Exodus 39:8

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

They made the breastpiece, skillfully crafted like the ephod, from gold, blue, purple, and scarlet fabric, and finely twisted linen.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיַּ֧עַשׂ אֶת־הַחֹ֛שֶׁן מַעֲשֵׂ֥ה חֹשֵׁ֖ב כְּמַעֲשֵׂ֣ה אֵפֹ֑ד זָהָ֗ב תְּכֵ֧לֶת וְאַרְגָּמָ֛ן וְתוֹלַ֥עַת שָׁנִ֖י וְשֵׁ֥שׁ מָשְׁזָֽר׃

Transliteration

And he wayyaʿaś ʾet-the ḥōšen maʿăśēh ḥōšēb like maʿăśēh ʾēpōd; zāhāb, təkēlet and ʾargāmān and tôlaʿat šānî and šēš mošzār.

Grammar Details

• *wayyaʿaś*: qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular with waw consecutive - and he made
• *ʾet*: direct object marker
• *ḥōšen*: masculine singular noun - breastpiece/breastplate
• *maʿăśēh*: masculine singular construct noun - work of
• *ḥōšēb*: qal participle masculine singular - skillful workman/designer
• *ʾēpōd*: masculine singular noun - ephod/priestly garment
• *zāhāb*: masculine singular noun - gold
• *təkēlet*: feminine singular noun - blue/violet fabric
• *ʾargāmān*: masculine singular noun - purple fabric
• *tôlaʿat šānî*: construct phrase - worm of scarlet/crimson fabric
• *šēš mošzār*: construct phrase - fine linen twisted

Word Meanings

• *ḥōšen*: breastpiece/breastplate/pouch
• *maʿăśēh ḥōšēb*: skillful work/designer's work/artful workmanship

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And he made the breastplate of cunning work, like the work of the ephod; of gold, blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And he made the breastplate of skillful work, like the work of the ephod, of gold, blue, purple, scarlet, and fine twined linen.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And he made the breastplate of cunning work, like the work of the ephod; of gold, blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And he made the breastplate, the work of the skilful workman, like the work of the ephod; of gold, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And he made the breastplate of cunning work, like the work of the ephod; of gold, blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And they made the brestlappe of conning worke, after the worke of the Ephod: euen of golde, Iacincte, scarlet, purple ad twyned bysse

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And they made the brestlappe after the craft & worke of the ouerbody cote: of golde, yalowe sylke, scarlet, purple, & whyte twyned sylke,

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Also he made the brestplate of broydred worke like the worke of the Ephod: to wit, of gold, blewe silke, and purple, and skarlet, and fine twined linen.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And he made the brestlap of brodered worke lyke the worke of the Ephod, euen of gold, blewe silke, purple, scarlet, and twyned whyte silke.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And he made the breastplate [of] cunning work, like the work of the ephod; [of] gold, blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  He made the breastplate, the work of a skillful workman, like the work of the ephod; of gold, of blue, purple, scarlet, and fine twined linen.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And he maketh the breastplate, work of a designer, like the work of the ephod, of gold, blue, and purple, and scarlet, and twined linen;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And he made the breastplate, the work of the skilful workman, like the work of the ephod; of gold, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And he made the breastplate, the work of the skilful workman, like the work of the ephod; of gold, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  The priest's bag was designed like the ephod, of the best linen worked with gold and blue and purple and red.

• World English Bible (2000)

  He made the breastplate, the work of a skillful workman, like the work of the ephod; of gold, of blue, purple, scarlet, and fine twined linen.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  The Breastpiece of Decision He made the breastpiece, the work of an artistic designer, in the same fashion as the ephod, of gold, blue, purple, and scarlet, and fine twisted linen.

Referenced Verses

• Exod 25:7 : 7 onyx stones and stones for setting, for the ephod and the breastpiece.
• Exod 28:4 : 4 These are the garments they shall make: a breastpiece, an ephod, a robe, a finely woven tunic, a turban, and a sash. They are to make these holy garments for your brother Aaron and his sons, so they may serve me as priests.
• Exod 28:13-29 : 13 Make gold filigree settings. 14 Make two pure gold chains of braided work, and attach the braided chains to the settings. 15 Make a breastpiece for decision-making, the work of a skilled artisan. It is to be made like the ephod, of gold, blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and finely twisted linen. 16 It shall be square when folded, a span in length and a span in width. 17 Mount on it a setting of stones, four rows of stones: the first row shall be a ruby, a topaz, and an emerald. 18 The second row shall be a turquoise, a sapphire, and a diamond. 19 The third row shall be a jacinth, an agate, and an amethyst. 20 The fourth row shall be a chrysolite, an onyx, and a jasper. They shall be mounted in gold settings. 21 The stones shall correspond to the names of the sons of Israel, twelve according to their names, engraved like a signet, each with its name representing one of the twelve tribes. 22 Make braided chains of pure gold for the breastpiece, twisted like cords. 23 Make two gold rings and attach them to the two corners of the breastpiece. 24 Attach the two gold cords to the two gold rings at the corners of the breastpiece. 25 Attach the other ends of the two cords to the two filigree settings, and fasten them to the shoulder pieces of the ephod, at its front. 26 Make two more gold rings and attach them to the other two corners of the breastpiece, on its edge that is next to the ephod. 27 Make two gold rings and attach them to the two shoulder pieces of the ephod, below, at the front, where it is joined, above the woven band of the ephod. 28 They shall bind the breastpiece by its rings to the rings of the ephod with a blue cord, so it may rest on the woven band of the ephod and not come loose from the ephod. 29 Whenever Aaron enters the Holy Place, he shall carry the names of the sons of Israel over his heart on the breastpiece of decision, as a continual memorial before the LORD.
• Lev 8:8-9 : 8 He placed the breastpiece on Aaron and put the Urim and Thummim into the breastpiece. 9 He set the turban on his head and placed the golden plate, the holy crown, on the front of the turban, as the Lord had commanded Moses.
• Ps 89:28 : 28 I will make him my firstborn, the highest of the kings of the earth.
• Isa 59:17 : 17 He put on righteousness as a breastplate and a helmet of salvation on His head. He clothed Himself in garments of vengeance and wrapped Himself in zeal as a cloak.
• Eph 6:14 : 14 Stand, then, with the belt of truth fastened around your waist and the breastplate of righteousness in place.