Exodus 39:30

“And they made the plate of the holy diadem of pure gold, and wrote on it an inscription with the engravings of a seal: “Holiness to YHWH.””

Exodus 39:30 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Exodus 39:30, word by word

And they madeיַּעֲשׂוּyaasu

make

To build or create something.

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the plateצִיץtsits

plate

The gold piece on the high priest's forehead.

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of the holyקֹּדֶשׁkodesh

holy thing

Something set apart for God: a day, an offering.

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diademנֵזֶרnezer

diadem

A crown or diadem.

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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 wroteיִּכְתְּבוּyichtvu

write

To put words in writing, in a book or tablet, so that they last.

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an inscriptionמִכְתַּבmichtav

writing

Writing, what is written.

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with the engravingsפִּתּוּחֵיpituche

engraving

Engraving, carved work.

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of a sealחוֹתָםchotam

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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to YHWHיהוָהyhva

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

29and the sash of twisted fine linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet, the work of an embroiderer, as YHWH had commanded Moses.

30 · This verse (above)

31And they put on it a cord of blue to fasten it on the turban above, as YHWH had commanded Moses.

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