Exodus

Exodus 39:1–5

¹From the blue, purple, and scarlet yarn they made specially woven garments for ministry in the sanctuary, as well as the holy garments for Aaron, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.

²Bezalel made^a the ephod of finely spun linen embroidered with gold, and with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn. ³They hammered out thin sheets of gold and cut threads from them to interweave with the blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and fine linen — the work of a skilled craftsman. ⁴They made shoulder pieces for the ephod, which were attached at two of its corners, so it could be fastened. ⁵And the skillfully woven waistband of the ephod was of one piece with the ephod, of the same workmanship — with gold, with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and with finely spun linen, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.

Footnotes

a 39:2 Literally He made

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Exodus 39:1

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
From	וּמִן־	ū·min-	Conjunctive waw; Preposition	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
the blue	הַתְּכֵ֤לֶת	hat·tə·ḵê·leṯ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H8504 violet
purple	וְהָֽאַרְגָּמָן֙	wə·hā·’ar·gā·mān	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H713 purple, red-purple, i.e. purple thread & cloth
and scarlet yarn	וְתוֹלַ֣עַת	wə·ṯō·w·la·‘aṯ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct	H8438 worm, scarlet stuff
they made	עָשׂ֥וּ	‘ā·śū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H6213 do, make
specially woven	שְׂרָ֖ד	śə·rāḏ	Noun - masculine singular	H8278 plaited or braided work
garments	בִגְדֵי־	ḇiḡ·ḏê-	Noun - masculine plural construct	H899 treachery
for ministry	לְשָׁרֵ֣ת	lə·šā·rêṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct	H8334 minister, serve
in the sanctuary	בַּקֹּ֑דֶשׁ	baq·qō·ḏeš	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H6944 sacred, sanctity
as well as the holy	הַקֹּ֙דֶשׁ֙	haq·qō·ḏeš	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H6944 sacred, sanctity
garments	בִּגְדֵ֤י	biḡ·ḏê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H899 treachery
for Aaron	לְאַהֲרֹ֔ן	lə·’a·hă·rōn	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H175 Aaron
just as	אֲשֶׁ֣ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
the LORD	יְהוָ֖ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
had commanded	צִוָּ֥ה	ṣiw·wāh	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H6680 lay charge (upon), give charge (to), charge, command, order
Moses	מֹשֶֽׁה׃פ	mō·šeh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4872 Moses

Exodus 39:2

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
made	וַיַּ֖עַשׂ	way·ya·‘aś	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
the ephod	הָאֵפֹ֑ד	hā·’ê·p̄ōḏ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H646 ephod
of finely spun	מָשְׁזָֽר׃	mā·šə·zār	Verb - Hofal - Participle - masculine singular	H7806 be twisted
linen	וְשֵׁ֥שׁ	wə·šêš	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H8336 id.
embroidered with gold	זָהָ֗ב	zā·hāḇ	Noun - masculine singular	H2091 gold
and with blue	תְּכֵ֧לֶת	tə·ḵê·leṯ	Noun - feminine singular	H8504 violet
purple	וְאַרְגָּמָ֛ן	wə·’ar·gā·mān	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H713 purple, red-purple, i.e. purple thread & cloth
and scarlet yarn	וְתוֹלַ֥עַת	wə·ṯō·w·la·‘aṯ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct	H8438 worm, scarlet stuff

Exodus 39:3

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
They hammered out	וַֽיְרַקְּע֞וּ	way·raq·qə·‘ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7554 beat, stamp, beat out, spread out
thin sheets	פַּחֵ֣י	pa·ḥê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H6341 bird-trap
of gold	הַזָּהָב֮	haz·zā·hāḇ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H2091 gold
and cut	וְקִצֵּ֣ץ	wə·qiṣ·ṣêṣ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H7112 cut off
threads from them	פְּתִילִם֒	pə·ṯî·lim	Noun - masculine plural	H6616 cord, thread
to interweave	לַעֲשׂ֗וֹת	la·‘ă·śō·wṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H6213 do, make
with the blue	הַתְּכֵ֙לֶת֙	hat·tə·ḵê·leṯ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H8504 violet
purple	הָֽאַרְגָּמָ֔ן	hā·’ar·gā·mān	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H713 purple, red-purple, i.e. purple thread & cloth
and scarlet yarn	תּוֹלַ֥עַת	tō·w·la·‘aṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H8438 worm, scarlet stuff
and fine linen	הַשֵּׁ֑שׁ	haš·šêš	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H8336 id.
the work	מַעֲשֵׂ֖ה	ma·‘ă·śêh	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4639 deed, work
of a skilled craftsman	חֹשֵֽׁב׃	ḥō·šêḇ	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H2803 think, account

Exodus 39:4

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
They made	עָֽשׂוּ־	‘ā·śū-	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H6213 do, make
shoulder pieces	כְּתֵפֹ֥ת	kə·ṯê·p̄ōṯ	Noun - feminine plural	H3802 shoulder, shoulder-blade, side
for	ל֖וֹ	lōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular
which were attached	חֹבְרֹ֑ת	ḥō·ḇə·rōṯ	Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine plural	H2266 unite
at	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
two	שְׁנֵ֥י	šə·nê	Number - masculine dual construct	H8147 two
of its corners	קִצְווֹתוֹ	qiṣ·wō·ṯō	Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H7098 end
so it could be fastened	חֻבָּֽר׃	ḥub·bār	Verb - Pual - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H2266 unite

Exodus 39:5

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And the skillfully woven waistband	וְחֵ֨שֶׁב	wə·ḥê·šeḇ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H2805 ingenious work
of	עָלָ֗יו	‘ā·lāw	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H5921 height
the ephod	אֲפֻדָּת֜וֹ	’ă·p̄ud·dā·ṯōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H642 ephod
was of one piece with the ephod	מִמֶּ֣נּוּ	mim·men·nū	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
of the same	הוּא֮	hū	Pronoun - third person masculine singular	H1931 he, she
workmanship	כְּמַעֲשֵׂהוּ֒	kə·ma·‘ă·śê·hū	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H4639 deed, work
with gold	זָהָ֗ב	zā·hāḇ	Noun - masculine singular	H2091 gold
with blue	תְּכֵ֧לֶת	tə·ḵê·leṯ	Noun - feminine singular	H8504 violet
purple	וְאַרְגָּמָ֛ן	wə·’ar·gā·mān	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H713 purple, red-purple, i.e. purple thread & cloth
and scarlet yarn	וְתוֹלַ֥עַת	wə·ṯō·w·la·‘aṯ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct	H8438 worm, scarlet stuff
and with finely spun	מָשְׁזָ֑ר	mā·šə·zār	Verb - Hofal - Participle - masculine singular	H7806 be twisted
linen	וְשֵׁ֣שׁ	wə·šêš	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H8336 id.
just as	כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר	ka·’ă·šer	Preposition-k; Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
the LORD	יְהוָ֖ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
had commanded	צִוָּ֥ה	ṣiw·wāh	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H6680 lay charge (upon), give charge (to), charge, command, order
Moses	מֹשֶֽׁה׃	mō·šeh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4872 Moses

Cross-references

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Exodus 39:1 Exodus 31:10 · Exodus 35:19 · Exodus 35:23 · Hebrews 9:12 · Hebrews 9:25 · Ezekiel 43:12 · Exodus 28:2–4 · Psalm 93:5 · Ezekiel 42:14

Exodus 39:2 Exodus 28:6–12 · Leviticus 8:7 · Exodus 25:7

Exodus 39:5 Matthew 28:20 · Revelation 1:13

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.