New American Standard Bible 1995
Exodus 28:4-12
4TheseH428 are the garmentsH899 whichH834 they shall makeH6213: a 12breastpieceH2833 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 3the goldH2091 and the 4blueH8504 and the purpleH713 and the scarletH8144 material and the fineH8336 linenH8336.
6“They shall also makeH6213 5the ephodH646 of goldH2091, of 6blueH8504 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, 7of the sameH4480 material: of goldH2091, of 8blueH8504 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 9otherH8145 stoneH68, according to their birthH8435. 1110As a jewelerH2796H68 engravesH6603 a signetH2368, you shall engraveH6605 the twoH8147 stonesH68 accordingH5921 to the namesH8034 of the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478; you shall 11setH6213H5437 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 12bearH5375 their namesH8034 beforeH6440 the LordH3068 on his twoH8147 shouldersH3802 13for a memorialH2146.
Notes
- 1. Exodus 28:4 Or pouch ↩
- 2. Exodus 28:4 Ex 28:15-43 ↩
- 3. Exodus 28:5 Ex 25:3 ↩
- 4. Exodus 28:5 Or violet ↩
- 5. Exodus 28:6 Ex 39:2-7; Lev 8:7 ↩
- 6. Exodus 28:6 Or violet ↩
- 7. Exodus 28:8 Lit from it ↩
- 8. Exodus 28:8 Or violet ↩
- 9. Exodus 28:10 Lit second ↩
- 10. Exodus 28:11 Lit A work of a lapidary, engravings of a seal ↩
- 11. Exodus 28:11 Lit make them to be surrounded ↩
- 12. Exodus 28:12 Ex 28:29; 39:6f ↩
- 13. Exodus 28:12 Ex 39:7; Lev 24:7; Num 31:54; Josh 4:7; 1 Cor 11:24f ↩
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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