- 1And take thou unto thee Aaron thy brother, and his sons with him, from among the children of Israel, that he may minister unto me in the priest's office, even Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar, Aaron's sons.וְאַתָּ֡ה הַקְרֵ֣ב אֵלֶיךָ֩ אֶת אַהֲרֹ֨ן אָחִ֜יךָ וְאֶת בָּנָ֣יו אִתּ֔וֹ מִתּ֛וֹךְ בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל לְכַהֲנוֹ אַהֲרֹ֕ן נָדָ֧ב וַאֲבִיה֛וּא אֶלְעָזָ֥ר וְאִיתָמָ֖ר בְּנֵ֥י אַהֲרֹֽן
- 2And thou shalt make holy garments for Aaron thy brother for glory and for beauty.וְעָשִׂ֥יתָ בִגְדֵי קֹ֖דֶשׁ לְאַהֲרֹ֣ן אָחִ֑יךָ לְכָב֖וֹד וּלְתִפְאָֽרֶת
- 3And thou shalt speak unto all that are wise hearted, whom I have filled with the spirit of wisdom, that they may make Aaron's garments to consecrate him, that he may minister unto me in the priest's office.וְאַתָּ֗ה תְּדַבֵּר֙ אֶל כָּל חַכְמֵי לֵ֔ב אֲשֶׁ֥ר מִלֵּאתִ֖יו ר֣וּחַ חָכְמָ֑ה וְעָשׂ֞וּ אֶת בִּגְדֵ֧י אַהֲרֹ֛ן לְקַדְּשׁ֖וֹ לְכַהֲנוֹ
- 4And these are the garments which they shall make; a breastplate, and an ephod, and a robe, and a broidered coat, a mitre, and a girdle: and they shall make holy garments for Aaron thy brother, and his sons, that he may minister unto me in the priest's office.וְאֵ֨לֶּה הַבְּגָדִ֜ים אֲשֶׁ֣ר יַעֲשׂ֗וּ חֹ֤שֶׁן וְאֵפוֹד֙ וּמְעִ֔יל וּכְתֹ֥נֶת תַּשְׁבֵּ֖ץ מִצְנֶ֣פֶת וְאַבְנֵ֑ט וְעָשׂ֨וּ בִגְדֵי קֹ֜דֶשׁ לְאַהֲרֹ֥ן אָחִ֛יךָ וּלְבָנָ֖יו לְכַהֲנוֹ
- 5And they shall take gold, and blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine linen.וְהֵם֙ יִקְח֣וּ אֶת הַזָּהָ֔ב וְאֶת הַתְּכֵ֖לֶת וְאֶת הָֽאַרְגָּמָ֑ן וְאֶת תּוֹלַ֥עַת הַשָּׁנִ֖י וְאֶת הַשֵּֽׁשׁ
- 6And they shall make the ephod of gold, of blue, and of purple, of scarlet, and fine twined linen, with cunning work.וְעָשׂ֖וּ אֶת הָאֵפֹ֑ד זָ֠הָב תְּכֵ֨לֶת וְאַרְגָּמָ֜ן תּוֹלַ֧עַת שָׁנִ֛י וְשֵׁ֥שׁ מָשְׁזָ֖ר מַעֲשֵׂ֥ה חֹשֵֽׁב
- 7It shall have the two shoulderpieces thereof joined at the two edges thereof; and so it shall be joined together.שְׁתֵּ֧י כְתֵפֹ֣ת חֹֽבְרֹ֗ת יִֽהְיֶה אֶל שְׁנֵ֥י קְצוֹתָ֖יו וְחֻבָּֽר
- 8And the curious girdle of the ephod, which is upon it, shall be of the same, according to the work thereof; even of gold, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen.וְחֵ֤שֶׁב אֲפֻדָּתוֹ֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָלָ֔יו כְּמַעֲשֵׂ֖הוּ מִמֶּ֣נּוּ יִהְיֶ֑ה זָהָ֗ב תְּכֵ֧לֶת וְאַרְגָּמָ֛ן וְתוֹלַ֥עַת שָׁנִ֖י וְשֵׁ֥שׁ מָשְׁזָֽר
- 9And thou shalt take two onyx stones, and grave on them the names of the children of Israel:וְלָ֣קַחְתָּ֔ אֶת שְׁתֵּ֖י אַבְנֵי שֹׁ֑הַם וּפִתַּחְתָּ֣ עֲלֵיהֶ֔ם שְׁמ֖וֹת בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל
- 10Six of their names on one stone, and the other six names of the rest on the other stone, according to their birth.שִׁשָּׁה֙ מִשְּׁמֹתָ֔ם עַ֖ל הָאֶ֣בֶן הָאֶחָ֑ת וְאֶת שְׁמ֞וֹת הַשִּׁשָּׁ֧ה הַנּוֹתָרִ֛ים עַל הָאֶ֥בֶן הַשֵּׁנִ֖ית כְּתוֹלְדֹתָֽם
- 11With the work of an engraver in stone, like the engravings of a signet, shalt thou engrave the two stones with the names of the children of Israel: thou shalt make them to be set in ouches of gold.מַעֲשֵׂ֣ה חָרַשׁ֮ אֶבֶן֒ פִּתּוּחֵ֣י חֹתָ֗ם תְּפַתַּח֙ אֶת שְׁתֵּ֣י הָאֲבָנִ֔ים עַל שְׁמֹ֖ת בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל מֻסַבֹּ֛ת מִשְׁבְּצ֥וֹת זָהָ֖ב תַּעֲשֶׂ֥ה אֹתָֽם
- 12And thou shalt put the two stones upon the shoulders of the ephod for stones of memorial unto the children of Israel: and Aaron shall bear their names before the LORD upon his two shoulders for a memorial.וְשַׂמְתָּ֞ אֶת שְׁתֵּ֣י הָאֲבָנִ֗ים עַ֚ל כִּתְפֹ֣ת הָֽאֵפֹ֔ד אַבְנֵ֥י זִכָּרֹ֖ן לִבְנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וְנָשָׂא֩ אַהֲרֹ֨ן אֶת שְׁמוֹתָ֜ם לִפְנֵ֧י יְהוָ֛ה עַל שְׁתֵּ֥י כְתֵפָ֖יו לְזִכָּרֹֽן
- 13And thou shalt make ouches of gold;וְעָשִׂ֥יתָ מִשְׁבְּצֹ֖ת זָהָֽב
- 14And two chains of pure gold at the ends; of wreathen work shalt thou make them, and fasten the wreathen chains to the ouches.וּשְׁתֵּ֤י שַׁרְשְׁרֹת֙ זָהָ֣ב טָה֔וֹר מִגְבָּלֹ֛ת תַּעֲשֶׂ֥ה אֹתָ֖ם מַעֲשֵׂ֣ה עֲבֹ֑ת וְנָתַתָּ֛ה אֶת שַׁרְשְׁרֹ֥ת הָעֲבֹתֹ֖ת עַל הַֽמִּשְׁבְּצֹֽת
- 15And thou shalt make the breastplate of judgment with cunning work; after the work of the ephod thou shalt make it; of gold, of blue, and of purple, and of scarlet, and of fine twined linen, shalt thou make it.וְעָשִׂ֜יתָ חֹ֤שֶׁן מִשְׁפָּט֙ מַעֲשֵׂ֣ה חֹשֵׁ֔ב כְּמַעֲשֵׂ֥ה אֵפֹ֖ד תַּעֲשֶׂ֑נּוּ זָ֠הָב תְּכֵ֨לֶת וְאַרְגָּמָ֜ן וְתוֹלַ֧עַת שָׁנִ֛י וְשֵׁ֥שׁ מָשְׁזָ֖ר תַּעֲשֶׂ֥ה אֹתֽוֹ
- 16Foursquare it shall be being doubled; a span shall be the length thereof, and a span shall be the breadth thereof.רָב֥וּעַ יִֽהְיֶ֖ה כָּפ֑וּל זֶ֥רֶת אָרְכּ֖וֹ וְזֶ֥רֶת רָחְבּֽוֹ
- 17And thou shalt set in it settings of stones, even four rows of stones: the first row shall be a sardius, a topaz, and a carbuncle: this shall be the first row.וּמִלֵּאתָ֥ מִלֻּ֣אַת אֶ֔בֶן אַרְבָּעָ֖ה טוּרִ֣ים אָ֑בֶן ט֗וּר אֹ֤דֶם פִּטְדָה֙ וּבָרֶ֔קֶת הַטּ֖וּר הָאֶחָֽד
- 18And the second row shall be an emerald, a sapphire, and a diamond.וְהַטּ֖וּר הַשֵּׁנִ֑י נֹ֥פֶךְ סַפִּ֖יר וְיָהֲלֹֽם
- 19And the third row a ligure, an agate, and an amethyst.וְהַטּ֖וּר הַשְּׁלִישִׁ֑י לֶ֥שֶׁם שְׁב֖וֹ וְאַחְלָֽמָה
- 20And the fourth row a beryl, and an onyx, and a jasper: they shall be set in gold in their inclosings.וְהַטּוּר֙ הָרְבִיעִ֔י תַּרְשִׁ֥ישׁ וְשֹׁ֖הַם וְיָשְׁפֵ֑ה מְשֻׁבָּצִ֥ים זָהָ֛ב יִהְי֖וּ בְּמִלּוּאֹתָֽם
- 21And the stones shall be with the names of the children of Israel, twelve, according to their names, like the engravings of a signet; every one with his name shall they be according to the twelve tribes.וְ֠הָאֲבָנִים תִּֽהְיֶ֜יןָ עַל שְׁמֹ֧ת בְּנֵֽי יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל שְׁתֵּ֥ים עֶשְׂרֵ֖ה עַל שְׁמֹתָ֑ם פִּתּוּחֵ֤י חוֹתָם֙ אִ֣ישׁ עַל שְׁמ֔וֹ תִּֽהְיֶ֕יןָ לִשְׁנֵ֥י עָשָׂ֖ר שָֽׁבֶט
- 22And thou shalt make upon the breastplate chains at the ends of wreathen work of pure gold.וְעָשִׂ֧יתָ עַל הַחֹ֛שֶׁן שַֽׁרְשֹׁ֥ת גַּבְלֻ֖ת מַעֲשֵׂ֣ה עֲבֹ֑ת זָהָ֖ב טָהֽוֹר
- 23And thou shalt make upon the breastplate two rings of gold, and shalt put the two rings on the two ends of the breastplate.וְעָשִׂ֨יתָ֙ עַל הַחֹ֔שֶׁן שְׁתֵּ֖י טַבְּע֣וֹת זָהָ֑ב וְנָתַתָּ֗ אֶת שְׁתֵּי֙ הַטַּבָּע֔וֹת עַל שְׁנֵ֖י קְצ֥וֹת הַחֹֽשֶׁן
- 24And thou shalt put the two wreathen chains of gold in the two rings which are on the ends of the breastplate.וְנָתַתָּ֗ה אֶת שְׁתֵּי֙ עֲבֹתֹ֣ת הַזָּהָ֔ב עַל שְׁתֵּ֖י הַטַּבָּעֹ֑ת אֶל קְצ֖וֹת הַחֹֽשֶׁן
- 25And the other two ends of the two wreathen chains thou shalt fasten in the two ouches, and put them on the shoulderpieces of the ephod before it.וְאֵ֨ת שְׁתֵּ֤י קְצוֹת֙ שְׁתֵּ֣י הָעֲבֹתֹ֔ת תִּתֵּ֖ן עַל שְׁתֵּ֣י הַֽמִּשְׁבְּצ֑וֹת וְנָתַתָּ֛ה עַל כִּתְפ֥וֹת הָאֵפֹ֖ד אֶל מ֥וּל פָּנָֽיו
- 26And thou shalt make two rings of gold, and thou shalt put them upon the two ends of the breastplate in the border thereof, which is in the side of the ephod inward.וְעָשִׂ֗יתָ שְׁתֵּי֙ טַבְּע֣וֹת זָהָ֔ב וְשַׂמְתָּ֣ אֹתָ֔ם עַל שְׁנֵ֖י קְצ֣וֹת הַחֹ֑שֶׁן עַל שְׂפָת֕וֹ אֲשֶׁ֛ר אֶל עֵ֥בֶר הָאֵפֹ֖ד בָּֽיְתָה
- 27And two other rings of gold thou shalt make, and shalt put them on the two sides of the ephod underneath, toward the forepart thereof, over against the other coupling thereof, above the curious girdle of the ephod.וְעָשִׂיתָ֮ שְׁתֵּ֣י טַבְּע֣וֹת זָהָב֒ וְנָתַתָּ֣ה אֹתָ֡ם עַל שְׁתֵּי֩ כִתְפ֨וֹת הָאֵפ֤וֹד מִלְּמַ֨טָּה֙ מִמּ֣וּל פָּנָ֔יו לְעֻמַּ֖ת מֶחְבַּרְתּ֑וֹ מִמַּ֕עַל לְחֵ֖שֶׁב הָאֵפֽוֹד
- 28And they shall bind the breastplate by the rings thereof unto the rings of the ephod with a lace of blue, that it may be above the curious girdle of the ephod, and that the breastplate be not loosed from the ephod.וְיִרְכְּס֣וּ אֶת הַ֠חֹשֶׁן מטבעתו מִֽטַּבְּעֹתָ֞יו אֶל טַבְּעֹ֤ת הָאֵפֹד֙ בִּפְתִ֣יל תְּכֵ֔לֶת לִֽהְי֖וֹת עַל חֵ֣שֶׁב הָאֵפ֑וֹד וְלֹֽא יִזַּ֣ח הַחֹ֔שֶׁן מֵעַ֖ל הָאֵפֽוֹד
- 29And Aaron shall bear the names of the children of Israel in the breastplate of judgment upon his heart, when he goeth in unto the holy place, for a memorial before the LORD continually.וְנָשָׂ֣א אַ֠הֲרֹן אֶת שְׁמ֨וֹת בְּנֵֽי יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל בְּחֹ֧שֶׁן הַמִּשְׁפָּ֛ט עַל לִבּ֖וֹ בְּבֹא֣וֹ אֶל הַקֹּ֑דֶשׁ לְזִכָּרֹ֥ן לִפְנֵֽי יְהוָ֖ה תָּמִֽיד
- 30And thou shalt put in the breastplate of judgment the Urim and the Thummim; and they shall be upon Aaron's heart, when he goeth in before the LORD: and Aaron shall bear the judgment of the children of Israel upon his heart before the LORD continually.וְנָתַתָּ֞ אֶל חֹ֣שֶׁן הַמִּשְׁפָּ֗ט אֶת הָאוּרִים֙ וְאֶת הַתֻּמִּ֔ים וְהָיוּ֙ עַל לֵ֣ב אַהֲרֹ֔ן בְּבֹא֖וֹ לִפְנֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה וְנָשָׂ֣א אַ֠הֲרֹן אֶת מִשְׁפַּ֨ט בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵ֧ל עַל לִבּ֛וֹ לִפְנֵ֥י יְהוָ֖ה תָּמִֽיד
- 31And thou shalt make the robe of the ephod all of blue.וְעָשִׂ֛יתָ אֶת מְעִ֥יל הָאֵפ֖וֹד כְּלִ֥יל תְּכֵֽלֶת
- 32And there shall be an hole in the top of it, in the midst thereof: it shall have a binding of woven work round about the hole of it, as it were the hole of an habergeon, that it be not rent.וְהָיָ֥ה פִֽי רֹאשׁ֖וֹ בְּתוֹכ֑וֹ שָׂפָ֡ה יִֽהְיֶה֩ לְפִ֨יו סָבִ֜יב מַעֲשֵׂ֣ה אֹרֵ֗ג כְּפִ֥י תַחְרָ֛א יִֽהְיֶה לֹ֥א יִקָּרֵֽעַ
- 33And beneath upon the hem of it thou shalt make pomegranates of blue, and of purple, and of scarlet, round about the hem thereof; and bells of gold between them round about:וְעָשִׂ֣יתָ עַל שׁוּלָ֗יו רִמֹּנֵי֙ תְּכֵ֤לֶת וְאַרְגָּמָן֙ וְתוֹלַ֣עַת שָׁנִ֔י עַל שׁוּלָ֖יו סָבִ֑יב וּפַעֲמֹנֵ֥י זָהָ֛ב בְּתוֹכָ֖ם סָבִֽיב
- 34A golden bell and a pomegranate, a golden bell and a pomegranate, upon the hem of the robe round about.פַּעֲמֹ֤ן זָהָב֙ וְרִמּ֔וֹן פַּֽעֲמֹ֥ן זָהָ֖ב וְרִמּ֑וֹן עַל שׁוּלֵ֥י הַמְּעִ֖יל סָבִֽיב
- 35And it shall be upon Aaron to minister: and his sound shall be heard when he goeth in unto the holy place before the LORD, and when he cometh out, that he die not.וְהָיָ֥ה עַֽל אַהֲרֹ֖ן לְשָׁרֵ֑ת וְנִשְׁמַ֣ע ק֠וֹלוֹ בְּבֹא֨וֹ אֶל הַקֹּ֜דֶשׁ לִפְנֵ֧י יְהוָ֛ה וּבְצֵאת֖וֹ וְלֹ֥א יָמֽוּת
- 36And thou shalt make a plate of pure gold, and grave upon it, like the engravings of a signet, HOLINESS TO THE LORD.וְעָשִׂ֥יתָ צִּ֖יץ זָהָ֣ב טָה֑וֹר וּפִתַּחְתָּ֤ עָלָיו֙ פִּתּוּחֵ֣י חֹתָ֔ם קֹ֖דֶשׁ לַֽיהוָֽה
- 37And thou shalt put it on a blue lace, that it may be upon the mitre; upon the forefront of the mitre it shall be.וְשַׂמְתָּ֤ אֹתוֹ֙ עַל פְּתִ֣יל תְּכֵ֔לֶת וְהָיָ֖ה עַל הַמִּצְנָ֑פֶת אֶל מ֥וּל פְּנֵֽי הַמִּצְנֶ֖פֶת יִהְיֶֽה
- 38And it shall be upon Aaron's forehead, that Aaron may bear the iniquity of the holy things, which the children of Israel shall hallow in all their holy gifts; and it shall be always upon his forehead, that they may be accepted before the LORD.וְהָיָה֮ עַל מֵ֣צַח אַהֲרֹן֒ וְנָשָׂ֨א אַהֲרֹ֜ן אֶת עֲוֺ֣ן הַקֳּדָשִׁ֗ים אֲשֶׁ֤ר יַקְדִּ֨ישׁוּ֙ בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל לְכָֽל מַתְּנֹ֖ת קָדְשֵׁיהֶ֑ם וְהָיָ֤ה עַל מִצְחוֹ֙ תָּמִ֔יד לְרָצ֥וֹן לִפְנֵ֥י יְהוָֽה
- 39And thou shalt embroider the coat of fine linen, and thou shalt make the mitre of fine linen, and thou shalt make the girdle of needlework.וְשִׁבַּצְתָּ֙ הַכְּתֹ֣נֶת שֵׁ֔שׁ וְעָשִׂ֖יתָ מִצְנֶ֣פֶת שֵׁ֑שׁ וְאַבְנֵ֥ט תַּעֲשֶׂ֖ה מַעֲשֵׂ֥ה רֹקֵֽם
- 40And for Aaron's sons thou shalt make coats, and thou shalt make for them girdles, and bonnets shalt thou make for them, for glory and for beauty.וְלִבְנֵ֤י אַהֲרֹן֙ תַּעֲשֶׂ֣ה כֻתֳּנֹ֔ת וְעָשִׂ֥יתָ אַבְנֵטִ֑ים וּמִגְבָּעוֹת֙ תַּעֲשֶׂ֣ה לְכָב֖וֹד וּלְתִפְאָֽרֶת
- 41And thou shalt put them upon Aaron thy brother, and his sons with him; and shalt anoint them, and consecrate them, and sanctify them, that they may minister unto me in the priest's office.וְהִלְבַּשְׁתָּ֤ אֹתָם֙ אֶת אַהֲרֹ֣ן אָחִ֔יךָ וְאֶת בָּנָ֖יו אִתּ֑וֹ וּמָשַׁחְתָּ֨ אֹתָ֜ם וּמִלֵּאתָ֧ אֶת יָדָ֛ם וְקִדַּשְׁתָּ֥ אֹתָ֖ם וְכִהֲנ֥וּ
- 42And thou shalt make them linen breeches to cover their nakedness; from the loins even unto the thighs they shall reach:וַעֲשֵׂ֤ה מִכְנְסֵי בָ֔ד לְכַסּ֖וֹת בְּשַׂ֣ר עֶרְוָ֑ה מִמָּתְנַ֥יִם וְעַד יְרֵכַ֖יִם יִהְיֽוּ
- 43And they shall be upon Aaron, and upon his sons, when they come in unto the tabernacle of the congregation, or when they come near unto the altar to minister in the holy place; that they bear not iniquity, and die: it shall be a statute for ever unto him and his seed after him.וְהָיוּ֩ עַל אַהֲרֹ֨ן וְעַל בָּנָ֜יו בְּבֹאָ֣ם אֶל אֹ֣הֶל מוֹעֵ֗ד א֣וֹ בְגִשְׁתָּ֤ם אֶל הַמִּזְבֵּ֨חַ֙ לְשָׁרֵ֣ת בַּקֹּ֔דֶשׁ וְלֹא יִשְׂא֥וּ עָוֺ֖ן וָמֵ֑תוּ חֻקַּ֥ת עוֹלָ֛ם וּלְזַרְע֥וֹ אַחֲרָֽיו
Exodus 28 KJV
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584 tagged Hebrew tokens160 distinct lexical entries43 of 43 verses source-tagged
עָשָׂהH6213
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
שְׁנַיִםH8147
two; also (as ordinal) twofold
זָהָבH2091
gold, figuratively, something gold-colored (i.e., yellow), as oil, a clear sky
אַהֲרוֹןH175
Aharon, the brother of Moses
בֵּןH1121
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)
אֵפוֹדH646
a girdle; specifically the ephod or highpriest's shoulder-piece; also generally, an image
חֹשֶׁןH2833
perhaps a pocket (as holding the Urim and Thummim), or rich (as containing gems), used only of the gorget of the highpriest
אֶבֶןH68
a stone
מַעֲשֶׂהH4639
an action (good or bad); generally, a transaction; abstractly, activity; by implication, a product (specifically, a poem) or (generally) property
פָּנִיםH6440
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)
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