Exodus 28:30 BSB — MannaFest

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 sons of Israel over his heart before the LORD.

BSB

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ASV

And thou shalt put in the breastplate of judgment the Urim and the Thummim; and they shall be upon Aaron’s heart, when he goeth in before Jehovah: and Aaron shall bear the judgment of the children of Israel upon his heart before Jehovah continually.

KJV

And thou shalt put in the breastplate of judgment the Urim and the Thummim; and they shall be upon Aaron’s heart, when he goeth in before the Lord: and Aaron shall bear the judgment of the children of Israel upon his heart before the Lord continually.

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Commentary

2 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

Thou shalt put in the breastplate - the Urim and the Thummim - What these were has, I believe, never yet been discovered. 1. They are nowhere described. 2. There is no direction given to Moses or any other how to make them. 3. Whatever they were, they do not appear to have been made on this occasion. 4. If they were the work of man at all, they must have been the articles in the ancient tabernacle, matters used by the patriarchs, and not here particularly described, because well known. 5. It is probable that nothing material is designed.

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The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

But it was a shadow of good things to come, and the substance is Christ. He is our oracle; by him God in these last days makes known himself and his mind to us, Heb. i. Divine revelation centres in him, and comes to us through him; he is the light, the true light, the faithful witness, the truth itself, and from him we receive the Spirit of truth, who leads into all truth.

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Original language & word study

26 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וְנָתַתָּ֞	ve.na.ta.Ta	and you will put	H5414 →
אֶל־	'el-	into	H413 →
חֹ֣שֶׁן	Cho.shen	[the] breastpiece of	H2833 →
הַמִּשְׁפָּ֗ט	ha.mish.Pat	<the> judgment	H4941 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
הָאוּרִים֙	ha.'u.Rim	the Urim	H224 →
וְאֶת־	ve.'Et	and <obj.>	H853 →
הַתֻּמִּ֔ים	ha.tu.Mim	the Thummim	H8550 →
וְהָיוּ֙	ve.ha.Yu	and they will be	H1961 →
עַל־	'al-	over	H5921 →
לֵ֣ב	lev	[the] heart of	H3820 →
אַהֲרֹ֔ן	'a.ha.Ron	Aaron	H175 →
בְּבֹא֖וֹ	be.vo.'O	when goes he	H935 →
לִפְנֵ֣י	lif.Nei	<to> before	H6440 →
יְהוָ֑ה	Yah.weh	Yahweh	H3068 →
וְנָשָׂ֣א	ve.na.Sa'	and he will bear	H5375 →
אַ֠הֲרֹן	'A.ha.ron	Aaron	H175 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
מִשְׁפַּ֨ט	mish.Pat	[the] judgment of	H4941 →
בְּנֵי־	be.nei-	[the] people of	H1121 →
יִשְׂרָאֵ֧ל	Yis.ra.'El	Israel	H3478 →
עַל־	'al-	over	H5921 →
לִבּ֛וֹ	li.Bo	heart his	H3820 →
לִפְנֵ֥י	lif.Nei	<to> before	H6440 →
יְהוָ֖ה	Yah.weh	Yahweh	H3068 →
תָּמִֽיד׃ ס	ta.Mid	continually	H8548 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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The walk8

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
Nehemiah 7:65
The governor ordered them not to eat the most holy things until there was a priest to consult the Urim and Thummim.
leads to
- Nehemiah 8:9
  Nehemiah the governor, Ezra the priest and scribe, and the Levites who were instructing the people said to all of them, “This day is holy to the LORD your God. Do not mourn or…
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Ezra 2:63
  The governor ordered them not to eat the most holy things until there was a priest to consult the Urim and Thummim.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
Through
Ezra 2:63
The governor ordered them not to eat the most holy things until there was a priest to consult the Urim and Thummim.
leads to
- Numbers 27:21
  He shall stand before Eleazar the priest, who will seek counsel for him before the LORD by the judgment of the Urim. At his command, he and all the Israelites with him—the entire congregation—will…
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
Through
Deuteronomy 33:8
Concerning Levi he said: “Give Your Thummim to Levi and Your Urim to Your godly one, whom You tested at Massah and contested at the waters of Meribah.
leads to
- Leviticus 8:8
  Then he put the breastpiece on him and placed the Urim and Thummim in the breastpiece.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Exodus 17:7
  He named the place Massah and Meribah because the Israelites quarreled, and because they tested the LORD, saying, “Is the LORD among us or not?”
- Numbers 20:13
  These were the waters of Meribah, where the Israelites quarreled with the LORD, and He showed His holiness among them.
Through
Numbers 27:21
He shall stand before Eleazar the priest, who will seek counsel for him before the LORD by the judgment of the Urim. At his command, he and all the Israelites with him—the entire congregation—will…
leads to
- Joshua 9:14
  Then the men of Israel sampled their provisions, but did not seek the counsel of the LORD.
- 1 Samuel 28:6
  He inquired of the LORD, but the LORD did not answer him by dreams or Urim or prophets.

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