You shall putוְנָתַתָּinאֶלthe breastpieceחֹשֶׁןof judgmentהַמִּשְׁפָּטthe Urimאֶת הָאוּרִיםand the Thummim,וְאֶת הַתֻּמִּיםand they shall beוְהָיוּonעַלthe heartלֵבof Aaronאַהֲרֹןwhen he goes inבְּבֹאוֹbeforeלִפְנֵיYHWH;יְהוָהand Aaronוְ אַהֲרֹןshall bearנָשָׂאthe judgmentאֶת מִשְׁפַּטof the sonsבְּנֵיof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלonעַלhis heartלִבּוֹbeforeלִפְנֵיYHWHיְהוָהcontinually.תָּמִיד
Exodus 28:30
Study it in the app“You 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.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Exodus 28:30, word by word
- You shall putנָתַתָּnatata
put
To place something somewhere.
Where else “natata” appears- 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- the Urimאוּרִיםurim
Urim
Urim: "lights". With the Thummim, an object kept in the breastpiece by which God's decision was sought.
Where else “urim” appears- and the Thummimתֻּמִּיםtumim
Thummim
Thummim: "perfections". With the Urim, an object kept in the breastpiece by which God's decision was sought.
Where else “tumim” appears- and they shall beהָיוּhayu
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “hayu” appears- the heartלֵבlev
heart
The deepest part of a person: where they think, feel and decide.
Where else “lev” 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- when he goes inבֹאvo
enter
To go into a place.
Where else “vo” appears- beforeפְנֵיfene
presence
Literally "the face": being before someone, face to face.
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- shall bearנָשָׂאnasa
carry
To put something on oneself and carry it, on the shoulders or in the arms.
Where else “nasa” 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- 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 were objects kept in the breastpiece by which YHWH's decision was sought (Numbers 27:21); it is not known what they looked like.
The context
29Aaron 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.
30 · This verse (above)
31You shall make the robe of the ephod all of blue.