EasyEnglish Bible 2018
Exodus 39:8
8A worker used special skills to make the breastpiece, so that it looked beautiful. He made it like the ephod. He used gold, blue, purple and red material as well as good linen to make it.
Exodus 39:8 in other versions
- King James Version (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.
- New International Version (NIV)They fashioned the breastpiece—the work of a skilled craftsman. They made it like the ephod: of gold, and of blue, purple and scarlet yarn, and of finely twisted linen.
- English Standard Version (ESV)He made the breastpiece, in skilled work, in the style of the ephod, of gold, blue and purple and scarlet yarns, and fine twined linen.
- New King James Version (NKJV)And he made the breastplate, artistically woven like the workmanship of the ephod, of gold, blue, purple, and scarlet thread, and of fine woven linen.
Context of Exodus 39:8
6The workers fixed the onyx stones into beautiful gold around their edges. A worker used a sharp tool to write on them the names of the sons of Israel. 7They fixed the two onyx stones on the shoulder pieces of the ephod. They showed the names of the 12 sons of Israel, so that the Lord would remember to bless his people. The Lord had commanded Moses to do this. A worker used special skills to make the breastpiece, so that it looked beautiful. He made it like the ephod. He used gold, blue, purple and red material as well as good linen to make it. 9They bent a piece of cloth over to make a square pocket, 22 centimetres long and 22 centimetres wide. 10Then they fixed four rows of jewels on it. These are the names of the jewels: A ruby, a topaz and a beryl in the first row.
Read all of Exodus 39Exodus 39:8 word by word
וַיַּ֧עַשׂ אֶת־הַחֹ֛שֶׁן מַעֲשֵׂ֥ה חֹשֵׁ֖ב כְּמַעֲשֵׂ֣ה אֵפֹ֑ד זָהָ֗ב תְּכֵ֧לֶת וְאַרְגָּמָ֛ן וְתוֹלַ֥עַת שָׁנִ֖י וְשֵׁ֥שׁ מָשְׁזָֽר׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And he madeעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to makeH6213
- the breastplateחֹ֫שֶׁןchôshen · breastpieceH2833
- cunningחָשַׁבchâshab · to devise: designH2803
- workמַעֲשֶׂהma‛ăώeh · deed: workH4639
- of the ephodאֵפוֹד'êphôd 'êphôd · ephodH646
- goldזָהָבzâhâb · goldH2091
- blueתְּכֵ֫לֶתtekêleth · blueH8504
- and purpleאַרְגָּמָן'argâmân · purpleH713
- and scarletתּוֹלֵעָהtôlâ‛ tôlê‛âh tôla‛ath tôla‛ath · wormH8438
- and scarletשָׁנִיshânîy · scarletH8144
- and fine twinedשָׁזַרshâzar · to twistH7806
- linenשֵׁשׁshêsh sheshîy · linenH8336
Cross-references for Exodus 39:8
- Exodus 25:7onyx and other jewels to fix on the priest's ephod and his breastpiece.
- Exodus 38:4He used bronze to make a square net for the altar. He fixed it inside the altar, in the middle between the top and the ground.
- Leviticus 8:8Moses put the breastpiece on Aaron, and he put the Urim and Thummim in its pocket.
- Psalms 89:28I will always love him with my faithful love. I will never change the covenant that I have made with him.
- Isaiah 59:17He always does what is right, like a soldier who always puts on his armour. His power to save people is like the helmet that he wears. He is angry against people who do evil things, and he works hard to punish them. That is like the clothes that he wears.
- Ephesians 6:14So you must stand strongly. This is God's armour that you must wear: God's true message will be like a belt that you tie round your body. Always do what is right. That will be like a metal shirt that you wear to keep your body safe.
Commentaries on Exodus 39:8
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8Breastplate - See Exodus 28:15; (note).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 39:8
In the dictionaries
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
EasyEnglish Bible 2018 — Copyright © MissionAssist 2018
Commentaries