KJV King James Version
And it shall be upon Aaron to minister: and his sound shall be heard when he goeth in unto the holy [place] before the LORD, and when he cometh out, that he die not.
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Exodus 28:35
And it shall be upon Aaron to minister: and his sound shall be heard when he goeth in unto the holy [place] before the LORD, and when he cometh out, that he die not.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Aaron must wear the robe whenever he ministers, and its sound will be heard when he enters or exits the sanctuary before the LORD, so that he will not die.
WEB World English Bible
It shall be on Aaron to minister: and its sound shall be heard when he goes in to the holy place before Yahweh, and when he comes out, that he not die.
ASV American Standard Version
And it shall be upon Aaron to minister: and the sound thereof shall be heard when he goeth in unto the holy place before Jehovah, and when he cometh out, that he die not.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
‘And it hath been on Aaron to minister in, and its sound hath been heard in his coming in unto the sanctuary before Jehovah, and in his going out, and he doth not die.
Surrounding context — Exodus 28
32 And there shall be an hole in the top of it, in the midst thereof: it shall have a binding of woven work round about the hole of it, as it were the hole of an habergeon, that it be not rent.
33 And [beneath] upon the hem of it thou shalt make pomegranates [of] blue, and [of] purple, and [of] scarlet, round about the hem thereof; and bells of gold between them round about:
34 A golden bell and a pomegranate, a golden bell and a pomegranate, upon the hem of the robe round about.
35 And it shall be upon Aaron to minister: and his sound shall be heard when he goeth in unto the holy [place] before the LORD, and when he cometh out, that he die not.
36 And thou shalt make a plate [of] pure gold, and grave upon it, [like] the engravings of a signet, HOLINESS TO THE LORD.
37 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.
38 And it shall be upon Aaron’s forehead, that Aaron may bear the iniquity of the holy things, which the children of Israel shall hallow in all their holy gifts; and it shall be always upon his forehead, that they may be accepted before the LORD.
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וְהָיָ֥הH1961 · ha.yahto beעַֽל־H5921 · aluponאַהֲרֹ֖ןH175 · a.ha.ronAaronלְשָׁרֵ֑תH8334 · sha.ratto ministerוְנִשְׁמַ֣עH8085 · sha.mato hear: hearק֠וֹלוֹH6963 · qolvoiceבְּבֹא֨וֹH935 · boto come (in): comeאֶל־H413 · elto(wards)הַקֹּ֜דֶשׁH6944 · qo.deshholinessלִפְנֵ֧יH6440 · pa.nehface: beforeיְהוָ֛הH3068 · ye.ho.vahLORDוּבְצֵאת֖וֹH3318 · ya.tsato come out: comeוְלֹ֥אH3808 · lonotיָמֽוּת׃ סH4191 · mutto die
Cross-references
Hebrews 9:12Neither by the blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood he entered in once into the holy place, having obtained eternal redemption [for us].Leviticus 16:2And the LORD said unto Moses, Speak unto Aaron thy brother, that he come not at all times into the holy [place] within the vail before the mercy seat, which [is] upon the ark; that he die not: for I will appear in the cloud upon the mercy seat.
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