Exodus 28:38

And it shall be upon metzach Aharon (forehead of Aharon), that Aharon may nasa (bear) + 28:38 See this word Isa 53:12 the avon of the kodashim (holy things), which the Bnei Yisroel shall set apart as kodesh in all their mattanot kadoshot (holy gifts); and it shall be always upon his metzach (forehead), that they may be leratzon (accepted, acceptable) before Hashem.

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

37And thou shalt put it on a turquoise cord, that it may be upon the Mitznefet; upon the forefront of the Mitznefet it shall be.

39And thou shalt embroider the Kesones of fine linen, and thou shalt make the Mitznefet of fine linen, and thou shalt make the Avnet of artistic embroidery.

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Cross References

Exodus 28:43And they shall be upon Aharon, and upon his banim, when they come in unto the Ohel Mo'ed, or when they come near unto the Mizbe'ach lesharet (to minister) in HaKodesh; that they incur not avon, and die; it shall be a chukkat olahm unto him and his zera after him.

Leviticus 10:17Why have ye not eaten the chattat in the makom hakodesh, seeing it is kodesh kodashim, and G-d hath given it you to bear away the avon HaEdah, to make kapporah for them before Hashem?

Leviticus 22:16And they will cause themselves to bear the avon of guilt when they eat their kodashim; for I Hashem do set them apart as kodesh.

Leviticus 23:11And he shall wave the omer before Hashem, for your acceptance; on the day after the Shabbos the kohen shall wave it.

Isaiah 53:6All we like sheep have gone astray; 1 we have turned every one to his own derech + 53:6 see Prov 16:25 (way); 1 and Hashem hath laid on him + 53:6 Moshiach 1 the avon (iniquity, the guilt that separates from G-d) of us all. 1

Isaiah 56:7Even them will I bring to My Har Kodesh, 1 and make them have simcha in My Bais Tefillah; 1 their olot and their zevakhim 1 shall be accepted upon Mine Mizbe'ach; 1 for Mine Bais shall be called 1 Bais Tefillah l'khol HaAmim (House of Prayer for All Nations). 1

Matthew Henry on Exodus 28:32-40

31 And thou shalt make the robe of the ephod all of blue. 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… Read the whole commentary →

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