Zechariah 3:5

And I said, Let them set a fair mitre upon his head. So they set a fair mitre upon his head, and clothed him with garments. And the angel of the LORD stood by.

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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
said	וָאֹמַ֕ר va.'o.Mar	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 1st person common singular
set	יָשִׂ֛ימוּ ya.Si.mu	H7760	to put (used in a great variety of applications · verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
fair	טָה֖וֹר ta.Hor	H2889	pure (in a physical · adjective, masculine singular absolute
mitre	צָנִ֥יף tza.Nif	H6797	a head-dress (i.e. piece of cloth wrapped around) · noun, common masculine singular absolute
head	רֹאשׁ֑וֹ ro.Sho	H7218	the head (as most easily shaken) · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
set	וַיָּשִׂימוּ֩ vai.ya.si.Mu	H7760	to put (used in a great variety of applications · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
fair	הַטָּה֜וֹר ha.ta.Hor	H2889	pure (in a physical · definite article + adjective, masculine singular absolute
mitre	הַצָּנִ֨יף ha.tza.Nif	H6797	a head-dress (i.e. piece of cloth wrapped around) · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
head	רֹאשׁ֗וֹ ro.Sho	H7218	the head (as most easily shaken) · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
clothed	וַיַּלְבִּשֻׁ֙הוּ֙ vai.yal.bi.Shu.hu	H3847	properly · conjunction + verb, hiphil sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
garments	בְּגָדִ֔ים be.ga.Dim	H899	a covering · noun, common masculine plural absolute
angel	וּמַלְאַ֥ךְ u.mal.'Akh	H4397	a messenger · conjunction + noun, common masculine singular construct
LORD	יְהוָ֖ה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
by	עֹמֵֽד 'o.Med	H5975	to stand · verb, qal active participle, masculine singular absolute

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Cross-references

Zechariah 6:11 Then take silver and gold, and make crowns, and set them upon the head of Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest;
Exodus 29:6 And thou shalt put the mitre upon his head, and put the holy crown upon the mitre.
Job 29:14 I put on righteousness, and it clothed me: my judgment was as a robe and a diadem.
Exodus 28:2-4 And thou shalt make holy garments for Aaron thy brother for glory and for beauty.
Leviticus 8:6-9 And Moses brought Aaron and his sons, and washed them with water.
Hebrews 2:8-9 Thou hast put all things in subjection under his feet. For in that he put all in subjection under him, he left nothing that is not put under…
Revelation 4:4 And round about the throne were four and twenty seats: and upon the seats I saw four and twenty elders sitting, clothed in white raiment; an…
Revelation 4:10 The four and twenty elders fall down before him that sat on the throne, and worship him that liveth for ever and ever, and cast their crowns…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Zechariah 3:1-7

There was a Joshua that was a principal agent in the first settling of Israel in Canaan; here is another of the same name very active in their second settlement there after the captivity; Jesus is the same name, and it signifies Saviour; and they were both figures of him that was to come, our chief captain and our chief priest. The angel that talked with Zechariah showed him Joshua the high priest; it is probable that the prophet saw him frequently, that he spoke to him, and that there was a great intimacy between them; but, in his common views, he only saw how he appeared before men; if he must know how he stands before the Lord, it must be shown him in vision; and so it is shown him. And m…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Zechariah 3:5

And I said--Here the prophet, rejoicing at the change of raiment so far made, interposes to ask for the crowning assurance that the priesthood would be fully restored, namely, the putting the miter or priestly turban on Joshua: its fair color symbolizing the official purity of the order restored. He does not command, but prays; not "Set," but "Let them set." Vulgate and Syriac version read it, "He then said," which is the easier reading; but the very difficulty of the present Hebrew reading makes it less likely to come from a modern corrector of the text. angel of . . . Lord stood by--the Divine Angel had been sitting (the posture of a judge, Dan 7:9); now He "stands" to see that Zechariah…

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Adam Clarke on Zechariah 3:5

A fair mitre upon his head - To signify that he had renewed to him the office of the high priesthood, which had been defiled and profaned before. The mitre was the bonnet which the high priest put on his head when he entered into the sanctuary, Exo 28:4, etc. Clothed him with garments - Referring to the vestments of the high priest. The true high priest, who is over the house of God, will establish his office among them, when they shall acknowledge him as their Messiah, and seek redemption in the blood of the sacrifice which he has offered for their sins; and not for theirs only, but for the sins of the whole world.

Dictionary and topics

Hood — (Heb. tsaniph) a tiara round the head (Isa. 3:23; R.V., pl., “turbans”). Rendered “diadem,” Job 29:14; high priest’s “mitre,” Zech. 3:5; “royal diadem,” Isa. 62:3.
Mitre — (Heb. mitsnepheth), something rolled round the head; the turban or head-dress of the high priest (Ex. 28:4, 37, 39; 29:6, etc.). In the Authorized Version of Ezek. 21:26, this Hebrew word is rendered…
Justification Before God · Typified — Typified

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Zechariah 3:5

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Zechariah 3:1-7

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Zechariah 3:5

Adam Clarke on Zechariah 3:5

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Zechariah 3:5

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Zechariah 3:1-7

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Zechariah 3:5

Adam Clarke on Zechariah 3:5

Dictionary and topics

John Gill on Zechariah 3:5

John Calvin on Zechariah 3:5

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