Exodus 28:6
in Exodus 28They are to make the ephod of finely spun linen embroidered with gold, and with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn.
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And they shall make the ephod of gold, of blue, and purple, scarlet, and fine twined linen, the work of the skilful workman.
KJV
And they shall make the ephod of gold, of blue, and of purple, of scarlet, and fine twined linen, with cunning work.
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This verse in Exodus 28
Commentary
4 notes on this verseA commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
The ephod was fastened by a girdle of the same costly materials, that is, dyed, embroidered, and wrought with threads of gold. It was about a handbreadth wide and wound twice round the upper part of the waist; it fastened in front, the ends hanging down at great length (Re 1:13).
This site's exposition
They are to make the ephod of finely spun linen embroidered with gold
on Exodus 28:6-8
The ephod is woven of the same materials as the innermost curtain of 26:1 and the veil, with gold worked in among them. The man who serves in the tent is dressed in the fabric of the tent.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
It was a short coat without sleeves, buttoned close to him with a curious girdle of the same stuff. The shoulder pieces were buttoned together with two precious stones set in gold, one on each shoulder. In allusion to this, Christ our high priest appeared to John, girt about the paps with a golden girdle, such as was the curious girdle of the ephod, Rev. i,
And they shall make the ephod,....
The words behind it
12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְעָשׂ֖וּ | veasu | and they will make | H6213 → | 2628 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| הָאֵפֹ֑ד | haefod | the ephod | H646 → | 49 times |
| זָ֠הָב | zaho | gold | H2091 → | 389 times |
| תְּכֵ֨לֶת | tekhelet | violet stuff | H8504 → | 49 times |
| וְאַרְגָּמָ֜ן | veargaman | and purple | H713 → | 38 times |
| תּוֹלַ֧עַת | tolaat | scarlet stuff of | H8438 → | 43 times |
| שָׁנִ֛י | shani | scarlet | H8144 → | 42 times |
| וְשֵׁ֥שׁ | veshesh | and fine linen | H8336 → | 41 times |
| מָשְׁזָ֖ר | mashezar | twisted | H7806 → | 21 times |
| מַעֲשֵׂ֥ה | maaseh | [the] work of | H4639 → | 236 times |
| חֹשֵֽׁב׃ | choshev | a skillful worker | H2803 → | 124 times |
וְעָשׂ֖וּand they will make
veasuH6213 →2628 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
הָאֵפֹ֑דthe ephod
haefodH646 →49 times
זָ֠הָבgold
zahoH2091 →389 times
תְּכֵ֨לֶתviolet stuff
tekheletH8504 →49 times
וְאַרְגָּמָ֜ןand purple
veargamanH713 →38 times
תּוֹלַ֧עַתscarlet stuff of
tolaatH8438 →43 times
שָׁנִ֛יscarlet
shaniH8144 →42 times
וְשֵׁ֥שׁand fine linen
vesheshH8336 →41 times
מָשְׁזָ֖רtwisted
mashezarH7806 →21 times
מַעֲשֵׂ֥ה[the] work of
maasehH4639 →236 times
חֹשֵֽׁב׃a skillful worker
choshevH2803 →124 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
5 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 26:1“You are to construct the tabernacle itself with ten curtains of finely spun linen, each with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and cherubim skillfully worked into them.
it leads to
- Exodus 36:8–19
All the skilled craftsmen among the workmen made the ten curtains for the tabernacle. They were made of finely spun linen, as well as blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, with cherubim skillfully worked into…
- Exodus 26:36
For the entrance to the tent, you are to make a curtain embroidered with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and finely spun linen.
- Exodus 36:35
Next, he made the veil of blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and finely spun linen, with cherubim skillfully worked into it.
- Exodus 25:18
Make two cherubim of hammered gold at the ends of the mercy seat,
- Exodus 26:31
Make a veil of blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and finely spun linen, with cherubim skillfully worked into it.
- Exodus 36:8–19
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About Exodus
This page draws on Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament and Keil and Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament: The Pentateuch.