And you,וְאַתָּהbring nearהַקְרֵבto youאֵלֶיךָAaronאֶת אַהֲרֹןyour brother,אָחִיךָand his sonsוְאֶת בָּנָיוwith him,אִתּוֹfrom amongמִתּוֹךְthe sonsבְּנֵיof Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵלto serve as priestלְכַהֲנוֹfor me:לִיAaron,אַהֲרֹןNadabנָדָבand Abihu,וַאֲבִיהוּאEleazarאֶלְעָזָרand Ithamar,וְאִיתָמָרthe sonsבְּנֵיof Aaron.אַהֲרֹן
Exodus 28:1
Study it in the app“And you, bring near to you Aaron your brother, and his sons with him, from among the sons of Israel, to serve as priest for me: Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar, the sons of Aaron.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Exodus 28:1, word by word
- bring nearהַקְרֵבhakrev
bring near
To bring something, or offer a gift to YHWH.
Where else “hakrev” appears- Aaronאַהֲרֹןaharon
Aaron
Aaron, the older brother of Moses, his spokesman before Pharaoh and the first high priest of Israel.
Where else “aharon” appears- your brotherאָחִיachi
brother
A son of the same father or the same mother.
Where else “achi” appears- and his sonsבָּנָיbanay
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “banay” appears- from amongתּוֹךְtoch
midst
The central point of something, or the company of several: in the midst of them.
Where else “toch” appears- of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael
Israel
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appears- to serve as priestכַהֲנchahan
serve as priest
Serve as a priest.
Where else “chahan” appears- Nadabנָדָבnadav
Nadab
Nadab: the name of several Israelites, among them the oldest son of Aaron and a king of Israel.
Where else “nadav” appears- and Abihuאֲבִיהוּאavihu
Abihu
Abihu: the second son of Aaron.
Where else “avihu” appears- Eleazarאֶלְעָזָרelazar
Eleazar
Eleazar: the name of several Israelites, above all the third son of Aaron, who succeeded him as high priest.
Where else “elazar” appears- and Ithamarאִיתָמָרitamar
Ithamar
Ithamar: the youngest son of Aaron.
Where else “itamar” appears
The context
1 · This verse (above)
2You shall make holy garments for Aaron your brother, for honor and for beauty.