Leviticus 8:8
in Leviticus 8Then he put the breastpiece on him and placed the Urim and Thummim in the breastpiece.
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And he placed the breastplate upon him: and in the breastplate he put the Urim and the Thummim.
KJV
And he put the breastplate upon him: also he put in the breastplate the Urim and the Thummim.
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This verse in Leviticus 8
Commentary
4 notes on this verseHe put in the breastplate the Urim and the Thummim - The Urim and Thummim are here supposed to be something different from the breastplate itself. See Clarke’s note on Exo 28:15, See Clarke’s note on Exo 28:16, See Clarke’s note on Exo 28:30.
This site's exposition
he put the breastplate upon him
on Leviticus 8:8-9
The Urim and the Thummim go into the breastplate and Scripture never says what they were. They appear seven times in the Old Testament, they decide a question at Numbers 27:21 and give Saul no answer at 1 Samuel 28:6, and no verse describes their shape, their material or how a priest read them. Adam Clarke takes them as objects distinct from the breastplate itself, and the text leaves a reader nothing to settle it with. The golden plate on the mitre carried the words Exodus 39:30 records, HOLINESS TO THE LORD, worn on the forehead where anyone could read it.
The record, by era
The Reformation1 voice
Then let them take a young bullock with his meat offering, even. fine flour mingled with oil, and another young bullock shalt thou take for a sin offering.
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
And he put the breastplate upon him,....
The words behind it
11 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיָּ֥שֶׂם | vaiyasem | and he placed | H7760 → | 584 times |
| עָלָ֖יו | ʾalav | on him | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| הַחֹ֑שֶׁן | hachoshen | the breastpiece | H2833 → | |
| וַיִּתֵּן֙ | vaiyiten | and he put | H5414 → | 2011 times |
| אֶל־ | ʾel- | into | H413 → | 5510 times |
| הַחֹ֔שֶׁן | hachoshen | the breastpiece | H2833 → | |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| הָאוּרִ֖ים | haurim | the Urim | H224 → | |
| וְאֶת־ | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| הַתֻּמִּֽים׃ | hatumim | the Thummim | H8550 → |
וַיָּ֥שֶׂםand he placed
vaiyasemH7760 →584 times
עָלָ֖יוon him
ʾalavH5921 →5755 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
הַחֹ֑שֶׁןthe breastpiece
hachoshenH2833 →
וַיִּתֵּן֙and he put
vaiyitenH5414 →2011 times
אֶל־into
ʾel-H413 →5510 times
הַחֹ֔שֶׁןthe breastpiece
hachoshenH2833 →
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
הָאוּרִ֖יםthe Urim
haurimH224 →
וְאֶת־and <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
הַתֻּמִּֽים׃the Thummim
hatumimH8550 →
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Ephesians 6:14Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness arrayed,
it leads to
- 1 Thessalonians 5:8
But since we belong to the day, let us be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love, and the helmet of our hope of salvation.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Isaiah 11:5
Righteousness will be the belt around His hips, and faithfulness the sash around His waist.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Isaiah 59:17
He put on righteousness like a breastplate, and the helmet of salvation on His head; He put on garments of vengeance and wrapped Himself in a cloak of zeal.
- Luke 12:35
Be dressed for service and keep your lamps burning.
- 2 Corinthians 6:7
in truthful speech and in the power of God; with the weapons of righteousness in the right hand and in the left;
- 1 Thessalonians 5:8
Through
Isaiah 59:17He put on righteousness like a breastplate, and the helmet of salvation on His head; He put on garments of vengeance and wrapped Himself in a cloak of zeal.
it leads to
- Ephesians 6:17
And take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.
- Ephesians 6:14
Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness arrayed,
- Romans 13:12–14
The night is nearly over; the day has drawn near. So let us lay aside the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light.
- Ephesians 6:17
Where this verse is studied
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About Leviticus
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; John Calvin, Commentaries; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament and John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763).