Exodus 35:9

35:9 onyx stones, and other gems ¹  for mounting ²  on the ephod and the breastpiece.

Exodus 35:1

Sabbath Regulations

35:1 Moses assembled the whole community of the Israelites and said to them, “These are the things that the Lord has commanded you to do. ³ 

Exodus 29:6

29:6 You are to put the turban on his head and put the holy diadem ⁴  on the turban.

Ezra 2:68

2:68 When they came to the Lord’s temple in Jerusalem, some of the family leaders ⁵  offered voluntary offerings for the temple of God in order to rebuild ⁶  it on its site.

¹ tn Heb “and stones.”

² tn Heb “filling.”

³ tn Heb “to do them”; this is somewhat redundant in English and has been simplified in the translation.

⁴ sn This term does not appear in chap. 28, but it can only refer to the plate with the inscription on it that was tied to the turban. Here it is called a “holy diadem,” a diadem that is distinctly set apart for this service. All the clothing was described as “holy garments,” and so they were all meant to mark the separation of the priests to this holy service. The items of clothing were each intended for different aspects of ministry, and so this step in the consecration was designed to symbolize being set apart for those duties, or, prepared (gifted) to perform the ministry.

⁵ tn Heb “the heads of the fathers.”

⁶ tn Heb “cause it to stand.”