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Exodus 29:6
Put the turban on his head and attach the holy diadem to the turban.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — God commands Moses to place the turban on Aaron’s head during the priestly ordination ritual. This instruction occurs immediately after clothing Aaron in the ephod garments and directly precedes the pouring of the anointing oil.
The words — The Hebrew employs שַׂמְתָּ (samta, "you will put") and נָתַתָּ (natata, "you will place") to direct the positioning of the מִצְנֶפֶת (mitznefet, "turban") and the נֵזֶר הַקֹּדֶשׁ (nezer haqodesh, "holy crown/diadem"). These verbs denote deliberate, physical action in securing the head covering.
The thread — Exodus 29:6 records the same ordination step that Leviticus 8:9 describes as Moses setting the gold plate, called the holy diadem, on the front of the turban. Exodus 28:36 defines that diadem as a plate of pure gold engraved with "HOLY TO THE LORD."
Why it lands — The text mandates a specific physical arrangement of headgear to mark Aaron’s consecration. It requires the reader to treat ritual objects as functional markers of designated service rather than ornamental additions.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And thou shalt put the mitre upon his head, and put the holy crown upon the mitre.
Cross-references
- 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.
- Exodus 28:36 You are to make a plate of pure gold and engrave on it as on a seal: HOLY TO THE LORD.