Exodus

Exodus 28:2–4

²Make holy garments for your brother Aaron, to give him glory and splendor.

³You 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. ⁴These 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.

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Exodus 28:2

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Make	וְעָשִׂ֥יתָ	wə·‘ā·śî·ṯā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
holy	קֹ֖דֶשׁ	qō·ḏeš	Noun - masculine singular	H6944 sacred, sanctity
garments	בִגְדֵי־	ḇiḡ·ḏê-	Noun - masculine plural construct	H899 treachery
for your brother	אָחִ֑יךָ	’ā·ḥî·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H251 brother
Aaron	לְאַהֲרֹ֣ן	lə·’a·hă·rōn	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H175 Aaron
to give him glory	לְכָב֖וֹד	lə·ḵā·ḇō·wḏ	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H3519 abundance, honour, glory
and splendor	וּלְתִפְאָֽרֶת׃	ū·lə·ṯip̄·’ā·reṯ	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular	H8597 beauty, glory

Exodus 28:3

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
You	וְאַתָּ֗ה	wə·’at·tāh	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - second person masculine singular	H859 thou
are to instruct	תְּדַבֵּר֙	tə·ḏab·bêr	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H1696 speak
all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the skilled craftsmen	חַכְמֵי־	ḥaḵ·mê-	Adjective - masculine plural construct	H2450 wise
whom	אֲשֶׁ֥ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
I have filled	מִלֵּאתִ֖יו	mil·lê·ṯîw	Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singular; third person masculine singular	H4390 be full, fill
with a spirit	ר֣וּחַ	rū·aḥ	Noun - common singular construct	H7307 breath, wind, spirit
of wisdom	חָכְמָ֑ה	ḥāḵ·māh	Noun - feminine singular	H2451 wisdom
to make	וְעָשׂ֞וּ	wə·‘ā·śū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural	H6213 do, make
garments	בִּגְדֵ֧י	biḡ·ḏê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H899 treachery
for Aaron’s	אַהֲרֹ֛ן	’a·hă·rōn	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H175 Aaron
consecration	לְקַדְּשׁ֖וֹ	lə·qad·də·šōw	Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singular	H6942 be set apart, consecrated
so that he may serve Me as priest	לְכַהֲנוֹ־	lə·ḵa·hă·nōw-	Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singular	H3547 act as priest

Exodus 28:4

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
These	וְאֵ֨לֶּה	wə·’êl·leh	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - common plural	H428 these
are the garments	הַבְּגָדִ֜ים	hab·bə·ḡā·ḏîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H899 treachery
that	אֲשֶׁ֣ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
they shall make	יַעֲשׂ֗וּ	ya·‘ă·śū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H6213 do, make
a breastpiece	חֹ֤שֶׁן	ḥō·šen	Noun - masculine singular	H2833 breast-piece
an ephod	וְאֵפוֹד֙	wə·’ê·p̄ō·wḏ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H646 ephod
a robe	וּמְעִ֔יל	ū·mə·‘îl	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H4598 robe
a woven	תַּשְׁבֵּ֖ץ	taš·bêṣ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H8665 chequered (or plaited) work
tunic	וּכְתֹ֥נֶת	ū·ḵə·ṯō·neṯ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct	H3801 tunic
a turban	מִצְנֶ֣פֶת	miṣ·ne·p̄eṯ	Noun - feminine singular	H4701 turban
and a sash	וְאַבְנֵ֑ט	wə·’aḇ·nêṭ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H73 girdle
They are to make	וְעָשׂ֨וּ	wə·‘ā·śū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural	H6213 do, make
holy	קֹ֜דֶשׁ	qō·ḏeš	Noun - masculine singular	H6944 sacred, sanctity
garments	בִגְדֵי־	ḇiḡ·ḏê-	Noun - masculine plural construct	H899 treachery
for your brother	אָחִ֛יךָ	’ā·ḥî·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H251 brother
Aaron	לְאַהֲרֹ֥ן	lə·’a·hă·rōn	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H175 Aaron
and his sons	וּלְבָנָ֖יו	ū·lə·ḇā·nāw	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H1121 son
so that they may serve Me as priests	לְכַהֲנוֹ־	lə·ḵa·hă·nōw-	Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singular	H3547 act as priest

Cross-references

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Exodus 28:2 Leviticus 8:30 · Exodus 31:10 · Revelation 19:8 · Hebrews 7:26 · Job 40:10 · Exodus 39:1–2 · Revelation 5:10 · Leviticus 8:7–9 · Exodus 28:40 · Psalm 90:16–17 · Isaiah 61:3 · Isaiah 61:10

Exodus 28:3 Ephesians 1:17 · 1 Corinthians 12:7–11 · Exodus 31:3–6 · Exodus 35:35–36:2 · Isaiah 11:2 · James 1:17 · Deuteronomy 34:9 · Exodus 35:30 · Proverbs 2:6 · Exodus 35:25 · Isaiah 28:24–26

Exodus 28:4 Ephesians 6:14 · Revelation 9:17 · Exodus 28:39–40 · 1 Thessalonians 5:8 · Isaiah 59:17

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.