They shall use the gold, and the blue, and the purple, and the scarlet, and the fine linen.
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They shall use the gold, and the blue, and the purple, and the scarlet, and the fine linen.
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And they shall take gold, and blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine linen.
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And they shall take the gold, and the blue, and the purple, and the scarlet, and the fine linen.
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Passages linked to Exodus 28:5 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Exodus 25:3-4 This is the offering which you shall take from them: gold, silver, bronze, blue, purple, scarlet, fine linen, goats’ hair,
- Exodus 39:2-3 He made the ephod of gold, blue, purple, scarlet, and fine twined linen. They beat the gold into thin plates, and cut it into wires, to work it in with the blue, the purple, the scarlet, and the fine linen, the work of the skillful workman.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Exo 28:5 And they shall take gold, and blue,…
Exo 28:5 And they shall take gold, and blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine linen.
Ver. 5. And they shall take gold, and blue, &c.] The cloak of Alcisthenes the Sybarite (sold for one hundred and twenty talents), that parliament robe of Demetrius, king of Macedonia (which no prince after him would put on propter invidiosam impendii magnificentiam, for its stately costliness), were but rags to Aaron’s raiment. {a}
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{a} Athenaeus.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And they shall take,.... The Targum of Jonathan adds,…
And they shall take,.... The Targum of Jonathan adds, out of their substance; that is, those that were wise hearted, and had knowledge and skill in making such garments; these were to take, not out of their own personal substance, but they were to take or receive from Moses what the people freely offered for such service, Exo 36:3,
gold, and blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine linen; pieces of gold, which they beat into thin plates, and drew into wires, and which they worked into stuffs, woollen or linen, or both, of the colours here mentioned; all which were made use of in the ephod, girdle, breastplate, &c. see Exo 39:3 and had a mystical significance in them.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 5. the gold, &c.] mentioned above in Exo_25:3-4.
5. the gold, &c.] mentioned above in Exo_25:3-4.
6–12 (cf. Exo_39:2-7). The ephod. The ‘ephod’ (which, to judge from Isa_30:22. Heb., will have signified a closely-fitting covering), according to the ordinary view (for another, see p. 312), was a kind of waistcoat, consisting of an oblong piece of richly variegated material, the ‘work of the designer,’ bound round the body under the arms, and reaching down as far, apparently, as the waist. It was supported by two ‘shoulder-pieces’ (Heb. shoulders), i.e. probably two broad flaps or straps passing, like braces, over the shoulders, and attached to the ephod in front and behind: on the top of each of these shoulder-straps was an onyx-stone, enclosed in a filigree setting of gold, and engraved with the names of six of the tribes of Israel. Round the body the ephod was further held in its place by a band woven in one piece with it, but perhaps of a different pattern, probably forming a border at its lower edge, and passing closely round the waist. The ephod was worn over a long blue ‘robe,’ described in vv. 31–5.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (5) They shall take gold, and blue.—Heb., the gold…
(5) They shall take gold, and blue.—Heb., the gold and the blue, &c.—i.e., they (the wise-hearted men of Exo_28:3) shall receive (from Moses) the (necessary) gold, blue, &c., for the construction of the vestments. It is to be noted that the materials are the same as those employed for the vail and curtains of the sanctuary (Exo_26:1; Exo_26:31; Exo_26:36), but with the further addition of gold and precious stones (Exo_28:9; Exo_28:17-21).
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain The materials of the priestly garments.
The materials of the priestly garments.
The materials for the priestly garments were to be limited to six precious stones, which are not here mentioned, as being ornamental,rather than essential, parts of the apparel; a blue thread, known as "blue"; (compare Exo_25:4) a purple or crimson one, known as "purple;" a scarlet one, known as "scarlet;" and a white one, which is called "fine linen." These were the same materials as those used for the veil, (Exo_26:31) and curtains (ib, 1, 36) of the sanctuary; but probably the fabric was of a more delicate quality. They shall takei.e. ," They," the wise-hearted men to whom the work was to be entrusted take," or receive from Moses (necessary) gold, blue, purple," etc. In the original all these words have the definite article prefixed.
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C. I. Scofield 1917 · Public Domain take gold Gold, Deity in manifestation; blue, heavenly; purple,…
take gold Gold, Deity in manifestation; blue, heavenly; purple, royalty; scarlet, sacrifice; fine linen, personal righteousness, see margin ref., Exo 26:1.
(See Scofield "Exo 26:1").
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