blue, purple, and scarlet yarn; fine linen and goat hair;
Parallel translations
- WEB blue, purple, scarlet, fine linen, goats’ hair,
- KJV And blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine linen, and goats’ hair,
- NKJV blue, purple, and scarlet thread, fine linen, and goats’ hair;
- NASB and violet, purple, and scarlet material, fine linen, goats’ hair,
- NLT blue, purple, and scarlet thread; fine linen and goat hair for cloth;
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Quick answer
The offering includes blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, fine linen, and goats' hair.
Overview
These costly fabrics and materials would adorn the tabernacle and priestly garments with beauty and dignity. The rich colors and fine workmanship reflected the glory of the God who dwelt within. Such care in worship shows that God is worthy of our best, foreshadowing the surpassing glory of His true dwelling with His people in Christ (Revelation 21:3).
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 7
- Exod 26:7–14You are to make curtains of goat hair for the tent over the tabernacle—eleven curtains in all.
- Exod 28:33Make pomegranates of blue, purple, and scarlet yarn all the way around the lower hem, with gold bells between them,
- Exod 26:1“You are to construct the tabernacle itself with ten curtains of finely spun linen, each with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and cherubim skillfully worked into them.
- Exod 28:5–6They shall use gold, along with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and fine linen.
- Exod 26:36For the entrance to the tent, you are to make a curtain embroidered with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and finely spun linen.
- Exod 26:31Make a veil of blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and finely spun linen, with cherubim skillfully worked into it.
- Exod 28:15You are also to make a breastpiece of judgment with the same workmanship as the ephod. Construct it with gold, with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and with finely spun linen.
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The Passover lamb whose blood turns away death, the exodus through the sea, the manna, the rock, and the tabernacle where God dwells with his people all foreshadow Jesus — our Passover, our redemption, the bread from heaven, and God-with-us in the flesh.
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