Exodus 28:12 — compare English translations
Compare translationsExodus 28:12 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וְשַׂמְתָּ֞
sûwm
H7760
to put
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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שְׁתֵּ֣י
shᵉnayim
H8147
two
הָאֲבָנִ֗ים
ʼeben
H68
stone
עַ֚ל
ʻal
H5921
upon
כִּתְפֹ֣ת
kâthêph
H3802
shoulder
הָֽאֵפֹ֔ד
ʼêphôwd
H646
ephod
אַבְנֵ֥י
ʼeben
H68
stone
זִכָּרֹ֖ן
zikrôwn
H2146
memorial
לִבְנֵ֣י
bên
H1121
son
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
וְנָשָׂא֩
nâsâʼ
H5375
to lift
אַהֲרֹ֨ן
ʼAhărôwn
H175
Aaron
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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שְׁמוֹתָ֜ם
shêm
H8034
name
לִפְנֵ֧י
pânîym
H6440
face
יְהוָ֛ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
שְׁתֵּ֥י
shᵉnayim
H8147
two
כְתֵפָ֖יו
kâthêph
H3802
shoulder
לְזִכָּרֹֽן
zikrôwn
H2146
memorial
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World English Bible Public Domain
You shall put the two stones on the shoulder-pieces of the ephod, to be stones of memorial for the children of Israel: and Aaron shall bear their names before Yahweh on his two shoulders for a memorial.
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King James Version Public Domain
And thou shalt put the two stones upon the shoulders of the ephod for stones of memorial unto the children of Israel: and Aaron shall bear their names before the LORD upon his two shoulders for a memorial.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And you shall put the two stones on the shoulder pieces of the ephod as stones of reminder for the sons of Israel. And Aaron shall carry their names before the face of Yahweh on his two shoulders for a reminder.
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