Exodus 28:32
in Exodus 28with an opening at its top in the center. Around the opening shall be a woven collar with an opening like that of a garment, so that it will not tear.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And it shall have a hole for the head in the midst thereof: it shall have a binding of woven work round about the hole of it, as it were the hole of a coat of mail, that it be not rent.
KJV
And there shall be an hole in the top of it, in the midst thereof: it shall have a binding of woven work round about the hole of it, as it were the hole of an habergeon, that it be not rent.
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This verse in Exodus 28
Commentary
4 notes on this verseThe robe of the ephod - See Clarke on Exo 28:4 (note). From this description, and from what Josephus says, who must have been well acquainted with its form, we find that this meil, or robe, was one long straight piece of blue cloth, with a hole or opening in the center for the head to pass through; which hole or opening was bound about, that it might not be rent in putting it on or taking it off, Exo 28:32.
This site's exposition
make the robe of the ephod all of blue
on Exodus 28:31-35
The robe worn under the ephod is all blue, and its neck opening gets a woven binding so that it be not rent. Bells of gold and pomegranates alternate around the hem, and the reason given for the bells is sound, that his sound shall be heard when he goes in and when he comes out. The people outside cannot see the priest at his work and can hear him, and the alternative the verse names is that he die not.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
And there shall be a hole in the top of it, in the midst thereof,....
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
the robe of the ephod all of blue--It was the middle garment, under the ephod and above the coat. It had a hole through which the head was thrust, and was formed carefully of one piece, such as was the robe of Christ (Joh 19:23).
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The words behind it
16 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְהָיָ֥ה | vehayah | and it will be | H1961 → | 3559 times |
| פִֽי־ | fi- | [the] opening of | H6310 → | 498 times |
| רֹאשׁ֖וֹ | rosho | top its | H7218 → | 599 times |
| בְּתוֹכ֑וֹ | betokho | in [the] middle of it | H8432 → | 418 times |
| שָׂפָ֡ה | safah | an edge | H8193 → | 176 times |
| יִֽהְיֶה֩ | yihyeh | it will be[long] | H1961 → | 3559 times |
| לְפִ֨יו | lefiv | to opening its | H6310 → | 498 times |
| סָבִ֜יב | saviv | all around | H5439 → | 336 times |
| מַעֲשֵׂ֣ה | maaseh | [the] work | H4639 → | 236 times |
| אֹרֵ֗ג | ʾoreg | a weaver | H707 → | 13 times |
| כְּפִ֥י | kefi | like [the] opening of | H6310 → | 498 times |
| תַחְרָ֛א | tachra' | a collar | H8473 → | |
| יִֽהְיֶה־ | yihyeh- | it will be[long] | H1961 → | 3559 times |
| לּ֖וֹ | lo | to <the> it | ||
| לֹ֥א | lo' | not | H3808 → | 5168 times |
| יִקָּרֵֽעַ׃ | yikarea' | it will be torn | H7167 → |
וְהָיָ֥הand it will be
vehayahH1961 →3559 times
פִֽי־[the] opening of
fi-H6310 →498 times
רֹאשׁ֖וֹtop its
roshoH7218 →599 times
בְּתוֹכ֑וֹin [the] middle of it
betokhoH8432 →418 times
שָׂפָ֡הan edge
safahH8193 →176 times
יִֽהְיֶה֩it will be[long]
yihyehH1961 →3559 times
לְפִ֨יוto opening its
lefivH6310 →498 times
סָבִ֜יבall around
savivH5439 →336 times
מַעֲשֵׂ֣ה[the] work
maasehH4639 →236 times
אֹרֵ֗גa weaver
ʾoregH707 →13 times
כְּפִ֥יlike [the] opening of
kefiH6310 →498 times
תַחְרָ֛אa collar
tachra'H8473 →
יִֽהְיֶה־it will be[long]
yihyeh-H1961 →3559 times
לּ֖וֹto <the> it
lo
לֹ֥אnot
lo'H3808 →5168 times
יִקָּרֵֽעַ׃it will be torn
yikarea'H7167 →
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
7 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Exodus 39:28as well as the turban of fine linen, the ornate headbands and undergarments of finely spun linen,
it leads to
- Exodus 28:4
These are the garments that they shall make: a breastpiece, an ephod, a robe, a woven tunic, a turban, and a sash. They are to make these holy garments for your brother Aaron and…
- Ezekiel 44:18
They are to wear linen turbans on their heads and linen undergarments around their waists. They must not wear anything that makes them perspire.
- Exodus 28:39
You are to weave the tunic with fine linen, make the turban of fine linen, and fashion an embroidered sash.
- Exodus 28:42
Make linen undergarments to cover their bare flesh, extending from waist to thigh.
- Exodus 28:4
Through
Job 41:26The sword that reaches him has no effect, nor does the spear or dart or arrow.
it leads to
- Job 39:21–24
He paws in the valley and rejoices in his strength; he charges into battle.
- Job 39:21–24
Through
2 Chronicles 26:14Uzziah supplied the entire army with shields, spears, helmets, armor, bows, and slingstones.
it leads to
- 1 Samuel 17:49
Then David reached into his bag, took out a stone, and slung it, striking the Philistine on the forehead. The stone sank into his forehead, and he fell facedown on the ground.
- Judges 20:16
Among all these soldiers there were 700 select left-handers, each of whom could sling a stone at a hair without missing.
- 1 Samuel 17:49
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About Exodus
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.