Exodus 28:2

“You shall make holy garments for Aaron your brother, for honor and for beauty.”

Exodus 28:2 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Exodus 28:2, word by word

You shall makeעָשִׂיתָasita

make

To build or create something.

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holyקֹדֶשׁkodesh

holy thing

Something set apart for God: a day, an offering.

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garmentsבִגְדֵיvigde

garment

A garment with which someone covers the body, or a blanket for warmth.

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for Aaronאַהֲרֹןaharon

Aaron

Aaron, the older brother of Moses, his spokesman before Pharaoh and the first high priest of Israel.

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your brotherאָחִיachi

brother

A son of the same father or the same mother.

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for honorכָבוֹדchavod

honor

Literally "weight": respect, good name; or one's inner self.

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and for beautyתִפְאָרֶתtifaret

beauty

Beauty and splendor seen in something or someone.

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The context

1And 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.

2 · This verse (above)

3And you shall speak to all the wise of heart, whom I have filled with a spirit of wisdom, that they make the garments of Aaron to consecrate him to serve as priest for me.

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