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New Living Translation

Leviticus 8:8

Then Moses placed the chestpiece on Aaron and put the Urim and the Thummim inside it.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Breastplate;   Priest;   Urim and Thummim;   Thompson Chain Reference - Breastplate;   Mysteries-Revelations;   Revelation;   Urim and Thummim;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Breastplate;   Urim and Thummim;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Aaron;   Priest;   Urim and Thummin;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Urim and Thummim;   Worship;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Urim and Thummim;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Breastplate;   High Priest;   Leviticus;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Anointing, Anointed;   Magic, Divination, and Sorcery;   Priests and Levites;   Urim and Thummim;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Breastplate, High Priest's;   Urim and Thummim;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Aaron;   Priest;   Urim;   Smith Bible Dictionary - U'rim and Thum'mim;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Urim and Thummim;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Events of the Encampment;   Priesthood, the;   Worship, the;   On to Canaan;   Moses, the Man of God;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Abiathar;   Breastplate of the High Priest;   Mediation;   Priest, High;   Urim and Thummim;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Sifra;   Urim and Thummim;   Verse-Division;  

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
He placed the breastplate on him; and in the breastplate he put the Urim and the Tummim.
King James Version
And he put the breastplate upon him: also he put in the breastplate the Urim and the Thummim.
Lexham English Bible
Then he placed the breastpiece on him and put the Urim and the Thummim into the breastpiece;
New Century Version
Then Moses put the chest covering on him and put the Urim and the Thummim in the chest covering.
New English Translation
He then set the breastpiece on him and put the Urim and Thummim into the breastpiece.
Amplified Bible
Moses then put the breastpiece on Aaron, and he put in the breastpiece the Urim and the Thummim [the sacred articles the high priest used when seeking God's will concerning the nation].
New American Standard Bible
He then placed the breastpiece on him, and in the breastpiece he put the Urim and the Thummim.
Geneva Bible (1587)
After he put the brest plate thereon, and put in the breast plate the Vrim and the Thummim.
Legacy Standard Bible
He then placed the breastpiece on him, and in the breastpiece he put the Urim and the Thummim.
Contemporary English Version
Next, he put on Aaron the sacred breastpiece that was used in learning what the Lord wanted his people to do.
Complete Jewish Bible
He put the breastplate on him, and on the breastplate he put the urim and tumim.
Darby Translation
And he put the breastplate on it, and put on the breastplate the Urim and the Thummim;
Easy-to-Read Version
Moses put the judgment pouch on Aaron and put the Urim and Thummim inside its pocket.
English Standard Version
And he placed the breastpiece on him, and in the breastpiece he put the Urim and the Thummim.
George Lamsa Translation
And he put the breastplate upon him; and he put on the breastplate the Urim and the Thummin.
Good News Translation
He put the breastpiece on him and put the Urim and Thummim in it.
Christian Standard Bible®
Then he put the breastpiece on him and placed the Urim and Thummim into the breastpiece.
Literal Translation
and put the breast pocket on him, and put the Urim and the Thummim into the breast pocket,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
& put the brestlappe theron, and in ye brestlappe light and perfectnesse:
American Standard Version
And he placed the breastplate upon him: and in the breastplate he put the Urim and the Thummim.
Bible in Basic English
And he put the priest's bag on him, and in the bag he put the Urim and Thummim.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And he put the brestplate theron, and put in the brestplate the Urim and the Thummim.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And he placed the breastplate upon him; and in the breastplate he put the Urim and the Thummim.
King James Version (1611)
And hee put the brest plate vpon him: also he put in the brest plate the Urim and the Thummim.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
and girded him with a girdle according to the make of the ephod, and clasped him closely with it: and put upon it the oracle, and put upon the oracle the Manifestation and the Truth.
English Revised Version
And he placed the breastplate upon him: and in the breastplate he put the Urim and the Thummim.
Berean Standard Bible
Then he put the breastpiece on him and placed the Urim and Thummim in the breastpiece.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
which cloth on the schuldris he boond with a girdil, and `dresside to the racional, wherynne doctryn and truthe was.
Young's Literal Translation
and doth put on him the breastplate, and doth put unto the breastplate the Lights and the Perfections,
Update Bible Version
And he placed the breastplate on him: and in the breastplate he put the Urim and the Thummim.
Webster's Bible Translation
And he put the breast-plate upon him: also he put in the breast-plate the Urim and the Thummim.
World English Bible
He placed the breastplate on him; and in the breastplate he put the Urim and the Thummim.
New King James Version
Then he put the breastplate on him, and he put the Urim and the Thummim Exodus 28:30)">[fn] in the breastplate.
New Life Bible
Then he put the breast-piece on him. And he put the Urim and the Thummim into the breast-piece.
New Revised Standard
He placed the breastpiece on him, and in the breastpiece he put the Urim and the Thummim.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
and he put upon him the breastpiece, - and placed, in the breastpiece, the Lights and the Perfections;
Douay-Rheims Bible
And binding it with the girdle, he fitted it to the rational, on which was Doctrine and Truth.
Revised Standard Version
And he placed the breastpiece on him, and in the breastpiece he put the Urim and the Thummim.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
He then placed the breastpiece on him, and in the breastpiece he put the Urim and the Thummim.

Contextual Overview

1 Then the Lord said to Moses, 2 "Bring Aaron and his sons, along with their sacred garments, the anointing oil, the bull for the sin offering, the two rams, and the basket of bread made without yeast, 3 and call the entire community of Israel together at the entrance of the Tabernacle." 4 So Moses followed the Lord 's instructions, and the whole community assembled at the Tabernacle entrance. 5 Moses announced to them, "This is what the Lord has commanded us to do!" 6 Then he presented Aaron and his sons and washed them with water. 7 He put the official tunic on Aaron and tied the sash around his waist. He dressed him in the robe, placed the ephod on him, and attached the ephod securely with its decorative sash. 8 Then Moses placed the chestpiece on Aaron and put the Urim and the Thummim inside it. 9 He placed the turban on Aaron's head and attached the gold medallion—the badge of holiness—to the front of the turban, just as the Lord had commanded him. 10 Then Moses took the anointing oil and anointed the Tabernacle and everything in it, making them holy.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

the breast plate, Exodus 28:15-29, Exodus 39:8-21, Song of Solomon 8:6, Isaiah 59:17, Ephesians 6:14, 1 Thessalonians 5:8

the Urim: Exodus 28:30, Ezra 2:63

Reciprocal: Exodus 28:4 - ephod Exodus 29:5 - garments Exodus 31:10 - General Numbers 27:21 - Urim Deuteronomy 33:8 - Let thy 1 Samuel 2:28 - And did I

Cross-References

Genesis 8:10
After waiting another seven days, Noah released the dove again.
Genesis 8:11
This time the dove returned to him in the evening with a fresh olive leaf in its beak. Then Noah knew that the floodwaters were almost gone.
Genesis 8:12
He waited another seven days and then released the dove again. This time it did not come back.
Song of Solomon 1:15

Young Man

How beautiful you are, my darling, how beautiful! Your eyes are like doves.
Song of Solomon 2:14

Young Man

My dove is hiding behind the rocks, behind an outcrop on the cliff. Let me see your face; let me hear your voice. For your voice is pleasant, and your face is lovely.
Matthew 10:16
"Look, I am sending you out as sheep among wolves. So be as shrewd as snakes and harmless as doves.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And he put the breastplate upon him,.... Which was made of the same materials with the ephod, and was put upon it, and fastened to it:

also he put in the breastplate the Urim and Thummim: that is, Moses did it, as all the rest; for there is no reason to be given why this should be appropriated to God as a divine work, distinct from the rest; and these seem to be the twelve precious stones set in the breastplate, whose names are given, Exodus 27:17 and if they are not intended, no account is here given of them; but since in Exodus 29:8 an account is given of the stones, and of the setting of them in the breastplate, and no mention is made of the Urim and Thummim, and here notice is taken of them, but nothing said of the stones; it seems pretty plain they must be the same; Exodus 29:8- :.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

See the notes at Exodus 28:0.

Leviticus 8:9

The holy crown - The golden plate of the mitre was so called as the distinctive badge of the high priest’s consecration. See Leviticus 21:12.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Leviticus 8:8. He put in the breastplate the Urim and the Thummim. — The Urim and Thummim are here supposed to be something different from the breastplate itself. Exodus 28:15; Exodus 28:15; "Exodus 28:16"; "Exodus 28:30".


 
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