Exodus 26:36

26:36 “You are to make a hanging ¹  for the entrance of the tent of blue, purple, and scarlet yarn and fine twined linen, the work of an embroiderer. ² 

Exodus 28:6

28:6 “They are to make the ephod of gold, blue, purple, scarlet, and fine twisted linen, the work of an artistic designer.

Exodus 36:37

36:37 He made a hanging for the entrance of the tent of blue, purple, and scarlet yarn and fine twisted linen, the work of an embroiderer,

Exodus 38:9

The Construction of the Courtyard

38:9 He made the courtyard. For the south side ³  the hangings of the courtyard were of fine twisted linen, one hundred fifty feet long,

Exodus 39:2

The Ephod

39:2 He made the ephod of gold, blue, purple, scarlet, and fine twisted linen.

[26:36]  ¹ sn This was another curtain, serving as a screen in the entrance way. Since it was far away from the special curtain screening the Most Holy Place, it was less elaborate. It was not the work of the master designer, but of the “embroiderer,” and it did not have the cherubim on it.

[26:36]  ² tn The word רֹקֵם (roqem) refers to someone who made cloth with colors. It is not certain, however, whether the colors were woven into the fabric on the loom or applied with a needle; so “embroiderer” should be understood as an approximation (cf. HALOT 1290-91 s.v. רקם).

[38:9]  ³ tn Heb “south side southward.”