KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)
TRANSLATION, MEANING, CONTEXT
To get what Exodus 39:30 means based on its source text, scroll down or follow these links for the original scriptural meaning , biblical context and relative popularity.
“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.”
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 they made” | וַֽיַּעֲשׂ֛וּ | To do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application | made |
| “the plate” | צִ֥יץ | Properly, glistening, i.e., a burnished plate; also a flower (as bright colored) | plate |
| “of the holy” | הַקֹּ֖דֶשׁ | A sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity | holy |
| “crown” | נֵֽזֶר | Properly, something set apart, i.e., (abstractly) dedication (of a priet or Nazirite); hence (concretely) unshorn locks; also (by implication) a chaplet (especially of royalty) | crown |
| “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 wrote” | וַיִּכְתְּב֣וּ | To grave, by implication, to write (describe, inscribe, prescribe, subscribe) | wrote |
| “upon” | עָלָ֗יו | Above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications | upon |
| “it a writing,” | מִכְתַּב֙ | A thing written, the characters, or a document (letter, copy, edict, poem) | writing |
| “like to” | (No Hebrew definition. English implied.) | ||
| “the engravings” | פִּתּוּחֵ֣י | Sculpture (in low or high relief or even intaglio) | engravings |
| “of a signet,” | חוֹתָ֔ם | 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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28 And a mitre of fine linen, and goodly bonnets of fine linen, and linen breeches of fine twined linen,
29 And a girdle of fine twined linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet, of needlework; as the Lord commanded Moses.
30 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.
31 And they tied unto it a lace of blue, to fasten it on high upon the mitre; as the Lord commanded Moses.
32 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.
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