Exodus 28:30

Aaron Israel

²⁸ The rings of the breastpiece shall be tied to the rings of the ephod with a cord of blue yarn, so that the breastpiece is above the waistband of the ephod and does not swing out from the ephod.

²⁹ Whenever Aaron enters the Holy Place, he shall bear the names of the sons of Israel over his heart on the breastpiece of judgment, as a continual reminder before the LORD.

And place the Urim and Thummim in the breastpiece of judgment, so that they will also be over Aaron’s heart whenever he comes before the LORD. Aaron will continually carry the judgment of the sons of Israel over his heart before the LORD.

³¹ You are to make the robe of the ephod entirely of blue cloth,

³² with an opening at its top in the center. Around the opening shall be a woven collar with an opening like that of a garment, so that it will not tear.

This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB: And place the Urim and Thummim in the breastpiece of judgment, so that they will also be over Aaron’s heart whenever he comes before the LORD. Aaron will continually carry the judgment of the sons of Israel over his heart before the LORD.
KJV: And thou shalt put in the breastplate of judgment the Urim and the Thummim; and they shall be upon Aaron’s heart, when he goeth in before the LORD: and Aaron shall bear the judgment of the children of Israel upon his heart before the LORD continually.
WEB: You shall put in the breastplate of judgment the Urim and the Thummim; and they shall be on Aaron’s heart, when he goes in before the LORD. Aaron shall bear the judgment of the children of Israel on his heart before the LORD continually.
ASV: And thou shalt put in the breastplate of judgment the Urim and the Thummim; and they shall be upon Aaron`s heart, when he goeth in before Jehovah: and Aaron shall bear the judgment of the children of Israel upon his heart before Jehovah continually.
DARBY: And thou shalt put into the breastplate of judgment the Urim and the Thummim, that they may be upon Aaron's heart when he goeth in before Jehovah; and Aaron shall bear the judgment of the children of Israel upon his heart before Jehovah continually.
BLB: And you shall put in the breastplate of judgment the Urim and the Thummim, and they shall be over the heart of Aaron when he goes in before the face of YHWH. And Aaron shall bear the judgment of the sons of Israel over his heart before the face of YHWH continually.

ÅB: I doms-brystduken skal du legge urim og tummim[^3]; de skal ligge ved Arons hjerte når han går inn for Herrens åsyn, så Aron alltid skal bære Israels barns dom på sitt hjerte for Herrens åsyn.
OTB: Plasser Urim og Tummim i brystplaten for beslutninger, så de kan være over Arons hjerte når han går inn i Herrens nærvær. Slik skal Aron alltid bære midlene til å ta beslutninger for israelittene over sitt hjerte for Herren.
B1930: I doms-brystduken skal du legge urim og tummim; de skal ligge ved Arons hjerte når han går inn for Herrens åsyn, så Aron alltid skal bære Israels barns dom på sitt hjerte for Herrens åsyn. / < Ved urim og tummim (lys og fullkommenhet) åpenbarte Herren ypperstepresten og ved ham folket sin vilje og gav oplysning i tvilsomme tilfelle.>

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Ezra 2:63
The governor ordered them not to eat the most holy things until there was a priest to consult the Urim and Thummim.
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Nehemiah 7:65
The governor ordered them not to eat the most holy things until there was a priest to consult the Urim and Thummim.
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Numbers 27:21
He shall stand before Eleazar the priest, who will seek counsel for him before the LORD by the judgment of the Urim. At his command, he and all the Israelites with him—the entire congregation—will go out and come in.”
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Deuteronomy 33:8
Concerning Levi he said: “Give Your Thummim to Levi and Your Urim to Your godly one, whom You tested at Massah and contested at the waters of Meribah.
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Leviticus 8:8
Then he put the breastpiece on him and placed the Urim and Thummim in the breastpiece.
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Hebrews 4:15
For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who was tempted in every way that we are, yet was without sin.
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1 Samuel 28:6
He inquired of the LORD, but the LORD did not answer him by dreams or Urim or prophets.
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1 Samuel 30:7–8
Then David said to Abiathar the priest, the son of Ahimelech, “Bring me the ephod.” So Abiathar brought it to him,
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