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href="/bsb/exodus/28.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/exodus/28.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />&#8220Make a plate of pure gold and engrave on it as on a seal: holy to the Lord.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/exodus/28.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />“Next make a medallion of pure gold, and engrave it like a seal with these words: Holy to the Lord .<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/exodus/28.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />“You shall make a plate of pure gold and engrave on it, like the engraving of a signet, ‘Holy to the LORD.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/exodus/28.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />You are to make a plate of pure gold and engrave on it as on a seal: HOLY TO THE LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/exodus/28.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And thou shalt make a plate <i>of</i> pure gold, and grave upon it, <i>like</i> the engravings of a signet, HOLINESS TO THE LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/exodus/28.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“You shall also make a plate of pure gold and engrave on it, <i>like</i> the engraving of a signet: HOLINESS TO THE LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/exodus/28.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“You shall also make a plate of pure gold and engrave on it, like the engravings of a signet, ‘Holy to the LORD.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/exodus/28.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220You shall also make a plate of pure gold and shall engrave on it, like the engravings of a seal, &#8216Holy to the LORD.&#8217<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/exodus/28.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“You shall also make a plate of pure gold and shall engrave on it, like the engravings of a seal, ‘Holy to the LORD.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/exodus/28.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />“You shall also make a plate of pure gold and shall engrave on it, like the engravings of a signet, ‘Holy to Yahweh.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/exodus/28.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“You shall also make a plate of pure gold and engrave on it, like the engravings of a signet, ‘Holy to the LORD.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/exodus/28.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />“You are to make a pure gold medallion and engrave it, like the engraving of a seal: HOLY TO THE LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/exodus/28.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />You are to make a pure gold medallion and engrave it, like the engraving of a seal: HOLY TO THE LORD. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/exodus/28.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And thou shalt make a plate of pure gold, and grave upon it, like the engravings of a signet, HOLY TO JEHOVAH.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/exodus/28.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />On a narrow strip of pure gold engrave the words: "Dedicated to the LORD." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/exodus/28.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And thou shalt make a plate of pure gold, and grave upon it, like the engravings of a signet, HOLY TO THE LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/exodus/28.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"Make a flower-shaped medallion out of pure gold, and engrave on it (as on a signet ring): Holy to the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/exodus/28.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />"Make an ornament of pure gold and engrave on it 'Dedicated to the LORD.' <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/exodus/28.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"You are to make a medallion of pure gold, and engrave on it 'Holy to the LORD,' like the engravings of a signet. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/exodus/28.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />You are to make a plate of pure gold and engrave on it as on a seal: HOLY TO THE LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/exodus/28.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />"You are to make a plate of pure gold and engrave on it the way a seal is engraved: "Holiness to the LORD."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/exodus/28.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />"You shall make a plate of pure gold, and engrave on it, like the engravings of a signet, 'HOLY TO THE LORD.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/exodus/28.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And thou shalt make a plate of pure gold, and engrave upon it, like the engravings of a signet, HOLINESS TO THE LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/exodus/28.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />“You shall make a plate of pure gold, and engrave on it, like the engravings of a signet, ‘HOLY TO YAHWEH.’ <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/exodus/28.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And you have made a flower of pure gold, and have engraved engravings of a signet on it: Holy to YHWH;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/exodus/28.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 'And thou hast made a flower of pure gold, and hast opened on it -- openings of a signet -- 'Holy to Jehovah;'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/exodus/28.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And make a plate of pure gold, and engrave upon it the engravings of a seal, HOLINESS TO JEHOVAH.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/exodus/28.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Thou shalt make also a plate of the purest gold: wherein thou shalt grave with engraver's work, Holy to the Lord. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/exodus/28.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And you shall make a plate of the purest gold, in which you shall engrave, with the skill of a sculptor, ‘Holy to the Lord.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/exodus/28.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />You shall also make a plate of pure gold and engrave on it, as on a seal engraving, “Sacred to the LORD.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/exodus/28.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />You shall make a rosette of pure gold, and engrave on it, like the engraving of a signet, “Holy to the LORD.”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/exodus/28.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And you shall make a crown of pure gold, and engrave upon it, like the engravings of a signet, HOLINESS TO THE LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/exodus/28.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And make a crown of pure gold and engrave upon it an engraving of the seal: "Holiness to LORD JEHOVAH.”<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/exodus/28.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And thou shalt make a plate of pure gold, and engrave upon it, like the engravings of a signet: HOLY TO THE LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/exodus/28.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And thou shalt make a plate <i>of</i> pure gold, and thou shalt grave on it <i>as</i> the graving of a signet, Holiness of the Lord.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/exodus/28-36.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kVae3PiKqhs?start=7253" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/exodus/28.htm">Additional Priestly Garments</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">35</span>Aaron must wear the robe whenever he ministers, and its sound will be heard when he enters or exits the sanctuary before the LORD, so that he will not die. <span class="reftext">36</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: wə·‘ā·śî·ṯā (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-2ms) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">You are to make</a> <a href="/hebrew/6731.htm" title="6731: ṣîṣ (N-msc) -- Or tsits; from tsuwts; properly, glistening, i.e. A burnished plate; also a flower; a wing.">a plate</a> <a href="/hebrew/2889.htm" title="2889: ṭā·hō·wr (Adj-ms) -- Clean, pure. Or tahor; from taher; pure.">of pure</a> <a href="/hebrew/2091.htm" title="2091: zā·hāḇ (N-ms) -- Gold. From an unused root meaning to shimmer; gold, figuratively, something gold-colored, as oil, a clear sky.">gold</a> <a href="/hebrew/6605.htm" title="6605: ū·p̄it·taḥ·tā (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConjPerf-2ms) -- To open wide, to loosen, begin, plough, carve. A primitive root; to open wide; specifically, to loosen, begin, plough, carve.">and engrave</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘ā·lāw (Prep:: 3ms) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">on it</a> <a href="/hebrew/6603.htm" title="6603: pit·tū·ḥê (N-mpc) -- An engraving. Or pittuach">as</a> <a href="/hebrew/2368.htm" title="2368: ḥō·ṯām (N-ms) -- A seal, signet ring. Or chotham; from chatham; a signature-ring.">on a seal:</a> <a href="/hebrew/6944.htm" title="6944: qō·ḏeš (N-ms) -- Apartness, sacredness. From qadash; a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity.">HOLY</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (Prep-l:: N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">TO THE LORD.</a> </span><span class="reftext">37</span>Fasten to it a blue cord to mount it on the turban; it shall be on the front of the turban.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/8-9.htm">Leviticus 8:9</a></span><br />Moses also put the turban on Aaron’s head and set the gold plate, the holy diadem, on the front of the turban, as the LORD had commanded him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/14-20.htm">Zechariah 14:20</a></span><br />On that day, HOLY TO THE LORD will be inscribed on the bells of the horses, and the cooking pots in the house of the LORD will be like the sprinkling bowls before the altar.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/23-18.htm">Isaiah 23:18</a></span><br />Yet her profits and wages will be set apart to the LORD; they will not be stored or saved, for her profit will go to those who live before the LORD, for abundant food and fine clothing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/93-5.htm">Psalm 93:5</a></span><br />Your testimonies are fully confirmed; holiness adorns Your house, O LORD, for all the days to come.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/2-9.htm">1 Peter 2:9</a></span><br />But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, to proclaim the virtues of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/19-8.htm">Revelation 19:8</a></span><br />She was given clothing of fine linen, bright and pure.” For the fine linen she wears is the righteous acts of the saints.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/14-1.htm">Revelation 14:1</a></span><br />Then I looked and saw the Lamb standing on Mount Zion, and with Him 144,000 who had His name and His Father’s name written on their foreheads.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/7-26.htm">Hebrews 7:26</a></span><br />Such a high priest truly befits us—One who is holy, innocent, undefiled, set apart from sinners, and exalted above the heavens.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_thessalonians/4-7.htm">1 Thessalonians 4:7</a></span><br />For God has not called us to impurity, but to holiness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/1-2.htm">1 Corinthians 1:2</a></span><br />To the church of God in Corinth, to those sanctified in Christ Jesus and called to be holy, together with all those everywhere who call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, their Lord and ours:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/3-17.htm">1 Corinthians 3:17</a></span><br />If anyone destroys God’s temple, God will destroy him; for God’s temple is holy, and you are that temple.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/7-1.htm">2 Corinthians 7:1</a></span><br />Therefore, beloved, since we have these promises, let us cleanse ourselves from everything that defiles body and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/12-1.htm">Romans 12:1</a></span><br />Therefore I urge you, brothers, on account of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God, which is your spiritual service of worship.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/6-19.htm">Romans 6:19</a></span><br />I am speaking in human terms because of the weakness of your flesh. Just as you used to offer the parts of your body in slavery to impurity and to escalating wickedness, so now offer them in slavery to righteousness leading to holiness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/5-48.htm">Matthew 5:48</a></span><br />Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And you shall make a plate of pure gold, and grave on it, like the engravings of a signet, HOLINESS TO THE LORD.</p><p class="hdg">a plate of pure gold.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/29-6.htm">Exodus 29:6</a></b></br> And thou shalt put the mitre upon his head, and put the holy crown upon the mitre.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/28-24.htm">Exodus 28:24</a></b></br> And thou shalt put the two wreathen <i>chains</i> of gold in the two rings <i>which are</i> on the ends of the breastplate.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/28-9.htm">Exodus 28:9,11</a></b></br> And thou shalt take two onyx stones, and grave on them the names of the children of Israel: … </p><p class="hdg">Holiness</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/39-30.htm">Exodus 39:30</a></b></br> And they made the plate of the holy crown <i>of</i> pure gold, and wrote upon it a writing, <i>like to</i> the engravings of a signet, HOLINESS TO THE LORD.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/8-9.htm">Leviticus 8:9</a></b></br> And he put the mitre upon his head; also upon the mitre, <i>even</i> upon his forefront, did he put the golden plate, the holy crown; as the LORD commanded Moses.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/10-3.htm">Leviticus 10:3</a></b></br> Then Moses said unto Aaron, This <i>is it</i> that the LORD spake, saying, I will be sanctified in them that come nigh me, and before all the people I will be glorified. And Aaron held his peace.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/exodus/28-14.htm">Best</a> <a href="/exodus/28-11.htm">Cutting</a> <a href="/exodus/28-11.htm">Engrave</a> <a href="/zechariah/3-9.htm">Engraving</a> <a href="/exodus/28-21.htm">Engravings</a> <a href="/exodus/25-34.htm">Flower</a> <a href="/exodus/28-34.htm">Gold</a> <a href="/exodus/28-9.htm">Grave</a> <a href="/exodus/15-13.htm">HOLINESS</a> <a href="/exodus/28-35.htm">HOLY</a> <a href="/exodus/28-9.htm">Opened</a> <a href="/luke/11-39.htm">Plate</a> <a href="/exodus/28-22.htm">Pure</a> <a href="/exodus/28-21.htm">Seal</a> <a href="/exodus/28-21.htm">Signet</a> <a href="/exodus/28-21.htm">Stamp</a> <a href="/exodus/16-14.htm">Thin</a> <a href="/exodus/24-8.htm">Words</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/exodus/28-39.htm">Best</a> <a href="/exodus/31-5.htm">Cutting</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/2-7.htm">Engrave</a> <a href="/exodus/32-4.htm">Engraving</a> <a href="/exodus/39-6.htm">Engravings</a> <a href="/exodus/37-19.htm">Flower</a> <a href="/exodus/30-3.htm">Gold</a> <a href="/numbers/16-30.htm">Grave</a> <a href="/exodus/39-30.htm">HOLINESS</a> <a href="/exodus/28-38.htm">HOLY</a> <a href="/exodus/39-6.htm">Opened</a> <a href="/exodus/39-30.htm">Plate</a> <a href="/exodus/30-3.htm">Pure</a> <a href="/exodus/39-6.htm">Seal</a> <a href="/exodus/35-22.htm">Signet</a> <a href="/exodus/39-6.htm">Stamp</a> <a href="/exodus/29-2.htm">Thin</a> <a href="/exodus/33-4.htm">Words</a><div class="vheading2">Exodus 28</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/28-1.htm">Aaron and his sons are set apart for the priest's office</a></span><br><span class="reftext">2. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/28-2.htm">Holy garments are appointed</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/28-6.htm">The ephod and girdle</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/28-15.htm">The breast-plate with twelve precious stones</a></span><br><span class="reftext">30. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/28-30.htm">The Urim and Thummim</a></span><br><span class="reftext">31. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/28-31.htm">The robe of the ephod, with pomegranates and bells</a></span><br><span class="reftext">36. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/28-36.htm">The plate of the mitre</a></span><br><span class="reftext">39. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/28-39.htm">The embroidered coat</a></span><br><span class="reftext">40. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/28-40.htm">The garments for Aaron's sons</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/exodus/28.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/exodus/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/exodus/28.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>You are to make a plate of pure gold</b><br>The instruction to use pure gold signifies the value and purity required for items associated with worship and the priesthood. Gold, a precious metal, symbolizes divinity and kingship, reflecting the holiness and majesty of God. In the ancient Near East, gold was often used in religious artifacts, indicating its importance in sacred contexts. The use of gold here underscores the high status of the high priest and the sacredness of his role.<p><b>and engrave on it as on a seal:</b><br>Engraving as on a seal suggests permanence and authority. Seals in ancient times were used to authenticate documents and signify ownership or approval. This engraving method implies that the message is unchangeable and carries divine authority. The seal represents God's unchanging nature and His eternal covenant with His people. The act of engraving also connects to the permanence of God's laws and commandments, as seen in the engraving of the Ten Commandments on stone tablets.<p><b>HOLY TO THE LORD.</b><br>This phrase declares the consecration and dedication of the high priest to God. "Holy" means set apart for a sacred purpose, indicating that the high priest is devoted entirely to the service of God. This concept of holiness is central to the Levitical priesthood and the broader covenant relationship between God and Israel. The phrase also foreshadows the ultimate High Priest, Jesus Christ, who is perfectly holy and set apart for the redemption of humanity. In the New Testament, believers are called to be holy, reflecting this same dedication to God (<a href="/1_peter/1-15.htm">1 Peter 1:15-16</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The leader of the Israelites, who received the instructions for the priestly garments from God on Mount Sinai.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/a/aaron.htm">Aaron</a></b><br>The brother of Moses, who was appointed as the first high priest of Israel. The gold plate was part of his priestly attire.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/h/high_priest's_garments.htm">High Priest's Garments</a></b><br>The sacred clothing worn by the high priest, including the gold plate, which signified holiness and dedication to God.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/m/mount_sinai.htm">Mount Sinai</a></b><br>The place where God gave Moses the law and instructions for the tabernacle and priestly garments.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/tabernacle.htm">Tabernacle</a></b><br>The portable sanctuary where the Israelites worshiped God, and where the high priest performed his duties.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/h/holiness_as_a_mark_of_identity.htm">Holiness as a Mark of Identity</a></b><br>The inscription "HOLY TO THE LORD" on the gold plate signifies the identity and purpose of the high priest. As believers, our lives should reflect holiness as a mark of our identity in Christ.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_consecration.htm">The Call to Consecration</a></b><br>Just as the high priest was set apart for service to God, Christians are called to consecrate themselves, living lives that honor God in all aspects.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_gold.htm">Symbolism of Gold</a></b><br>The use of pure gold for the plate symbolizes the purity and value of holiness. Our pursuit of holiness should be pure and valuable, reflecting the character of God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/role_of_the_high_priest.htm">Role of the High Priest</a></b><br>The high priest served as a mediator between God and the people. Jesus, our ultimate High Priest, mediates on our behalf, and we are called to intercede for others.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/living_as_a_royal_priesthood.htm">Living as a Royal Priesthood</a></b><br>As believers, we are part of a royal priesthood, called to declare the praises of God and live lives that are set apart for His glory.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_exodus_28.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Exodus 28</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'holy_to_the_lord'_mean.htm">What is the meaning of "Holy to the Lord"?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_no_historical_record_of_priest_headplate.htm">Exodus 28:36–38: Why is there no documented historical record outside the Bible describing a headplate inscribed “Holy to the LORD” used by high priests?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_are_the_bible's_ancient_paths.htm">What is the meaning of 'Holy to the Lord'?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_constitutes_the_seal_of_god.htm">What constitutes the Seal of God?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/exodus/28.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>4. THE MITRE.</span><p>(36-39) The head-dress of the high priest was to be of fine white linen (<span class= "ital">shesh</span>) and appears by the description of Josephus (<span class= "ital">Ant. Jud. </span>iii. 7, ? 3) to have been a turban, made of several thick swathes or folds in the usual way. It was to be adorned in front with a plate of pure gold bearing the inscription "Holiness to Jehovah," which was to be attached to the linen fabric by a ribbon or "lace" of blue.<p>(36) <span class= "bld">Thou shalt make a plate.</span>--The plate is so much of the essence of the mitre that it is put forward first, as that whereto all the rest is subordinate. It was to be "of pure gold," and "fastened on high upon the mitre" (<a href="/exodus/39-31.htm" title="And they tied to it a lace of blue, to fasten it on high on the turban; as the LORD commanded Moses.">Exodus 39:31</a>); so catching the eye even more than the breastplate, and drawing men's special attention. But the plate itself was only the vehicle for an inscription, and thus men's attention would be especially directed to that. It taught the great truth that religion culminates in "Holiness to Jehovah," without which all else is worthless--forms, ceremonies, priestly attire, sacrifice, prayer, are mockeries. It required primarily the high priest himself to be holy; but it was a call also to the whole nation, whose representative the high priest was, that they should be "a holy nation," "a kingdom of priests" (<a href="/exodus/19-6.htm" title="And you shall be to me a kingdom of priests, and an holy nation. These are the words which you shall speak to the children of Israel.">Exodus 19:6</a>), and should consecrate themselves heart and soul to Jehovah.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/exodus/28.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 36-38.</span> - THE MITRE. Josephus tells us that the head-dress of the high priest was "not a conical cap, but a sort of crown, made of thick linen swathes" (<span class="accented">Ant. Jud.</span> 3:7, § 3). It was thus really a species of turban. The colour was white; and the only ornament on it was the gold plate, with its blue ribbon or fillet. <span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 36.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Thou shalt make a plate of pure gold</span>. The plate, though a mere ornament of the mitre, was, at once, its most conspicuous and its most significant feature. Placed directly in front, right over the forehead, and probably of burnished gold, it would attract universal attention, and catch the eye even more than the breast-plate. Its position made it "the culminating point of the whole priestly attire" (Kalisch) - and its inscription gave to that position extraordinary force and significance. For it taught that "<span class="cmt_word">holiness</span> <span class="cmt_word">to the Lord"</span> is the very highest crown and truest excellence of religion - that to which all ceremonial is meant to conduce - that without which all the paraphernalia of worship must ever be in God's sight a mockery. It set this truth conspicuously before the eyes, and was apt to impress it upon the hearts of all. It taught the high priest himself not to rest upon outward forms, but to aim in his own person, and teach the people to aim continually, at internal holiness. The extreme importance of this, causes the putting forward at once of the plate and its inscription before any account of the "mitre" is given. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/exodus/28-36.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">You are to make</span><br /><span class="heb">וְעָשִׂ֥יתָ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·‘ā·śî·ṯā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> </span><span class="str2">To do, make</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a plate</span><br /><span class="heb">צִּ֖יץ</span> <span class="translit">(ṣîṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6731.htm">Strong's 6731: </a> </span><span class="str2">Glistening, a burnished plate, a flower, a wing</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of pure</span><br /><span class="heb">טָה֑וֹר</span> <span class="translit">(ṭā·hō·wr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2889.htm">Strong's 2889: </a> </span><span class="str2">Clean, pure</span><br /><br /><span class="word">gold</span><br /><span class="heb">זָהָ֣ב</span> <span class="translit">(zā·hāḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2091.htm">Strong's 2091: </a> </span><span class="str2">Gold, something gold-colored, as oil, a clear sky</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and engrave on it</span><br /><span class="heb">וּפִתַּחְתָּ֤</span> <span class="translit">(ū·p̄it·taḥ·tā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6605.htm">Strong's 6605: </a> </span><span class="str2">To open wide, to loosen, begin, plough, carve</span><br /><br /><span class="word">as a seal:</span><br /><span class="heb">חֹתָ֔ם</span> <span class="translit">(ḥō·ṯām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2368.htm">Strong's 2368: </a> </span><span class="str2">A seal, signet ring</span><br /><br /><span class="word">HOLY</span><br /><span class="heb">קֹ֖דֶשׁ</span> <span class="translit">(qō·ḏeš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6944.htm">Strong's 6944: </a> </span><span class="str2">A sacred place, thing, sanctity</span><br /><br /><span class="word">TO THE LORD.</span><br /><span class="heb">לַֽיהוָֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/exodus/28-36.htm">Exodus 28:36 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/exodus/28-36.htm">Exodus 28:36 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/exodus/28-36.htm">Exodus 28:36 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/exodus/28-36.htm">Exodus 28:36 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/exodus/28-36.htm">Exodus 28:36 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/exodus/28-36.htm">Exodus 28:36 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/exodus/28-36.htm">Exodus 28:36 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/exodus/28-36.htm">Exodus 28:36 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/exodus/28-36.htm">Exodus 28:36 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/exodus/28-36.htm">Exodus 28:36 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/exodus/28-36.htm">OT Law: Exodus 28:36 You shall make a plate of pure (Exo. 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