Exodus 28:37 Go deeper
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And thou shalt put it on a blue lace, that it may be upon the mitre; upon the forefront of the mitre it shall be. (KJV)
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וְשַׂמְתָּ֤ve.sam.Taand you will put
Lemma: שׂוּם (sum) · Strong's: H7760H
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqq2ms)
Meaning: to set: put
Used 236 times. Also: Genesis 2:8, Genesis 4:15, Genesis 9:23, Genesis 21:14, Genesis 22:6, Genesis 22:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7760H; TAHOT Exodus 28:37 word 1
אֹתוֹ֙'o.To<obj.> it
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853
Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)
Meaning: [Obj.]
Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Exodus 28:37 word 2
עַל\־'al-on
Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: upon
Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Exodus 28:37 word 3
פְּתִ֣ילpe.Tila cord of
Lemma: פָּתִיל (pa.til) · Strong's: H6616
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: cord
Used 11 times. Also: Genesis 38:18, Genesis 38:25, Exodus 28:28, Exodus 39:3, Exodus 39:21, Exodus 39:31 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6616; TAHOT Exodus 28:37 word 4
תְּכֵ֔לֶתte.Khe.letviolet stuff
Lemma: תְּכֵ֫לֶת (te.khe.let) · Strong's: H8504
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: blue
Used 49 times. Also: Exodus 25:4, Exodus 26:1, Exodus 26:4, Exodus 26:31, Exodus 26:36, Exodus 27:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8504; TAHOT Exodus 28:37 word 5
וְהָיָ֖הve.ha.Yahand it will be
Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqq3ms)
Meaning: to be
Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Exodus 28:37 word 6
עַל\־'al-on
Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: upon
Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Exodus 28:37 word 7
הַמִּצְנָ֑פֶתha.mitz.Na.fetthe turban
Lemma: מִצְנֶ֫פֶת (mits.ne.phet) · Strong's: H4701
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: turban
Used 12 times. Also: Exodus 28:4, Exodus 28:39, Exodus 29:6, Exodus 39:28, Exodus 39:31, Leviticus 8:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4701; TAHOT Exodus 28:37 word 8
אֶל\־'el-to
Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: to(wards)
Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT Exodus 28:37 word 9
מ֥וּלmul[the] front of
Lemma: מוּל (mul) · Strong's: H4136
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: opposite
Used 36 times. Also: Exodus 18:19, Exodus 26:9, Exodus 28:25, Exodus 28:27, Exodus 34:3, Exodus 39:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4136; TAHOT Exodus 28:37 word 10
פְּנֵֽי\־pe.nei-[the] face of
Lemma: פָּנֶה (pa.neh) · Strong's: H6440G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: face: before
Used 1388 times. Also: Genesis 6:11, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7, Genesis 10:9, Genesis 13:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6440G; TAHOT Exodus 28:37 word 11
הַמִּצְנֶ֖פֶתha.mitz.Ne.fetthe turban
Lemma: מִצְנֶ֫פֶת (mits.ne.phet) · Strong's: H4701
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: turban
Used 12 times. Also: Exodus 28:4, Exodus 28:39, Exodus 29:6, Exodus 39:28, Exodus 39:31, Leviticus 8:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4701; TAHOT Exodus 28:37 word 12
יִהְיֶֽה\׃yih.Yehit will be
Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)
Meaning: to be
Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Exodus 28:37 word 13
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Fasten | → | שׂוּם H7760H to set: put |
| to it | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| a blue | → | תְּכֵ֫לֶת H8504 blue |
| cord | → | פָּתִיל H6616 cord |
| to mount it on | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| the turban | → | מִצְנֶ֫פֶת H4701 turban |
| it shall be | → | הָיָה H1961 to be |
| on | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| the front | → | מוּל H4136 opposite |
| . . . | → | פָּנֶה H6440G face: before |
| of the turban | → | מִצְנֶ֫פֶת H4701 turban |
| . . . | → | הָיָה H1961 to be |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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