Translations
Modern
They hammered out thin sheets of gold and cut threads from them to interweave with the blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and fine linen—the work of a skilled craftsman.
Traditional
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.
Literal
And they beat the gold into plates, and they cut threads to work in the midst of the blue, and in the midst of the purple, and in the midst of the scarlet yarn, and in the midst of the fine linen—the work. of a designer
Latin
…opere polymitario: inciditque bracteas aureas, et extenuavit in fila, ut possent torqueri cum priorum colorum subtegmine,
Original
Hebrew
English
They hammered out thin sheets of gold and cut threads from them to interweave with the blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and fine linen—the work of a skilled craftsman.
Notes
Theme notes and profiles
Parallels
Glossary
Biblical Concept of Law Book of Exodus Cloth and Cloth Manufacturing Deuteronomy, Book of History of Israel Lebanon Leviticus, Book of Minerals and Metals Tabernacle
Topics
Colors: Blue: Symbol of Deity Colors: These Colors Figured Largely in the Symbolisms of the Tabernacle Furnishing Ephod: A Sacred Vestment Worn by the High Priest: The Making of Gold used in the Arts: Made Into Wire Threads and Worked Into Embroidered Tapestry Gold: Malleable Priest: (The Function he Served Was Superior to That of Other Priests): Vestments of Priest: The Time of Moses: Vestments of Tapestry: Gold Thread Woven Into