Exodus 39:8

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.

📖 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

• 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.

• 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.

• 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 to be set in the ephod, and in the breastplate.
• Exod 28:4 : 4 And these are the garments which they shall make: a breastplate, an ephod, a robe, a woven tunic, a turban, and a sash. They shall make holy garments for Aaron your brother, and his sons, that he may serve Me as priest.
• Exod 28:13-29 : 13 And you shall make settings of gold 14 and two chains of pure gold, like braided cords, and fasten the braided chains to the settings. 15 And you shall make the breastplate of judgment with skillful work. According to the design of the ephod you shall make it: of gold, blue, purple, and scarlet thread, and fine woven linen, you shall make it. 16 It shall be square and doubled; a span shall be its length, and a span shall be its width. 17 And you shall put settings of stones in it, four rows of stones: the first row shall be a sardius, a topaz, and an emerald; 18 the second row shall be a turquoise, a sapphire, and a diamond; 19 the third row a jacinth, an agate, and an amethyst; 20 and the fourth row a beryl, an onyx, and a jasper. They shall be set in gold settings. 21 And the stones shall have the names of the children of Israel, twelve according to their names, like the engravings of a signet. Each one with its own name, they shall be according to the twelve tribes. 22 And you shall make chains for the breastplate at its ends, of braided work of pure gold. 23 And you shall make two rings of gold for the breastplate, and put the two rings on the two ends of the breastplate. 24 And you shall put the two braided chains of gold in the two rings which are on the ends of the breastplate. 25 And the other two ends of the two braided chains you shall fasten to the two settings, and put them on the shoulder straps of the ephod at the front. 26 And you shall make two rings of gold and put them on the two ends of the breastplate, on the edge of it, which is on the inner side of the ephod. 27 And two other rings of gold you shall make, and put them on the two shoulder straps, beneath the ephod toward its front, close to the seam above the intricately woven band of the ephod. 28 They shall bind the breastplate by its rings to the rings of the ephod using a blue cord, so that it is above the intricately woven band of the ephod, and so that the breastplate does not come loose from the ephod. 29 And Aaron shall bear the names of the children of Israel on the breastplate of judgment over his heart when he goes into the holy place, as a memorial before the LORD continually.
• Lev 8:8-9 : 8 And he put the breastplate on him, and he put in the breastplate the Urim and the Thummim. 9 And he put the mitre on his head; also on the mitre, on his forefront, he put the golden plate, the holy crown; as the LORD commanded Moses.
• Ps 89:28 : 28 My mercy I will keep for him forevermore, and my covenant shall stand fast with him.
• Isa 59:17 : 17 For he put on righteousness as a breastplate, and a helmet of salvation on his head; and he put on the garments of vengeance for clothing, and was clad with zeal as a cloak.
• Eph 6:14 : 14 Stand therefore, having your waist girded with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness;