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Exodus 39:2

He made the ephod of gold, blue, purple, scarlet, and fine twisted linen.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Colors;   Ephod;   Priest;   Thompson Chain Reference - Ephod;  

Dictionaries:

- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Ephod;   Easton Bible Dictionary - High Priest;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Embroider;   High Priest;   Priest;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Cloth, Clothing;   High Priest;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Lace;   Leviticus;   Spinning and Weaving;   Tabernacle;   Text, Versions, and Languages of Ot;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Ephod;   Scarlet;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - High priest;   Ouches;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Priest;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Priesthood, the;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Ephod (1);   Images;   Priest, High;  

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
He made the efod of gold, blue, purple, scarlet, and fine twined linen.
King James Version
And he made the ephod of gold, blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen.
Lexham English Bible
And he made the ephod of gold, blue, and purple and crimson yarns, and finely twisted linen.
New Century Version
They made the holy vest of gold, and blue, purple, and red thread, and fine linen.
Amplified Bible
Bezalel made the ephod of gold, and of blue, purple, and scarlet fabric, and fine twisted linen.
New American Standard Bible
He made the ephod of gold and of violet, purple, and scarlet material, and fine twisted linen.
Geneva Bible (1587)
So he made the Ephod of gold, blewe silke, and purple, and skarlet, and fine twined linen.
Legacy Standard Bible
He made the ephod of gold, and of blue and purple and scarlet material, and fine twisted linen.
Contemporary English Version
The entire priestly vest was made of fine linen, woven with blue, purple, and red wool. Thin sheets of gold were hammered out and cut into threads that were skillfully woven into the vest.
Complete Jewish Bible
(RY: v, LY: ii) He made the ritual vest of gold, of blue, purple and scarlet yarn, and of finely woven linen.
Darby Translation
And he made the ephod of gold, blue, and purple, and scarlet, and twined byssus.
Easy-to-Read Version
They made the ephod from gold thread, fine linen, and blue, purple, and red yarn.
English Standard Version
He made the ephod of gold, blue and purple and scarlet yarns, and fine twined linen.
George Lamsa Translation
And they made the ephod of gold, blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen.
Good News Translation
They made the ephod of fine linen; blue, purple, and red wool; and gold thread.
Christian Standard Bible®
Bezalel made the ephod of gold, of blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and of finely spun linen.
Literal Translation
And he made the ephod of gold, blue, and purple, and crimson, and twined bleached linen .
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And he made the ouer body cote, of golde, yalowe sylke, scarlet, purple, & whyte twyned sylke,
American Standard Version
And he made the ephod of gold, blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen.
Bible in Basic English
The ephod he made of gold and blue and purple and red and the best linen;
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And he made the Ephod of golde, blewe silke, purple, scarlet, and whyte twyned silke.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And he made the ephod of gold, blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen.
King James Version (1611)
And he made the Ephod of gold, blew, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linnen.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And the offering of silver from the men that were numbered of the congregation a hundred talents, and a thousand seven hundred and seventy-five shekels, one drachm apiece, even the half shekel, according to the holy shekel.
English Revised Version
And he made the ephod of gold, blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen.
Berean Standard Bible
Bezalel made the ephod of finely spun linen embroidered with gold, and with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Therfor he made the `cloth on the schuldris of gold, iacynt, and purpur, and of reed selk twies died,
Young's Literal Translation
And he maketh the ephod, of gold, blue, and purple, and scarlet, and twined linen,
Update Bible Version
And he made the ephod of gold, blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen.
Webster's Bible Translation
And he made the ephod [of] gold, blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen.
World English Bible
He made the ephod of gold, blue, purple, scarlet, and fine twined linen.
New King James Version
He made the ephod of gold, blue, purple, and scarlet thread, and of fine woven linen.
New Living Translation
Bezalel made the ephod of finely woven linen and embroidered it with gold and with blue, purple, and scarlet thread.
New Life Bible
Bezalel made the linen vest of gold and blue, purple and red cloth and fine linen.
New Revised Standard
He made the ephod of gold, of blue, purple, and crimson yarns, and of fine twisted linen.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
So he made the ephod, - of gold, blue, and purple, and crimson, and fine twined linen,
Douay-Rheims Bible
So he made an ephod of gold, violet, and purple, and scarlet twice dyed, and fine twisted linen,
Revised Standard Version
And he made the ephod of gold, blue and purple and scarlet stuff, and fine twined linen.
THE MESSAGE
Ephod. 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.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
He made the ephod of gold, and of blue and purple and scarlet material, and fine twisted linen.

Contextual Overview

1 From the blue, purple, and scarlet yarn they made woven garments for serving in the sanctuary; they made holy garments that were for Aaron, just as the Lord had commanded Moses. 2 He made the ephod of gold, blue, purple, scarlet, and fine twisted linen. 3 They hammered the gold into thin sheets and cut it into narrow strips to weave them into the blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and into the fine linen, the work of an artistic designer. 4 They made shoulder pieces for it, attached to two of its corners, so it could be joined together. 5 The artistically woven waistband of the ephod that was on it was like it, of one piece with it, of gold, blue, purple, and scarlet yarn and fine twisted linen, just as the Lord had commanded Moses. 6 They set the onyx stones in gold filigree settings, engraved as with the engravings of a seal with the names of the sons of Israel. 7 He put them on the shoulder pieces of the ephod as stones of memorial for the Israelites, just as the Lord had commanded Moses. 8 He made the breastpiece, the work of an artistic designer, in the same fashion as the ephod, of gold, blue, purple, and scarlet, and fine twisted linen. 9 It was square—they made the breastpiece doubled, nine inches long and nine inches wide when doubled. 10 They set on it four rows of stones: a row with a ruby, a topaz, and a beryl—the first row;

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Exodus 25:7, Exodus 28:6-12, Leviticus 8:7

Reciprocal: Exodus 28:2 - holy garments Exodus 28:4 - ephod Exodus 28:5 - gold Exodus 39:18 - ephod

Cross-References

Genesis 21:22
At that time Abimelech and Phicol, the commander of his army, said to Abraham, "God is with you in all that you do.
Genesis 26:24
The Lord appeared to him that night and said, "I am the God of your father Abraham. Do not be afraid, for I am with you. I will bless you and multiply your descendants for the sake of my servant Abraham."
Genesis 26:28
They replied, "We could plainly see that the Lord is with you. So we decided there should be a pact between us—between us and you. Allow us to make a treaty with you
Genesis 28:15
I am with you! I will protect you wherever you go and will bring you back to this land. I will not leave you until I have done what I promised you!"
Genesis 39:9
There is no one greater in this household than I am. He has withheld nothing from me except you because you are his wife. So how could I do such a great evil and sin against God?"
Genesis 39:10
Even though she continued to speak to Joseph day after day, he did not respond to her invitation to have sex with her.
Genesis 39:20
Joseph's master took him and threw him into the prison, the place where the king's prisoners were confined. So he was there in the prison.
Genesis 39:21
But the Lord was with Joseph and showed him kindness. He granted him favor in the sight of the prison warden.
Genesis 39:22
The warden put all the prisoners under Joseph's care. He was in charge of whatever they were doing.
1 Samuel 3:19
Samuel continued to grow, and the Lord was with him. None of his prophecies fell to the ground unfulfilled.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Ver. 2-31. And he made the ephod of gold,.... From hence to the end of verse thirty one we have a very particular account of the making of the priest's garments exactly according to the directions given to Moses, :- c. to end of chapter twenty eight only it may be observed, that here in Exodus 39:3 an account is given of the manner in which they made the gold fit to be worked along with the blue, purple, and scarlet yarn; they beat the gold into thin plates, and then cut them into wires, and then twisted them together with the yarn: the gold that was used in the weaving of the ephod and the breastplate, spoken of in the law, was wrought after this manner; the workman took one thread of pure gold, and put it with six threads of blue, and twisted the seven threads as one, and so he wrought a thread of gold with six of purple, and another thread with six of scarlet, and another with six of linen or flax, so that there were four threads of gold, and all the threads were twenty eight, as it is said; "they did beat" or spread out "the gold", c. "to work in the midst of blue", c. from whence is learnt that the thread of gold was twisted in the midst of them y: and it may be further observed, that after the enumeration of the stones in the breastplate, Exodus 39:10 no mention is made of the Urim and Thummim, which seems to confirm the opinion of many, and which is my own, that they are the same with the stones: moreover, in Exodus 39:28, it may be observed, that what the coats for the common priests were made of is expressed, which is not before, which was linen expressive of their purity and holiness, and in which they ought always to appear before God and man, and in which apparel they have been imitated among the Heathens: the priests of Hercules are said to be clothed with linen z, and the Egyptian priests wore only a linen garment a hence the priests of Isis, with whom she is represented as surrounded by Juvenal b, are called by him "grex liniger", and by Martial, "linigeri" c.

y Maimon. Cele Hamikdash, c. 9. sect. 5. z Silius Ital. de Bell. Punic. l. 3. a Herodot. Euterpe sive, l. 2. c. 38. b Satyr. 6. c L. 12. Epigram. 26.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Exodus 39:2. Ephod — See this described, Exodus 25:7. Exodus 25:7; Exodus 25:7.


 
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