And he madeוַיַּעַשׂthe breastpiece,אֶת הַחֹשֶׁןthe workמַעֲשֵׂהof a skilled craftsman,חֹשֵׁבlike the workכְּמַעֲשֵׂהof the ephod:אֵפֹדof gold,זָהָבblue,תְּכֵלֶתand purple,וְאַרְגָּמָןand scarlet,וְתוֹלַעַת שָׁנִיand twistedמָשְׁזָרfine linen.וְשֵׁשׁ
Exodus 39:8
Study it in the app“And he made the breastpiece, the work of a skilled craftsman, like the work of the ephod: of gold, blue, and purple, and scarlet, and twisted fine linen.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Exodus 39:8, word by word
- And he madeיַּעַשׂyaas
make
To build or create something.
Where else “yaas” appears- the 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- the workמַעֲשֵׂהmaase
workmanship
Something made by hand: a piece of craftsmanship, or an idol.
Where else “maase” appears- of a skilled craftsmanחֹשֵׁבchoshev
devise
To devise a plan or a design, good or bad.
Where else “choshev” appears- of the ephodאֵפֹדefod
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- of goldזָהָבzahav
gold
Gold.
Where else “zahav” appears- blueתְּכֵלֶתtechelet
violet-blue
Thread or cloth dyed violet-blue, a very costly dye.
Where else “techelet” appears- and purpleאַרְגָּמָןargaman
purple
Thread or cloth dyed purple, a costly dark red.
Where else “argaman” appears- and scarletתוֹלַעַתtolaat
scarlet
Bright red dye from a worm, or thread of that color.
Where else “tolaat” appears- and scarletשָׁנִיshani
scarlet
Scarlet, crimson; thread dyed that color.
Where else “shani” appears- and twistedמָשְׁזָרmashzar
twisted
Twist threads together to make a stronger one; "fine twisted linen".
Where else “mashzar” appears- fine linenשֵׁשׁshesh
fine linen
Delicate white flax cloth.
Where else “shesh” appears
The context
7And he put them on the shoulder pieces of the ephod as stones of memorial for the sons of Israel, as YHWH had commanded Moses.
8 · This verse (above)
9It was square; doubled they made the breastpiece, a span its length and a span its width, doubled.