Exodus
Exodus 28:43
43Aaron and his sons must wear them whenever they enter the Tent of Meeting or approach the altar to minister in the Holy Place, so that they will not incur guilt and die. This is to be a permanent statute for Aaron and his descendants.’’
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron | אַהֲרֹ֨ן | ’a·hă·rōn | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H175 Aaron |
| and his sons | בָּנָ֜יו | bā·nāw | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H1121 son |
| must wear them | וְהָיוּ֩ | wə·hā·yū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| whenever they enter | בְּבֹאָ֣ם׀ | bə·ḇō·’ām | Preposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person masculine plural | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| the Tent | אֹ֣הֶל | ’ō·hel | Noun - masculine singular construct | H168 tent |
| of Meeting | מוֹעֵ֗ד | mō·w·‘êḏ | Noun - masculine singular | H4150 appointed time, place, meeting |
| or | א֣וֹ | ’ōw | Conjunction | H176 or |
| approach | בְגִשְׁתָּ֤ם | ḇə·ḡiš·tām | Preposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person masculine plural | H5066 draw near, approach |
| the altar | הַמִּזְבֵּ֙חַ֙ | ham·miz·bê·aḥ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4196 altar |
| to minister | לְשָׁרֵ֣ת | lə·šā·rêṯ | Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct | H8334 minister, serve |
| in the Holy | בַּקֹּ֔דֶשׁ | baq·qō·ḏeš | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H6944 sacred, sanctity |
| so that they will not | וְלֹא־ | wə·lō- | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| incur | יִשְׂא֥וּ | yiś·’ū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H5375 lift, take, carry |
| guilt | עָוֺ֖ן | ‘ā·wōn | Noun - common singular | H5771 iniquity, guilt, or punishment of iniquity |
| and die | וָמֵ֑תוּ | wā·mê·ṯū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural | H4191 die |
| This is to be a permanent | עוֹלָ֛ם | ‘ō·w·lām | Noun - masculine singular | H5769 long duration, antiquity, futurity |
| statute | חֻקַּ֥ת | ḥuq·qaṯ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H2708 something prescribed, enactment, statute |
| for Aaron | אַחֲרָֽיו׃ס | ’a·ḥă·rāw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | H310 behind |
| and his descendants | וּלְזַרְע֥וֹ | ū·lə·zar·‘ōw | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H2233 sowing, seed, offspring |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Exodus 27:21 · Exodus 20:26 · Leviticus 5:17 · Numbers 18:22 · Leviticus 22:9 · Leviticus 17:7 · Leviticus 5:1
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.