Exodus 28 · Verse 39

Exodus 28:39

And thou shalt embroider the coat of fine linen, and thou shalt make the mitre of fine linen, and thou shalt make the girdle of needlework.
Exodus 28:39, King James Version

Exodus 28:39 in other translations

BSBYou are to weave the tunic with fine linen, make the turban of fine linen, and fashion an embroidered sash.
WEBYou shall weave the tunic with fine linen. You shall make a turban of fine linen. You shall make a sash, the work of the embroiderer.
ASVAnd thou shalt weave the coat in checker work of fine linen, and thou shalt make a mitre of fine linen, and thou shalt make a girdle, the work of the embroiderer.
YLT‘And thou hast embroidered the coat of linen, and hast made a mitre of linen, and a girdle thou dost make--work of an embroiderer.
DARBYAnd thou shalt weave the vest of byssus; and thou shalt make a turban of byssus; and thou shalt make a girdle of embroidery.
BBEThe coat is to be made of the best linen, worked in squares; and you are to make a head-dress of linen, and a linen band worked in needlework.
WebsterAnd thou shalt embroider the coat of fine linen, and thou shalt make the miter of fine linen, and thou shalt make the girdle of needle-work.

What does Exodus 28:39 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
39. coat of fine linen--a garment fastened at the neck, and reaching far down the person, with the sleeves terminating at the elbow. girdle of needlework--a piece of fine twined linen, richly embroidered, and variously dyed. It is said to have been very long, and being many times wound round the body, it was fastened in front and the ends hung down, which, being an impediment to a priest in active duty, were usually thrown across the shoulders. This was the outer garment of the common priests.

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

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Exodus 28:39 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְשִׁבַּצְתָּ֙ve.shi.batz.Taand you will weaveH7660
הַכְּתֹ֣נֶתha.ke.To.netthe tunicH3801
שֵׁ֔שׁSheshfine linenH8336
וְעָשִׂ֖יתָve.'a.Si.taand you will makeH6213
מִצְנֶ֣פֶתmitz.Ne.feta turban ofH4701
שֵׁ֑שׁSheshfine linenH8336
וְאַבְנֵ֥טve.'av.Netand a sashH73
תַּעֲשֶׂ֖הta.'a.Sehyou will makeH6213
מַעֲשֵׂ֥הma.'a.Seh[the] work ofH4639
רֹקֵֽם\׃ro.Kema worker in colorsH7551

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

Cross references for Exodus 28:39

  • Psalms 45:14

    She shall be brought unto the king in raiment of needlework: the virgins her companions that follow her shall be brought unto thee.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
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the girdle.
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Ps 45:14

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Context

  • Exodus 28:38

    And it shall be upon Aaron’s forehead, that Aaron may bear the iniquity of the holy things, which the children of Israel shall hallow in all their holy gifts; and it shall be always upon his forehead, that they may be accepted before the Lord.

  • Exodus 28:39

    And thou shalt embroider the coat of fine linen, and thou shalt make the mitre of fine linen, and thou shalt make the girdle of needlework.

  • Exodus 28:40

    And for Aaron’s sons thou shalt make coats, and thou shalt make for them girdles, and bonnets shalt thou make for them, for glory and for beauty.

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Exodus 28:39 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y bordarás una túnica de lino, y harás una mitra de lino; harás también un cinto de obra de recamador.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et tu broderas la tunique de fin coton; et tu feras la tiare de fin coton; et tu feras la ceinture en ouvrage de brodeur.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und mache den Leibrock von zellenförmigem Gewebe von Byssus, und mache einen Kopfbund von Byssus; und einen Gürtel sollst du machen in Buntwirkerarbeit.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Stringesque tunicam bysso, et tiaram byssinam facies, et balteum opere plumarii.