New American Standard Bible 1995
Exodus 28:2-20
2You shall makeH6213 1holyH6944 garmentsH899 for AaronH175 your brotherH251, for gloryH3519 and for beautyH8597. 3You shall speakH1696 to allH3605 the 23skillfulH2450H3820 personsH2450H3820 4whomH834 I have endowedH4390 with 5the spiritH7307 of wisdomH2451, that they makeH6213 Aaron’sH175 garmentsH899 to consecrateH6942 him, that he may ministerH3547 as priestH3547 to Me. 4TheseH428 are the garmentsH899 whichH834 they shall makeH6213: a 67breastpieceH2833 and an ephodH646 and a robeH4598 and a tunicH3801 of checkeredH8665 workH8665, a turbanH4701 and a sashH73, and they shall makeH6213 holyH6944 garmentsH899 for AaronH175 your brotherH251 and his sonsH1121, that he may ministerH3547 as priestH3547 to Me. 5They shall takeH3947 8the goldH2091 and the 9blueH8504 and the purpleH713 and the scarletH8144 material and the fineH8336 linenH8336.
6“They shall also makeH6213 10the ephodH646 of goldH2091, of 11blueH8504 and purpleH713 and scarletH8144 material and fineH8336 twistedH7806 linenH8336, the workH4639 of the skillfulH2803 workmanH2803. 7It shall haveH1961 twoH8147 shoulderH3802 pieces joinedH2266 to its twoH8147 endsH7098, that it may be joinedH2266. 8The skillfullyH2805 wovenH2805 bandH2805, whichH834 is on it, shall be like its workmanshipH4639, 12of the sameH4480 material: of goldH2091, of 13blueH8504 and purpleH713 and scarletH8144 material and fineH8336 twistedH7806 linenH8336. 9You shall takeH3947 twoH8147 onyxH7718 stonesH68 and engraveH6605 on them the namesH8034 of the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478, 10sixH8337 of their namesH8034 on the oneH259 stoneH68 and the namesH8034 of the remainingH3498 sixH8337 on the 14otherH8145 stoneH68, according to their birthH8435. 1115As a jewelerH2796H68 engravesH6603 a signetH2368, you shall engraveH6605 the twoH8147 stonesH68 accordingH5921 to the namesH8034 of the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478; you shall 16setH6213H5437 them in filigreeH4865 settings of goldH2091. 12You shall putH7760 the twoH8147 stonesH68 on the shoulderH3802 pieces of the ephodH646, as stonesH68 of memorialH2146 for the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478, and AaronH175 shall 17bearH5375 their namesH8034 beforeH6440 the LordH3068 on his twoH8147 shouldersH3802 18for a memorialH2146. 1319You shall makeH6213 filigreeH4865 settings of goldH2091, 14and twoH8147 chainsH8333 of pureH2889 goldH2091; you shall makeH6213 them of twistedH4020 cordageH5688 workH4639, and you shall putH5414 the cordedH5688 chainsH8333 on the filigreeH4865 settings.
15“20You shall makeH6213 a 21breastpieceH2833 of judgmentH4941, the workH4639 of a skillfulH2803 workmanH2803; like the workH4639 of the ephodH646 you shall makeH6213 it: of goldH2091, of 22blueH8504 and purpleH713 and scarletH8144 material and fineH8336 twistedH7806 linenH8336 you shall makeH6213 it. 16It shall be squareH7251 and foldedH3717 doubleH3717, a spanH2239 23in lengthH753 and a spanH2239 24in widthH7341. 17You shall 25mountH4390H4396 on it fourH702 rowsH2905 of stonesH68; the firstH259 rowH2905 shall be a rowH2905 of rubyH124, topazH6357 and emeraldH1304; 18and the secondH8145 rowH2905 a turquoiseH5306, a sapphireH5601 and a diamondH3095; 19and the thirdH7992 rowH2905 a jacinthH3958, an agateH7618 and an amethystH306; 20and the fourthH7243 rowH2905 a berylH8658 and an onyxH7718 and a jasperH3471; they shall be 26setH7660 in goldH2091 filigreeH4396.
Notes
- 1. Exodus 28:2 Ex 29:5, 29; 31:10; 39:1-31; Lev 8:7-9, 30 ↩
- 2. Exodus 28:3 Lit wise of heart ↩
- 3. Exodus 28:3 Ex 31:6; 35:25, 31-35; 36:1 ↩
- 4. Exodus 28:3 Ex 31:3; Is 11:2; 1 Cor 12:7-11; Eph 1:17 ↩
- 5. Exodus 28:3 I.e. artistic skill ↩
- 6. Exodus 28:4 Or pouch ↩
- 7. Exodus 28:4 Ex 28:15-43 ↩
- 8. Exodus 28:5 Ex 25:3 ↩
- 9. Exodus 28:5 Or violet ↩
- 10. Exodus 28:6 Ex 39:2-7; Lev 8:7 ↩
- 11. Exodus 28:6 Or violet ↩
- 12. Exodus 28:8 Lit from it ↩
- 13. Exodus 28:8 Or violet ↩
- 14. Exodus 28:10 Lit second ↩
- 15. Exodus 28:11 Lit A work of a lapidary, engravings of a seal ↩
- 16. Exodus 28:11 Lit make them to be surrounded ↩
- 17. Exodus 28:12 Ex 28:29; 39:6f ↩
- 18. Exodus 28:12 Ex 39:7; Lev 24:7; Num 31:54; Josh 4:7; 1 Cor 11:24f ↩
- 19. Exodus 28:13 Ex 39:16-18 ↩
- 20. Exodus 28:15 Ex 39:8-21 ↩
- 21. Exodus 28:15 Or pouch ↩
- 22. Exodus 28:15 Or violet ↩
- 23. Exodus 28:16 Lit its ↩
- 24. Exodus 28:16 Lit its ↩
- 25. Exodus 28:17 Lit fill in a setting of stones, four rows of stones ↩
- 26. Exodus 28:20 Lit interwoven with gold in their settings ↩
Commentaries on Exodus 28
- 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
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