He made the ephod of gold, blue, purple, and scarlet thread, and of fine woven linen.
Parallel translations
- WEB He made the ephod of gold, blue, purple, scarlet, and fine twined linen.
- KJV And he made the ephod of gold, blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen.
- BSB Bezalel made the ephod of finely spun linen embroidered with gold, and with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn.
- NASB He made the ephod of gold and of violet, purple, and scarlet material, and fine twisted linen.
- NLT Bezalel made the ephod of finely woven linen and embroidered it with gold and with blue, purple, and scarlet thread.
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Quick answer
Bezalel made the ephod, the priest's central garment, of gold and colored linen. It was a richly crafted symbol of the high priest's office.
Overview
The ephod was a kind of apron-vest worn over the high priest's robe and bore the breastplate and the stones engraved with Israel's tribes. Made of gold and the same colors as the tabernacle itself, it visibly united the priest with the sanctuary and the people. The high priest thus carried the nation before God, prefiguring Christ who represents His people in the heavenly sanctuary.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 3
- Exod 28:6–12“They shall make the ephod of gold, of blue, and purple, scarlet, and fine twined linen, the work of the skillful workman.
- Lev 8:7He put the coat on him, tied the sash on him, clothed him with the robe, put the ephod on him, and he tied the skillfully woven band of the ephod on him, and fastened it to him with it.
- Exod 25:7onyx stones, and stones to be set for the ephod and for the breastplate.
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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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