Exodus 25:4

Exodus 25:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine linen, and goats’ hair,
• New International Version (NIV)blue, purple and scarlet yarn and fine linen; goat hair;
• English Standard Version (ESV)blue and purple and scarlet yarns and fine twined linen, goats' hair,
• New King James Version (NKJV)blue, purple, and scarlet thread, fine linen, and goats’ hair;

Context of Exodus 25:4

2Speak unto the children of Israel, that they bring me a heave-offering: of every one whose heart prompteth him, ye shall take my heave-offering. 3And this is the heave-offering that ye shall take of them: gold, and silver, and copper, and blue, and purple, and scarlet, and byssus, and goats' [hair], 5and rams' skins dyed red, and badgers' skins; and acacia-wood; 6oil for the light; spices for the anointing oil, and for the incense of fragrant drugs;

Exodus 25:4 word by word

וּתְכֵ֧לֶת וְאַרְגָּמָ֛ן וְתוֹלַ֥עַת שָׁנִ֖י וְשֵׁ֥שׁ וְעִזִּֽים׃Read the interlinear

• blueתְּכֵ֫לֶתtekêleth · blueH8504
• purpleאַרְגָּמָן'argâmân · purpleH713
• scarletשָׁנִיshânîy · scarletH8144

Cross-references for Exodus 25:4

• Genesis 41:42And Pharaoh took off his ring from his hand, and put it on Joseph's hand, and arrayed him in clothes of byssus, and put a gold chain on his neck.
• Ezekiel 16:10and I clothed thee with embroidered work, and shod thee with badgers' skin, and I bound thee about with byssus, and covered thee with silk.
• Revelation 19:8And it was given to her that she should be clothed in fine linen, bright [and] pure; for the fine linen is the righteousnesses of the saints.

Commentaries on Exodus 25:4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4Blue - תכלת techeleth, generally supposed to mean an azure or sky color; rendered by the Septuagint ̔, and by the Vulgate hyacinthum, a sky-blue or deep violet. Purple - ארגמן argaman, a very precious color, extracted from the purpura or murex, a species of shell-fish, from which it is supposed the famous Tyrian purple came, so costly, and so much celebrated in antiquity. See this largely described, and the manner of dyeing it, in Pliny, Hist. Nat., lib…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-9Verses 1-9 Yahweh had redeemed the Israelites from bondage. He had made a covenant with them and had given them laws. He had promised, on condition of their obedience, to accept them as His own “peculiar treasure,” as “a kingdom of priests and an holy nation” Exodus 19:5-6. And now He was ready visibly to testify that He made his abode with them. He claimed to have a dwelling for Himself, which was to be in external form a tent of goats‘ hair Exodus 19:4…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-9These instructions first list the materials that the Israelites could give to build the tabernacle (25:3–7). Next, the instructions describe the tabernacle from the center and move outward. They begin with the ark of the covenant (also called the ark of the Testimony, 25:10–22; 27:9–19). Two items are described later. These are the altar of incense inside the sanctuary and the bronze basin in the courtyard (30:1–10, 17–21). These items appear in the…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 44. goats' hair--or leather of goats' skin.Read the comment

Topics related to Exodus 25:4

• Colors
• Cotton
• Gold
• Liberality
• Tabernacle

In the dictionaries

• Goats' Hair
• Blue
• Cast
• Commune
• Handbreadth
• Linen
• Ring
• Testimony
• Badger
• Beauty

Commentaries on Exodus 25

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings