And he putוַיָּשֶׂםthemאֹתָםon the shoulder piecesעַל כִּתְפֹתof the ephodהָאֵפֹדas stonesאַבְנֵיof memorialזִכָּרוֹןfor the sonsלִבְנֵיof Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵלasכַּאֲשֶׁרYHWHיְהוָהhad commandedצִוָּהMoses.אֶת מֹשֶׁה
Exodus 39:7
Study it in the app“And he put them on the shoulder pieces of the ephod as stones of memorial for the sons of Israel, as YHWH had commanded Moses.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Exodus 39:7, word by word
- And he putיָּשֶׂםyasem
put
To put something somewhere.
Where else “yasem” appears- on the shoulder piecesכִּתְפֹתkitfot
shoulder
The part of the body between neck and arm, where loads are carried.
Where else “kitfot” appears- of the ephodאֵפֹדefod
ephod
Ephod: a garment of the high priest, like a vest or apron, worn over the robe (Exodus 28:6-14). In other passages, an object used in worship.
Where else “efod” appears- as stonesאַבְנֵיavne
stone
A piece of rock, large or small, used for building, marking or throwing.
Where else “avne” appears- of memorialזִכָּרוֹןzikaron
memorial
Memorial: something done or kept in order to remember.
Where else “zikaron” appears- for the sonsבְנֵיvene
descendant
A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".
Where else “vene” 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- 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- had commandedצִוָּהtsiva
command
To give an order: "as YHWH had commanded".
Where else “tsiva” appears- Mosesמֹשֶׁהmoshe
Moses
Moses, the man God called to bring Israel out of Egypt and through whom he gave the Law. His name sounds like "draw out" (Exodus 2:10).
Where else “moshe” appears
The context
6And they made the onyx stones, set in settings of gold, engraved with the engravings of a seal with the names of the sons of Israel.
7 · This verse (above)
8And he made the breastpiece, the work of a skilled craftsman, like the work of the ephod: of gold, blue, and purple, and scarlet, and twisted fine linen.