Exodus 28:36

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.

📖 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

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

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

• 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.

• 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 In that day shall there be upon the bells of the horses, 'HOLINESS TO THE LORD'; and the pots in the LORD's house shall be like the bowls before the altar.
• Lev 8:9 : 9 And he put the mitre on his head; also on the mitre, on his forefront, he put the golden plate, the holy crown; as the LORD commanded Moses.
• Exod 39:30 : 30 And they made the plate of the holy crown of pure gold, and wrote on it an inscription, like the engravings of a signet: HOLINESS TO THE LORD.
• Exod 28:9 : 9 And you shall take two onyx stones and engrave on them the names of the children of Israel:
• Exod 28:11 : 11 With the work of an engraver in stone, like the engravings of a signet, you shall engrave the two stones with the names of the children of Israel. You shall set them in settings of gold.
• Lev 10:3 : 3 Then Moses said to Aaron, This is what the Lord spoke, saying, 'I will be sanctified in those who come near Me, and before all the people I will be glorified.' And Aaron remained silent.
• Lev 19:2 : 2 Speak to all the congregation of the children of Israel, and say to them, You shall be holy, for 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 house: Upon the top of the mountain, its entire area all around shall be most holy. Behold, this is the law of the house.
• Heb 7:26 : 26 For such a high priest was fitting for us, who is holy, innocent, undefiled, separate from sinners, and exalted above the heavens;
• Heb 12:14 : 14 Pursue peace with all people, and holiness, without which no one will see the Lord:
• 1 Pet 1:15-16 : 15 But as He who called you is holy, you also be holy in all your conduct; 16 Because it is written, "Be holy; for I am holy."
• 1 Pet 2:9 : 9 But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light;
• Rev 21:27 : 27 And nothing unclean shall ever enter into it, nor anyone who practices abomination or a lie: but only those who are written in the Lamb's book of life.