They shall beוְהָיוּonעַלAaronאַהֲרֹןand onוְעַלhis sonsבָּנָיוwhen they goבְּבֹאָםintoאֶלthe tentאֹהֶלof meeting,מוֹעֵדorאוֹwhen they come nearבְגִשְׁתָּםtoאֶלthe altarהַמִּזְבֵּחַto ministerלְשָׁרֵתin the Holy Place,בַּקֹּדֶשׁso that they do not bearוְלֹא יִשְׂאוּiniquityעָוֺןand die.וָמֵתוּIt is a statuteחֻקַּתforeverעוֹלָםfor himלוֹand for his offspringוּלְזַרְעוֹafter him.אַחֲרָיו
Exodus 28:43
Study it in the app“They shall be on Aaron and on his sons when they go into the tent of meeting, or when they come near to the altar to minister in the Holy Place, so that they do not bear iniquity and die. It is a statute forever for him and for his offspring after him.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Exodus 28:43, word by word
- They shall beהָיוּhayu
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “hayu” appears- Aaronאַהֲרֹןaharon
Aaron
Aaron, the older brother of Moses, his spokesman before Pharaoh and the first high priest of Israel.
Where else “aharon” appears- his sonsבָּנָיbanay
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “banay” appears- when they goבֹאָvoa
enter
To go into a place.
Where else “voa” appears- the tentאֹהֶלohel
tabernacle
Israel's portable sanctuary in the wilderness, where YHWH met with Moses.
Where else “ohel” appears- of meetingמוֹעֵדmoed
meeting
An appointment with God: the tent where he meets his people.
Where else “moed” appears- when they come nearגִשְׁתָּgishta
come near
To go until one is near someone or something.
Where else “gishta” appears- the altarמִּזְבֵּחַmizbeach
altar
Altar: a structure of stone or earth on which sacrifices are offered to God.
Where else “mizbeach” appears- to ministerשָׁרֵתsharet
minister
To serve in worship before YHWH.
Where else “sharet” appears- in the Holy Placeקֹּדֶשׁkodesh
sanctuary
The sacred enclosure where God was served: the sanctuary and its innermost room.
Where else “kodesh” appears- so that they do not bearיִשְׂאוּyisu
bear
To bear the consequences of a fault, like someone carrying a weight.
Where else “yisu” appears- iniquityעָוֺןavon
iniquity
A serious wrong.
Where else “avon” appears- and dieמֵתוּmetu
die
To cease living; also, one who has ceased living.
Where else “metu” appears- It is a statuteחֻקַּתchukat
statute
Statute: a fixed rule, laid down to be kept always.
Where else “chukat” appears- foreverעוֹלָםolam
forever
Time without end, beyond what a lifetime can see.
Where else “olam” appears- and for his offspringזַרְעzar
offspring
The children, grandchildren and whole line that come from someone.
Where else “zar” appears
The context
42Make for them linen undergarments to cover the flesh of their nakedness; from the hips to the thighs they shall reach.
43 · This verse (above)