King James Version
Exodus 28:6 in the King James Version says “And they shall make the ephod of gold, of blue, and of purple, of scarlet , and fine twined linen, with cunning work.” — study this verse from Exodus chapter 28 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And they shall make the ephod of gold, of blue, and of purple, of scarlet , and fine twined linen, with cunning work.”
Exodus 28:6 · KJV
And these are the garments which they shall make; a breastplate, and an ephod, and a robe, and a broidered coat, a mitre, and a girdle: and they shall make holy garments for Aaron thy brother, and his sons, that he may minister unto me in the priest's office.
And they shall take gold, and blue, and purple, and scarlet , and fine linen.
And they shall make the ephod of gold, of blue, and of purple, of scarlet , and fine twined linen, with cunning work.
It shall have the two shoulderpieces thereof joined at the two edges thereof; and so it shall be joined together.
And the curious girdle of the ephod, which is upon it, shall be of the same, according to the work thereof; even of gold, of blue, and purple, and scarlet , and fine twined linen. curious: or, embroidered
KJV Study — Public Domain
“And they shall make”
H6213to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
“the ephod”
H646a girdle; specifically the ephod or highpriest's shoulder-piece; also generally, an image
“of gold”
H2091gold, figuratively, something gold-colored (i.e., yellow), as oil, a clear sky
“of blue”
H8504the cerulean mussel, i.e., the color (violet) obtained therefrom or stuff dyed therewith
a maggot (as voracious); specifically (often with ellipsis of h8144) the crimson-grub, but used only (in this connection) of the color from it, and cl
“work”
H4639an action (good or bad); generally, a transaction; abstractly, activity; by implication, a product (specifically, a poem) or (generally) property
“with cunning”
H2803properly, to plait or interpenetrate, i.e., (literally) to weave or (generally) to fabricate; figuratively, to plot or contrive (usually in a maliciou
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