And from the blueוּמִן הַתְּכֵלֶתand the purpleוְהָאַרְגָּמָןand the scarletוְתוֹלַעַת הַשָּׁנִיthey madeעָשׂוּwovenשְׂרָדgarmentsבִגְדֵיfor ministeringלְשָׁרֵתin the Holy Place;בַּקֹּדֶשׁand they madeוַיַּעֲשׂוּthe holyהַקֹּדֶשׁgarmentsאֶת בִּגְדֵיthat wereאֲשֶׁרfor Aaron,לְאַהֲרֹןasכַּאֲשֶׁרYHWHיְהוָהhad commandedצִוָּהMoses.אֶת מֹשֶׁה
Exodus 39:1
Study it in the app“And from the blue and the purple and the scarlet they made woven garments for ministering in the Holy Place; and they made the holy garments that were for Aaron, as YHWH had commanded Moses.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Exodus 39:1, word by word
- And from the blueתְּכֵלֶתtechelet
violet-blue
Thread or cloth dyed violet-blue, a very costly dye.
Where else “techelet” appears- and the purpleאַרְגָּמָןargaman
purple
Thread or cloth dyed purple, a costly dark red.
Where else “argaman” appears- and the scarletתוֹלַעַתtolaat
scarlet
Bright red dye from a worm, or thread of that color.
Where else “tolaat” appears- and the scarletשָּׁנִיshani
scarlet
Scarlet, crimson; thread dyed that color.
Where else “shani” appears- they madeעָשׂוּasu
make
To build or create something.
Where else “asu” appears- wovenשְׂרָדserad
woven
Woven or finely worked; said of the garments used for the service in the sanctuary.
Where else “serad” appears- garmentsבִגְדֵיvigde
garment
A garment with which someone covers the body, or a blanket for warmth.
Where else “vigde” appears- for ministeringשָׁרֵתsharet
minister
To serve in worship before YHWH.
Where else “sharet” appears- in the Holy Placeקֹּדֶשׁkodesh
sanctuary
The sacred enclosure where God was served: the sanctuary and its innermost room.
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- YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- had commandedצִוָּהtsiva
command
To give an order: "as YHWH had commanded".
Where else “tsiva” appears- Mosesמֹשֶׁהmoshe
Moses
Moses, the man God called to bring Israel out of Egypt and through whom he gave the Law. His name sounds like "draw out" (Exodus 2:10).
Where else “moshe” appears
Translation note
This chapter carries out what was commanded in Exodus 28. Seven times it repeats “as YHWH had commanded Moses.”
The context
1 · This verse (above)
2And he made the ephod of gold, blue, and purple, and scarlet, and twisted fine linen.