Exodus 28:30

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“You shall put in the breastplate of judgment the Urim and the Thummim; and they shall be on Aaron’s heart, when he goes in before Yahweh: and Aaron shall bear the judgment of the children of Israel on his heart before Yahweh continually.”

— WEB

“And thou shalt put in the breastplate of judgment the Urim and the Thummim; and they shall be upon Aaron’s heart, when he goeth in before the LORD: and Aaron shall bear the judgment of the children of Israel upon his heart before the LORD continually.”

— KJV

“And thou shalt put in the breastplate of judgment the Urim and the Thummim; and they shall be upon Aaron`s heart, when he goeth in before Jehovah: and Aaron shall bear the judgment of the children of Israel upon his heart before Jehovah continually.”

— ASV

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Nehemiah 7:65 "The governor told that they should not eat of the most holy things until a priest stood up to minister with Urim and Thummim."
Ezra 2:63 "The governor told them that they should not eat of the most holy things until a priest stood up to serve with Urim and with Thummim."
Numbers 27:21 "He shall stand before Eleazar the priest, who shall inquire for him by the judgment of the Urim before Yahweh. At his word they shall go …"
Deuteronomy 33:8 "About Levi he said, “Your Thummim and your Urim are with your godly one, whom you proved at Massah, with whom you contended at the waters…"
Leviticus 8:8 "He placed the breastplate on him; and in the breastplate he put the Urim and the Thummim."
1 Samuel 30:7-8 "David said to Abiathar the priest, the son of Ahimelech, “Please bring the ephod here to me.” Abiathar brought the ephod to David."
1 Samuel 28:6 "When Saul inquired of Yahweh, Yahweh didn’t answer him by dreams, by Urim, or by prophets."
Hebrews 4:15 "For we don’t have a high priest who can’t be touched with the feeling of our infirmities, but one who has been in all points tempted like…"

Commentary

thou shalt put in the breastplate of judgment the Urim and Thummim--The words signify "lights" and "perfections"; and nothing more is meant than the precious stones of the breastplate already described (compare Exo 39:8-21; Lev 8:8). They received the name because the bearing of them qualified the high priest to consult the divine oracle on all public or national emergencies, by going into the holy place--standing close before the veil and putting his hand upon the Urim and Thummim, he conveyed a petition from the people and asked counsel of God, who, as the Sovereign of Israel, gave response from the midst of His glory. Little, however, is known about them. But it may be remarked that Egyptian judges wore on the breast of their official robes a representation of Justice, and the high priest in Israel long officiated also as a judge; so that some think the Urim and Thummim had a reference to his judicial functions.

— Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (public domain)

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