Exodus 28:36

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Make a pure gold medallion and engrave on it, like a seal: 'Holy to the LORD.'

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְעָשִׂ֥יתָ צִּ֖יץ זָהָ֣ב טָה֑וֹר וּפִתַּחְתָּ֤ עָלָיו֙ פִּתּוּחֵ֣י חֹתָ֔ם קֹ֖דֶשׁ לַֽיהוָֽה׃

Transliteration

wə-ʿāśîtā ṣîṣ zāhāb ṭāhôr û-pittaḥtā upon-it pittûḥê ḥōtām qōdeš to-YHWH

Grammar Details

• *wə-ʿāśîtā*: conjunction + perfect, 2nd masculine singular, qal - and you shall make
• *ṣîṣ*: noun, masculine singular - plate/flower/medallion
• *zāhāb*: noun, masculine singular - gold
• *ṭāhôr*: adjective, masculine singular - pure/clean
• *û-pittaḥtā*: conjunction + perfect, 2nd masculine singular, piel - and you shall engrave
• *pittûḥê*: noun, masculine plural construct - engravings of
• *ḥōtām*: noun, masculine singular - seal/signet
• *qōdeš*: noun, masculine singular - holiness/holy
• *YHWH*: proper noun - LORD/Yahweh

Word Meanings

• *ṣîṣ*: plate/flower/frontlet/medallion
• *pittûḥê*: engravings/carvings/etchings
• *ḥōtām*: seal/signet/stamp
• *qōdeš*: holiness/consecration/holy

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And thou shalt make a plate of pure gold, and grave upon it, like the engravings of a signet, HOLINESS TO THE LORD.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And you shall make a plate of pure gold and engrave on it, like the engraving of a signet: HOLINESS TO THE LORD.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And thou shalt make a plate of pure gold, and grave upon it, like the engravings of a signet, HOLINESS TO THE LORD.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And thou shalt make a plate of pure gold, and grave upon it, like the engravings of a signet, HOLY TO JEHOVAH.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And thou shalt make a plate of pure gold, and grave upon it, like the engravings of a signet, HOLINESS TO THE LORD.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And thou shalt make a plate of pure golde, and graue there on (as signettes are grauen) the holynes of the Lorde,

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Thou shalt make a foreheade plate also of pure golde, and graue therin (after the workmanshipe of the stone grauer): the holynes of the LORDE,

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Also thou shalt make a plate of pure golde, and graue thereon, as signets are grauen, Holines To The Lord,

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And thou shalt make a plate of pure gold, and graue theron as signettes are grauen, the holynes of the Lorde.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And thou shalt make a plate [of] pure gold, and grave upon it, [like] the engravings of a signet, HOLINESS TO THE LORD.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  "You shall make a plate of pure gold, and engrave on it, like the engravings of a signet, 'HOLY TO YAHWEH.'

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  `And thou hast made a flower of pure gold, and hast opened on it -- openings of a signet -- `Holy to Jehovah;'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And thou shalt make a plate of pure gold, and grave upon it, like the engravings of a signet, HOLY TO JEHOVAH.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And thou shalt make a plate of pure gold, and grave upon it, like the engravings of a signet, HOLY TO JEHOVAH.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  You are to make a plate of the best gold, cutting on it, as on a stamp, these words: HOLY TO THE LORD.

• World English Bible (2000)

  "You shall make a plate of pure gold, and engrave on it, like the engravings of a signet, 'HOLY TO YAHWEH.'

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  “You are to make a plate of pure gold and engrave on it the way a seal is engraved:“Holiness to the LORD.”

Referenced Verses

• Zech 14:20 : 20 On that day, the bells of the horses will be inscribed with 'Holy to the Lord,' and the pots in the house of the Lord will be like the sacred bowls in front of the altar.
• Lev 8:9 : 9 He set the turban on his head and placed the golden plate, the holy crown, on the front of the turban, as the Lord had commanded Moses.
• Exod 39:30 : 30 They made the sacred plate, the holy diadem, out of pure gold and engraved on it, like an inscription on a seal: 'Holy to the LORD.'
• Exod 28:9 : 9 Take two onyx stones and engrave on them the names of the sons of Israel.
• Exod 28:11 : 11 Engrave the two stones with the work of a gem cutter, as one would engrave a seal. Mount them in gold filigree settings.
• Lev 10:3 : 3 Then Moses said to Aaron, 'This is what the LORD has said: I will be shown as holy to those who draw near me, and I will be honored in the sight of all the people.' And Aaron remained silent.
• Lev 19:2 : 2 Speak to the entire assembly of the Israelites and tell them: 'Be holy, because I, the LORD your God, am holy.'
• Ps 93:5 : 5 Your testimonies are very sure; holiness adorns Your house, O LORD, forever.
• Ezek 43:12 : 12 This is the law of the temple: All its surrounding territory on top of the mountain shall be most holy. Behold, this is the law of the temple.
• Heb 7:26 : 26 Such a high priest truly meets our need: one who is holy, innocent, undefiled, separate from sinners, and exalted above the heavens.
• Heb 12:14 : 14 Pursue peace with everyone, and holiness, without which no one will see the Lord.
• 1 Pet 1:15-16 : 15 But just as the One who called you is holy, so also be holy in all your conduct. 16 For it is written: "Be holy, because I am holy."
• 1 Pet 2:9 : 9 But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God's own possession, so that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.
• Rev 21:27 : 27 Nothing unclean will ever enter it, nor anyone who does what is detestable or false, but only those whose names are written in the Lamb's book of life.