Leviticus 8:9
in Leviticus 8Moses 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.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And he set the mitre upon his head; and upon the mitre, in front, did he set the golden plate, the holy crown; as Jehovah commanded Moses.
KJV
And he put the mitre upon his head; also upon the mitre, even upon his forefront, did he put the golden plate, the holy crown; as the Lord commanded Moses.
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This verse in Leviticus 8
Commentary
4 notes on this verseA commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
See the notes at Exo. 28. Lev 8:9 The holy crown - The golden plate of the mitre was so called as the distinctive badge of the high priest’s consecration. See Lev 21:12.
This site's exposition
he put the breastplate upon him
on Leviticus 8:8-9
The Urim and the Thummim go into the breastplate and Scripture never says what they were. They appear seven times in the Old Testament, they decide a question at Numbers 27:21 and give Saul no answer at 1 Samuel 28:6, and no verse describes their shape, their material or how a priest read them. Adam Clarke takes them as objects distinct from the breastplate itself, and the text leaves a reader nothing to settle it with. The golden plate on the mitre carried the words Exodus 39:30 records, HOLINESS TO THE LORD, worn on the forehead where anyone could read it.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
And he put the mitre upon his head,....
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
And he put the mitre - See Clarke’s note on Exo 28:36.
How the passage was read
What the Jewish commentators add
On the verses either side of this one
AND MOSES TOOK THE ANOINTING OIL, AND ANOINTED THE TABERNACLE …. AND HE POURED OF THE ANOINTING OIL UPON AARON’S HEAD. This too. See Ramban on Verse.
This section is reception history: how the passage was read and kept in the Jewish tradition. Where a reading parts from an essential of the Christian faith, the section says so at that point.
Texts and citation data: Sefaria; each excerpt follows its version’s licence. 4 further sources are cited on this chapter that carry no English text this site may quote or only restate the verse.
The words behind it
21 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיָּ֥שֶׂם | vaiyasem | and he placed | H7760 → | 584 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| הַמִּצְנֶ֖פֶת | hamitznefet | the turban | H4701 → | 12 times |
| עַל־ | ʾal- | on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| רֹאשׁ֑וֹ | rosho | head his | H7218 → | 599 times |
| וַיָּ֨שֶׂם | vaiyasem | and he placed | H7760 → | 584 times |
| עַֽל־ | ʾal- | on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| הַמִּצְנֶ֜פֶת | hamitznefet | the turban | H4701 → | 12 times |
| אֶל־ | ʾel- | to | H413 → | 5510 times |
| מ֣וּל | mul | [the] front of | H4136 → | |
| פָּנָ֗יו | panav | face his | H6440 → | 2123 times |
| אֵ֣ת | ʾet | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| צִ֤יץ | tzitz | [the] plate of | H6731 → | |
| הַזָּהָב֙ | hazahav | <the> gold | H2091 → | |
| נֵ֣זֶר | nezer | [the] crown of | H5145 → | |
| הַקֹּ֔דֶשׁ | hakodesh | <the> holiness | H6944 → | 469 times |
| כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר | kaasher | just as | H834 → | 5497 times |
| צִוָּ֥ה | tzivah | he had commanded | H6680 → | 494 times |
| יְהוָ֖ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| מֹשֶֽׁה׃ | mosheh | Moses | H4872 → | 765 times |
וַיָּ֥שֶׂםand he placed
vaiyasemH7760 →584 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
הַמִּצְנֶ֖פֶתthe turban
hamitznefetH4701 →12 times
עַל־on
ʾal-H5921 →5755 times
רֹאשׁ֑וֹhead his
roshoH7218 →599 times
וַיָּ֨שֶׂםand he placed
vaiyasemH7760 →584 times
עַֽל־on
ʾal-H5921 →5755 times
הַמִּצְנֶ֜פֶתthe turban
hamitznefetH4701 →12 times
אֶל־to
ʾel-H413 →5510 times
מ֣וּל[the] front of
mulH4136 →
פָּנָ֗יוface his
panavH6440 →2123 times
אֵ֣ת<obj.>
ʾetH853 →10935 times
צִ֤יץ[the] plate of
tzitzH6731 →
הַזָּהָב֙<the> gold
hazahavH2091 →
נֵ֣זֶר[the] crown of
nezerH5145 →
הַקֹּ֔דֶשׁ<the> holiness
hakodeshH6944 →469 times
כַּאֲשֶׁ֛רjust as
kaasherH834 →5497 times
צִוָּ֥הhe had commanded
tzivahH6680 →494 times
יְהוָ֖הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
מֹשֶֽׁה׃Moses
moshehH4872 →765 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
6 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Zechariah 3:5Then I said, “Let them put a clean turban on his head.” So a clean turban was placed on his head, and they clothed him, as the angel of the LORD stood by.
it leads to
- Zechariah 6:11
Take silver and gold, make an ornate crown, and set it on the head of the high priest, Joshua son of Jehozadak.
- Exodus 29:6
Put the turban on his head and attach the holy diadem to the turban.
- Job 29:14
I put on righteousness, and it clothed me; justice was my robe and my turban.
- Revelation 5:8–14
When He had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb. Each one had a harp, and they were holding golden bowls full of incense, which…
- Exodus 28:2–4
Make holy garments for your brother Aaron, to give him glory and splendor.
- Zechariah 6:11
Through
Exodus 29:6Put the turban on his head and attach the holy diadem to the turban.
it leads to
- Exodus 28:36–39
You are to make a plate of pure gold and engrave on it as on a seal: HOLY TO THE LORD.
- Exodus 28:36–39
Where this verse is studied
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament and John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763).