You shall putוְשַׂמְתָּthe twoאֶת שְׁתֵּיstonesהָאֲבָנִיםonעַלthe shoulder piecesכִּתְפֹתof the ephod,הָאֵפֹדas stonesאַבְנֵיof memorialזִכָּרֹןfor the sonsלִבְנֵיof Israel;יִשְׂרָאֵלand Aaronוְ אַהֲרֹןshall bearנָשָׂאtheir namesאֶת שְׁמוֹתָםbeforeלִפְנֵיYHWHיְהוָהonעַלhis twoשְׁתֵּיshouldersכְתֵפָיוas a memorial.לְזִכָּרֹן
Exodus 28:12
Study it in the app“You shall put the two stones on the shoulder pieces of the ephod, as stones of memorial for the sons of Israel; and Aaron shall bear their names before YHWH on his two shoulders as a memorial.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Exodus 28:12, word by word
- You shall putשַׂמְתָּsamta
put
To put something somewhere.
Where else “samta” appears- the twoשְׁתֵּיshete
both
The two together, both of them.
Where else “shete” appears- stonesאֲבָנִיםavanim
stone
A piece of rock, large or small, used for building, marking or throwing.
Where else “avanim” appears- the shoulder piecesכִּתְפֹתkitfot
shoulder
The part of the body between neck and arm, where loads are carried.
Where else “kitfot” appears- of the ephodאֵפֹדefod
ephod
Ephod: a garment of the high priest, like a vest or apron, worn over the robe (Exodus 28:6-14). In other passages, an object used in worship.
Where else “efod” appears- of memorialזִכָּרֹןzikaron
memorial
Memorial: something done or kept in order to remember.
Where else “zikaron” appears- for the sonsבְנֵיvene
descendant
A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".
Where else “vene” 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- and Aaronאַהֲרֹןaharon
Aaron
Aaron, the older brother of Moses, his spokesman before Pharaoh and the first high priest of Israel.
Where else “aharon” appears- shall bearנָשָׂאnasa
carry
To put something on oneself and carry it, on the shoulders or in the arms.
Where else “nasa” appears- their namesשְׁמוֹתָshemota
name
The word by which a person, place or thing is called and recognized.
Where else “shemota” appears- beforeפְנֵיfene
before
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “fene” appears- YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears
The context
11As the work of a stonecutter, with engravings of a signet, you shall engrave the two stones with the names of the sons of Israel; mounted in settings of gold you shall make them.
12 · This verse (above)
13You shall make settings of gold,