Exodus 28:5
And they shall take gold, and blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine linen.
Exodus 28:5 in other translations
| BSB | They shall use gold, along with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and fine linen. |
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| WEB | They shall use the gold, and the blue, and the purple, and the scarlet, and the fine linen. |
| ASV | And they shall take the gold, and the blue, and the purple, and the scarlet, and the fine linen. |
| YLT | ‘And they take the gold, and the blue, and the purple, and the scarlet, and the linen, |
| DARBY | And they shall take gold, and blue, and purple, and scarlet, and twined byssus, |
| BBE | They are to take the gold and blue and purple and red and the best linen, |
| Webster | And they shall take gold, and blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine linen. |
What does Exodus 28:5 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Exodus 28:2-5
2-5. holy garments--No inherent holiness belonged either to the material or the workmanship. But they are called "holy" simply because they were not worn on ordinary occasions, but assumed in the discharge of the sacred functions (Eze 44:19). for glory and for beauty--It was a grand and sumptuous attire. In material, elaborate embroidery, and color, it had an imposing splendor. The tabernacle being adapted to the…
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Exodus 28:1-5
Hitherto the heads of families were the priests, and offered sacrifices; but now this office was confined to the family of Aaron only; and so continued till the gospel dispensation. The holy garments not only distinguished the priests from the people, but were emblems of that holy conduct which should ever be the glory and beauty, the mark of the ministers of religion, without which their persons and ministrations…
Exodus 28:5 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Exodus 28:5
- Exodus 25:3-4
And this is the offering which ye shall take of them; gold, and silver, and brass, And blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine linen, and goats’ hair,
- Exodus 39:2-3
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.
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Context
- 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 28:5
And they shall take gold, and blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine linen.
- Exodus 28:6
And they shall make the ephod of gold, of blue, and of purple, of scarlet, and fine twined linen, with cunning work.
Exodus 28:5 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Tomarán oro, y cárdeno, y púrpura, y carmesí, y lino torcido. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et ils prendront de l’or, et du bleu, et de la pourpre, et de l’écarlate, et du fin coton; |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und sie sollen das Gold und den blauen und den roten Purpur und den Karmesin und den Byssus nehmen |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Accipientque aurum, et hyacinthum, et purpuram, coccumque bis tinctum, et byssum. |