Exodus 39:8 - Forerunner Commentary

Exodus 39:8

6 ^aAnd they set onyx stones, enclosed in¹ settings of gold; they were engraved, as signets are engraved, with the names of the sons of Israel.

7 He put them on the shoulders of the ephod as ^amemorial stones for the sons of Israel, as the Lord had commanded Moses.

Making the Breastplate

8 ^aAnd he made the breastplate, artistically woven like the workmanship of the ephod, of gold, blue, purple, and scarlet thread, and of fine woven linen.

9 They made the breastplate square by doubling it; a span was its length and a span its width when doubled.

10 ^aAnd they set in it four rows of stones: a row with a sardius, a topaz, and an emerald was the first row;

Verse Comparison: Exodus 39:8

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American Standard Version
And he made the breastplate, the work of the skilful workman, like the work of the ephod; of gold, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen.

Amplified® Bible
And [Bezalel] made the breastplate skillfully, like the work of the ephod, of gold, blue, purple, and scarlet [stuff], and fine twined linen.

Contemporary English Version
The breastpiece was made with the same materials and designs as the priestly vest.

Darby English Version
And he made the breastplate of artistic work, like the work of the ephod, of gold, blue, and purple, and scarlet, and twined byssus.

Good News Bible
They made the breastpiece of the same materials as the ephod and with similar embroidery.

King James Version
And he made the breastplate of cunning work, like the work of the ephod; of gold, blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen.

New American Standard Bible
He made the breastpiece, the work of a skillful workman, like the workmanship of the ephod: of gold {and} of blue and purple and scarlet {material} and fine twisted linen.

New International Version
They fashioned the breastpiece—the work of a skilled craftsman. They made it like the ephod: of gold, and of blue, purple and scarlet yarn, and of finely twisted linen.

New King James Version
And he made the breastplate, artistically woven like the workmanship of the ephod, of gold, blue, purple, and scarlet thread, and of fine woven linen.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
He made the breastpiece, the work of a skillful workman, like the workmanship of the ephod: of gold and of blue and purple and scarlet material and fine twisted linen.

Revised Standard Version
He made the breastpiece, in skilled work, like the work of the ephod, of gold, blue and purple and scarlet stuff, and fine twined linen.

Young's Literal Translation
And he maketh the breastplate, work of a designer, like the work of the ephod, of gold, blue, and purple, and scarlet, and twined linen;

New English Translation
He made the breastpiece, the work of an artistic designer, in the same fashion as the ephod, of gold, blue, purple, and scarlet, and fine twisted linen.

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