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Exodus 28:37

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.

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וְשַׂמְתָּ֤vesamtaand putשׂוּםconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “and put”, a completed action in a sequenceH7760to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)[idiom] any wise, appoint, bring, call (a name), care, cast in, change, charge, commit, consider, convey, determine, [phrase] disguise, dispose, do, get, give, heap up, hold, impute, lay (down, up), leave, look, make (out), mark, [phrase]…אֹתוֹ֙otvoobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).עַלalaboveעַלpreposition — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…פְּתִ֣ילpetilboundפָּתִילnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “bound”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6616twinebound, bracelet, lace, line, ribband, thread, wire.תְּכֵ֔לֶתtekheletblueתְּכֵלֶתnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “blue”, the ordinary formH8504the cerulean mussel, i.e. the color (violet) obtained therefrom or stuff dyed therewithblue.וְהָיָ֖הvehayahand beהָיָהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and be”, a completed action in a sequenceH1961to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.עַלalaboveעַלpreposition — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…הַמִּצְנָ֑פֶתhamitsnafetthe diademמִצְנֶפֶתdefinite article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “the diadem”, the ordinary formH4701a tiara, i.e. official turban (of a king or high priest)diadem, mitre.אֶלelamongאֵלpreposition — “among”H413near, with or among; often in general, toabout, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).מ֥וּלmulfrontמוּלpreposition — “front”H4136properly, abrupt, i.e. a precipice; by implication, the front; used only adverbially (with prepositional prefix) opposite(over) against, before, (fore-) front, from, (God-) ward, toward, with.פְּנֵֽיpenea- foreפָּנִיםnoun, common, both genders, plural, construct — “a- fore”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6440the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)[phrase] accept, a-(be-) fore(-time), against, anger, [idiom] as (long as), at, [phrase] battle, [phrase] because (of), [phrase] beseech, countenance, edge, [phrase] employ, endure, [phrase] enquire, face, favour, fear of, for, forefront(-…הַמִּצְנֶ֖פֶתhamitsnefetthe diademמִצְנֶפֶתdefinite article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “the diadem”, the ordinary formH4701a tiara, i.e. official turban (of a king or high priest)diadem, mitre.יִהְיֶֽהyihyehbeהָיָהverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “be”, an unfinished actionH1961to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And thou shalt put it on a thread of blue, and it shall be upon the mitre; upon the forefront of the mitre it shall be.

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American Standard Version (1901)

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.

Young’s 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;

World English Bible

You shall put it on a lace of blue, and it shall be on the sash. It shall be on the front of the sash.

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.

Douay-Rheims

And thou shalt tie it with a violet fillet, and it shall be upon the mitre,

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And thou shalt put it on a thread of blue, and it shall be upon the mitre; upon the forefront of the mitre it shall be.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And thou shalt put it on the spun blue cloth, and it shall be on the mitre: it shall be in the front of the mitre.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἐπιθήσεις αὐτὸ ἐπὶ ὑακίνθου κεκλωσμένης· καὶ ἔσται ἐπὶ τῆς μίτρας, κατὰ πρόσωπον τῆς μίτρας ἔσται.