King James Version
Exodus 39:31 in the King James Version says “And they tied unto it a lace of blue, to fasten it on high upon the mitre; as the LORD commanded Moses.” — study this verse from Exodus chapter 39 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And they tied unto it a lace of blue, to fasten it on high upon the mitre; as the LORD commanded Moses.”
Exodus 39:31 · KJV
And a girdle of fine twined linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet , of needlework ; as the LORD commanded Moses.
And they made the plate of the holy crown of pure gold, and wrote upon it a writing, like to the engravings of a signet, HOLINESS TO THE LORD.
And they tied unto it a lace of blue, to fasten it on high upon the mitre; as the LORD commanded Moses.
Thus was all the work of the tabernacle of the tent of the congregation finished: and the children of Israel did according to all that the LORD commanded Moses, so did they.
And they brought the tabernacle unto Moses, the tent, and all his furniture, his taches, his boards, his bars, and his pillars, and his sockets,
KJV Study — Public Domain
“And they tied”
H5414to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
“of blue”
H8504the cerulean mussel, i.e., the color (violet) obtained therefrom or stuff dyed therewith
“And they tied”
H5414to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
“it on high”
H4605properly,the upper part, used only adverbially with prefix upward, above, overhead, from the top, etc
who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc
“as the LORD”
H3068(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
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