Exodus 28:5

They shall use gold, along with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and fine linen.

Berean Standard Bible

Study note

Setting — God directs Moses on the construction of the priestly vestments for Aaron and his sons, immediately following the inventory of garments in Exodus 28:4.

The words — יִקְח֣וּ (yikḥū) translates literally as "they will take," and הַזָּהָב (hazzāḇ) means "the gold," establishing the active acquisition of specified resources.

The thread — This material list echoes the gold offering in Exodus 25:3 and is fulfilled in Exodus 39:2 when Bezalel crafts the ephod, while Exodus 28:6 confirms the same blue, purple, and scarlet yarn for the same garment.

Why it lands — It requires the reader to recognize that sacred service begins with deliberate, specific provision rather than general availability, demanding exact compliance before any work proceeds.

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The Hebrew words

וְהֵם֙ve./Hemand/ they יִקְח֣וּyik.Chuthey will take אֶת־'et-<obj.>הַזָּהָ֔בha./za.Havthe/ gold וְאֶת־ve./'Etand/ <obj.>הַתְּכֵ֖לֶתha./te.Khe.letthe/ violet stuff וְאֶת־ve./'Etand/ <obj.>הָֽאַרְגָּמָ֑ןha./'ar.ga.Manthe/ purple וְאֶת־ve./'Etand/ <obj.>תּוֹלַ֥עַתto.La.'at[the] scarlet stuff of הַשָּׁנִ֖יha./sha.Nithe/ scarlet וְאֶת־ve./'Etand/ <obj.>הַשֵּֽׁשׁ׃ פha./Sheshthe/ fine linen

King James Version

And they shall take gold, and blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine linen.

Cross-references

Exodus 25:3 This is the offering you are to accept from them: gold, silver, and bronze;
Exodus 39:2 Bezalel made the ephod of finely spun linen embroidered with gold, and with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn.