Exodus 28:5
3 You are to instruct all the skilled craftsmen, whom I have filled with a spirit of wisdom, to make garments for Aaron’s consecration, so that he may serve Me as priest.
4 These are the garments that they shall make: a breastpiece, an ephod, a robe, a woven tunic, a turban, and a sash. They are to make these holy garments for your brother Aaron and his sons, so that they may serve Me as priests.
They shall use gold, along with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and fine linen.
6 They are to make the ephod of finely spun linen embroidered with gold, and with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn.
7 It shall have two shoulder pieces attached at two of its corners, so it can be fastened.
This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- They shall use gold, along with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and fine linen.
- KJV
- And they shall take gold, and blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine linen.
- WEB
- They shall use the gold, and the blue, and the purple, and the scarlet, and the fine linen.
- ASV
- And they shall take the gold, and the blue, and the purple, and the scarlet, and the fine linen.
- DARBY
- And they shall take gold, and blue, and purple, and scarlet, and twined byssus,
- BLB
- And they shall take the gold, and the blue, and the purple, and the scarlet yarn, and the fine linen.
- ÅB
- De skal ta gullet og den blå og den purpurrøde og den karmosinrøde ull og det fine lingarn,
- OTB
- De skal bruke gull, fiolett, purpur, skarlagenrød tråd og fint lin.
- B1930
- De skal ta gullet og den blå og den purpurrøde og den karmosinrøde ull og det fine lingarn,
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Exodus 25:3–4
This is the offering you are to accept from them: gold, silver, and bronze;
Read in contextExodus 39:2–3
Bezalel made the ephod of finely spun linen embroidered with gold, and with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn.
Read in context