Exodus 28:37

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

Exodus 28:37 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Exodus 28:37, word by word

You shall fastenשַׂמְתָּsamta

put

To put something somewhere.

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a cordפְּתִילpetil

cord

Cord, twisted thread.

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of blueתְּכֵלֶתtechelet

violet-blue

Thread or cloth dyed violet-blue, a very costly dye.

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and it shall beהָיָהhaya

be

To be: "I will be their Elohim".

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the turbanמִּצְנָפֶתmitsnafet

turban

The turban of the high priest.

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the frontמוּלmul

in front of, opposite

In front of, opposite.

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the frontפְּנֵיpene

before

Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.

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The context

36You shall make a plate of pure gold and engrave on it, with engravings of a signet, ‘Holiness to YHWH.’

37 · This verse (above)

38It shall be on the forehead of Aaron, and Aaron shall bear the iniquity of the holy things that the sons of Israel consecrate, in all their holy gifts; it shall be on his forehead continually, for their acceptance before YHWH.

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