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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>.

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

• Priest

  [smith] The English word is derived from the Greek presbyter , signifying an "elder" (Heb. cohen). Origin. --The idea of a priesthood connects itself in all its forms, pure or corrupted, with the consciousness, more or less distinct ...
  [nave] PRIEST. Before Moses Melchizedek, Gen. 14:18; Heb. 5:6, 10, 11; 6:20; 7:1-21. Jethro, Ex. 2:16. Priests in Israel before the giving of the law, Ex. 19:22, 24. Called angel, Eccl. 5:6. Mosaic Ex. 28:1-4; 29:9, 44; Num....
  

• 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...
  

• 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...
  

• 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...
  

• 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 ...
  

• 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...
  

• Ephod

  [nave] EPHOD 1. A sacred vestment worn by the high priest. Described, Ex. 28:6-14, 31-35; 25:7. Making of, Ex. 39:2-26. Breastplate attached to, Ex. 28:22-29. Worn by Aaron, Ex. 39:5. Used as an oracle, 1 Sam. 23:9, 12; 30:7, 8...
  

• 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...
  

• 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...
  

• Stones

  [nave] STONES Commandments engraved upon, Ex. 24:12; 31:18; 34:1-4; Deut. 4:13; 5:22; 9:9-11; 10:1-3. The law of Moses written upon, Josh. 8:32. Houses built of, Isa. 9:10; Amos 5:11. Temple built of, 1 Kin. 5:17, 18; 7:9-12; Ma...
  

• Seal

  [isbe] SEAL - sel (substantive chotham, "seal," "signet," Tabba`ath, "signet-ring"; Aramaic `izqa'; sphragis; verb chatham, (Aramaic chatham); (sphragizo), (katasphragizomai, "to seal"): I. Literal Sense. A seal is an instrument of...
  [smith] The importance attached to seals in the East is so great that without one no document is regarded as authentic. Among the methods of sealing used in Egypt at a very early period were engraved stones, graved stones, pierced th...
  [nave] SEAL 1. A stamp used for signifying documents. Given as a pledge, Gen. 38:18. Engraved, Ex. 28:11, 21, 36; 39:6, 14, 30; 2 Tim. 2:19. Decrees signified by, 1 Kin. 21:8; Esth. 8:8. Documents sealed with: Ahab's letter, 1 K...
  

• 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...
  

• 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...
  

• Engraving

  [nave] ENGRAVING In making idols, Ex. 32:4. On the stones set in the priest's breastplate, Ex. 28:9-11, 21, 36; 39:8-14; in the priest's girdle, Ex. 39:6; in the priest's crown, Ex. 39:30.
  

• 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...
  

• 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...
  

• Breastplate

  [ebd] (1.) That piece of ancient armour that protected the breast. This word is used figuratively in Eph. 6:14 and Isa. 59:17. (See ARMOUR.) (2.) An ornament covering the breast of the high priest, first mentioned in Ex. 25:7. It ...
  [nave] BREASTPLATE 1. For high priest, Ex. 25:7. Directions for the making of, Ex. 28:15-30. Made by Bezaleel, Ex. 39:8, 21. Freewill offering of materials for, Ex. 35:9, 27. Worn by Aaron, Ex. 29:5; Lev. 8:8. 2. Armor for sol...
  

• 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...
  

• Tapestry

  [nave] TAPESTRY Prov. 7:16; 31:22. Of the tabernacle, Ex. 26:1-14, 31-37; 27:9-17; 36:8-18. Gold thread woven in, Ex. 39:3. In palaces, Esth. 1:6; Song 1:5. In groves, 2 Kin. 23:7. See: Curtains; Embroidery.
  

• Tailoring

  [nave] TAILORING, Ex. 31:2, 3, 6, 10; 39:1.
  

• The Garments

  

The Structure of the Tabernacle

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