Exodus 28:36

“You shall make a plate of pure gold and engrave on it, with engravings of a signet, ‘Holiness to YHWH.’”

Exodus 28:36 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Exodus 28:36, word by word

You shall makeעָשִׂיתָasita

make

To build or create something.

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a plateצִּיץtsits

plate

The gold piece on the high priest's forehead.

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of pureטָהוֹרtahor

pure

Without a mixture of anything else, like gold with no alloy.

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goldזָהָבzahav

gold

Gold.

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and engraveפִתַּחְתָּfitachta

engrave

To cut a shape or letters into stone or metal.

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with engravingsפִּתּוּחֵיpituche

engraving

Engraving, carved work.

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of a signetחֹתָםchotam

seal

Seal: an engraved piece that served as a personal signature; it was worn hanging from a cord or as a ring.

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‘Holinessקֹדֶשׁkodesh

holiness

What belongs to God; what makes him set apart and pure.

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to YHWH.’יהוָהyhva

YHWH

The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.

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The context

35It shall be on Aaron to minister, and its sound shall be heard when he goes into the Holy Place before YHWH and when he comes out, so that he will not die.

36 · This verse (above)

37You shall fasten it on a cord of blue, and it shall be on the turban; on the front of the turban it shall be.

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