Exodus 39 · Verse 29

Exodus 39:29

And a girdle of fine twined linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet, of needlework; as the Lord commanded Moses.
Exodus 39:29, King James Version

Exodus 39:29 in other translations

BSBand the sash of finely spun linen, embroidered with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.
WEBthe sash of fine twined linen, blue, purple, and scarlet, the work of the embroiderer, as the LORD commanded Moses.
ASVand the girdle of fine twined linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet, the work of the embroiderer; as Jehovah commanded Moses.
YLTand the girdle of twined linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet, work of an embroiderer, as Jehovah hath commanded Moses.
DARBYand the girdle, of twined byssus, and blue, and purple, and scarlet, of embroidery; as Jehovah had commanded Moses.
BBEAnd a linen band worked with a design of blue and purple and red, as the Lord had said to Moses.
WebsterAnd a girdle of fine twined linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet, of needle-work; as the LORD commanded Moses.

What does Exodus 39:29 mean?

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Exodus 39:1-31

The priests' garments were rich and splendid. The church in its infancy was thus taught by shadows of good things to come; but the substance is Christ, and the grace of the gospel. Christ is our great High Priest. When he undertook the work of our redemption, he put on the clothes of service, he arrayed himself with the gifts and graces of the Spirit, girded himself with resolution to go through the undertaking…

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Exodus 39:29 in the original Hebrew

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וְֽאֶת\־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853
הָאַבְנֵ֞טha.'av.Netthe sashH73
שֵׁ֣שׁsheshfine linenH8336
מָשְׁזָ֗רma.she.ZartwistedH7806
וּתְכֵ֧לֶתu.te.Khe.letand violet stuffH8504
וְאַרְגָּמָ֛ןve.'ar.ga.Manand purpleH713
וְתוֹלַ֥עַתve.to.La.'atand scarlet stuff ofH8438
שָׁנִ֖יsha.NiscarletH8144
מַעֲשֵׂ֣הma.'a.Seh[the] work ofH4639
רֹקֵ֑םro.Kema worker in colorsH7551
כַּאֲשֶׁ֛רka.'a.Sherjust asH834
צִוָּ֥הtzi.Vahhe had commandedH6680
יְהוָ֖הYah.wehYahwehH3068
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
מֹשֶֽׁה\׃\ \סmo.ShehMosesH4872

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

Cross references for Exodus 39:29

  • 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.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
a girdle.{Avnet,} a belt or girdle, of the same kind as the eastern sash, which confines the loose garments about the waist; and in which their long skirts are tucked up when at work or on a journey.
28:39

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Context

  • Exodus 39:28

    And a mitre of fine linen, and goodly bonnets of fine linen, and linen breeches of fine twined linen,

  • Exodus 39:29

    And a girdle of fine twined linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet, of needlework; as the Lord commanded Moses.

  • Exodus 39:30

    And they made the plate of the holy crown of pure gold, and wrote upon it a writing, like to the engravings of a signet, HOLINESS TO THE LORD.

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Exodus 39:29 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
También el cinto de lino torcido, y de jacinto, y púrpura, y carmesí, de obra de recamador; como Jehová lo mandó á Moisés.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
et la ceinture, de fin coton retors, et de bleu, et de pourpre, et d’écarlate, en ouvrage de brodeur, comme l’ Éternel l’avait commandé à Moïse.
German
Elberfelder 1871
und den Gürtel von gezwirntem Byssus und von blauem und rotem Purpur und Karmesin, in Buntwirkerarbeit: so wie Jehova dem Mose geboten hatte.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Fecerunt et laminam sacræ venerationis de auro purissimo, scripseruntque in ea opere gemmario, Sanctum Domini: