Exodus 28:36-39

And thou shalt make a plate of pure gold, and grave upon it, like the engravings of a signet, HOLINESS TO THE LORD.

Plate - literally, petal of a flower, which seems to have been the figure of this burnished plate of gold, which was tied with a ribbon of blue on the front of the mitre, so that everyone facing him could read the inscription.

Mitre, х mitsnaapet (H4701)] - a turban, a tiara; crown-like cap for the head, not covering the entire head, but adhering closely to it, composed of fine linen. The Scripture has not described its form; but from Josephus ('Antiquities,' b. 3:, ch. 7:, sec. 3) we may gather that it was conical in shape, as he distinguishes the mitres of the common priests by saying that they were not conical; that it was encircled with swathes of blue embroidered, and that it was covered by one piece of fine linen to hide the seams (Braun, 'De Vest. Sacerd. Heb.,' p. 624).

Verse 39. Coat of fine linen - a garment fastened at the neck, and reaching far down the person, with the sleeves terminating at the elbow (Braun, 'De Vest. Sacerd. Magni., 1:, p. 93; Hengstenberg, 'Egypt and Books of Moses, p. 145).

Girdle of needlework - a piece of fine twined linen, richly embroidered, and variously dyed. It is said to have been very long, and being many times wound round the body, it was fastened in front, and the ends hung down, which, being an impediment to a priest in active duty, were usually thrown across the shoulders. This was the outer garment of the common priests.