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Leviticus 8:9 KJV
Leviticus · chapter 8 · verse 9
And he put the mitre upon his head; also upon the mitre, even upon his forefront, did he put the golden plate, the holy crown; as the LORD commanded Moses.Leviticus 8:9 · King James Version
Leviticus 8:9 in context
7And he put upon him the coat, and girded him with the girdle, and clothed him with the robe, and put the ephod upon him, and he girded him with the curious girdle of the ephod, and bound it unto him therewith.
8And he put the breastplate upon him: also he put in the breastplate the Urim and the Thummim.
9And he put the mitre upon his head; also upon the mitre, even upon his forefront, did he put the golden plate, the holy crown; as the LORD commanded Moses.
10And Moses took the anointing oil, and anointed the tabernacle and all that was therein, and sanctified them.
11And he sprinkled thereof upon the altar seven times, and anointed the altar and all his vessels, both the laver and his foot, to sanctify them.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- forefrontpânîymthe faceH6440 →
- forefrontmûwlproperly, abruptH4136 →
- goldenzâhâbgold, figuratively, something gold-colored , as oil, a clear skyH2091 →
- mitremitsnephetha tiaraH4701 →
- platetsîytsproperly, glisteningH6731 →
- crownnezerproperly, something set apartH5145 →
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God had given Moses orders to consecrate Aaron and his sons to the priests' office, when he was with him the first time upon mount Sinai, Ex. 28 and Exo 29:1, where we have also the particular instructions he had how to do it. Now here we have, I. The orders repeated.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-13