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.
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Gill's Exposition
And he put the mitre upon his head,.... Which was made of fine linen, and was a wrap of that of a considerable length about his head, Exo 28:39.
also upon the mitre, even upon his forefront, did he…
See the notes at Exo. 28. Lev 8:9 The holy crown - The golden plate of the mitre was so called as the distinctive badge of the high priest’s consecration. See Lev 21:12.
Adam Clarke
And he put the mitre - See Clarke's note on Exo 28:36.
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…
Cambridge Bible
the mitre turban as R.V. mg. Heb. miẓnéphethin Lev. here and Lev 16:4 (the linen mitre) only: in Exod. (in the cognate passages) Exo 28:4; Exo 28:37; Exo 28:39; Exo 29:6; Exo 39:28; Exo 39:31. It was…
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