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39:1 From <04480> the blue <08504>, purple <0713>, and scarlet <08438> yarn <08144> they made <06213> woven <08278> garments <0899> for serving <08334> in the sanctuary <06944>; they made <06213> holy <06944> garments <0899> that <0834> were for Aaron <0175>, just <0834> as the Lord <03068> had commanded <06680> Moses <04872>. 39:2 He made <06213> the ephod <0646> of gold <02091>, blue <08504>, purple <0713>, scarlet <08144> <08438>, and fine <08336> twisted <07806> linen <08336>. 39:3 They hammered <07554> the gold <02091> into <08432> thin sheets <06341> and cut <07112> it into <08432> narrow strips <06616> to weave <06213> them into <08432> the blue <08504>, purple <0713>, and scarlet <08438> yarn <08144>, and into <08432> the fine linen <08336>, the work <04639> of an artistic designer <02803>. 39:4 They made <06213> shoulder pieces <03802> for it, attached <02266> to <05921> two <08147> of its corners <07118>, so it could be joined <02266> together. 39:5 The artistically woven waistband <02805> of the ephod <0642> that <0834> was on <05921> it was like it, of one piece with it, of gold <02091>, blue <08504>, purple <0713>, and scarlet <08438> yarn <08144> and fine <08336> twisted <07806> linen <08336>, just <0834> as the Lord <03068> had commanded <06680> Moses <04872>. 39:6 They set <06213> the onyx <07718> stones <068> in gold <02091> filigree <04865> settings <04142>, engraved <06605> as with the engravings <06605> of a seal <02368> with the names <08034> of the sons <01121> of Israel <03478>. 39:7 He put <07760> them on <05921> the shoulder pieces <03802> of the ephod <0646> as stones <068> of memorial <02146> for the Israelites <03478> <01121>, just as <0834> the Lord <03068> had commanded <06680> Moses <04872>. 39:8 He made <06213> the breastpiece <02833>, the work <04639> of an artistic designer <02803>, in the same fashion <04639> as the ephod <0646>, of gold <02091>, blue <08504>, purple <0713>, and <08438> scarlet <08144>, and fine <08336> twisted <07806> linen <08336>. 39:9 It was <01961> square <07251>– they made <06213> the breastpiece <02833> doubled <03717>, nine inches <02239> long <0753> and nine inches <02239> wide <07341> when doubled <03717>. 39:10 They set <04390> on it four <0702> rows <02905> of stones <068>: a row <02905> with a ruby <0124>, a topaz <06357>, and a beryl <01304>– the first <0259> row <02905>; 39:11 and the second <08145> row <02905>, a turquoise <05306>, a sapphire <05601>, and an emerald <03095>;

• Exo 39:1 -- The Making of the Priestly Garments
• Exo 39:2-7 -- The Ephod
• Exo 39:8-21 -- The Breastpiece of Decision

• Writing

  [ebd] The art of writing must have been known in the time of the early Pharaohs. Moses is commanded "to write for a memorial in a book" (Ex. 17:14) a record of the attack of Amalek. Frequent mention is afterwards made of writing (...
  

• WORKER; WORKFELLOW; WORKMAN

  [isbe] WORKER; WORKFELLOW; WORKMAN - wur'-der, wurk'-fel-o, wurk'-man (charash, pa`al; ergates, sunergos): "Worker" (artificer) is the translation of charash, "to cut in" (1 Ki 7:14, "a worker in brass"), and of charash, "artificer...
  

• Tabernacle

  [ebd] (1.) A house or dwelling-place (Job 5:24; 18:6, etc.). (2.) A portable shrine (comp. Acts 19:24) containing the image of Moloch (Amos 5:26; marg. and R.V., "Siccuth"). (3.) The human body (2 Cor. 5:1, 4); a tent, as opposed ...
  

• Sardine stone

  [ebd] (Rev. 4:3, R.V., "sardius;" Heb. 'odhem; LXX., Gr. sardion, from a root meaning "red"), a gem of a blood-red colour. It was called "sardius" because obtained from Sardis in Lydia. It is enumerated among the precious stones i...
  

• STONES, PRECIOUS

  [isbe] STONES, PRECIOUS - || 1. Ancient and Modern Names 2. Change of Signification of Names 3. Three Important Lists of Stones 4. Interpretation of Greek Names Used by John 5. Interpretation of Hebrew Names 6. Greek and Latin Equi...
  

• SHOULDER-PIECE

  [isbe] SHOULDER-PIECE - shol'-der-pes (katheph): The word designates the two straps or pieces of cloth which passed from the back of the ephod (see EPHOD) of the high priest over the shoulder and were fastened at the front. These s...
  

• PRIEST, HIGH

  [isbe] PRIEST, HIGH - (ha-kohen, ho hiereus; ha-kohen ha-mashiach, ho hiereus ho christos; ha-kohen ha-gadhol, ho hiereus ho megas; kohen ha-ro'sh, ho hiereus hegoumenos; New Testament archiereus): I. INSTITUTION OF THE HIGH-PRIEST...
  

• OUCHES

  [isbe] OUCHES - ouch'-ez, -iz (mishbetsoth (Ex 28:11,13,14,25; 39:6,13,16,18) the American Standard Revised Version "settings," but in Ex 39:13, "inclosings"): The secondary meaning of this now archaic word is the gold or silver se...
  

• Israel

  [nave] ISRAEL 1. A name given to Jacob, Gen. 32:24-32; 2 Kin. 17:34; Hos. 12:3, 4. 2. A name of the Christ in prophecy, Isa. 49:3. 3. A name given to the descendants of Jacob, a nation. Called also Israelites, and Hebrews, Gen. 4...
  

• IMAGES

  [isbe] IMAGES - im'-aj-iz (tselem; eikon): 1. Definition 2. Origin 3. Historical Beginnings and Early Developments 4. Bible References and Palestinian Customs 5. Most Important Technical Terms (1) Matstsebhah ("pillar") (2) 'Ashera...
  

• High priest

  [ebd] Aaron was the first who was solemnly set apart to this office (Ex. 29:7; 30:23; Lev. 8:12). He wore a peculiar dress, which on his death passed to his successor in office (Ex. 29:29, 30). Besides those garments which he wore...
  

• Gold

  [nave] GOLD Exported from Havilah, Gen. 2:11, 12. From Ophir, 1 Kin. 9:28; 10:11; 1 Chr. 29:4; 2 Chr. 8:18; Job 22:24; Tarshish, 1 Kin. 22:48; Parvaim, 2 Chr. 3:6; Sheba, 1 Kin. 10:10; 2 Chr. 9:9; Psa. 72:15; Uphaz, Jer. 10:9. Re...
  

• FOURSQUARE

  [isbe] FOURSQUARE - for'-skwar (rabha`; tetragonos): "Foursquare," meaning equal in length and breadth, not round, is the translation of rabha` (from obsolete rebha`, "four"); it occurs in the description of the altar of burnt offe...
  

• EXODUS, THE BOOK OF, 2

  [isbe] EXODUS, THE BOOK OF, 2 - II. Structure of the Book According to the Scriptures and According to Modern Analyses. In the following section (a) serves for the understanding of the Biblical text; (b) is devoted to the discussio...
  

• EMERALD

  [ebd] Heb. nophek (Ex. 28:18; 39:11); i.e., the "glowing stone", probably the carbuncle, a precious stone in the breastplate of the high priest. It is mentioned (Rev. 21:19) as one of the foundations of the New Jerusalem. The name...
  [smith] a precious stone of a rich green color, upon which its value chiefly depends. This gem was the first in the second row on the breastplate of the high priest. (Exodus 28:18; 39:11) It was imported to Tyre from Syria, (Ezekiel ...
  

• EMBROIDERY

  [isbe] EMBROIDERY - em-broid'-er-i (riqrnah; the King James Version Needlework): Riqmah was applied to any kind of cloth which showed designs in variegated colors. The method of manufacture is unknown. The designs may have been wov...
  

• Colors

  [nave] COLORS Symbolical uses of. Black A Symbol of Affliction and Calamity. Job 3:5; Job 10:20-22; Job 30:26; Psa. 107:10, 11; Psa. 143:3; Isa. 5:30; Isa. 8:22; Isa. 9:19; Isa. 24:11; Isa. 50:3; Joel 2:6, 10; Joel 3:14, 15; Amos...
  

• Chalcedony

  [ebd] Mentioned only in Rev. 21:19, as one of the precious stones in the foundation of the New Jerusalem. The name of this stone is derived from Chalcedon, where it is said to have been first discovered. In modern mineralogy this ...
  

• CURIOUS

  [isbe] CURIOUS - ku'-ri-us (machashebheth; periergos): The above Hebrew word, meaning "thought," "device," "design," is translated "curious," Ex 35:32 the King James Version "curious works"; the English Revised Version "cunning"; t...
  

• ASUNDER

  [isbe] ASUNDER - a-sun'-der: This word occurs 22 times in the King James Version, 13 in Old Testament and 9 in the New Testament. It is found in combination with break (twice), burst, cleave (twice), depart, cut (six times), divide...
  

• The Garments

  

The Structure of the Tabernacle

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