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Exoduschapter 39

43 verses · Moses, by tradition · 15th or 13th century BC · The Law

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Exodus 39— Hebrew word study · with the Hebrew tradition

In Jewish life

Jewish practice and Jewish teaching both have something to say about Exodus 39. Three things follow: where it is read, what is done because of it, and how the rabbis have taught it. The purpose is to inform a Christian reader what Jews believe and how Judaism was and is practised.

The reading

Weekly portion 23 of 54

פְקוּדֵי Pekudei, Exodus 38:21 to 40:38

Read with it: 1 Kings 7:51 to 8:21 in Ashkenazi use, and 1 Kings 7:40 to 7:50 in Sephardi use.

The verse numbers here are the ones a Hebrew Bible carries, which differ from an English Bible by a verse or two in several places. The Sephardi reading is named only where this site records a difference; communities vary beyond what is listed. What these books are, and how a Christian reader meets them →

Where the rabbis cite this chapter

3 rows sit beside their verses in the text, on 3 verses of this chapter. No row that speaks to the chapter as a whole is recorded. Every quote links to its full source.

Texts and citation data: Sefaria (sefaria.org); excerpts follow each version’s license, and every passage opens at its source.

How to read a word below: the Hebrewword, then how it sounds, then what it means, then its number in Strong’s concordance, a widely used lookup this site follows (H for Hebrew and Aramaic, G for Greek). Square brackets hold a word the English supplies that the Hebrew does not, angle brackets mark the Hebrew’s own grammatical elements that English renders as separate words, and the mark ס or פ is where the Hebrew manuscripts end a paragraph.

Exodus 39:2· Hebrew and glosses: STEP Bible

וַיַּ֖עַשׂvaiyaasand he madeH6213אֶת־ʾet-<obj.>H853הָאֵפֹ֑דhaefodthe ephodH646זָהָ֗בzahavgoldH2091תְּכֵ֧לֶתtekheletviolet stuffH8504וְאַרְגָּמָ֛ןveargamanand purpleH713וְתוֹלַ֥עַתvetolaatand scarlet stuff ofH8438שָׁנִ֖יshaniscarletH8144וְשֵׁ֥שׁvesheshand fine linenH8336מָשְׁזָֽר׃mashezartwistedH7806

Ibn Ezra on Exodus 39:2

Ibn EzraSpain, 1089–1167· Commentary
Scripture describes. In verse. how they placed the gold amidst the blue.

Read it in full at Sefaria · Ibn Ezra's commentary on the Pentateuch, tran. and annot. by H. Norman Strickman and Arthur M. Silver. Menorah Pub., 1988-2004

Robe, Tunics, and the Holy Crown22

Exodus 39:22· Hebrew and glosses: STEP Bible

וַיַּ֛עַשׂvaiyaasand he madeH6213אֶת־ʾet-<obj.>H853מְעִ֥ילmeil[the] robe ofH4598הָאֵפֹ֖דhaefodthe ephodH646מַעֲשֵׂ֣הmaaseh[the] work ofH4639אֹרֵ֑גʾorega weaverH707כְּלִ֖ילkelilan entirety ofH3632תְּכֵֽלֶת׃tekheletviolet stuffH8504

Ibn Ezra on Exodus 39:22

Ibn EzraSpain, 1089–1167· Commentary
[ALL OF BLUE.] Kelil tekhelet means entirely of blue. The word kelil is in the construct.

Read it in full at Sefaria · Ibn Ezra's commentary on the Pentateuch, tran. and annot. by H. Norman Strickman and Arthur M. Silver. Menorah Pub., 1988-2004

Exodus 39:27· Hebrew and glosses: STEP Bible

וַֽיַּעֲשׂ֛וּvaiyaasuand they madeH6213אֶת־ʾet-<obj.>H853הַכָּתְנֹ֥תhakatenotthe tunicsH3801שֵׁ֖שׁsheshfine linenH8336מַעֲשֵׂ֣הmaaseh[the] work ofH4639אֹרֵ֑גʾorega weaverH707לְאַהֲרֹ֖ןleaharonfor AaronH175וּלְבָנָֽיו׃ulevanavand for sons hisH1121

Ramban on Exodus 39:27

RambanSpain, 1194–1270· Commentary
It appears from here that the tunics were identical for father [Aaron] and sons. For even though in the case of the tunic made for Aaron it says, And thou shalt make the tunic of chequer-work from fine linen, 22 Above,:39.

Read it in full at Sefaria · Commentary on the Torah by Ramban (Nachmanides). Translated and annotated by Charles B. Chavel. New York, Shilo Pub. House, 1971-1976

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