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Exodus 39:27

They also made the tunics of fine linen, the work of a weaver, for Aaron and his sons, the turban of fine linen, the linen hats, the linen underwear made of fine twisted linen, and sashes of fine twisted linen, blue, purple, and scarlet material and embroidered, just as God had commanded Moses.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Ephod;   Priest;   Weaving;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Priests;  

Dictionaries:

- Easton Bible Dictionary - Colour;   Tabernacle;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - High Priest;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Cloth, Clothing;   High Priest;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Leviticus;   Symbol;   Tabernacle;   Text, Versions, and Languages of Ot;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Scarlet;   Weaver, Weaving;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Ouches;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Priest;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Priesthood, the;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Linen;  

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
They made the coats of fine linen of woven work for Aharon, and for his sons,
King James Version
And they made coats of fine linen of woven work for Aaron, and for his sons,
Lexham English Bible
And they made the tunics of fine linen, a weaver's work, for Aaron and for his sons,
New Century Version
They wove inner robes of fine linen for Aaron and his sons,
New English Translation
They made tunics of fine linen—the work of a weaver, for Aaron and for his sons—
Amplified Bible
And they made tunics of finely woven linen for Aaron and his sons,
New American Standard Bible
They also made the tunics of finely woven linen for Aaron and his sons,
Geneva Bible (1587)
After, they made coates of fine linen, of wouen worke for Aaron and for his sonnes.
Legacy Standard Bible
They made the tunics of finely woven linen for Aaron and his sons,
Contemporary English Version
Everything that Aaron and his sons wore was made of fine linen woven with blue, purple, and red wool, including their robes and turbans, their fancy caps and underwear, and even their sashes that were embroidered with needlework.
Complete Jewish Bible
They made the tunics of finely woven linen for Aharon and his sons,
Darby Translation
And they made the vests of byssus of woven work, for Aaron, and for his sons;
Easy-to-Read Version
Skilled workers wove shirts for Aaron and his sons. These shirts were made from fine linen.
English Standard Version
They also made the coats, woven of fine linen, for Aaron and his sons,
George Lamsa Translation
And they made coats of fine linen of woven work for Aaron and for his sons,
Good News Translation
They made the shirts for Aaron and his sons,
Christian Standard Bible®
They made the tunics of fine woven linen for Aaron and his sons.
Literal Translation
And they made the tunics of bleached linen , skilled work, for Aaron and for his sons;
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And they made albes also wrought of whyte sylke for Aaron & his sonnes,
American Standard Version
And they made the coats of fine linen of woven work for Aaron, and for his sons,
Bible in Basic English
The coats for Aaron and his sons they made of the best linen;
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And they made coates of fine whyte silke of wouen worke, for Aaron and his sonnes.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And they made the tunics of fine linen of woven work for Aaron, and for his sons,
King James Version (1611)
And they made coats of fine linnen, of wouen worke, for Aaron and for his sonnes.
English Revised Version
And they made the coats of fine linen of woven work for Aaron, and for his sons,
Berean Standard Bible
For Aaron and his sons they made tunics of fine linen, the work of a weaver,
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
and lynnun clothis of bijs;
Young's Literal Translation
And they make the coats of linen, work of a weaver, for Aaron and for his sons,
Update Bible Version
And they made the coats of fine linen of woven work for Aaron, and for his sons,
Webster's Bible Translation
And they made coats [of] fine linen, [of] woven work, for Aaron and for his sons,
World English Bible
They made the coats of fine linen of woven work for Aaron, and for his sons,
New King James Version
They made tunics, artistically woven of fine linen, for Aaron and his sons,
New Living Translation
They made tunics for Aaron and his sons from fine linen cloth.
New Life Bible
They made the long coats of fine linen for Aaron and his sons.
New Revised Standard
They also made the tunics, woven of fine linen, for Aaron and his sons,
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And they made the tunics of fine linen the work of a weaver, for Aaron and for his sons:
Douay-Rheims Bible
And linen breeches of fine linen:
Revised Standard Version
They also made the coats, woven of fine linen, for Aaron and his sons,
New American Standard Bible (1995)
They made the tunics of finely woven linen for Aaron and his sons,

Contextual Overview

1 Vestments. Using the blue, purple, and scarlet fabrics, they made the woven vestments for ministering in the Sanctuary. Also they made the sacred vestments for Aaron, as God had commanded Moses. 2Ephod. They made the Ephod using gold and blue, purple, and scarlet fabrics and finely twisted linen. They hammered out gold leaf and sliced it into threads that were then worked into designs in the blue, purple, and scarlet fabric and fine linen. They made shoulder pieces fastened at the two ends. The decorated band was made of the same material—gold, blue, purple, and scarlet material, and of fine twisted linen—and of one piece with it, just as God had commanded Moses. 6They mounted the onyx stones in a setting of filigreed gold and engraved the names of the sons of Israel on them, then fastened them on the shoulder pieces of the Ephod as memorial stones for the Israelites, just as God had commanded Moses. 8Breastpiece. They made a Breastpiece designed like the Ephod from gold, blue, purple, and scarlet material, and fine twisted linen. Doubled, the Breastpiece was nine inches square. They mounted four rows of precious gemstones on it. First row: carnelian, topaz, emerald. 11 Second row: ruby, sapphire, crystal. 12 Third row: jacinth, agate, amethyst. 13Fourth row: beryl, onyx, jasper. The stones were mounted in a gold filigree. The twelve stones corresponded to the names of the sons of Israel, twelve names engraved as on a seal, one for each of the twelve tribes. 15They made braided chains of pure gold for the Breastpiece, like cords. They made two settings of gold filigree and two rings of gold, put the two rings at the two ends of the Breastpiece, and fastened the two ends of the cords to the two rings at the end of the Breastpiece. Then they fastened the cords to the settings of filigree, attaching them to the shoulder pieces of the Ephod in front. Then they made two rings of gold and fastened them to the two ends of the Breastpiece on its inside edge facing the Ephod. They made two more rings of gold and fastened them in the front of the Ephod to the lower part of the two shoulder pieces, near the seam above the decorated band of the Ephod. The Breastpiece was fastened by running a cord of blue through its rings to the rings of the Ephod so that it rested secure on the decorated band of the Ephod and wouldn't come loose, just as God had commanded Moses. 22Robe. They made the robe for the Ephod entirely of blue. The opening of the robe at the center was like a collar, the edge hemmed so that it wouldn't tear. On the hem of the robe they made pomegranates of blue, purple, and scarlet material and fine twisted linen. They also made bells of pure gold and alternated the bells and pomegranates—a bell and a pomegranate, a bell and a pomegranate—all around the hem of the robe that was worn for ministering, just as God had commanded Moses. 27They also made the tunics of fine linen, the work of a weaver, for Aaron and his sons, the turban of fine linen, the linen hats, the linen underwear made of fine twisted linen, and sashes of fine twisted linen, blue, purple, and scarlet material and embroidered, just as God had commanded Moses.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

coats: Exodus 28:39-42, Leviticus 8:13, Isaiah 61:10, Ezekiel 44:18, Romans 3:22, Romans 13:14, Galatians 3:27, Philippians 2:6-8, 1 Peter 1:13

fine: The word Shesh seems rather to mean cotton, than either fine linen or silk; called also butz, and by the Greeks, גץףףןע, and Romans, byssus.

Reciprocal: Exodus 28:40 - Aaron's Leviticus 6:10 - linen garment Leviticus 16:4 - holy linen coat Esther 8:15 - and with a great crown Proverbs 31:22 - silk Ezekiel 16:10 - I girded Ezekiel 44:17 - they shall

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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