Exodus 39:2-7
Evangelical Heritage Version
The Special Vest
2 He[a] made the special vest[b] from gold and from blue, purple, and scarlet material and fine woven linen. 3 They beat the gold into thin sheets and cut it into threads so that they could work it into the blue, purple, and scarlet material and into the fine linen, the work of a skilled craftsman.[c] 4 They made two shoulder straps for the top, one on each side, so that the vest could be fastened together. 5 The decorated sash, which is attached to the vest, was made just like it: of gold, of blue, purple, and scarlet material, and of fine woven linen, just as the Lord had commanded Moses.
6 They took two onyx stones and mounted them in gold settings and engraved on them the names of the sons of Israel, like the engraving on signet seals. 7 They mounted them on the shoulder straps of the vest as memorial stones for the sons of Israel, just as the Lord had commanded Moses.
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- Exodus 39:2 Some of the Hebrew pronouns and verbs in this section are singular referring to the leader Bezalel. Some are plural referring to the craftsmen who worked under his supervision. It is likely most items were the work of several craftsmen directed by Bezalel.
- Exodus 39:2 Hebrew ephod
- Exodus 39:3 Here we have the clearest description of how the five materials (gold, blue, purple, and scarlet threads, and linen) were woven together into one fabric. The material from which the blue, purple, and scarlet threads were made is a question because Deuteronomy 22:11 forbids fabric that is a mixture of wool and linen. Perhaps this mixture was reserved for the sacred material.
Exodus 39:2-7
Lexham English Bible
2 And he made the ephod of gold, blue, and purple and crimson yarns, and finely twisted linen. 3 And he hammered out the leaves of gold, and he cut off cords to weave in the midst of the blue and in the midst of the purple and in the midst of the crimson and in the midst of the linen—the work of a skilled craftsman. 4 They made joined shoulder pieces for it; it was joined on its two edges. 5 And the waistband of his ephod, which was of one piece with it,[a] was of like work, gold, blue, and purple and crimson yarns, and finely twisted linen, as Yahweh had commanded Moses. 6 And they made onyx stones mounted in gold filigree settings, engraved with seal engravings according to the names of the Israelites.[b] 7 And he set them on the ephod’s shoulder pieces as stones of remembrance for the Israelites,[c] as Yahweh had commanded Moses.
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- Exodus 39:5 Literally “on it from it”
- Exodus 39:6 Literally “sons/children of Israel”
- Exodus 39:7 Literally “sons/children of Israel”
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