Exodus 39:7 Go deeper
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And he put them on the shoulders of the ephod, that they should be stones for a memorial to the children of Israel; as the LORD commanded Moses. (KJV)
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וַיָּ֣שֶׂםvai.Ya.semand he put
Lemma: שׂוּם (sum) · Strong's: H7760A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to set: make
Used 272 times. Also: Genesis 6:16, Genesis 13:16, Genesis 21:13, Genesis 21:18, Genesis 27:37, Genesis 28:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7760A; TAHOT Exodus 39:7 word 1
אֹתָ֗ם'o.Tam<obj.> them
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 39:7 word 2
עַ֚ל'alon
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 39:7 word 3
כִּתְפֹ֣תkit.Fot[the] shoulder-pieces of
Lemma: כָּתֵף (ka.teph) · Strong's: H3802
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)
Meaning: shoulder
Used 67 times. Also: Exodus 27:14, Exodus 27:15, Exodus 28:7, Exodus 28:12, Exodus 28:25, Exodus 28:27 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3802; TAHOT Exodus 39:7 word 4
הָאֵפֹ֔דha.'e.Fodthe ephod
Lemma: אֵפוֹד (e.phod) · Strong's: H0646
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: ephod
Used 49 times. Also: Exodus 25:7, Exodus 28:4, Exodus 28:6, Exodus 28:12, Exodus 28:15, Exodus 28:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0646; TAHOT Exodus 39:7 word 5
אַבְנֵ֥י'av.Neistones of
Lemma: אֶ֫בֶן (e.ven) · Strong's: H0068G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)
Meaning: stone
Used 259 times. Also: Genesis 2:12, Genesis 11:3, Genesis 28:11, Genesis 28:18, Genesis 28:22, Genesis 29:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0068G; TAHOT Exodus 39:7 word 6
זִכָּר֖וֹןzi.ka.Ronremembrance
Lemma: זִכָּרוֹן (zikh.ron) · Strong's: H2146
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: memorial
Used 24 times. Also: Exodus 12:14, Exodus 13:9, Exodus 17:14, Exodus 28:12, Exodus 28:29, Exodus 30:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2146; TAHOT Exodus 39:7 word 7
לִבְנֵ֣יliv.Neifor [the] sons of
Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: son: child
Used 3039 times. Also: Genesis 3:16, Genesis 4:17, Genesis 4:25, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1121A; TAHOT Exodus 39:7 word 8
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElIsrael
Lemma: יִשְׂרָאֵל (yis.ra.el) · Strong's: H3478
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Israel
Used 2504 times. Also: Genesis 32:28, Genesis 32:32, Genesis 34:7, Genesis 35:10, Genesis 35:21, Genesis 35:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3478; TAHOT Exodus 39:7 word 9
כַּאֲשֶׁ֛רka.'a.Sherjust as
Lemma: כַּאֲשֶׁר (ka.a.sher) · Strong's: H0834D
Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)
Meaning: as which
Used 511 times. Also: Genesis 7:9, Genesis 7:16, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 12:4, Genesis 12:11, Genesis 17:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0834D; TAHOT Exodus 39:7 word 10
צִוָּ֥הtzi.Vahhe had commanded
Lemma: צָוָה (tsa.vah) · Strong's: H6680
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpp3ms)
Meaning: to command
Used 491 times. Also: Genesis 2:16, Genesis 3:11, Genesis 3:17, Genesis 6:22, Genesis 7:5, Genesis 7:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6680; TAHOT Exodus 39:7 word 11
יְהוָ֖הYah.wehYahweh
Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)
Meaning: LORD
Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT Exodus 39:7 word 12
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>
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 39:7 word 13
מֹשֶֽׁה\׃\ \פmo.ShehMoses
Lemma: מֹשֶׁה (mo.sheh) · Strong's: H4872
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Moses
Used 766 times. Also: Exodus 2:10, Exodus 2:11, Exodus 2:14, Exodus 2:15, Exodus 2:17, Exodus 2:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4872; TAHOT Exodus 39:7 word 14
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Then they fastened | → | שׂוּם H7760A to set: make |
| them | → | אֵת H0853 [Obj.] |
| on | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| the shoulder pieces | → | כָּתֵף H3802 shoulder |
| of the ephod | → | אֵפוֹד H0646 ephod |
| as memorial | → | זִכָּרוֹן H2146 memorial |
| stones | → | אֶ֫בֶן H0068G stone |
| for the sons | → | בֵּן H1121A son: child |
| of Israel | → | יִשְׂרָאֵל H3478 Israel |
| as | → | כַּאֲשֶׁר H0834D as which |
| the LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| had commanded | → | צָוָה H6680 to command |
| Moses | → | מֹשֶׁה H4872 Moses |
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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