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the Week of Christ the King / Proper 29 / Ordinary 34
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Contemporary English Version

Leviticus 8:8

Next, he put on Aaron the sacred breastpiece that was used in learning what the Lord wanted his people to do.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Breastplate;   Priest;   Urim and Thummim;   Thompson Chain Reference - Breastplate;   Mysteries-Revelations;   Revelation;   Urim and Thummim;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Breastplate;   Urim and Thummim;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Aaron;   Priest;   Urim and Thummin;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Urim and Thummim;   Worship;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Urim and Thummim;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Breastplate;   High Priest;   Leviticus;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Anointing, Anointed;   Magic, Divination, and Sorcery;   Priests and Levites;   Urim and Thummim;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Breastplate, High Priest's;   Urim and Thummim;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Aaron;   Priest;   Urim;   Smith Bible Dictionary - U'rim and Thum'mim;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Urim and Thummim;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Events of the Encampment;   Priesthood, the;   Worship, the;   On to Canaan;   Moses, the Man of God;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Abiathar;   Breastplate of the High Priest;   Mediation;   Priest, High;   Urim and Thummim;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Sifra;   Urim and Thummim;   Verse-Division;  

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
He placed the breastplate on him; and in the breastplate he put the Urim and the Tummim.
King James Version
And he put the breastplate upon him: also he put in the breastplate the Urim and the Thummim.
Lexham English Bible
Then he placed the breastpiece on him and put the Urim and the Thummim into the breastpiece;
New Century Version
Then Moses put the chest covering on him and put the Urim and the Thummim in the chest covering.
New English Translation
He then set the breastpiece on him and put the Urim and Thummim into the breastpiece.
Amplified Bible
Moses then put the breastpiece on Aaron, and he put in the breastpiece the Urim and the Thummim [the sacred articles the high priest used when seeking God's will concerning the nation].
New American Standard Bible
He then placed the breastpiece on him, and in the breastpiece he put the Urim and the Thummim.
Geneva Bible (1587)
After he put the brest plate thereon, and put in the breast plate the Vrim and the Thummim.
Legacy Standard Bible
He then placed the breastpiece on him, and in the breastpiece he put the Urim and the Thummim.
Complete Jewish Bible
He put the breastplate on him, and on the breastplate he put the urim and tumim.
Darby Translation
And he put the breastplate on it, and put on the breastplate the Urim and the Thummim;
Easy-to-Read Version
Moses put the judgment pouch on Aaron and put the Urim and Thummim inside its pocket.
English Standard Version
And he placed the breastpiece on him, and in the breastpiece he put the Urim and the Thummim.
George Lamsa Translation
And he put the breastplate upon him; and he put on the breastplate the Urim and the Thummin.
Good News Translation
He put the breastpiece on him and put the Urim and Thummim in it.
Christian Standard Bible®
Then he put the breastpiece on him and placed the Urim and Thummim into the breastpiece.
Literal Translation
and put the breast pocket on him, and put the Urim and the Thummim into the breast pocket,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
& put the brestlappe theron, and in ye brestlappe light and perfectnesse:
American Standard Version
And he placed the breastplate upon him: and in the breastplate he put the Urim and the Thummim.
Bible in Basic English
And he put the priest's bag on him, and in the bag he put the Urim and Thummim.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And he put the brestplate theron, and put in the brestplate the Urim and the Thummim.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And he placed the breastplate upon him; and in the breastplate he put the Urim and the Thummim.
King James Version (1611)
And hee put the brest plate vpon him: also he put in the brest plate the Urim and the Thummim.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
and girded him with a girdle according to the make of the ephod, and clasped him closely with it: and put upon it the oracle, and put upon the oracle the Manifestation and the Truth.
English Revised Version
And he placed the breastplate upon him: and in the breastplate he put the Urim and the Thummim.
Berean Standard Bible
Then he put the breastpiece on him and placed the Urim and Thummim in the breastpiece.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
which cloth on the schuldris he boond with a girdil, and `dresside to the racional, wherynne doctryn and truthe was.
Young's Literal Translation
and doth put on him the breastplate, and doth put unto the breastplate the Lights and the Perfections,
Update Bible Version
And he placed the breastplate on him: and in the breastplate he put the Urim and the Thummim.
Webster's Bible Translation
And he put the breast-plate upon him: also he put in the breast-plate the Urim and the Thummim.
World English Bible
He placed the breastplate on him; and in the breastplate he put the Urim and the Thummim.
New King James Version
Then he put the breastplate on him, and he put the Urim and the Thummim Exodus 28:30)">[fn] in the breastplate.
New Living Translation
Then Moses placed the chestpiece on Aaron and put the Urim and the Thummim inside it.
New Life Bible
Then he put the breast-piece on him. And he put the Urim and the Thummim into the breast-piece.
New Revised Standard
He placed the breastpiece on him, and in the breastpiece he put the Urim and the Thummim.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
and he put upon him the breastpiece, - and placed, in the breastpiece, the Lights and the Perfections;
Douay-Rheims Bible
And binding it with the girdle, he fitted it to the rational, on which was Doctrine and Truth.
Revised Standard Version
And he placed the breastpiece on him, and in the breastpiece he put the Urim and the Thummim.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
He then placed the breastpiece on him, and in the breastpiece he put the Urim and the Thummim.

Contextual Overview

1 The Lord said to Moses: 2 Send for Aaron and his sons, as well as their priestly clothes, the oil for ordination, the bull for the sin offering, the two rams, and a basket of bread made without yeast. 3 Then bring the whole community of Israel together at the entrance to the sacred tent. 4 Moses obeyed the Lord , and when everyone had come together, 5 he said, "We are here to follow the Lord 's instructions." 6 After Moses told Aaron and his sons to step forward, he had them wash themselves. 7 He put the priestly shirt and robe on Aaron and wrapped the sash around his waist. Then he put the sacred vest on Aaron and fastened it with the finely woven belt. 8 Next, he put on Aaron the sacred breastpiece that was used in learning what the Lord wanted his people to do. 9 He placed the turban on Aaron's head, and on the front of the turban was the narrow strip of thin gold as a sign of his dedication to the Lord . 10 Moses then dedicated the sacred tent and everything in it to the Lord by sprinkling them with some of the oil for ordination.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

the breast plate, Exodus 28:15-29, Exodus 39:8-21, Song of Solomon 8:6, Isaiah 59:17, Ephesians 6:14, 1 Thessalonians 5:8

the Urim: Exodus 28:30, Ezra 2:63

Reciprocal: Exodus 28:4 - ephod Exodus 29:5 - garments Exodus 31:10 - General Numbers 27:21 - Urim Deuteronomy 33:8 - Let thy 1 Samuel 2:28 - And did I

Cross-References

Genesis 8:10
Seven days later Noah sent the dove out again.
Genesis 8:11
It returned in the evening, holding in its beak a green leaf from an olive tree. Noah knew that the water was finally going down.
Genesis 8:12
He waited seven more days before sending the dove out again, and this time it did not return.
Song of Solomon 1:15
He Speaks: My darling, you are lovely, so very lovely— your eyes are those of a dove.
Song of Solomon 2:14
You are my dove hiding among the rocks on the side of a cliff. Let me see how lovely you are! Let me hear the sound of your melodious voice.
Matthew 10:16
I am sending you like lambs into a pack of wolves. So be as wise as snakes and as innocent as doves.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And he put the breastplate upon him,.... Which was made of the same materials with the ephod, and was put upon it, and fastened to it:

also he put in the breastplate the Urim and Thummim: that is, Moses did it, as all the rest; for there is no reason to be given why this should be appropriated to God as a divine work, distinct from the rest; and these seem to be the twelve precious stones set in the breastplate, whose names are given, Exodus 27:17 and if they are not intended, no account is here given of them; but since in Exodus 29:8 an account is given of the stones, and of the setting of them in the breastplate, and no mention is made of the Urim and Thummim, and here notice is taken of them, but nothing said of the stones; it seems pretty plain they must be the same; Exodus 29:8- :.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

See the notes at Exodus 28:0.

Leviticus 8:9

The holy crown - The golden plate of the mitre was so called as the distinctive badge of the high priest’s consecration. See Leviticus 21:12.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Leviticus 8:8. He put in the breastplate the Urim and the Thummim. — The Urim and Thummim are here supposed to be something different from the breastplate itself. Exodus 28:15; Exodus 28:15; "Exodus 28:16"; "Exodus 28:30".


 
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