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Exodus 39:1
From the blue, purple, and scarlet yarn they made specially woven garments for ministry in the sanctuary, as well as the holy garments for Aaron, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrative records artisans fulfilling a prior divine directive to construct sacred vestments. The work occurs during the tabernacle's construction phase, following the detailed instructions given earlier in Exodus.
The words — עָשׂוּ ('a.Su) = they made [H6213]; שְׂרָד (se.Rad) = woven material [H8278]. The text states they "made" garments from "woven material" using specifically prepared dyed yarns.
The thread — The materials and purpose reappear in the tabernacle instructions and execution accounts. Exodus 31:10 and Exodus 35:19 specify these woven vestments for Aaron and his sons, while Exodus 35:23 records the people's contribution of the required yarn.
Why it lands — The text explicitly notes the garments were crafted just as the LORD had commanded Moses. It frames sacred service as the precise execution of established divine instructions rather than independent initiative.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And of the blue, and purple, and scarlet, they made cloths of service, to do service in the holy place, and made the holy garments for Aaron; as the Lord commanded Moses.
Cross-references
- Exodus 31:10 as well as the woven garments, both the holy garments for Aaron the priest and the garments for his sons to serve as priests,
- Exodus 35:19 and the woven garments for ministering in the holy place—both the holy garments for Aaron the priest and the garments for his sons to serve as priests.”
- Exodus 35:23 Everyone who had blue, purple, or scarlet yarn, or fine linen, goat hair, ram skins dyed red, or articles of fine leather, brought them.
- Hebrews 9:12 He did not enter by the blood of goats and calves, but He entered the Most Holy Place once for all by His own blood, thus securing eternal redemption.
- Hebrews 9:25 Nor did He enter heaven to offer Himself again and again, as the high priest enters the Most Holy Place every year with blood that is not his own.
- Exodus 28:2 Make holy garments for your brother Aaron, to give him glory and splendor.
- Psalms 93:5 Your testimonies are fully confirmed; holiness adorns Your house, O LORD, for all the days to come.
- Ezekiel 42:14 Once the priests have entered the holy area, they must not go out into the outer court until they have left behind the garments in which they minister, for these are holy. They are to put on other clothes before they approach the places that are for the people.”
- Ezekiel 43:12 This is the law of the temple: All its surrounding territory on top of the mountain will be most holy. Yes, this is the law of the temple.
- Exodus 25:4 blue, purple, and scarlet yarn; fine linen and goat hair;