And youוְאַתָּהshall speakתְּדַבֵּרtoאֶלallכָּלthe wiseחַכְמֵיof heart,לֵבwhomאֲשֶׁרI have filledמִלֵּאתִיוwith a spiritרוּחַof wisdom,חָכְמָהthat they makeוְעָשׂוּthe garmentsאֶת בִּגְדֵיof Aaronאַהֲרֹןto consecrate himלְקַדְּשׁוֹto serve as priestלְכַהֲנוֹfor me.לִי
Exodus 28:3
Study it in the app“And 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.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Exodus 28:3, word by word
- shall speakתְּדַבֵּרtedaber
speak
To speak, say something; above all God to his people.
Where else “tedaber” appears- the wiseחַכְמֵיchachme
wise
Someone who knows how to live well, revering YHWH.
Where else “chachme” appears- of heartלֵבlev
heart
The deepest part of a person: where they think, feel and decide.
Where else “lev” appears- I have filledמִלֵּאתִיmileti
fill
To take up all the space of something, or to give someone all it can hold.
Where else “mileti” appears- with a spiritרוּחַruach
spirit
What moves a person inside: their life, their mood.
Where else “ruach” appears- of wisdomחָכְמָהchachma
wisdom
Knowing how to live well; it begins with revering YHWH.
Where else “chachma” appears- that they makeעָשׂוּasu
make
To build or create something.
Where else “asu” appears- the garmentsבִּגְדֵיbigde
garment
A garment with which someone covers the body, or a blanket for warmth.
Where else “bigde” appears- of Aaronאַהֲרֹןaharon
Aaron
Aaron, the older brother of Moses, his spokesman before Pharaoh and the first high priest of Israel.
Where else “aharon” appears- to consecrate himקַדְּשׁkadsh
consecrate
To set apart people, things or a day for God.
Where else “kadsh” appears- to serve as priestכַהֲנchahan
serve as priest
Serve as a priest.
Where else “chahan” appears
Translation note
“Wise of heart”: in Hebrew the heart is the seat of thought and of skill; these are the expert craftsmen.
The context
2You shall make holy garments for Aaron your brother, for honor and for beauty.
3 · This verse (above)
4These are the garments that they shall make: a breastpiece, an ephod, a robe, a checkered tunic, a turban, and a sash. They shall make holy garments for Aaron your brother and for his sons to serve as priests for me.