Exodus 28:43

“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.”

Exodus 28:43 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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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.

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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)

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