Exodus 39:8

He made the breastplate, the work of a skillful workman, like the work of the ephod; of gold, of blue, purple, scarlet, and fine twined linen.

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WEBBE

He made the breastplate, the work of a skilful workman, like the work of the ephod: of gold, of blue, purple, scarlet, and fine twined linen.

BSB

He made the breastpiece with the same workmanship as the ephod, with gold, with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and with finely spun linen.

KJV

And he made the breastplate of cunning work, like the work of the ephod; of gold, blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen.

ASV

And he made the breastplate, the work of the skilful workman, like the work of the ephod; of gold, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen.

BBE

The priest's bag was designed like the ephod, of the best linen worked with gold and blue and purple and red.

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וַיַּעַשׂ vai·ya·'as and he made H6213 אֶת־ 'et- (marks the object) H853 הַחֹשֶׁן ha·cho·shen the breastpiece H2833 מַעֲשֵׂה ma·'a·seh [the] work of H4639 חֹשֵׁב cho·shev a skillful worker H2803 כְּמַעֲשֵׂה ke·ma·'a·seh like [the] work of H4639 אֵפֹד 'e·fod [the] ephod H646 זָהָב za·hav gold H2091 תְּכֵלֶת te·khe·let violet stuff H8504 וְאַרְגָּמָן ve·'ar·ga·man and purple H713 וְתוֹלַעַת ve·to·la·'at and scarlet stuff of H8438 שָׁנִי sha·ni scarlet H8144 וְשֵׁשׁ ve·shesh and fine linen H8336 מָשְׁזָר ma·she·zar twisted H7806

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 1–31

The priests' garments were rich and splendid. The church in its infancy was thus taught by shadows of good things to come; but the substance is Christ, and the grace of the gospel. Christ is our great High Priest. When he undertook the work of our redemption, he put on the clothes of service, he arrayed himself with the gifts and graces of the Spirit, girded himself with resolution to go through the undertaking, took charge of all God's spiritual Israel, laid them near his heart, engraved them on the palms of his hands, and presented them to his Father. And he crowned himself with holiness to the Lord, consecrating his whole undertaking to the honour of his Father's holiness. True believers are spiritual priests. The clean linen with which all their clothes of service must be made, is the righteousness of saints, Re 19:8.

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