You shall makeוְעָשִׂיתָthe robeאֶת מְעִילof the ephodהָאֵפוֹדallכְּלִילof blue.תְּכֵלֶת
Exodus 28:31
Study it in the app“You shall make the robe of the ephod all of blue.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Exodus 28:31, word by word
- You shall makeעָשִׂיתָasita
make
To build or create something.
Where else “asita” appears- the robeמְעִילmeil
robe
Robe: a long garment without sleeves worn over the tunic.
Where else “meil” appears- of the ephodאֵפוֹדefod
ephod
Ephod: a garment of the high priest, like a vest or apron, worn over the robe (Exodus 28:6-14). In other passages, an object used in worship.
Where else “efod” appears- allכְּלִילkelil
whole
Complete, with nothing lacking and nothing left over.
Where else “kelil” appears- of blueתְּכֵלֶתtechelet
violet-blue
Thread or cloth dyed violet-blue, a very costly dye.
Where else “techelet” appears
The context
30You shall put in the breastpiece of judgment the Urim and the Thummim, and they shall be on the heart of Aaron when he goes in before YHWH; and Aaron shall bear the judgment of the sons of Israel on his heart before YHWH continually.
31 · This verse (above)
32There shall be an opening for its head in its middle, with a binding around its opening, the work of a weaver; like the opening of a coat of mail it shall be for it, so that it will not tear.