Exodus 28:8

And the skillfully woven waistband of the ephod must be of one piece, of the same workmanship—with gold, with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and with finely spun linen.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — God instructs Moses on the precise construction of the high priest’s garments, detailing the ephod’s waistband immediately after describing its attached shoulder pieces.

The words — The text specifies חֵשֶׂב (che.shev), the girdle or belt of the ephod, and כְּמַעֲשֵׂהוּ (ke.ma.a.se.hu), requiring the band to match the garment’s workmanship exactly.

The thread — The instruction follows Exodus 28:7 and precedes Exodus 28:9, while the completed ephod appears in the ordination accounts of Exodus 29:5 and Leviticus 8:7.

Why it lands — The text commands a single-piece construction using gold, blue, purple, and scarlet yarn with fine linen, requiring the builder to assemble the band without seams and to use only the specified materials.

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The Hebrew words

וְחֵ֤שֶׁבve./Che.shevand/ [the] girdle of אֲפֻדָּתוֹ֙'a.fu.da.T/oephod/ its אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.Sherwhich עָלָ֔יו'a.La/v[will be] on/ it כְּמַעֲשֵׂ֖הוּke./ma.'a.Se./hu[will be] like/ workmanship/ its מִמֶּ֣נּוּmi.Me./nufrom/ it יִהְיֶ֑הyih.Yehit will be זָהָ֗בza.Havgold תְּכֵ֧לֶתte.Khe.letviolet stuff וְאַרְגָּמָ֛ןve./'ar.ga.Manand/ purple וְתוֹלַ֥עַתve./to.La.'atand/ scarlet stuff of שָׁנִ֖יsha.Niscarlet וְשֵׁ֥שׁve./Sheshand/ fine linen מָשְׁזָֽר׃ma.she.Zartwisted

King James Version

And the curious girdle of the ephod, which is upon it, shall be of the same, according to the work thereof; even of gold, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen.

Cross-references

Exodus 28:27 Make two additional gold rings and attach them to the bottom of the two shoulder pieces of the ephod, on its front, near its seam just above its woven waistband.
Exodus 29:5 Take the garments and clothe Aaron with the tunic, the robe of the ephod, the ephod itself, and the breastplate. Fasten the ephod on him with its woven waistband.
Leviticus 8:7 He put the tunic on Aaron, tied the sash around him, clothed him with the robe, and put the ephod on him. He tied the woven band of the ephod around him and fastened it to him.
Exodus 39:20 They made two additional gold rings and attached them to the bottom of the two shoulder pieces of the ephod, on its front, near the seam just above its woven waistband.
Isaiah 11:5 Righteousness will be the belt around His hips, and faithfulness the sash around His waist.
1 Peter 1:13 Therefore prepare your minds for action. Be sober-minded. Set your hope fully on the grace to be given you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
Revelation 1:13 and among the lampstands was One like the Son of Man, dressed in a long robe, with a golden sash around His chest.