KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)
TRANSLATION, MEANING, CONTEXT
To get what Exodus 28:36 means based on its source text, scroll down or follow these links for the original scriptural meaning , biblical context and relative popularity.
“And thou shalt make a plate of pure gold, and grave upon it, like the engravings of a signet, HOLINESS TO THE LORD.”
What does this verse really mean? Use this table to get a word-for-word translation of the original Hebrew Scripture. This shows the English words related to the source biblical texts along with brief definitions. Follow the buttons in the right-hand column for detailed definitions and verses that use the same root words. Use this reference information to gain deeper insight into the Bible and enrich your understanding. Information based on Strong's Exhaustive Concordance[1].
| KJV Verse | Original Hebrew | Meaning/ Definition This is a simplified translation of the original Hebrew word. Follow the buttons on the right to get more detail. | More Use the buttons below to get details on the Hebrew word and view related Bible verses that use the same root word. |
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| “And thou shalt make” | וְעָשִׂ֥יתָ | To do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application | make |
| “a plate” | צִּ֖יץ | Properly, glistening, i.e., a burnished plate; also a flower (as bright colored) | plate |
| “of” | (No Hebrew definition. English implied.) | ||
| “pure” | טָה֑וֹר | Pure (in a physical, chemical, ceremonial or moral sense) | pure |
| “gold,” | זָהָ֣ב | Gold, figuratively, something gold-colored (i.e., yellow), as oil, a clear sky | gold |
| “and grave” | וּפִתַּחְתָּ֤ | To open wide (literally or figuratively); specifically, to loosen, begin, plough, carve | grave |
| “upon” | עָלָיו֙ | Above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications | upon |
| “it, the engravings” | פִּתּוּחֵ֣י | Sculpture (in low or high relief or even intaglio) | engravings |
| “like” | (No Hebrew definition. English implied.) | ||
| “of a signet,” | חֹתָ֔ם | A signature-ring | signet |
| “HOLINESS” | קֹ֖דֶשׁ | A sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity | HOLINESS |
| “TO THE LORD.” | לַֽיהוָֽה׃ | (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God | LORD |
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34 A golden bell and a pomegranate, a golden bell and a pomegranate, upon the hem of the robe round about.
35 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.
36 And thou shalt make a plate of pure gold, and grave upon it, like the engravings of a signet, HOLINESS TO THE LORD.
37 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.
38 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.
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