Leviticus 8:8

“He put on him the breastpiece, and he put in the breastpiece the Urim and the Thummim.”

Leviticus 8:8 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Leviticus 8:8, word by word

He putיָּשֶׂםyasem

put

To put something somewhere.

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the breastpieceחֹשֶׁןchoshen

breastpiece

Breastpiece: a square piece of cloth with twelve stones that the high priest wore on his chest (Exodus 28:15-30).

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and he putיִּתֵּןyiten

put

To place something somewhere.

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the Urimאוּרִיםurim

Urim

Urim: "lights". With the Thummim, an object kept in the breastpiece by which God's decision was sought.

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and the Thummimתֻּמִּיםtumim

Thummim

Thummim: "perfections". With the Urim, an object kept in the breastpiece by which God's decision was sought.

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The context

7He put on him the tunic, girded him with the sash, clothed him with the robe, put on him the ephod, and girded him with the band of the ephod, and bound it to him with it.

8 · This verse (above)

9He put the turban on his head, and on the turban, on its front, he put the gold plate, the holy diadem, as YHWH had commanded Moses.

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