Exodus 28:29
And Aaron shall bear the names of the children of Israel in the rational of judgment upon his breast, when he shall enter into the sanctuary, a memorial before the Lord for ever.
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The verse in its languages
- Vulgate (Clementine)
- Portabitque Aaron nomina filiorum Israël in rationali judicii super pectus suum, quando ingredietur Sanctuarium, memoriale coram Domino in æternum.
- Septuagint (Swete) shown from Exodus 28:23
- καὶ λήμψεται Ἀαρὼν τὰ ὀνόματα τῶν υἱῶν Ἰσραὴλ ἐπὶ τοῦ λογίου τῆς κρίσεως ἐπὶ τοῦ στήθους, εἰσιόντι εἰς τὸ ἅγιον, μνημόσυνου ἔναντι τοῦ θεοῦ.
- Hebrew (WLC)
- וְנָשָׂ֣א אַ֠הֲרֹן אֶת שְׁמ֨וֹת בְּנֵֽי יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל בְּחֹ֧שֶׁן הַמִּשְׁפָּ֛ט עַל לִבּ֖וֹ בְּבֹא֣וֹ אֶל הַקֹּ֑דֶשׁ לְזִכָּרֹ֥ן לִפְנֵֽי יְהוָ֖ה תָּמִֽיד
The Fathers on this verse
The Shepherd of Hermas Book Third. Similitudes, Similitude Ninth. The Great Mysteries in the Building of the Militant and Triumphant Church
“And the tower,” I asked, “what does it mean?” “This tower,” he replied, “is the Church.” “And these virgins, who are they?” “They are holy spirits, and men cannot otherwise be found in the kingdom of God unless these have put their clothing upon them: for if you receive the name only, and do not receive from them the clothing, they are of no advantage to you. For these virgins are the powers of the Son of God. If you bear His name but possess not His power, it will be in vain that you bear His name. Those stones,” he continued, “which you saw rejected bore His name, but did not put on the clothing of the virgins.” “Of what nature is their clothing, sir?” I asked. “Their very names,” he said, “are their clothing. Every one who bears the name of the Son of God, ought to bear the names also of these; for the Son Himself bears the names of these virgins. …