Aaronאַהֲרֹןshall bearוְנָשָׂאthe namesאֶת שְׁמוֹתof the sonsבְּנֵיof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלin the breastpieceבְּחֹשֶׁןof judgmentהַמִּשְׁפָּטonעַלhis heartלִבּוֹwhen he goesבְּבֹאוֹintoאֶלthe Holy Place,הַקֹּדֶשׁas a memorialלְזִכָּרֹןbeforeלִפְנֵיYHWHיְהוָהcontinually.תָּמִיד
Exodus 28:29
Study it in the app“Aaron shall bear the names of the sons of Israel in the breastpiece of judgment on his heart when he goes into the Holy Place, as a memorial before YHWH continually.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Exodus 28:29, word by word
- 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- the namesשְׁמוֹתshemot
name
The word by which a person, place or thing is called and recognized.
Where else “shemot” appears- of the sonsבְּנֵיbene
descendant
A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".
Where else “bene” 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- in the breastpieceחֹשֶׁןchoshen
breastpiece
Breastpiece: a square piece of cloth with twelve stones that the high priest wore on his chest (Exodus 28:15-30).
Where else “choshen” appears- of judgmentמִּשְׁפָּטmishpat
judgment
The decision a judge gives on a case.
Where else “mishpat” appears- his heartלִבּlib
heart
The deepest part of a person: where they think, feel and decide.
Where else “lib” appears- when he goesבֹאvo
enter
To go into a place.
Where else “vo” appears- the Holy Placeקֹּדֶשׁkodesh
sanctuary
The sacred enclosure where God was served: the sanctuary and its innermost room.
Where else “kodesh” appears- as a memorialזִכָּרֹןzikaron
memorial
Memorial: something done or kept in order to remember.
Where else “zikaron” 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- continuallyתָּמִידtamid
continually
Continually, always; what is done regularly and without interruption. As a noun, the regular daily offering.
Where else “tamid” appears
Translation note
The Urim and Thummim are put in the breastpiece of judgment (verse 30); by them YHWH’s decision was sought (Numbers 27:21).
The context
28They shall bind the breastpiece by its rings to the rings of the ephod with a cord of blue, so that it is on the woven band of the ephod, and the breastpiece shall not come loose from the ephod.
29 · This verse (above)
30You shall put in the breastpiece of judgment the Urim and the Thummim, and they shall be on the heart of Aaron when he goes in before YHWH; and Aaron shall bear the judgment of the sons of Israel on his heart before YHWH continually.