Exodus 28:12 (KJV)

Thou and Ye

thou one person

In the King James Bible, thee, thou, thy, and thine always mean one person, and ye, you, and your more than one: a difference modern English lost. Why keep these words?

Scofield Notes

shouldersThe place of strenghth. Isa 9:6; Luke 15:4; Luke 15:5.

Matthew Henry

The ephodThis richly-wrought ephod was the outmost garment of the high priest; plain linen ephods were worn by the inferior priests. It was a short coat without...

Thompson Chains

EphodSee the chain from Exodus 28:4 · 12 links
AaronLink 12 of 20 · next Exodus 30:10
MemorialsLink 3 of 9 · next Numbers 15:39

Parallel Passages

Exodus 39:7 And he put them on the shoulders of the ephod, that they should be stones for a memorial to the children of Israel; as the LORD commanded Moses.

From Thompson’s Chain-Reference Bible (1908).

Cross References

Exodus 28:29 And Aaron shall bear the names of the children of Israel in the breastplate of judgment upon his heart, when he goeth in unto the holy place, for a memorial before the LORD continually.
Joshua 4:7 Then ye shall answer them, That the waters of Jordan were cut off before the ark of the covenant of the LORD; when it passed over Jordan, the waters of Jordan were cut off: and these stones shall be for a memorial unto the children of Israel for ever.
Exodus 39:6–7 And they wrought onyx stones inclosed in ouches of gold, graven, as signets are graven, with the names of the children of Israel. …
Leviticus 24:7 And thou shalt put pure frankincense upon each row, that it may be on the bread for a memorial, even an offering made by fire unto the LORD.
Numbers 16:40 To be a memorial unto the children of Israel, that no stranger, which is not of the seed of Aaron, come near to offer incense before the LORD; that he be not as Korah, and as his company: as the LORD said to him by the hand of Moses.
Numbers 31:54 And Moses and Eleazar the priest took the gold of the captains of thousands and of hundreds, and brought it into the tabernacle of the congregation, for a memorial for the children of Israel before the LORD.
Genesis 9:12–17 And God said, This is the token of the covenant which I make between me and you and every living creature that is with you, for perpetual generations: …
Exodus 12:14 And this day shall be unto you for a memorial; and ye shall keep it a feast to the LORD throughout your generations; ye shall keep it a feast by an ordinance for ever.
Exodus 13:9 And it shall be for a sign unto thee upon thine hand, and for a memorial between thine eyes, that the LORD'S law may be in thy mouth: for with a strong hand hath the LORD brought thee out of Egypt.
Exodus 28:7 It shall have the two shoulderpieces thereof joined at the two edges thereof; and so it shall be joined together.
Psalms 89:19 Then thou spakest in vision to thy holy one, and saidst, I have laid help upon one that is mighty; I have exalted one chosen out of the people.
Isaiah 9:6 For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.
Isaiah 12:2 Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and not be afraid: for the LORD JEHOVAH is my strength and my song; he also is become my salvation.
Isaiah 62:6 I have set watchmen upon thy walls, O Jerusalem, which shall never hold their peace day nor night: ye that make mention of the LORD, keep not silence,
Zechariah 6:13–14 Even he shall build the temple of the LORD; and he shall bear the glory, and shall sit and rule upon his throne; and he shall be a priest upon his throne: and the counsel of peace shall be between them both. …
Luke 1:54 He hath holpen his servant Israel, in remembrance of his mercy;
Luke 1:72 To perform the mercy promised to our fathers, and to remember his holy covenant;
Acts 10:4 And when he looked on him, he was afraid, and said, What is it, Lord? And he said unto him, Thy prayers and thine alms are come up for a memorial before God.
Hebrews 7:25–28 Wherefore he is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them. …

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Topics

Aaron Consecration of, to the priesthood
Ephod Described
Intercession Of man with God
Israel Pattern for the tabernacle and the appurtenances, and forms of worship to be observed
Memorial Shoulder stones of the ephod
Onyx Used in the breastplate
Priest Vestments of
Revelation The law is revealed
Stones In the breastplate and ephod
Types High priest, typical of the mediatorship

Timeline

Timeline of the Bible1491–1451 BC · Israel in the Wilderness

Bible Dictionary

IsraelThe name conferred on Jacob after the great prayer-struggle at Peniel (Gen 32:28), because “as a prince he had power with God and...
AaronThe eldest son of Amram and Jochebed, a daughter of Levi (Ex 6:20). Some explain the name as meaning mountaineer, others mountain of...
LordThere are various Hebrew and Greek words so rendered.

Hebrew and Strong’s

And thou shalt put וְשַׂמְתָּ wĕśamtā שׂוּם Verb · qal sequential perfect, second person masculine singular · with and
the two אֶת ʾet Object marker שְׁתֵּי šĕttê שְׁנַיִם Number · feminine dual construct
stones הָאֲבָנִים hāʾăbānîm אֶבֶן Noun · feminine plural · with the
upon the shoulders עַל ʿal Preposition כִּתְפֹת kitpōt כָּתֵף Noun · feminine plural construct
of the ephod הָאֵפֹד hāʾēpōd אֵפוֹד Noun · masculine singular · with the
stones אַבְנֵי ʾabnê אֶבֶן Noun · feminine plural construct
of memorial זִכָּרֹן zikkārōn זִכְרוֹן Noun · masculine singular
unto the children לִבְנֵי libnê בֵּן Noun · masculine plural construct · with preposition
of Israel יִשְׂרָאֵל yiśrāʾēl יִשְׂרָאֵל Proper name
and Aaron אַהֲרֹן ʾahărōn אַהֲרוֹן Proper name
shall bear וְנָשָׂא wĕnāśāʾ נָשָׂא Verb · qal sequential perfect, third person masculine singular · with and
their names אֶת ʾet Object marker שְׁמוֹתָם šĕmôtām שֵׁם Noun · masculine plural construct · with suffix: third person masculine plural
before לִפְנֵי lipnê פָּנִים Noun · masculine or feminine plural construct · with preposition
the LORD יְהוָה yhwh יְהֹוָה Proper name
upon his two עַל ʿal Preposition שְׁתֵּי šĕttê שְׁנַיִם Number · feminine dual construct
shoulders כְתֵפָיו kĕtēpāyw כָּתֵף Noun · feminine dual construct · with suffix: third person masculine singular
for a memorial לְזִכָּרֹן lĕzikkārōn זִכְרוֹן Noun · masculine singular · with preposition

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