Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
Put a blue cord on it and put it on the front of the twisted head-dress:
New American Standard Bible
You shall
King James Version
And thou shalt put it on a blue lace, that it may be upon the mitre; upon the forefront of the mitre it shall be.
Holman Bible
Fasten it to a cord of blue yarn so it can be placed on the turban; the medallion is to be on the front of the turban.
International Standard Version
You are to put it on a blue cord and place it on the turban. It is to be on the front of the turban
A Conservative Version
And thou shall put it on a lace of blue, and it shall be upon the miter. It shall be upon the forefront of the miter.
American Standard Version
And thou shalt put it on a lace of blue, and it shall be upon the mitre; upon the forefront of the mitre it shall be.
Amplified
You shall fasten it on the front of the turban with a blue cord.
Darby Translation
And thou shalt put it on a lace of blue, and it shall be upon the turban upon the front of the turban shall it be.
Julia Smith Translation
And put it upon a thread of cerulean purple, and it was upon the turban; to the fore-front of the face of the turban shall it be.
King James 2000
And you shall put it on with a blue lace, that it may be upon the turban; upon the front of the turban it shall be.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And you will place it on a blue cord, and it will be on the turban, at the front of the turban it will be.
Modern King James verseion
And you shall put a ribbon on it, and it shall be on the miter; to the front of the miter it shall be.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
and put it on a lace of Jacincth and tie it unto the mitre,
NET Bible
You are to attach to it a blue cord so that it will be on the turban; it is to be on the front of the turban,
New Heart English Bible
You shall put it on a lace of blue, and it shall be on the sash; on the front of the sash it shall be.
The Emphasized Bible
And thou shalt put it upon a cord of blue, so shall it be upon the turban, - upon the forefront of the turban, shall it be.
Webster
And thou shalt put it on a blue lace, that it may be upon the miter; upon the front of the miter it shall be.
World English Bible
You shall put it on a lace of blue, and it shall be on the sash; on the front of the sash it shall be.
Youngs Literal Translation
and thou hast put it on a blue ribbon, and it hath been on the mitre -- over-against the front of the mitre it is;
Themes
Colors » Blue: symbol of deity
The high priest » Special garments of » Plate or crown of gold, &c
Priest » The time of moses » Vestments of
Priest » The function he served was superior to that of other priests » Vestments of
Interlinear
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References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Exodus 28:37
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Turban
36 You are to make a plate of the best gold, cutting on it, as on a stamp, these words: HOLY TO THE LORD. 37 Put a blue cord on it and put it on the front of the twisted head-dress: 38 And it will be over Aaron's brow, so that Aaron will be responsible for any error in all the holy offerings made by the children of Israel; it will be on his brow at all times, so that their offerings may be pleasing to the Lord.
Cross References
Exodus 28:4
This is what they are to make: a priest's bag, an ephod, and a robe, and a coat of coloured needlework, a head-dress, and a linen band; they are to make holy robes for Aaron your brother and for his sons, so that they may do the work of priests for me.
Exodus 28:28
So that the rings on the bag may be fixed to the rings of the ephod by a blue cord and on to the band of the ephod, so that the bag may not come loose from the ephod.
Exodus 28:31
The robe which goes with the ephod is to be made all of blue;
Exodus 29:6
And let the head-dress be placed on his head and the holy crown on the head-dress.
Exodus 39:30-31
The plate for the holy crown was made of the best gold, and on it were cut these words, HOLY TO THE LORD.
Leviticus 8:9
And on his head he put the head-dress, and in front of the head-dress the plate of gold, the holy crown, as the Lord gave orders to Moses.
Numbers 15:38
Say to the children of Israel that through all their generations they are to put on the edges of their robes an ornament of twisted threads, and in every ornament a blue cord;
Zechariah 3:5
And let them put a clean head-dress on his head. So they put a clean head-dress on his head, clothing him with clean robes: and to him he said, See, I have taken your sin away from you.