You shall bring forward your brother Aaron, with his sons, from among the Israelites, to serve Me as priests: Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar, the sons of Aaron.
Word-by-Word Analysis
ואתה
412
הקרב
307
אליך
61
אתאהרן
657
אחיך
39
ואתבניו
475
אתו
407
מתוך
466
בני
62
ישראל
541
לכהנולי
151
אהרן
256
נדב
56
ואביהוא
31
אלעזר
308
ואיתמר
657
בני
62
אהרן
256
Exodus 28:2
Gematria: 2713
ועשיתבגדיקדשלאהרןאחיךלכבודולתפארת
Make sacral vestments for your brother Aaron, for dignity and adornment.
Next you shall instruct all who are skillful, whom I have endowed with the gift of skill, ” to make Aaron’s vestments, for consecrating him to serve Me as priest.
Translation Notes
*skillful, whom I have endowed with the gift of skill — Lit. “wise of heart, whom I have filled with a spirit of wisdom.
These are the vestments they are to make: a breastpiece, an ephod, a robe, a fringed .” tunic, a headdress, and a sash. They shall make those sacral vestments for your brother Aaron and his sons, for priestly service to Me;
Translation Notes
*fringed — Others “checkered
Word-by-Word Analysis
ואלה
42
הבגדים
64
אשר
501
יעשו
386
חשן
358
ואפוד
97
ומעיל
156
וכתנת
876
תשבץ
792
מצנפת
660
ואבנט
68
ועשו
382
בגדיקדש
423
לאהרן
286
אחיך
39
ולבניו
104
לכהנולי
151
Exodus 28:5
Gematria: 5333
והםיקחואתהזהבואתהתכלתואתהארגמןואתתולעתהשניואתהששפ
they, therefore, shall receive the gold, the blue, purple, and crimson yarns, and the fine linen.
Word-by-Word Analysis
והם
51
יקחו
124
אתהזהב
420
ואתהתכלת
1262
ואתהארגמן
706
ואתתולעת
1313
השני
365
ואתהששפ
1092
Exodus 28:6
Gematria: 5181
ועשואתהאפדזהבתכלתוארגמןתולעתשניוששמשזרמעשהחשב
They shall make the ephod of gold, of blue, purple, and crimson yarns, and of fine twisted linen, worked into designs.
Word-by-Word Analysis
ועשו
382
אתהאפד
491
זהב
14
תכלת
850
וארגמן
300
תולעת
906
שני
360
ושש
606
משזר
547
מעשה
415
חשב
310
Exodus 28:7
Gematria: 3505
שתיכתפתחברתיהיהלואלשניקצותיווחבר
It shall have two shoulder-pieces attached; they shall be attached at its two ends.
And the decorated band that is upon it shall be made like it, of one piece with it: of gold, of blue, purple, and crimson yarns, and of fine twisted linen.
Word-by-Word Analysis
וחשב
316
אפדתו
491
אשר
501
עליו
116
כמעשהו
441
ממנו
136
יהיה
30
זהב
14
תכלת
850
וארגמן
300
ותולעת
912
שני
360
ושש
606
משזר
547
Exodus 28:9
Gematria: 4461
ולקחתאתשתיאבנישהםופתחתעליהםשמותבניישראל
Then take two lazuli stones and engrave on them the names of the sons of Israel:
attach the two stones to the shoulder-pieces of the ephod, as stones for remembrance of the Israelite people, whose names Aaron shall carry upon his two shoulder-pieces for remembrance before יהוה.
You shall make a breastpiece of decision, decision See v. 30 below; others “judgment.” worked into a design; make it in the style of the ephod: make it of gold, of blue, purple, and crimson yarns, and of fine twisted linen.
Word-by-Word Analysis
ועשית
786
חשן
358
משפט
429
מעשה
415
חשב
310
כמעשה
435
אפד
85
תעשנו
826
זהב
14
תכלת
850
וארגמן
300
ותולעת
912
שני
360
ושש
606
משזר
547
תעשה
775
אתו
407
Exodus 28:16
Gematria: 2107
רבועיהיהכפולזרתארכווזרתרחבו
It shall be square and doubled, a span in length and a span in width.
Set in it mounted stones, in four rows of stones. The first row shall be a row of carnelian, chrysolite,… The identity of several of the following twelve stones is uncertain. carnelian, chrysolite, and emerald;
Word-by-Word Analysis
ומלאת
477
בו
8
מלאת
471
אבן
53
ארבעה
278
טורים
265
אבן
53
טור
215
אדם
45
פטדה
98
וברקת
708
הטור
220
האחד
18
Exodus 28:18
Gematria: 1182
והטורהשנינפךספירויהלם
the second row: a turquoise, a sapphire, and an amethyst;
Word-by-Word Analysis
והטור
226
השני
365
נפך
150
ספיר
350
ויהלם
91
Exodus 28:19
Gematria: 1649
והטורהשלישילשםשבוואחלמה
the third row: a jacinth, an agate, and a crystal;
Word-by-Word Analysis
והטור
226
השלישי
655
לשם
370
שבו
308
ואחלמה
90
Exodus 28:20
Gematria: 3531
והטורהרביעיתרשישושהםוישפהמשבציםזהביהיובמלואתם
and the fourth row: a beryl, a lapis lazuli, and a jasper. They shall be framed with gold in their mountings.
The stones shall correspond [in number] to the names of the sons of Israel: twelve, corresponding to their names. They shall be engraved like seals, each with its name, for the twelve tribes.
Word-by-Word Analysis
והאבנים
114
תהיין
475
עלשמת
840
בניישראל
603
שתים
750
עשרה
575
עלשמתם
880
פתוחי
504
חותם
454
איש
311
עלשמו
446
תהיין
475
לשני
390
עשר
570
שבט
311
Exodus 28:22
Gematria: 4005
ועשיתעלהחשןשרשתגבלתמעשהעבתזהבטהור
On the breastpiece make braided chains of corded work in pure gold.
And make two other rings of gold and fasten them on the front of the ephod, low on the two shoulder-pieces, close to its seam above the decorated band.
The breastpiece shall be held in place by a cord of blue from its rings to the rings of the ephod, so that the breastpiece rests on the decorated band and does not come loose from the ephod.
Aaron shall carry the names of the sons of Israel on the breastpiece of decision over his heart, when he enters the sanctuary, for remembrance before יהוה at all times.
Inside the breastpiece of decision you shall place the Urim and Thummim, Urim and Thummim Meaning of these two words uncertain. They designate a kind of oracle; cf. Num. 27.21. so that they are over Aaron’s heart when he comes before יהוה. Thus Aaron shall carry the instrument of decision for the Israelites over his heart before יהוה at all times.
Word-by-Word Analysis
ונתת
856
אלחשן
389
המשפט
434
אתהאורים
663
ואתהתמים
902
והיו
27
עללב
132
אהרן
256
בבאו
11
לפני
170
יהוה
26
ונשא
357
אהרן
256
אתמשפט
830
בניישראל
603
עללבו
138
לפני
170
יהוה
26
תמידס
514
Exodus 28:31
Gematria: 2373
ועשיתאתמעילהאפודכלילתכלת
You shall make the robe of the ephod of pure blue. .”
The opening for the head shall be in the middle of it; the opening shall have a binding of woven work round about—it shall be like the opening of a coat of mail—so that it does not tear.
Aaron shall wear it while officiating, so that the sound of it is heard when he comes into the sanctuary before יהוה and when he goes out—that he may not die.
Word-by-Word Analysis
והיה
26
עלאהרן
356
לשרת
930
ונשמע
466
קולו
142
בבאו
11
אלהקדש
440
לפני
170
יהוה
26
ובצאתו
505
ולא
37
ימותס
516
Exodus 28:36
Gematria: 3632
ועשיתציץזהבטהורופתחתעליופתוחיחתםקדשליהוה
You shall make a frontlet of pure gold and engrave on it the seal inscription: “Holy to יהוה.”
Word-by-Word Analysis
ועשית
786
ציץ
190
זהב
14
טהור
220
ופתחת
894
עליו
116
פתוחי
504
חתם
448
קדש
404
ליהוה
56
Exodus 28:37
Gematria: 4356
ושמתאתועלפתילתכלתוהיהעלהמצנפתאלמולפניהמצנפתיהיה
Suspend it on a cord of blue, so that it may remain on the headdress; it shall remain on the front of the headdress.
It shall be on Aaron’s forehead, that Aaron may take away any sin arising from the holy things that the Israelites consecrate, from any of their sacred donations; it shall be on his forehead at all times, to win acceptance for them before יהוה.
Word-by-Word Analysis
והיה
26
עלמצח
238
אהרן
256
ונשא
357
אהרן
256
אתעון
527
הקדשים
459
אשר
501
יקדישו
430
בני
62
ישראל
541
לכלמתנת
970
קדשיהם
459
והיה
26
עלמצחו
244
תמיד
454
לרצון
376
להם
75
לפני
170
יהוה
26
Exodus 28:39
Gematria: 5917
ושבצתהכתנתששועשיתמצנפתששואבנטתעשהמעשהרקם
You shall make the fringed tunic of fine linen. You shall make the headdress of fine linen. You shall make the sash of embroidered work.
They shall be worn by Aaron and his sons when they enter the Tent of Meeting or when they approach the altar to officiate in the sanctuary, so that they do not incur punishment and die. It shall be a law for all time for him and for his offspring to come.