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Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Exodus 28:36-39

4. THE MITRE.

(36-39) The head-dress of the high priest was to be of fine white linen (shêsh) and appears by the description of Josephus (Ant. Jud. 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.

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See also Exodus 28:36-39 in other biblical comments:

  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    Verse Exodus 28:36. _THOU SHALT MAKE A PLATE OF PURE GOLD_] The word ציץ _tsits_, which we render _plate_, means a _flower_, or any appearance of this kind, The Septuagint translate it by πεταλον, a _...

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

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  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

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  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

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  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

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  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    _a plate_ Heb. _ẓiẓ_, properly, it seems, a _shining thing_(usu. a _flower_, Isaiah 40:7 _al._), i.e., here, a _burnished plate_(in this sense only Exodus 39:30; Leviticus 8:9 besides); LXX. πέταλον,...

  • Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

    DISCOURSE: 100 AARON’S MITRE Exodus 28:36. _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, t...

  • Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

    THOU SHALT MAKE A PLATE OF PURE GOLD— The word rendered _plate,_ properly signifies _a flower;_ and, probably, this plate was formed with indentations or rays like a flower. It is called in the next c...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

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  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    _AND THOU SHALT MAKE A PLATE OF PURE GOLD, AND GRAVE UPON IT, LIKE THE ENGRAVINGS OF A SIGNET, HOLINESS TO_ _ THE LORD._ Plate - literally, petal of a flower, which seems to have been the figure of t...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    THE PRIESTLY GARMENTS 1. All Israel is a 'kingdom of priests' (see on Exodus 19:6), but for the special service of the sanetuary Aaron and his descendants are selected and solemnly consecrated: see Le...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    THE MITRE] This is made of fine linen, and is in the form of a turban. Fastened in front of it is a plate of pure gold with the inscription HOLINESS TO THE LORD (RV 'Holy to the Lord')....

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

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  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    וְ עָשִׂ֥יתָ צִּ֖יץ זָהָ֣ב טָהֹ֑ור וּ פִתַּחְ

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

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  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

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  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

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  • Geneva Study Bible Commentary

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  • George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary

    _Plate; reaching from ear to ear, two fingers' breadth, tied behind like a diadem, Wisdom xviii. 24. --- Holy, or "sanctity, belongeth to the Lord," and all who approach to Him, ought to be holy. (Cal...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

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  • Introductory Lectures - Commentary by William Kelly

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  • James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

    _THE PRIESTLY MITRE_ ‘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 This plate of pure gold was fastened by blue...

  • John Calvin's Bible Commentary

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  • John Darby's Synopsis

    The garments were composed of everything that is connected with the Person of Christ in this character of priesthood; the breastplate, the ephod, the robe, the broidered coat, the curious girdle, and...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

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  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    And thou shalt make a plate [of] pure gold, and grave upon it, [like] the engravings of a signet, HOLINESS TO THE LORD. Ver. 36. _HOLINESS TO THE LORD._] Hence it was not lawful for the high priest,...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    On the _golden plate_ fixed upon Aaron's forehead, like a half coronet, reaching, as the Jews say, from ear to ear, must be engraved, _Holiness to the Lord_ Aaron must hereby be reminded, that God _is...

  • KJV Original Language Details

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  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    THE GARMENTS PROPER...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    And thou shalt make a plate of pure gold, and grave upon it, like the engravings of a signet, holiness to the Lord. This was the high priest's badge of office, a very important part of his priestly in...

  • Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures

    4. _The Tent, or the Dwelling itself_. Exodus 26:1-30 I. The Component Parts of the Tent as to Form. _a_. The tent itself. (1) Ten curtains of byssus each 28 cubits long, and 4 cubits wide. (2) Fift...

  • Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures

    H. THE VISION OR THE IDEAL OF THE TABERNACLE. THE ORDERING OF THE ARK AND OF THE HOUSE OF THE COVENANT; OF THE LIVING PRESENCE OF THE LAW AND OF THE DWELLING-PLACE OF THE LAW-GIVER Exodus 25-31 I. C...

  • Leslie M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

    GARMENTS FOR THE PRIESTS (vs.1-4) Aaron and his four sons were the priestly family, thus separated from the rest of Israel for this sacred purpose. This select priesthood is a contrast to the New Tes...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    31-39 The robe of the ephod was under the ephod, and reached down to the knees, without sleeves. Aaron must minister in the garments appointed. We must serve the Lord with holy fear, as those who kno...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    The PLATE OF PURE GOLD was like a half coronet, reaching, as the Jews say, from ear to ear. HOLINESS TO THE LORD, to mind the priest of his special consecration to God, and of that singular holiness w...

  • Notes on the Pentateuch by Charles Henry Mackintosh

    These Chapter s unfold to us the Priesthood, in all its value and efficacy. They are full of deep interest. The very word "Priesthood" awakens in the heart, feelings of the most profound thankfulness...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Exodus 28:36 make H6213 (H8804) plate H6731 pure H2889 gold H2091 engrave H6605 (H8765) engraving H6603 signet...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    THE TURBAN AND THE GOLDEN PLATE OF HOLINESS TO YAHWEH (EXODUS 28:36). It should be noted that the turban is secondary here, only worthy of mention because of the plate of gold which had on it HOLY TO...

  • Sermon Bible Commentary

    Exodus 28:36 This plate of pure gold was fastened by blue lace to the mitre, or turban, or tiara, or linen which was upon the head of the high priest. With the plate of pure gold upon his forehead, he...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: Directions about the priesthood. CHARACTERS: God, Moses, Aaron, Nadab, Eleazar, Ithmar. CONCLUSION: The believer need never fear God has forgotten him for the Great High Priest bears the n...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    Exodus 28:1. _Take Aaron thy brother._ Intimations had before been given of this designation; but this is the first express appointment of Aaron and his sons to the priesthood. The heads of families h...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _Holiness to the Lord._ HOLINESS TO THE LORD This plate of pure gold was fastened by blue lace to the mitre, or turban, or tiara, or linen, which was upon the head of the high priest. He put it on wi...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    EXODUS—NOTE ON EXODUS 28:36 For an illustration of the TURBAN and the PLATE, see p. 138. ⇐...

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    THE DIADEM OF THE PRIEST.—_Exodus 28:36_ The words on the priest’s mitre, Holiness to the Lord, signify that he who wore it was entirely devoted to God, and that it was his mission to elevate the peo...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    EXPOSITION 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" (_Ant. __Jude 1:3_Jude 1:3.7, § 3). It was thus...

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    Now as we get into chapter twenty-eight, we now move into the priesthood. We now have the tabernacle constructed, at least the architecture, the designs; the blue prints are drawn. Now getting to the...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    a plate of pure gold. The word tzitz, which we translate a Exodus 28:9 Exodus 28:11 Holiness Exodus 39:30 Leviticus 8:9...

  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

    On the golden plate fixed upon Aaron's forehead, like an half coronet, reaching, as the Jews say, from ear to ear, must be engraven, Holiness to the Lord — Aaron must hereby be minded, that God is hol...

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