Exodus 28:15

You are also to make a breastpiece of judgment with the same workmanship as the ephod. Construct it with gold, with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and with finely spun linen.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — God commands Moses to construct the high priest's vestments, specifying the breastpiece immediately after detailing the ephod's gold chains and before describing its dimensions. The words — חֹשֶׁן מִשְׁפָּט (cho.shen mish.pat) literally reads "breastpiece of judgment," naming the pouch's purpose. מַעֲשֵׂה חֹשֵׁב (ma'aseh choshev) translates to "work of a skillful worker," defining the required technical execution. The thread — The same materials and construction method recur in Exodus 28:6 for the ephod and Exodus 26:1 for the tabernacle curtains, establishing a consistent liturgical standard. Why it lands — The text demands precise obedience to prescribed materials and craftsmanship for sacred service, requiring the reader to recognize that worship follows exact divine specifications rather than human preference.

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The Hebrew words

וְעָשִׂ֜יתָve./'a.Si.taand/ you will make חֹ֤שֶׁןCho.shena breastpiece of מִשְׁפָּט֙mish.Patjudgment מַעֲשֵׂ֣הma.'a.Seh[the] work of חֹשֵׁ֔בcho.Sheva skillful worker כְּמַעֲשֵׂ֥הke./ma.'a.Sehlike/ [the] work of אֵפֹ֖ד'e.Fod[the] ephod תַּעֲשֶׂ֑נּוּta.'a.Se./nuyou will make/ it זָ֠הָבza.hogold תְּכֵ֨לֶתte.Khe.letviolet stuff וְאַרְגָּמָ֜ןve./'ar.ga.Manand/ purple וְתוֹלַ֧עַתve./to.La.'atand/ scarlet stuff of שָׁנִ֛יsha.Niscarlet וְשֵׁ֥שׁve./Sheshand/ fine linen מָשְׁזָ֖רma.she.Zartwisted תַּעֲשֶׂ֥הta.'a.Sehyou will make אֹתֽוֹ׃'o.T/o<obj.>/ it

King James Version

And thou shalt make the breastplate of judgment with cunning work; after the work of the ephod thou shalt make it; of gold, of blue, and of purple, and of scarlet, and of fine twined linen, shalt thou make it.

Cross-references

Exodus 26:1 “You are to construct the tabernacle itself with ten curtains of finely spun linen, each with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and cherubim skillfully worked into them.
Exodus 28:4 These are the garments that they shall make: a breastpiece, an ephod, a robe, a woven tunic, a turban, and a sash. They are to make these holy garments for your brother Aaron and his sons, so that they may serve Me as priests.
Exodus 28:6 They are to make the ephod of finely spun linen embroidered with gold, and with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn.
Exodus 28:30 And place the Urim and Thummim in the breastpiece of judgment, so that they will also be over Aaron’s heart whenever he comes before the LORD. Aaron will continually carry the judgment of the sons of Israel over his heart before the LORD.
Exodus 39:8 He made the breastpiece with the same workmanship as the ephod, with gold, with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and with finely spun linen.
Leviticus 8:8 Then he put the breastpiece on him and placed the Urim and Thummim in the breastpiece.