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Exodus 28

Ex. 28:36 KJV (With Strong’s)

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And thou shalt make
`asah (Hebrew #6213)
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application (as follows)
KJV usage: accomplish, advance, appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth, bruise, be busy, X certainly, have the charge of, commit, deal (with), deck, + displease, do, (ready) dress(-ed), (put in) execute(-ion), exercise, fashion, + feast, (fight-)ing man, + finish, fit, fly, follow, fulfill, furnish, gather, get, go about, govern, grant, great, + hinder, hold ((a feast)), X indeed, + be industrious, + journey, keep, labour, maintain, make, be meet, observe, be occupied, offer, + officer, pare, bring (come) to pass, perform, pracise, prepare, procure, provide, put, requite, X sacrifice, serve, set, shew, X sin, spend, X surely, take, X thoroughly, trim, X very, + vex, be (warr-)ior, work(-man), yield, use.
Pronounce: aw-saw'
Origin: a primitive root
au plate
tsiyts (Hebrew #6731)
from 6692; properly, glistening, i.e. a burnished plate; also a flower (as bright-colored); a wing (as gleaming in the air)
KJV usage: blossom, flower, plate, wing.
Pronounce: tseets
Origin: or tsits {tseets}
of pure
tahowr (Hebrew #2889)
from 2891; pure (in a physical, chemical, ceremonial or moral sense)
KJV usage: clean, fair, pure(-ness).
Pronounce: taw-hore'
Origin: or tahor {taw-hore'}
gold
zahab (Hebrew #2091)
gold, figuratively, something gold-colored (i.e. yellow), as oil, a clear sky
KJV usage: gold(-en), fair weather.
Pronounce: zaw-hawb'
Origin: from an unused root meaning to shimmer
, and grave
pathach (Hebrew #6605)
to open wide (literally or figuratively); specifically, to loosen, begin, plough, carve
KJV usage: appear, break forth, draw (out), let go free, (en-)grave(-n), loose (self), (be, be set) open(-ing), put off, ungird, unstop, have vent.
Pronounce: paw-thakh'
Origin: a primitive root
upon it, like the engravings
pittuwach (Hebrew #6603)
passive participle of 6605; sculpture (in low or high relief or even intaglio)
KJV usage: carved (work) (are, en-)grave(-ing, -n).
Pronounce: pit-too'-akh
Origin: or pittuach {pit-too'-akh
of a signet
chowtham (Hebrew #2368)
from 2856; a signature-ring
KJV usage: seal, signet.
Pronounce: kho-thawm'
Origin: or chotham {kho-thawm'}
, HOLINESS
qodesh (Hebrew #6944)
a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity
KJV usage: consecrated (thing), dedicated (thing), hallowed (thing), holiness, (X most) holy (X day, portion, thing), saint, sanctuary.
Pronounce: ko'-desh
Origin: from 6942
TO THE LORD
Yhovah (Hebrew #3068)
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
KJV usage: Jehovah, the Lord. Compare 3050, 3069.
Pronounce: yeh-ho-vaw'
Origin: from 1961
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Ex. 39:30• 30And they made the thin plate, the holy diadem, of pure gold, and wrote on it with the writing of the engravings of a seal, Holiness to Jehovah! (Ex. 39:30)
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Zech. 14:20• 20In that day shall there be upon the bells of the horses, HOLINESS UNTO JEHOVAH; and the pots in Jehovah's house shall be like the bowls before the altar. (Zech. 14:20)
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Heb. 7:26• 26For such a high priest became us, holy, harmless, undefiled, separated from sinners, and become higher than the heavens: (Heb. 7:26)
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Heb. 12:14• 14Pursue peace with all, and holiness, without which no one shall see the Lord: (Heb. 12:14)
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Rev. 21:27• 27And nothing common, nor that maketh an abomination and a lie, shall at all enter into it; but those only who are written in the book of life of the Lamb. (Rev. 21:27)

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Engraving,
Gold,
Signet,
To Grave

Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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a plate of pure gold.The word {tzitz,} which we translate a plate, properly signifies a flower.
It is rendered by the LXX. [petalon,] a leaf, and is called {nezer,} a crown in ch. 29:6 and [diadema,] a diadem, by the author of the book of Wisdom, ch. 28:24.
Josephus says that it was adorned with three rows of the flower which the Greeks call [kyanos.]
It was two fingers broad, of a circular form, suited to the shape of the head, and so long that it reached from ear to ear, and was fastened upon a blue lace or ribband, which was tied behind the head; and as the plate reached only half round the head, the remaining part of the ribband was highly ornamented with artificial flowers.grave upon it.
Ex. 28:9,11• 9And thou shalt take two onyx stones, and engrave on them the names of the children of Israel:
 11According to the work of an engraver in stone, as the engravings of a seal, shalt thou engrave the two stones with the names of the sons of Israel; surrounded by enclosures of gold shalt thou make them. (Ex. 28:9,11)
HOLINESS.
Ex. 39:30• 30And they made the thin plate, the holy diadem, of pure gold, and wrote on it with the writing of the engravings of a seal, Holiness to Jehovah! (Ex. 39:30)
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Lev. 8:9• 9and he put the turban upon his head; and upon the turban, on the front of it, he put the golden plate, the holy diadem; as Jehovah had commanded Moses. (Lev. 8:9)
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Lev. 10:3• 3And Moses said to Aaron, This is what Jehovah spoke, saying, I will be hallowed in them that come near me, and before all the people I will be glorified. And Aaron was silent. (Lev. 10:3)
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Lev. 19:2• 2Speak unto all the assembly of the children of Israel, and say unto them, Holy shall ye be, for I Jehovah your God am holy. (Lev. 19:2)
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Psa. 93:5• 5Thy testimonies are very sure: holiness becometh thy house, O Jehovah, for ever. (Psa. 93:5)
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Ezek. 43:12• 12This is the law of the house: Upon the top of the mountain all its border round about is most holy. Behold, this is the law of the house. (Ezek. 43:12)
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Zech. 14:20• 20In that day shall there be upon the bells of the horses, HOLINESS UNTO JEHOVAH; and the pots in Jehovah's house shall be like the bowls before the altar. (Zech. 14:20)
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Heb. 7:26• 26For such a high priest became us, holy, harmless, undefiled, separated from sinners, and become higher than the heavens: (Heb. 7:26)
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Heb. 12:14• 14Pursue peace with all, and holiness, without which no one shall see the Lord: (Heb. 12:14)
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1 Peter 1:15‑16• 15but as he who has called you is holy, be ye also holy in all your conversation;
 16because it is written, Be ye holy, for *I* am holy. (1 Peter 1:15‑16)
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1 Peter 2:9• 9But *ye* are a chosen race, a kingly priesthood, a holy nation, a people for a possession, that ye might set forth the excellencies of him who has called you out of darkness to his wonderful light; (1 Peter 2:9)
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Rev. 21:27• 27And nothing common, nor that maketh an abomination and a lie, shall at all enter into it; but those only who are written in the book of life of the Lamb. (Rev. 21:27)
• This is the gracious provision which God has made for the imperfections and defilements of our services and worship. He can only accept that which is suited to His own nature. Everything offered to him, therefore, must be stamped with holiness. (“The Priesthood: Exodus 28” by E. Dennett)

J. N. Darby Translation

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And thou shalt make a thin plate of pure gold, and engrave on it, as the engravings of a seal, Holiness to Jehovah!

W. Kelly Translation

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And thou shalt make a thin plate of pure gold, and engrave on it, as the engravings of a seal, Holiness to Jehovah!

WK Verse Note

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(Note: Words in italics have been inserted from the J. N. Darby translation where the W. Kelly translation doesn’t exist.)