Exodus 39:23

Exodus 39:23 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And there was an hole in the midst of the robe, as the hole of an habergeon, with a band round about the hole, that it should not rend.
• New International Version (NIV)with an opening in the center of the robe like the opening of a collar, and a band around this opening, so that it would not tear.
• English Standard Version (ESV)and the opening of the robe in it was like the opening in a garment, with a binding around the opening, so that it might not tear.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And there was an opening in the middle of the robe, like the opening in a coat of mail, with a woven binding all around the opening, so that it would not tear.

Context of Exodus 39:23

21They used a string of blue material to tie the rings of the breastpiece to the rings of the ephod. They fixed them together above the ephod's belt, so that the breastpiece would not become separate. The workers made all these things as the Lord had commanded Moses. 22The workers used only blue cloth to make the robe for the ephod. They made a hole in the top of the robe, in the middle. They made an edge around the hole so that it would not tear. The priest's head would go through this hole. 24They used blue, purple and red materials and good linen to make pictures of pomegranates. These were around the bottom edge of the robe. 25They used pure gold to make little bells. They fixed the bells between the pomegranates on the bottom edge of the robe.

Exodus 39:23 word by word

וּפִֽי־הַמְּעִ֥יל בְּתוֹכ֖וֹ כְּפִ֣י תַחְרָ֑א שָׂפָ֥ה לְפִ֛יו סָבִ֖יב לֹ֥א יִקָּרֵֽעַ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• an holeפֶּהpeh · lip: openingH6310
• in the midstתָּ֫וֶךְtâvek · midstH8432
• of the robeמְעִילme‛îyl · robeH4598
• of an habergeonתַּחְרָאtachărâ' · breastplateH8473
• a bandשָׂפָהώâphâh ώepheth · lip: edgeH8193
• round aboutסָבִיבsâbîyb sebîybâh · aroundH5439
• that it should not rendקָרַעqâra‛ · to tearH7167

Commentaries on Exodus 39:23

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 23As the hole of a habergeon - The habergeon or hauberk was a small coat of mail, something in form of a half shirt, made of small iron rings curiously united together. It covered the neck and breast, was very light, and resisted the stroke of a sword. Sometimes it went over the whole head as well as over the breast. This kind of defensive armor was used among the Asiatics, particularly the ancient Persians, among whom it is still worn. It seems to have…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-31See Exodus 28:1–43.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-431-2. cloths of service--official robes. The ephod of the high priest, the robe of the ephod, the girdle of needlework, and the embroidered coat were all of fine linen; for on no material less delicate could such elaborate symbolical figures have been portrayed in embroidery, and all beautified with the same brilliant colors. (See on Ex 28:1-43).Read the comment

Topics related to Exodus 39:23

• Ephod
• Habergeon
• Priest

In the dictionaries

• Beat
• Collar
• Habergeon
• Tabernacle
• Atonement, Day of
• Badger
• Band
• Clasps
• Cloak; Cloke
• Color; Colors

Commentaries on Exodus 39

• 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
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings