Exodus 28:6

forsooth they shall make the cloth (or cloak) on the shoulders of gold, and of jacinth, and of purple, and of red silk twice-dyed, and of bis folded again, by embroidery work of diverse colours [or with needlework of diverse colours]. (and they shall make the ephod out of gold, and jacinth, and purple, red silk twice-dyed, and finely woven linen, and embroider it with diverse colours.)

Wycliffe Modern Spelling

In The King James Version

And they shall make the ephod of gold, of blue, and of purple, of scarlet, and fine twined linen, with cunning work.

In Context

5And they shall take gold, and jacinth, and purple, and red silk twice-dyed, and bis (or and fine linen);

7It shall have two hems joined to ever either side of [the] highness, that they go into one. (It shall have two shoulder straps, fastened to its top edges in the front, and behind, to secure the ephod in place.)

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Cross References

Exodus 26:1Forsooth the tabernacle shall be made thus; thou shalt make ten curtains of bis folded again, and of jacinth, and of purple, and of red silk twice-dyed, made diverse by embroidery work. (And the Tabernacle shall be made thus; thou shalt make ten curtains out of finely woven linen, and jacinth, and purple, and red silk twice-dyed, and embroider them with cherubim.)

1 Samuel 23:6And in that time, wherein Abiathar, [the] son of Ahimelech, fled to David into Keilah, he came down, and had with him (the) ephod, that is, the cloth of the highest priest. (And when Abiathar, the son of Ahimelech, joined David at Keilah, he brought the ephod, that is, the high priest’s cloak, with him.)

Hosea 3:4For by many days the sons of Israel shall sit without king, without prince, and without sacrifice, and without altar, and without priest’s cloth (or cloak), and without teraphim, that is, images. (And so for many days the Israelites shall sit without a king, and without a prince or yea, without a leader, and without sacrifices, and without altars, and without sacred pillars, and without teraphim, or idols.)

Matthew Henry on Exodus 28:2-6

The Priests' Attire. ( b. c. 1491.) 1 And take thou unto thee Aaron thy brother, and his sons with him, from among the children of Israel, that he may minister unto me in the priest's office, even Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar, Aaron's sons. 2 And thou shalt make holy garments for Aaron thy brother for glory and for beauty. 3 And thou shalt speak unto all that are wise hearted, whom I have filled with the spirit of wisdom, that they may make Aaron's garments to consecrate him, that he may minister… Read the whole commentary →

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