Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 28:37
And thou shalt put it on a blue lace, that it may be upon the miter; upon the forefront of the miter it shall be.
37. a lace of blue ] a lace, or band, of the violet material mentioned in Exo 25:4. This was apparently tied round the turban, somewhat ‘above’ its lower edge (cf. Exo 39:31), in the manner of a ‘diadem’ (Exo 29:6 n.), in the proper sense of the word, something bound round 1 [209] , so that the plate attached to it might appear conspicuously in front.
[209] The ‘diadem’ was properly a blue silk band, spotted with white, 2 in. wide, tied round the lower part of the tall stiff cap worn by the Persian kings, and fastened in a knot behind, with the ends hanging down (see ill. in Rawl. Anc. Mon. iii. 204, n. 17; and cf. Xen. Cyr. viii. 3, 13).
the mitre ] the turban (RVm.): see on v. 39.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
The words may be rendered, thou shalt put it on, or, bind it, as the Vulgate renders it, with a blue lace, to wit, upon the mitre, as it follows.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
37. mitrecrown-like cap forthe head, not covering the entire head, but adhering closely to it,composed of fine linen. The Scripture has not described its form, butfrom JOSEPHUS we maygather that it was conical in shape, as he distinguishes the mitresof the common priests by saying that they were notconicalthat it was encircled with swathes of blue embroidered, andthat it was covered by one piece of fine linen to hide the seams.
Fuente: Jamieson, Fausset and Brown’s Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
And thou shalt put it on a blue lace,…. The plate of gold:
that it may be upon the mitre; either the plate or the lace; the lace is the nearest antecedent, but it seems by what follows it should be the plate:
upon the forefront of the mitre it shall be; the plate of gold; the mitre was of linen, a wrap of linen about the head, and was like a turban on it, in the top of it; it did not come down low upon the forehead, but left that bare for this plate of gold to be put upon it. Jarchi seems to understand all this of the lace, by comparing it with the following verse, and Ex 39:31 as if the plate was represented as in the lace, and the lace upon the plate and upon the mitre above; all which he thinks is to be reconciled by observing, that the plate had three holes, and in every hole was a blue lace, and each lace was divided into two parts, so that there were six in all, two laces at each end of the plate, and two in the middle, by which they were fastened upon the top of the mitre, by which it was kept from falling off; and of this middle lace, he thinks, the text is to be understood. The Targum of Jonathan observes, that this plate was put on a blue lace, to make atonement for the impudent.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
(37) Thou shalt put it on a blue lace.Compare Exo. 39:31, where we read they tied unto it a lace of blue. Probably the two ends of the plate were perforated, and a blue lace or cord passed through the holes and tied to the plate, which was then put in front of the turban and kept in place by the two cords being tied together at the back of the head.
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
How striking the expression, to bear the iniquity of the holy things! See Lev 10:17 . then Isa 53:5-6 then turn to the gospel, Gal 3:13 ; Rom 3:25 .
Fuente: Hawker’s Poor Man’s Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
Exo 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.
Ver. 37. Upon the mitre. ] Which had a holy crown with it, Exo 29:6 signifying the deity and dignity of Christ.
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
the mitre = tiara, or turban. Hebrew miznepheth, from zanaph, to wind round.
Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
blue: Exo 28:28, Exo 28:31, Num 15:38
the mitre it: Exo 28:4, Exo 29:6, Exo 39:30, Exo 39:31, Lev 8:9, Zec 3:5