Exodus 28:4

“These are the garments that they shall make: a breastpiece, an ephod, a robe, a checkered tunic, a turban, and a sash. They shall make holy garments for Aaron your brother and for his sons to serve as priests for me.”

Exodus 28:4 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Both texts name a long robe and a belt. In Exodus 28:4 they are part of the garments of the priests.

They share words that are rare in the original, without a quotation.

  • כְתֹנֶתjetonetH3801ποδήρηpodērēG4158“tunic”
  • אַבְנֵטavnetH73ζώνηνzōnēnG2223“belt”

Exodus 28:4, word by word

are the garmentsבְּגָדִיםbegadim

garment

A garment with which someone covers the body, or a blanket for warmth.

Where else “begadim” appears
they shall makeיַעֲשׂוּyaasu

make

To build or create something.

Where else “yaasu” appears
a breastpieceחֹשֶׁןchoshen

breastpiece

Breastpiece: a square piece of cloth with twelve stones that the high priest wore on his chest (Exodus 28:15-30).

Where else “choshen” appears
an 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
a robeמְעִילmeil

robe

Robe: a long garment without sleeves worn over the tunic.

Where else “meil” appears
a checkeredתַּשְׁבֵּץtashbets

checkered work

Cloth with a checkered or raised pattern. It occurs only in Exodus 28:4.

Where else “tashbets” appears
tunicכְתֹנֶתchetonet

tunic, robe

Tunic, robe: a long garment covering the body.

Where else “chetonet” appears
a turbanמִצְנֶפֶתmitsnefet

turban

The turban of the high priest.

Where else “mitsnefet” appears
and a sashאַבְנֵטavnet

sash

A cloth belt or sash worn by the priests.

Where else “avnet” appears
holyקֹדֶשׁkodesh

holy thing

Something set apart for God: a day, an offering.

Where else “kodesh” appears
for Aaronאַהֲרֹןaharon

Aaron

Aaron, the older brother of Moses, his spokesman before Pharaoh and the first high priest of Israel.

Where else “aharon” appears
your brotherאָחִיachi

brother

A son of the same father or the same mother.

Where else “achi” appears
and for his sonsבָנָיvanay

son

The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.

Where else “vanay” appears
to serve as priestsכַהֲנchahan

serve as priest

Serve as a priest.

Where else “chahan” appears

The context

3And you shall speak to all the wise of heart, whom I have filled with a spirit of wisdom, that they make the garments of Aaron to consecrate him to serve as priest for me.

4 · This verse (above)

5They shall take the gold, the blue, the purple, the scarlet yarn, and the fine linen.

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