Exodus 29:6

6 And thou shalt put the mitre on his head; and thou shalt put the plate, the Holiness, on the mitre.

Exodus 29:6 Meaning and Commentary

Exodus 29:6

And thou shall put the mitre upon his head
Which was made of linen, and was a wrap of linen about his head in the form of a turban:

and put the holy crown upon the mitre;
the holy crown was a plate of gold which had these words, "holiness to the Lord", engraven on it; and so says the Targum of Jonathan,

``on which the holy name was engraven;''

the mitre was upon the top of his head, this in the forefront of that; it was upon Aaron's forehead, and reached from ear to ear, and was fastened behind with a blue lace; this was like a crown or a diadem, and denotes the honour and dignity of the priestly office: Christ is a priest on his throne, and his saints are a royal priesthood, even kings as well as priests unto God.

Exodus 29:6 In-Context

4 And thou shalt bring Aaron and his sons to the doors of the tabernacle of testimony, and thou shalt wash them with water.

5 And having taken the garments, thou shalt put on Aaron thy brother both the full-length robe and the ephod and the oracle; and thou shalt join for him the oracle to the ephod.

6 And thou shalt put the mitre on his head; and thou shalt put the plate, the Holiness, on the mitre.

7 And thou shalt take of the anointing oil, and thou shalt pour it on his head, and shalt anoint him,

8 and thou shalt bring his sons, and put garments on them.