Exodus 39:22
in Exodus 39They made the robe of the ephod entirely of blue cloth, the work of a weaver,
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And he made the robe of the ephod of woven work, all of blue;
KJV
And he made the robe of the ephod of woven work, all of blue.
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This verse in Exodus 39
Commentary
1 note on this verseThis site's exposition
They made the robe of the ephod entirely of blue cloth
on Exodus 39:22-26
The robe is all of blue, and gold bells hang between pomegranates on the hem. Exodus 28:35 gives the reason, that the sound is heard when he enters or exits the sanctuary, so that he will not die.
How the passage was read
What the Jewish commentators add
[ALL OF BLUE.] Kelil tekhelet means entirely of blue. The word kelil is in the construct.
This section is reception history: how the passage was read and kept in the Jewish tradition. Where a reading parts from an essential of the Christian faith, the section says so at that point.
Texts and citation data: Sefaria; each excerpt follows its version’s licence. 5 further sources are cited on this chapter that carry no English text this site may quote or only restate the verse.
The words behind it
8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיַּ֛עַשׂ | vaiyaas | and he made | H6213 → | 2628 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| מְעִ֥יל | meil | [the] robe of | H4598 → | 28 times |
| הָאֵפֹ֖ד | haefod | the ephod | H646 → | 49 times |
| מַעֲשֵׂ֣ה | maaseh | [the] work of | H4639 → | 236 times |
| אֹרֵ֑ג | ʾoreg | a weaver | H707 → | 13 times |
| כְּלִ֖יל | kelil | an entirety of | H3632 → | |
| תְּכֵֽלֶת׃ | tekhelet | violet stuff | H8504 → | 49 times |
וַיַּ֛עַשׂand he made
vaiyaasH6213 →2628 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
מְעִ֥יל[the] robe of
meilH4598 →28 times
הָאֵפֹ֖דthe ephod
haefodH646 →49 times
מַעֲשֵׂ֣ה[the] work of
maasehH4639 →236 times
אֹרֵ֑גa weaver
ʾoregH707 →13 times
כְּלִ֖ילan entirety of
kelilH3632 →
תְּכֵֽלֶת׃violet stuff
tekheletH8504 →49 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
Where this verse is studied
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