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Leviticus 8:9 Explained in Context

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Verse 9. And he put the mitre upon his head; also upon the mitre, even upon his forefront, did he put the golden plate, the holy crown; as the LORD commanded Moses.

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This verse places the mitre and holy golden plate on Aaron's head.

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  • Leviticus 8:1-13

Read through 8:1-13 and watch how each actor, material, status, or command relates. Leviticus 8:9 places the mitre and holy golden plate on Aaron's head; the whole unit establishes this: Moses gathers the congregation, washes and dresses Aaron, anoints tabernacle and altar, and clothes Aaron's sons as commanded.

Why It Needs Context

Leviticus 8:9 places the mitre and holy golden plate on Aaron's head; reading it alone would sever that detail from the actors, category, and outcome in Leviticus 8:1-13.

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Read Leviticus 8:1-13 — Aaron and his sons are washed, clothed, and anointed before Israel
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King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006

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USFM archive eng-kjv2006_usfm.zip; source files dated 2026-08-19; downloaded 2026-08-24; archive SHA-256 aec1b3b26c622fd3d963d2bbac963016b9513246ffbfa20da00bb100372ea007; normalized corpus SHA-256 09aef51d90488aa7b9722b3fd9a93f4b25f6bf2064c5fd798fb39673c300ddf2.

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Exact location: Leviticus 8:1-13, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM corpus

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Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible: Leviticus

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Exact location: Open Scriptures MorphHB v.2.2, commit 6a5db284c715c18b239422e57bb89684e6a19f00, wlc/Lev.xml, Masoretic words and morphology for 8:1-13

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