King James Version
Exodus 28:36 in the King James Version says “And thou shalt make a plate of pure gold, and grave upon it, like the engravings of a signet, HOLINESS TO THE LORD.” — study this verse from Exodus chapter 28 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And thou shalt make a plate of pure gold, and grave upon it, like the engravings of a signet, HOLINESS TO THE LORD.”
Exodus 28:36 · KJV
A golden bell and a pomegranate, a golden bell and a pomegranate, upon the hem of the robe round about.
And it shall be upon Aaron to minister: and his sound shall be heard when he goeth in unto the holy place before the LORD, and when he cometh out, that he die not.
And thou shalt make a plate of pure gold, and grave upon it, like the engravings of a signet, HOLINESS TO THE LORD.
And thou shalt put it on a blue lace, that it may be upon the mitre; upon the forefront of the mitre it shall be.
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.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“And thou shalt make”
H6213to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
“a plate”
H6731properly, glistening, i.e., a burnished plate; a wing (as gleaming in the air)
“gold”
H2091gold, figuratively, something gold-colored (i.e., yellow), as oil, a clear sky
“and grave”
H6605to open wide (literally or figuratively); specifically, to loosen, begin, plough, carve
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
“upon it like the engravings”
H6603sculpture (in low or high relief or even intaglio)
“TO THE LORD”
H3068(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god
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