Bible Strands
Exodus 28:37
Fasten to it a blue cord to mount it on the turban; it shall be on the front of the turban.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — God instructs Moses on Mount Sinai regarding the construction of the high priest’s garments, specifying how to attach the engraved gold plate to the front of the turban.
The words — פְּתִיל תְּכֵלֶת (pe.Til te.Khe.let) translates literally as "a cord of violet/blue stuff."
The thread — The attachment instruction parallels the blue cord used to secure the breastpiece to the ephod in Exodus 28:28, while the turban itself is listed among the priestly garments in Exodus 28:4.
Why it lands — The text commands a precise physical placement of the gold plate on the turban’s front, establishing a fixed location for the priestly insignia before noting its function in Exodus 28:38.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And thou shalt put it on a blue lace, that it may be upon the mitre; upon the forefront of the mitre it shall be.
Cross-references
- Exodus 28:4 These are the garments that they shall make: a breastpiece, an ephod, a robe, a woven tunic, a turban, and a sash. They are to make these holy garments for your brother Aaron and his sons, so that they may serve Me as priests.
- Exodus 28:28 The rings of the breastpiece shall be tied to the rings of the ephod with a cord of blue yarn, so that the breastpiece is above the waistband of the ephod and does not swing out from the ephod.
- Exodus 28:31 You are to make the robe of the ephod entirely of blue cloth,
- Exodus 29:6 Put the turban on his head and attach the holy diadem to the turban.
- Exodus 39:30 They also made the plate of the holy crown of pure gold, and they engraved on it, like an inscription on a seal: HOLY TO THE LORD.
- Leviticus 8:9 Moses also put the turban on Aaron’s head and set the gold plate, the holy diadem, on the front of the turban, as the LORD had commanded him.
- Numbers 15:38 “Speak to the Israelites and tell them that throughout the generations to come they are to make for themselves tassels for the corners of their garments, with a blue cord on each tassel.
- Zechariah 3:5 Then I said, “Let them put a clean turban on his head.” So a clean turban was placed on his head, and they clothed him, as the angel of the LORD stood by.