Leviticus 8:9

Leviticus 8:9 in other versions

• King James Version (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.
• New International Version (NIV)Then he placed the turban on Aaron’s head and set the gold plate, the sacred emblem, on the front of it, as the Lord commanded Moses.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And he set the turban on his head, and on the turban, in front, he set the golden plate, the holy crown, as the Lord commanded Moses.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And he put the turban on his head. Also on the turban, on its front, he put the golden plate, the holy crown, as the Lord had commanded Moses.

Context of Leviticus 8:9

7Moses put a shirt on Aaron and he tied a belt round Aaron. He put a robe and an ephod on him. He tied the ephod with its special belt. 8Moses put the breastpiece on Aaron, and he put the Urim and Thummim in its pocket. Moses tied a piece of linen as a hat round Aaron's head. On the front of this linen he put a plate of gold with valuable stones on it. The Lord had said that Moses must do this. 10Moses put some of the special olive oil on the tabernacle and on everything in it. He did this to make those things holy. 11Moses shook oil on the altar seven times. He put oil on the altar table and on all the tools to use with it. He put oil on the washing dish and on the table on which it stood.

Leviticus 8:9 word by word

וַיָּ֥שֶׂם אֶת־הַמִּצְנֶ֖פֶת עַל־רֹאשׁ֑וֹ וַיָּ֨שֶׂם עַֽל־הַמִּצְנֶ֜פֶת אֶל־מ֣וּל פָּנָ֗יו אֵ֣ת צִ֤יץ הַזָּהָב֙ נֵ֣זֶר הַקֹּ֔דֶשׁ כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר צִוָּ֥ה יְהוָ֖ה אֶת־מֹשֶֽׁה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And he putשׂוּםώûm ώîym · to set: makeH7760
• the mitreמִצְנֶ֫פֶתmitsnepheth · turbanH4701
• upon his headרֹאשׁrô'sh · headH7218
• upon his forefrontמוּלmûl môl mô'l mûl · oppositeH4136
• upon his forefrontפָּנֶהpânîym · faceH6440
• the goldenזָהָבzâhâb · goldH2091
• plateצִיץtsîyts tsits · flowerH6731
• the holyקֹ֫דֶשׁqôdesh · holinessH6944
• crownנֵ֫זֶרnezer nêzer · consecration: crownH5145
• as the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• commandedצָוָהtsâvâh · to commandH6680
• Mosesמֹשֶׁהmôsheh · MosesH4872

Cross-references for Leviticus 8:9

• Exodus 28:4These are the clothes that they must make: a breastpiece, an ephod, a robe, a long shirt, a linen hat, and a long belt of cloth. They must make these special clothes for your brother Aaron and for his sons. Then Aaron and his sons will serve me as my priests.
• Exodus 29:6Put the linen hat on Aaron's head. Fix the special gold sign to the hat.
• Exodus 39:28They also used good linen to make Aaron's special hat, as well as hats for the other priests. They used special soft linen to make the trousers that they wore next to their skin.
• Zechariah 3:5Then Zechariah said, ‘Put a clean hat on his head.’ So they put a clean hat on his head and they dressed him in clean clothes. The angel of the Lord stood near to them.
• Zechariah 6:11Take the gold and other valuable metal and make a crown. Put it on the head of Joshua the most important priest. He is the son of Jehozadak.
• Philippians 2:9Because of that, God then raised Jesus Christ to the most important place. God gave him the name that is greater than every other name.

Commentaries on Leviticus 8:9

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9And he put the mitre - See Clarke's note on Exodus 28:36.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7-9Verses 7-9 See the notes at Leviticus 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 Leviticus 21:12.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9The turban worn by the high priest was made of linen. It was different from the headdresses the common priests wore (Exodus 28:40). A gold medallion hung from the turban. It had the words "HOLY TO THE LORD" inscribed on it (Exodus 28:36). With the names of the tribes on his shoulders and over his heart and the dedication to the Lord on his forehead, the high priest was clearly marked as the people’s representative to God and God’s representative to the…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 7-97-9. he put upon him the coat, and girded him with the girdle--The splendor of the official vestments, together with the gorgeous tiara of the high priest, was intended, doubtless, in the first instance, to produce in the minds of the people a high respect for the ministers of religion; and in the next, from the predominant use of linen, to inculcate upon Aaron and his sons the duty of maintaining unspotted righteousness in their characters and lives.Read the comment

Topics related to Leviticus 8:9

• Crown
• Priest

In the dictionaries

• Moses
• Aaron
• Mitre
• Criticism
• Crown
• Exodus, the Book of
• Forefront
• Law in the Old Testament
• Leviticus
• Plate

Commentaries on Leviticus 8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings