Exodus 28 · Verse 31

Exodus 28:31

And thou shalt make the robe of the ephod all of blue.

Exodus 28:31, King James Version

Exodus 28:31 in other translations

BSB	You are to make the robe of the ephod entirely of blue cloth,
WEB	“You shall make the robe of the ephod all of blue.
ASV	And thou shalt make the robe of the ephod all of blue.
YLT	‘And thou hast made the upper robe of the ephod completely of blue,
DARBY	And thou shalt make the cloak of the ephod all of blue.
BBE	The robe which goes with the ephod is to be made all of blue;
Webster	And thou shalt make the robe of the ephod all of blue.

What does Exodus 28:31 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Exodus 28:31-33

31-33. the robe of the ephod all of blue--It was the middle garment, under the ephod and above the coat. It had a hole through which the head was thrust, and was formed carefully of one piece, such as was the robe of Christ (Joh 19:23). The high priest's was of a sky-blue color. The binding at the neck was strongly woven, and it terminated below in a fringe, made of blue, purple, and scarlet tassels, in the form of a pomegranate, interspersed with small bells of gold, which tinkled as the wearer was in motion.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary

Verse 31 The robe of the ephod - See Clarke on Exo 28:4 (note). From this description, and from what Josephus says, who must have been well acquainted with its form, we find that this meil, or robe, was one long straight piece of blue cloth, with a hole or opening in the center for the head to pass through; which hole or opening was bound about, that it might not be rent in putting it on or taking it off, Exo 28:32.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Exodus 28:31-39

The robe of the ephod was under the ephod, and reached down to the knees, without sleeves. Aaron must minister in the garments appointed. We must serve the Lord with holy fear, as those who know they deserve to die. A golden plate was fixed on Aaron's forehead, engraven with "Holiness to the Lord." Aaron was hereby reminded that God is holy, and that his priests must be holy, devoted to the Lord. This must appear in their forehead, in open profession of their relation to God. It must be engraven like the engravings of a signet; deep and durable; not painted so as to be washed off, but firm and lasting; such must our holiness to the Lord be. Christ is our High Priest; through him sins are forgiven to us, and not laid to our charge. Our persons, our doings, are pleasing to God upon the account of Christ, and not otherwise.

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

Exodus 28:31 in the original Hebrew

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וְעָשִׂ֛יתָve.'a.Si.taand you will makeH6213

אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853

מְעִ֥ילme.'Il[the] robe ofH4598

הָאֵפ֖וֹדha.'e.Fodthe ephodH646

כְּלִ֥ילke.Lilan entirety ofH3632

תְּכֵֽלֶת\׃te.Khe.letviolet stuffH8504

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Exodus 28:31

Exodus 28:4
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.
Exodus 39:22-26
And he made the robe of the ephod of woven work, all of blue. And there was an hole in the midst of the robe, as the hole of an habergeon, with a band round about the hole, that it should not rend. And they made upon the hems of the robe pomegranates of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and twined linen. And they made bells of pure gold, and put the bells between the pomegranates upon the hem of the robe, round about between the pomegranates; …
Exodus 28:28
And they shall bind the breastplate by the rings thereof unto the rings of the ephod with a lace of blue, that it may be above the curious girdle of the ephod, and that the breastplate be not loosed from the ephod.
Leviticus 8:7
And he put upon him the coat, and girded him with the girdle, and clothed him with the robe, and put the ephod upon him, and he girded him with the curious girdle of the ephod, and bound it unto him therewith.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

4,28; 39:22; Le 8:7

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Context

Exodus 28:30
And thou shalt put in the breastplate of judgment the Urim and the Thummim; and they shall be upon Aaron’s heart, when he goeth in before the Lord: and Aaron shall bear the judgment of the children of Israel upon his heart before the Lord continually.
Exodus 28:31
And thou shalt make the robe of the ephod all of blue.
Exodus 28:32
And there shall be an hole in the top of it, in the midst thereof: it shall have a binding of woven work round about the hole of it, as it were the hole of an habergeon, that it be not rent.

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Exodus 28:31 in other languages

Spanish Reina-Valera 1909	Harás el manto del ephod todo de jacinto:
French Bible J.N. Darby 1885	Et tu feras la robe de l’éphod entièrement de bleu;
German Elberfelder 1871	Und mache das Oberkleid des Ephods ganz von blauem Purpur.
Latin Clementine Vulgate	Facies et tunicam superhumeralis totam hyacinthinam,