King James Version
Exodus 39:2 in the King James Version says “And he made the ephod of gold, blue, and purple, and scarlet , and fine twined linen.” — study this verse from Exodus chapter 39 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And he made the ephod of gold, blue, and purple, and scarlet , and fine twined linen.”
Exodus 39:2 · KJV
And of the blue, and purple, and scarlet , they made cloths of service, to do service in the holy place, and made the holy garments for Aaron; as the LORD commanded Moses.
And he made the ephod of gold, blue, and purple, and scarlet , and fine twined linen.
And they did beat the gold into thin plates, and cut it into wires, to work it in the blue, and in the purple, and in the scarlet , and in the fine linen, with cunning work.
They made shoulderpieces for it, to couple it together: by the two edges was it coupled together.
KJV Study — Public Domain
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
“blue”
H8504the cerulean mussel, i.e., the color (violet) obtained therefrom or stuff dyed therewith
“and scarlet”
H8438a 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
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