KJV King James Version
And he put the breastplate upon him: also he put in the breastplate the Urim and the Thummim.
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Leviticus 8:8
And he put the breastplate upon him: also he put in the breastplate the Urim and the Thummim.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Then he put the breastpiece on him and placed the Urim and Thummim in the breastpiece.
WEB World English Bible
He placed the breastplate on him; and in the breastplate he put the Urim and the Thummim.
ASV American Standard Version
And he placed the breastplate upon him: and in the breastplate he put the Urim and the Thummim.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and doth put on him the breastplate, and doth put unto the breastplate the Lights and the Perfections,
Surrounding context — Leviticus 8
5 And Moses said unto the congregation, This [is] the thing which the LORD commanded to be done.
6 And Moses brought Aaron and his sons, and washed them with water.
7 And he put upon him the coat, and girded him with the girdle, and clothed him with the robe, and put the ephod upon him, and he girded him with the curious girdle of the ephod, and bound [it] unto him therewith.
8 And he put the breastplate upon him: also he put in the breastplate the Urim and the Thummim.
9 And he put the mitre upon his head; also upon the mitre, [even] upon his forefront, did he put the golden plate, the holy crown; as the LORD commanded Moses.
10 And Moses took the anointing oil, and anointed the tabernacle and all that [was] therein, and sanctified them.
11 And he sprinkled thereof upon the altar seven times, and anointed the altar and all his vessels, both the laver and his foot, to sanctify them.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וַיָּ֥שֶׂםH7760 · sumto set: makeעָלָ֖יוH5921 · aluponאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]הַחֹ֑שֶׁןH2833 · cho.shenbreastpieceוַיִּתֵּן֙H5414 · na.tanto give: giveאֶל־H413 · elto(wards)הַחֹ֔שֶׁןH2833 · cho.shenbreastpieceאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]הָאוּרִ֖יםH224 · u.rimUrimוְאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]הַתֻּמִּֽים׃H8550 · tum.mimThummim
Cross-references
Ezra 2:63And the Tirshatha said unto them, that they should not eat of the most holy things, till there stood up a priest with Urim and with Thummim.Ephesians 6:14Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness;Exodus 28:15-30And thou shalt make the breastplate of judgment with cunning work; after the work of the ephod thou shalt make it; [of] gold, [of] blue, and [of] purple, and [of] scarlet, and [of] fine twined linen, shalt thou make it.1 Thessalonians 5:8But let us, who are of the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love; and for an helmet, the hope of salvation.Exodus 39:8-21And he made the breastplate [of] cunning work, like the work of the ephod; [of] gold, blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen.Isaiah 59:17For he put on righteousness as a breastplate, and an helmet of salvation upon his head; and he put on the garments of vengeance [for] clothing, and was clad with zeal as a cloke.Song of Solomon 8:6Set me as a seal upon thine heart, as a seal upon thine arm: for love [is] strong as death; jealousy [is] cruel as the grave: the coals thereof [are] coals of fire, [which hath] a most vehement flame.
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