Focused Passage

Exodus 28:1-5

Priestly Garments for Glory, Beauty, Mediation, and Holiness

The LORD commands Moses to bring Aaron and his sons near to serve as priests, instructs skilled workers to make holy garments for Aaron, describes the ephod and its memorial stones, the breastpiece of decision with twelve tribal stones and the Urim and Thummim, the robe of the ephod with bells and pomegranates, the gold plate engraved 'Holy to the LORD,' and the tunics, sashes, caps, undergarments, and regulations for priestly service.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

1“Next, have your brother Aaron brought to you from among the Israelites, along with his sons Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar, to serve Me as priests.

2Make holy garments for your brother Aaron, to give him glory and splendor.

3You are to instruct all the skilled craftsmen, whom I have filled with a spirit of wisdom, to make garments for Aaron’s consecration, so that he may serve Me as priest.

4These are the garments that they shall make: a breastpiece, an ephod, a robe, a woven tunic, a turban, and a sash. They are to make these holy garments for your brother Aaron and his sons, so that they may serve Me as priests.

5They shall use gold, along with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and fine linen.

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References and Original Words

Verse 1

Original words

Nextוְאַתָּ֡הH859Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - second person masculine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object marker{have} your brotherאָחִ֜יךָH251Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular-וְאֶת־H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object markerAaronאַהֲרֹ֨ןH175Noun - proper - masculine singularbroughtהַקְרֵ֣בH7126Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singularto youאֵלֶיךָ֩H413Preposition | second person masculine singularfrom amongמִתּ֛וֹךְH8432Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular constructthe Israelitesבְּנֵ֥יH1121Noun - masculine plural construct. . .יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לH3478Noun - proper - masculine singularalong withאִתּ֔וֹH854Preposition | third person masculine singularhis sonsבָּנָ֣יוH1121Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular-אַהֲרֹֽן׃H175Noun - proper - masculine singular-בְּנֵ֥יH1121Noun - masculine plural constructNadabנָדָ֧בH5070Noun - proper - masculine singularAbihuוַאֲבִיה֛וּאH30Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singularEleazarאֶלְעָזָ֥רH499Noun - proper - masculine singularand Ithamarוְאִיתָמָ֖רH385Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular-אַהֲרֹ֕ןH175Noun - proper - masculine singularto serve Me as priestsלְכַהֲנוֹ־H3547Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singular
Verse 2

Original words

Makeוְעָשִׂ֥יתָH6213Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singularholyקֹ֖דֶשׁH6944Noun - masculine singulargarmentsבִגְדֵי־H899Noun - masculine plural constructfor your brotherאָחִ֑יךָH251Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singularAaronלְאַהֲרֹ֣ןH175Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singularto give him gloryלְכָב֖וֹדH3519Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singularand splendorוּלְתִפְאָֽרֶת׃H8597Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular
Verse 3

Original words

Youוְאַתָּ֗הH859Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - second person masculine singularare to instructתְּדַבֵּר֙H1696Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singular. . .אֶל־H413Prepositionallכָּל־H3605Noun - masculine singular constructthe skilled craftsmenחַכְמֵי־H2450Adjective - masculine plural construct. . .לֵ֔בH3820Noun - masculine singularwhomאֲשֶׁ֥רH834Pronoun - relativeI have filledמִלֵּאתִ֖יוH4390Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singular | third person masculine singularwith a spiritר֣וּחַH7307Noun - common singular constructof wisdomחָכְמָ֑הH2451Noun - feminine singularto makeוְעָשׂ֞וּH6213Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural-אֶת־H853Direct object markergarmentsבִּגְדֵ֧יH899Noun - masculine plural constructfor Aaron’sאַהֲרֹ֛ןH175Noun - proper - masculine singularconsecrationלְקַדְּשׁ֖וֹH6942Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singularso that he may serve Me as priestלְכַהֲנוֹ־H3547Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singular. . .לִֽי׃Preposition | first person common singular
Verse 4

Original words

Theseוְאֵ֨לֶּהH428Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - common pluralare the garmentsהַבְּגָדִ֜יםH899Article | Noun - masculine pluralthatאֲשֶׁ֣רH834Pronoun - relativethey shall makeיַעֲשׂ֗וּH6213Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plurala breastpieceחֹ֤שֶׁןH2833Noun - masculine singularan ephodוְאֵפוֹד֙H646Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singulara robeוּמְעִ֔ילH4598Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singulara wovenתַּשְׁבֵּ֖ץH8665Noun - masculine singular constructtunicוּכְתֹ֥נֶתH3801Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular constructa turbanמִצְנֶ֣פֶתH4701Noun - feminine singularand a sashוְאַבְנֵ֑טH73Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singularThey are to makeוְעָשׂ֨וּH6213Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural[these] holyקֹ֜דֶשׁH6944Noun - masculine singulargarmentsבִגְדֵי־H899Noun - masculine plural constructfor your brotherאָחִ֛יךָH251Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singularAaronלְאַהֲרֹ֥ןH175Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singularand his sonsוּלְבָנָ֖יוH1121Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singularso that they may serve Me as priestsלְכַהֲנוֹ־H3547Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singular
Verse 5

Original words

Theyוְהֵם֙H1992Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - third person masculine pluralshall useיִקְח֣וּH3947Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural-אֶת־H853Direct object markergoldהַזָּהָ֔בH2091Article | Noun - masculine singularalong withוְאֶת־H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object markerblueהַתְּכֵ֖לֶתH8504Article | Noun - feminine singular-וְאֶת־H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object markerpurpleהָֽאַרְגָּמָ֑ןH713Article | Noun - masculine singular-וְאֶת־H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object markerand scarlet yarnתּוֹלַ֥עַתH8438Noun - feminine singular construct. . .הַשָּׁנִ֖יH8144Article | Noun - masculine singular-וְאֶת־H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object markerand fine linenהַשֵּֽׁשׁ׃פH8336Article | Noun - masculine singular

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