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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.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The vision records a command concerning Joshua the high priest, issued immediately after his filthy garments are removed and his iniquity is taken away.
The words — צָנִיף (tza.Nif) denotes the ritual head covering, while טָהוֹר (ta.Hor) specifies its required state of ritual purity.
The thread — The head covering reappears in Zechariah 6:11 as an ornate crown for Joshua and echoes Exodus 29:6 regarding high priestly ordination. Job 29:14 later employs the garment as a metaphor for imputed righteousness.
Why it lands — The text demands the community execute a visible act of obedience to replace defiled status with ritual purity. Readers must recognize that divine cleansing requires human participation in restoring holy order.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And I said, Let them set a fair mitre upon his head. So they set a fair mitre upon his head, and clothed him with garments. And the angel of the Lord stood by.
Cross-references
- Zechariah 6:11 Take silver and gold, make an ornate crown, and set it on the head of the high priest, Joshua son of Jehozadak.
- Exodus 29:6 Put the turban on his head and attach the holy diadem to the turban.
- Job 29:14 I put on righteousness, and it clothed me; justice was my robe and my turban.
- Exodus 28:2 Make holy garments for your brother Aaron, to give him glory and splendor.
- Leviticus 8:6 Then Moses presented Aaron and his sons and washed them with water.
- Hebrews 2:8 and placed everything under his feet.” When God subjected all things to him, He left nothing outside of his control. Yet at present we do not see everything subject to him.
- Revelation 4:4 Surrounding the throne were twenty-four other thrones, and on these thrones sat twenty-four elders dressed in white, with golden crowns on their heads.
- Revelation 4:10 the twenty-four elders fall down before the One seated on the throne, and they worship Him who lives forever and ever. They cast their crowns before the throne, saying:
- Revelation 5:8 When He had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb. Each one had a harp, and they were holding golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints.