Exodus

Exodus 28:12

¹²Fasten 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.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Fasten	וְשַׂמְתָּ֞	wə·śam·tā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular	H7760 put, place, set
both	שְׁתֵּ֣י	šə·tê	Number - feminine dual construct	H8147 two
stones	הָאֲבָנִ֗ים	hā·’ă·ḇā·nîm	Article; Noun - feminine plural	H68 stone
on	עַ֚ל	‘al	Preposition	H5921 height
the shoulder pieces	כִּתְפֹ֣ת	kiṯ·p̄ōṯ	Noun - feminine plural construct	H3802 shoulder, shoulder-blade, side
of the ephod	הָֽאֵפֹ֔ד	hā·’ê·p̄ōḏ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H646 ephod
as memorial	זִכָּרֹ֖ן	zik·kā·rōn	Noun - masculine singular	H2146 memorial, remembrance
stones	אַבְנֵ֥י	’aḇ·nê	Noun - feminine plural construct	H68 stone
for the sons	לִבְנֵ֣י	liḇ·nê	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
of Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
Aaron	אַהֲרֹ֨ן	’a·hă·rōn	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H175 Aaron
is to bear	וְנָשָׂא֩	wə·nā·śā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H5375 lift, take, carry
their names	שְׁמוֹתָ֜ם	šə·mō·w·ṯām	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H8034 name
on	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
his two	שְׁתֵּ֥י	šə·tê	Number - feminine dual construct	H8147 two
shoulders	כְתֵפָ֖יו	ḵə·ṯê·p̄āw	Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H3802 shoulder, shoulder-blade, side
as a memorial	לְזִכָּרֹֽן׃ס	lə·zik·kā·rōn	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H2146 memorial, remembrance
before	לִפְנֵ֧י	lip̄·nê	Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct	H6440 face, before
the LORD	יְהוָ֛ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh

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Exodus 28:29 · Joshua 4:7 · Exodus 39:6–7 · Numbers 31:54 · Isaiah 9:6 · Leviticus 24:7 · Numbers 16:40

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