Exodus 28:12 BSB — MannaFest

Exodus 28:12

Fasten both stones on the shoulder pieces of the ephod as memorial stones for the sons of Israel. Aaron is to bear their names on his two shoulders as a memorial before the LORD.

BSB

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ASV

And thou shalt put the two stones upon the shoulder-pieces of the ephod, to be stones of memorial for the children of Israel: and Aaron shall bear their names before Jehovah upon his two shoulders for a memorial.

KJV

And thou shalt put the two stones upon the shoulders of the ephod for stones of memorial unto the children of Israel: and Aaron shall bear their names before the Lord upon his two shoulders for a memorial.

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Commentary

2 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

Aaron shall bear their names before the Lord - He was to consider that he was the representative of the children of Israel; and the stones on the ephod and the stones on the breastplate were for a memorial to put Aaron in remembrance that he was the priest and mediator of the twelve tribes; and, speaking after the manner of men, God was to be put in mind of the children of Israel, their wants, etc., as frequently as the high priest appeared before him with the breastplate and the ephod. See Exo 28:29.

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The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

The ephod was fastened by a girdle of the same costly materials, that is, dyed, embroidered, and wrought with threads of gold. It was about a handbreadth wide and wound twice round the upper part of the waist; it fastened in front, the ends hanging down at great length (Re 1:13).

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Original language & word study

21 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וְשַׂמְתָּ֞	ve.sam.Ta	and you will put	H7760 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
שְׁתֵּ֣י	she.Tei	[the] two	H8147 →
הָאֲבָנִ֗ים	ha.'a.va.Nim	the stones	H68 →
עַ֚ל	'al	on	H5921 →
כִּתְפֹ֣ת	kit.Fot	[the] shoulder-pieces of	H3802 →
הָֽאֵפֹ֔ד	ha.'e.Fod	the ephod	H646 →
אַבְנֵ֥י	'av.Nei	stones of	H68 →
זִכָּרֹ֖ן	zi.ka.Ron	reminder	H2146 →
לִבְנֵ֣י	liv.Nei	for [the] sons of	H1121 →
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל	Yis.ra.'El	Israel	H3478 →
וְנָשָׂא֩	ve.na.Sa'	and he will bear	H5375 →
אַהֲרֹ֨ן	'a.ha.Ron	Aaron	H175 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
שְׁמוֹתָ֜ם	she.mo.Tam	names their	H8034 →
לִפְנֵ֧י	lif.Nei	<to> before	H6440 →
יְהוָ֛ה	Yah.weh	Yahweh	H3068 →
עַל־	'al-	on	H5921 →
שְׁתֵּ֥י	she.Tei	[the] two	H8147 →
כְתֵפָ֖יו	khe.te.Fav	shoulder-pieces his	H3802 →
לְזִכָּרֹֽן׃ ס	le.zi.ka.Ron	to a reminder	H2146 →

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Joshua 4:7
you are to tell them, ‘The waters of the Jordan were cut off before the ark of the covenant of the LORD. When it crossed the Jordan, the waters were cut off.’ Therefore these…
leads to
- Exodus 12:14
  And this day will be a memorial for you, and you are to celebrate it as a feast to the LORD, as a permanent statute for the generations to come.
- Numbers 16:40
  just as the LORD commanded him through Moses. This was to be a reminder to the Israelites that no outsider who is not a descendant of Aaron should approach to offer incense before the…
- Psalms 111:4
  He has caused His wonders to be remembered; the LORD is gracious and compassionate.
Through
Leviticus 24:7
And you are to place pure frankincense near each row, so that it may serve as a memorial portion for the bread, an offering made by fire to the LORD.
leads to
- Leviticus 2:2
  and bring it to Aaron’s sons the priests. The priest shall take a handful of the flour and oil, together with all the frankincense, and burn this as a memorial portion on the altar,…
Through
Exodus 28:29
Whenever Aaron enters the Holy Place, he shall bear the names of the sons of Israel over his heart on the breastpiece of judgment, as a continual reminder before the LORD.
leads to
- Exodus 28:30
  And place the Urim and Thummim in the breastpiece of judgment, so that they will also be over Aaron’s heart whenever he comes before the LORD. Aaron will continually carry the judgment of the…
- Romans 10:1
  Brothers, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for the Israelites is for their salvation.
- Isaiah 49:15–16
  “Can a woman forget her nursing child, or lack compassion for the son of her womb? Even if she could forget, I will not forget you!
Through
Numbers 16:40
just as the LORD commanded him through Moses. This was to be a reminder to the Israelites that no outsider who is not a descendant of Aaron should approach to offer incense before the…
leads to
- Numbers 3:10
  So you shall appoint Aaron and his sons to carry out the duties of the priesthood; but any outsider who approaches the tabernacle must be put to death.”

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