וֹתle.kha.SotH3680thefleshבְּשַׂ֣רbe.SarH1320of theirnakednessעֶרְוָ֑ה'er.VahH6172; from theloinsמִמָּתְנַ֥יִםmi.ma.te.Na.yimH4975evenוְעַד־ve.'ad-H5704unto thethighsיְרֵכַ֖יִםye.re.Kha.yimH3409they shallreachיִהְיֽוּ׃yih.YuH1961:
43and they shall beuponעַל־'al-H5921Aaronאַהֲרֹ֨ן'a.ha.RonH175, anduponוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921hissonsבָּנָ֜יוba.NavH1121, when theygoבְּבֹאָ֣ם׀be.vo.'AmH935in unto thetentאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168ofmeetingמוֹעֵ֗דmo.'EdH4150, or when theycomeH935nearבְגִשְׁתָּ֤םve.gish.TamH5066unto thealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֙חַ֙ha.miz.Be.achH4196toministerלְשָׁרֵ֣תle.sha.RetH8334in theholyבַּקֹּ֔דֶשׁba.Ko.deshH6944placeH6944; that theybearיִשְׂא֥וּyis.'UH5375notוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808iniquityעָוֹ֖ן'a.VonH5771, anddieוָמֵ֑תוּva.Me.tuH4191: it shall be astatuteחֻקַּ֥תchu.KatH2708foreverעוֹלָ֛םo.LamH5769unto him and unto hisseedוּלְזַרְע֥וֹu.le.zar.'OH2233afterאַחֲרָֽיו׃ ס'a.cha.RavH310him.
Commentaries on Exodus 28
- 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
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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