Exodus 28:12

KJV1611 – Modern English

And you shall put the two stones on the shoulders of the ephod as memorial stones for the children of Israel, and Aaron shall bear their names before the LORD on his two shoulders as a memorial.

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  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    Place the two stones on the shoulder pieces of the ephod as memorial stones for the sons of Israel. Aaron is to bear their names before the LORD on his shoulders as a memorial.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    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.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And thou shalt put the two stones upon the shoulder-pieces of the ephod, to be stones of memorial for the children of Israel: and Aaron shall bear their names before Jehovah upon his two shoulders for a memorial.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    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.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    And thou shalt put the two stones apo the two shulders of the Ephod, ad they shalbe stones off remembraunce vnto the childern off Israel. And Aaron shall bere their names before the Lorde vppon hys two shulders for a remembraunce.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    and thou shalt put them vpon the two shulders of the ouerbody cote, that that they maye be stones of remembraunce for the children of Israel, that Aaron maye beare their names vpon both his shulders before the LORDE for a remembraunce.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And thou shalt put the two stones vpon the shoulders of the Ephod, as stones of remebrance of the children of Israel: for Aaron shall beare their names before the Lorde vpon his two shoulders for a remembrance.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And thou shalt put the two stones vpon the two shoulders of the ephod that they may be stones of remembraunce vnto the children of Israel: and Aaron shal beare their names before the Lord vpon his two shoulders for a remembraunce.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    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.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    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.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    `And thou hast set the two stones on the shoulders of the ephod -- stones of memorial to the sons of Israel -- and Aaron hath borne their names before Jehovah, on his two shoulders, for a memorial.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And thou shalt put the two stones upon the shoulder-pieces of the ephod, to be stones of memorial for the children of Israel: and Aaron shall bear their names before Jehovah upon his two shoulders for a memorial.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And thou shalt put the two stones upon the shoulder-pieces of the ephod, to be stones of memorial for the children of Israel: and Aaron shall bear their names before Jehovah upon his two shoulders for a memorial.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And the two stones are to be placed on the ephod, over the arm-holes, to be stones of memory for the children of Israel: Aaron will have their names on his arms when he goes in before the Lord, to keep the Lord in mind of them.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    You shall put the two stones on the shoulder straps 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.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    You are to put the two stones on the shoulders of the ephod, stones of memorial for the sons of Israel, and Aaron will bear their names before the LORD on his two shoulders for a memorial.

Referenced Verses

  • Exod 28:29 : 29 And Aaron shall bear the names of the children of Israel on the breastplate of judgment over his heart when he goes into the holy place, as a memorial before the LORD continually.
  • Josh 4:7 : 7 Then you shall answer them, That the waters of the Jordan were cut off before the ark of the covenant of the LORD; when it passed over the Jordan, the waters of the Jordan were cut off: and these stones shall be a memorial to the children of Israel forever.
  • Exod 39:6-7 : 6 And they worked onyx stones enclosed in settings of gold, engraved, as signets are engraved, with the names of the children of Israel. 7 And he put them on the shoulders of the ephod as stones for a memorial to the children of Israel, as the LORD commanded Moses.
  • Lev 24:7 : 7 And you shall put pure frankincense on each row, that it may be on the bread for a memorial, an offering made by fire to the LORD.
  • Num 16:40 : 40 To be a memorial to the children of Israel, that no outsider, who is not of the seed of Aaron, come near to offer incense before the LORD; that he not be like Korah, and like his company: as the LORD said to him through Moses.
  • Num 31:54 : 54 And Moses and Eleazar the priest took the gold from the captains of thousands and of hundreds, and brought it into the tabernacle of meeting, as a memorial for the children of Israel before the LORD.
  • Gen 9:12-17 : 12 And God said, This is the sign of the covenant which I make between me and you and every living creature that is with you, for perpetual generations: 13 I set my rainbow in the cloud, and it shall be for a sign of a covenant between me and the earth. 14 And it shall be, when I bring a cloud over the earth, that the rainbow shall be seen in the cloud; 15 And I will remember my covenant which is between me and you and every living creature of all flesh; the waters shall never again become a flood to destroy all flesh. 16 The rainbow shall be in the cloud, and I will look upon it to remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is on the earth. 17 And God said to Noah, This is the sign of the covenant which I have established between me and all flesh that is on the earth.
  • Exod 12:14 : 14 And this day shall be to you a memorial; and you shall keep it as a feast to the LORD throughout your generations; you shall keep it as a feast by an ordinance forever.
  • Exod 13:9 : 9 And it shall be for a sign to you upon your hand, and for a memorial between your eyes, that the LORD'S law may be in your mouth: for with a strong hand the LORD brought you out of Egypt.
  • Exod 28:7 : 7 It shall have two shoulder straps attached to its two edges, and so it shall be joined together.
  • Ps 89:19 : 19 Then you spoke in a vision to your holy one, and said, I have given help to one who is mighty; I have exalted one chosen from the people.
  • Isa 9:6 : 6 For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government will be upon his shoulder, and his name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, The Mighty God, The Everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.
  • Isa 12:2 : 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 has become my salvation.
  • Isa 62:6 : 6 I have set watchmen on your walls, O Jerusalem, who shall never be silent day or night: you who remind the LORD, do not keep silent,
  • Zech 6:13-14 : 13 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. 14 And the crowns shall be to Helem, to Tobijah, to Jedaiah, and to Hen the son of Zephaniah, for a memorial in the temple of the LORD.
  • Luke 1:54 : 54 He has helped His servant Israel, in remembrance of His mercy,
  • Luke 1:72 : 72 To perform the mercy promised to our fathers and to remember His holy covenant,
  • Acts 10:4 : 4 And when he looked at him, he was afraid, and said, What is it, Lord? And he said to him, Your prayers and your alms have come up for a memorial before God.
  • Heb 7:25-28 : 25 Therefore he is able also to save completely those who come to God through him, since he always lives to make intercession for them. 26 For such a high priest was fitting for us, who is holy, innocent, undefiled, separate from sinners, and exalted above the heavens; 27 Who does not need daily, like those high priests, to offer up sacrifices, first for his own sins, and then for the people's: for he did this once, when he offered up himself. 28 For the law appoints as high priests men who have weaknesses; but the word of the oath, which came after the law, appoints the Son, who is perfected forever.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Exod 39:6-7
    2 verses
    87%

    6And they worked onyx stones enclosed in settings of gold, engraved, as signets are engraved, with the names of the children of Israel.

    7And he put them on the shoulders of the ephod as stones for a memorial to the children of Israel, as the LORD commanded Moses.

  • Exod 28:7-11
    5 verses
    85%

    7It shall have two shoulder straps attached to its two edges, and so it shall be joined together.

    8And the intricately woven waistband of the ephod, which is on it, shall be of the same workmanship, of gold, blue, purple, and scarlet thread, and fine woven linen.

    9And you shall take two onyx stones and engrave on them the names of the children of Israel:

    10six of their names on one stone, and the other six names on the other stone, according to their birth.

    11With the work of an engraver in stone, like the engravings of a signet, you shall engrave the two stones with the names of the children of Israel. You shall set them in settings of gold.

  • Exod 28:20-30
    11 verses
    84%

    20and the fourth row a beryl, an onyx, and a jasper. They shall be set in gold settings.

    21And the stones shall have the names of the children of Israel, twelve according to their names, like the engravings of a signet. Each one with its own name, they shall be according to the twelve tribes.

    22And you shall make chains for the breastplate at its ends, of braided work of pure gold.

    23And you shall make two rings of gold for the breastplate, and put the two rings on the two ends of the breastplate.

    24And you shall put the two braided chains of gold in the two rings which are on the ends of the breastplate.

    25And the other two ends of the two braided chains you shall fasten to the two settings, and put them on the shoulder straps of the ephod at the front.

    26And you shall make two rings of gold and put them on the two ends of the breastplate, on the edge of it, which is on the inner side of the ephod.

    27And two other rings of gold you shall make, and put them on the two shoulder straps, beneath the ephod toward its front, close to the seam above the intricately woven band of the ephod.

    28They shall bind the breastplate by its rings to the rings of the ephod using a blue cord, so that it is above the intricately woven band of the ephod, and so that the breastplate does not come loose from the ephod.

    29And Aaron shall bear the names of the children of Israel on the breastplate of judgment over his heart when he goes into the holy place, as a memorial before the LORD continually.

    30And you shall put the Urim and the Thummim in the breastplate of judgment, and they shall be over Aaron’s heart when he goes in before the LORD. Thus Aaron shall bear the judgment of the children of Israel over his heart before the LORD continually.

  • Exod 39:14
    76%

    14And the stones were according to the names of the children of Israel, twelve, according to their names, like the engravings of a signet, each with his name, representing the twelve tribes.

  • Exod 28:36-38
    3 verses
    76%

    36And you shall make a plate of pure gold and engrave on it, like the engraving of a signet: HOLINESS TO THE LORD.

    37You shall put it on a blue cord, that it may be on the turban; it shall be on the front of the turban.

    38It shall be on Aaron’s forehead, that Aaron may bear the iniquity of the holy things which the children of Israel hallow in all their holy gifts; and it shall always be on his forehead, that they may be accepted before the LORD.

  • Exod 28:13-15
    3 verses
    74%

    13And you shall make settings of gold

    14and two chains of pure gold, like braided cords, and fasten the braided chains to the settings.

    15And you shall make the breastplate of judgment with skillful work. According to the design of the ephod you shall make it: of gold, blue, purple, and scarlet thread, and fine woven linen, you shall make it.

  • Exod 25:7
    73%

    7Onyx stones, and stones to be set in the ephod, and in the breastplate.

  • Exod 39:16-21
    6 verses
    73%

    16And they made two settings of gold, and two gold rings; and put the two rings at the two ends of the breastplate.

    17And they put the two braided chains of gold in the two rings on the ends of the breastplate.

    18And the two ends of the braided chains they fastened in the two settings, and put them on the shoulder pieces of the ephod, in the front.

    19And they made two rings of gold, and put them on the two ends of the breastplate, on its edge, which was on the inner side of the ephod.

    20And they made two other golden rings, and put them on the two sides of the ephod underneath, toward the front of it, opposite its connection, above the woven band of the ephod.

    21And they bound the breastplate by its rings to the rings of the ephod with a blue cord, so that it might be above the woven band of the ephod, and that the breastplate might not come loose from the ephod, as the LORD commanded Moses.

  • Exod 35:9
    72%

    9And onyx stones, and stones to be set for the ephod, and for the breastplate.

  • Exod 35:27
    71%

    27And the leaders brought onyx stones, and stones to be set, for the ephod, and for the breastplate;

  • Exod 29:5
    70%

    5And you shall take the garments, and put on Aaron the tunic, the robe of the ephod, the ephod, and the breastplate, and gird him with the skillfully woven belt of the ephod.

  • Lev 8:7-8
    2 verses
    70%

    7And he put the coat on him, girded him with the girdle, clothed him with the robe, put the ephod on him, girded him with the embroidered girdle of the ephod, and bound it to him with it.

    8And he put the breastplate on him, and he put in the breastplate the Urim and the Thummim.

  • Exod 29:8-9
    2 verses
    70%

    8And you shall bring his sons and put tunics on them.

    9And you shall gird them with sashes, Aaron and his sons, and put hats on them: and the priest's office shall be theirs by a perpetual statute: thus you shall consecrate Aaron and his sons.

  • Exod 29:27-28
    2 verses
    70%

    27And you shall consecrate the breast of the wave offering and the thigh of the heave offering, which is waved and raised, of the ram of the consecration, from what was for Aaron and what was for his sons.

    28It shall be from the children of Israel for Aaron and his sons by a statute forever. For it is a heave offering; and it shall be a heave offering from the children of Israel from the sacrifices of their peace offerings, their heave offerings to the LORD.

  • Exod 29:19
    70%

    19You shall also take the other ram, and Aaron and his sons shall put their hands on the head of the ram.

  • Num 27:20
    69%

    20And you shall impart some of your honor to him, that all the congregation of the children of Israel may obey.

  • Exod 28:41
    69%

    41And you shall put them on Aaron your brother and on his sons with him. You shall anoint them, consecrate them, and sanctify them, that they may serve Me as priests.

  • Exod 28:4
    69%

    4And these are the garments which they shall make: a breastplate, an ephod, a robe, a woven tunic, a turban, and a sash. They shall make holy garments for Aaron your brother, and his sons, that he may serve Me as priest.

  • Num 18:1
    68%

    1And the LORD said to Aaron, You and your sons and your father's house with you shall bear the iniquity of the sanctuary: and you and your sons with you shall bear the iniquity of your priesthood.

  • Exod 30:4
    68%

    4And you shall make two golden rings for it under its crown, on its two sides you shall make them, on its two corners; and they shall be holders for the staves to carry it with.

  • Exod 28:43
    68%

    43They shall be on Aaron and on his sons when they come into the tabernacle of meeting, or when they come near the altar to minister in the holy place, that they do not incur iniquity and die. It shall be a statute forever to him and his descendants after him.

  • Josh 4:5
    68%

    5And Joshua said to them, Pass over before the ark of the LORD your God into the midst of the Jordan, and every one of you take a stone upon his shoulder, according to the number of the tribes of the children of Israel,

  • Exod 28:17
    68%

    17And you shall put settings of stones in it, four rows of stones: the first row shall be a sardius, a topaz, and an emerald;