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With great skill and care, he worked it into the fine linen with the blue, purple, and scarlet thread.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/exodus/39.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And they hammered out gold leaf, and he cut it into threads to work into the blue and purple and the scarlet yarns, and into the fine twined linen, in skilled design.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/exodus/39.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />They hammered out thin sheets of gold and cut threads from them to interweave with the blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and fine linen—the work of a skilled craftsman.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/exodus/39.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And they did beat the gold into thin plates, and cut <i>it into</i> wires, to work <i>it</i> in the blue, and in the purple, and in the scarlet, and in the fine linen, <i>with</i> cunning work.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/exodus/39.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And they beat the gold into thin sheets and cut <i>it into</i> threads, to work <i>it</i> in <i>with</i> the blue, purple, and scarlet <i>thread,</i> and the fine linen, <i>into</i> artistic designs.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/exodus/39.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then they hammered out gold sheets and cut <i>them</i> into threads to be woven in <i>with</i> the violet, the purple, and the scarlet <i>material,</i> and the fine linen, the work of a skilled embroiderer.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/exodus/39.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Then they hammered out gold sheets and cut them into threads to be woven in with the blue and the purple and the scarlet material, and the fine linen, the work of a skillful workman.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/exodus/39.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Then they hammered out gold sheets and cut <i>them</i> into threads to be woven in <i>with</i> the blue and the purple and the scarlet <i>material,</i> and the fine linen, the work of a skillful workman.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/exodus/39.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Then they hammered out gold sheets and cut <i>them</i> into threads to be woven in <i>with</i> the blue and the purple and the scarlet <i>material</i> and the fine linen, the work of a skillful designer.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/exodus/39.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Then Bezalel and Oholiab hammered the gold [into thin sheets] and cut it into threads to work into the blue, purple, and scarlet fabric, and into the fine linen, the work of a skilled craftsman.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/exodus/39.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />They hammered out thin sheets of gold, and he cut threads from them to interweave with the blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and the fine linen in a skillful design.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/exodus/39.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />They hammered out thin sheets of gold, and he cut threads from them to interweave with the blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and the fine linen in a skillful design. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/exodus/39.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And they did beat the gold into thin plates, and cut it into wires, to work it in the blue, and in the purple, and in the scarlet, and in the fine linen, the work of the skilful workman.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/exodus/39.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And they did beat the gold into thin plates, and cut it into wires, to work it in the blue, and in the purple, and in the scarlet, and in the fine linen, the work of the cunning workman.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/exodus/39.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />They hammered the gold into thin sheets and cut them up. They twisted the gold into threads, which they creatively worked into each strand of the violet, purple, and bright red yarn, and throughout the fine linen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/exodus/39.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />They hammered out sheets of gold and cut them into thin strips to be worked into the fine linen and into the blue, purple, and red wool. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/exodus/39.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />They hammered out gold sheets and cut off threads to work into the blue, purple, and scarlet material and into the fine linen, a work of skillful design. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/exodus/39.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />They hammered out thin sheets of gold and cut threads from them to interweave with the blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and fine linen?the work of a skilled craftsman.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/exodus/39.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />They hammered the gold into thin sheets and cut it into narrow strips to weave them into the blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and into the fine linen, the work of an artistic designer.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/exodus/39.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />They beat the gold into thin plates, and cut it into wires, to work it in the blue, in the purple, in the scarlet, and in the fine linen, the work of the skillful workman.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/exodus/39.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And they beat the gold into thin plates, and cut it into wires, to work it in the blue, and in the purple, and in the scarlet, and in the fine linen, with curious work.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/exodus/39.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />They beat the gold into thin plates, and cut it into wires, to work it in with the blue, the purple, the scarlet, and the fine linen, the work of the skillful workman. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/exodus/39.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and they expand the plates of gold, and have cut off wires to work in the midst of the blue, and in the midst of the purple, and in the midst of the scarlet, and in the midst of the linen—the work of a designer;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/exodus/39.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and they expand the plates of gold, and have cut off wires to work in the midst of the blue, and in the midst of the purple, and in the midst of the scarlet, and in the midst of the linen -- work of a designer;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/exodus/39.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And they will beat out the plates of gold, and it was cut off threads to work in the midst of the cerulean purple, and in the midst of the red purple, and in the midst of the double scarlet, and in the midst of the byssus, a skilful work.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/exodus/39.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />With embroidered work: and he cut thin plates of gold, and drew them small into threads, that they might be twisted with the woof of the aforesaid colours, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/exodus/39.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />wrought with embroidery. And he cut thin strips of gold and drew them into threads, so that they could be twisted into the weave of the first colors.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/exodus/39.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Gold was first hammered into gold leaf and then cut up into threads, which were woven with the violet, purple, and scarlet yarn into an embroidered pattern on the fine linen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/exodus/39.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Gold leaf was hammered out and cut into threads to work into the blue, purple, and crimson yarns and into the fine twisted linen, in skilled design.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/exodus/39.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And they did beat the gold into thin plates, and cut it into wires, to be worked in the blue, and in the purple, and in the scarlet material, and in the fine linen, with artistic workmanship.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/exodus/39.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And they beat out thin metal leaves of gold and they cut threads to pass through inside the blue and within the purple and within the fine linen of scarlet and within the fine white linen, the work of a craftsman.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/exodus/39.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And they did beat the gold into thin plates, and cut it into threads, to work it in the blue, and in the purple, and in the scarlet, and in the fine linen, the work of the skilful workman.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/exodus/39.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And the plates were divided, the threads of gold, so as to interweave with the blue and purple, and with the spun scarlet, and the fine linen twined, they made it a woven work;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/exodus/39-3.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kVae3PiKqhs?start=10249" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/exodus/39.htm">The Ephod</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">2</span>Bezalel made the ephod of finely spun linen embroidered with gold, and with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn. <span class="reftext">3</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/7554.htm" title="7554: way·raq·qə·‘ū (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To beat, stamp, beat out, spread out. A primitive root; to pound the earth; by analogy to expand; by implication, to overlay.">They hammered out</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (Prep) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6341.htm" title="6341: pa·ḥê (N-mpc) -- A, sheet, a spring net. From pachach; a sheet; also a spring net.">thin sheets</a> <a href="/hebrew/2091.htm" title="2091: haz·zā·hāḇ (Art:: N-ms) -- Gold. From an unused root meaning to shimmer; gold, figuratively, something gold-colored, as oil, a clear sky.">of gold</a> <a href="/hebrew/7112.htm" title="7112: wə·qiṣ·ṣêṣ (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConjPerf-3ms) -- Cut off. A primitive root; to chop off.">and cut</a> <a href="/hebrew/6616.htm" title="6616: pə·ṯî·lim (N-mp) -- Cord, thread. From pathal; twine.">threads from them</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: la·‘ă·śō·wṯ (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">to interweave</a> <a href="/hebrew/8432.htm" title="8432: bə·ṯō·wḵ (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- Midst. From an unused root meaning to sever; a bisection, i.e. the centre."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8504.htm" title="8504: hat·tə·ḵê·leṯ (Art:: N-fs) -- Probably for shcheleth; the cerulean mussel, i.e. The color obtained therefrom or stuff dyed therewith.">with the blue,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8432.htm" title="8432: ū·ḇə·ṯō·wḵ (Conj-w, Prep-b:: N-msc) -- Midst. From an unused root meaning to sever; a bisection, i.e. the centre."></a> <a href="/hebrew/713.htm" title="713: hā·’ar·gā·mān (Art:: N-ms) -- Purple, red-purple. Of foreign origin; purple.">purple,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8432.htm" title="8432: ū·ḇə·ṯō·wḵ (Conj-w, Prep-b:: N-msc) -- Midst. From an unused root meaning to sever; a bisection, i.e. the centre."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8438.htm" title="8438: tō·w·la·‘aṯ (N-fsc) -- Worm, scarlet stuff. ">and scarlet yarn,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8144.htm" title="8144: haš·šā·nî (Art:: N-ms) -- Scarlet. Of uncertain derivation; crimson, properly, the insect or its color, also stuff dyed with it."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8432.htm" title="8432: ū·ḇə·ṯō·wḵ (Conj-w, Prep-b:: N-msc) -- Midst. From an unused root meaning to sever; a bisection, i.e. the centre."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8336.htm" title="8336: haš·šêš (Art:: N-ms) -- Byssus. Or shshiy; for shayish; bleached stuff, i.e. White linen or marble.">and fine linen—</a> <a href="/hebrew/4639.htm" title="4639: ma·‘ă·śêh (N-msc) -- A deed, work. From asah; an action; generally, a transaction; abstractly, activity; by implication, a product or property.">the work</a> <a href="/hebrew/2803.htm" title="2803: ḥō·šêḇ (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To think, account. ">of a skilled craftsman.</a> </span><span class="reftext">4</span>They made shoulder pieces for the ephod, which were attached at two of its corners, so it could be fastened.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/28-6.htm">Exodus 28:6-8</a></span><br />They are to make the ephod of finely spun linen embroidered with gold, and with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn. / It shall have two shoulder pieces attached at two of its corners, so it can be fastened. / 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/7-15.htm">1 Kings 7:15-22</a></span><br />He cast two pillars of bronze, each eighteen cubits high and twelve cubits in circumference. / He also made two capitals of cast bronze to set on top of the pillars, each capital five cubits high. / For the capitals on top of the pillars he made a network of lattice, with wreaths of chainwork, seven for each capital. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/3-16.htm">2 Chronicles 3:16-17</a></span><br />He made interwoven chains and put them on top of the pillars. He made a hundred pomegranates and fastened them into the chainwork. / Then he set up the pillars in front of the temple, one on the south and one on the north. The pillar on the south he named Jachin, and the pillar on the north he named Boaz.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/4-12.htm">2 Chronicles 4:12-13</a></span><br />the two pillars; the two bowl-shaped capitals atop the pillars; the two sets of network covering both bowls of the capitals atop the pillars; / the four hundred pomegranates for the two sets of network (two rows of pomegranates for each network covering both the bowl-shaped capitals atop the pillars);<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/16-10.htm">Ezekiel 16:10-13</a></span><br />I clothed you in embroidered cloth and gave you sandals of fine leather. I wrapped you in fine linen and covered you with silk. / I adorned you with jewelry, and I put bracelets on your wrists and a chain around your neck. / I put a ring in your nose, earrings on your ears, and a beautiful crown upon your head. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/1-13.htm">Revelation 1:13</a></span><br />and among the lampstands was One like the Son of Man, dressed in a long robe, with a golden sash around His chest.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/15-6.htm">Revelation 15:6</a></span><br />And out of the temple came the seven angels with the seven plagues, dressed in clean and bright linen and girded with golden sashes around their chests.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/19-8.htm">Revelation 19:8</a></span><br />She was given clothing of fine linen, bright and pure.” For the fine linen she wears is the righteous acts of the saints.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/21-18.htm">Revelation 21:18-21</a></span><br />The wall was made of jasper, and the city itself of pure gold, as pure as glass. / The foundations of the city walls were adorned with every kind of precious stone: The first foundation was jasper, the second sapphire, the third chalcedony, the fourth emerald, / the fifth sardonyx, the sixth carnelian, the seventh chrysolite, the eighth beryl, the ninth topaz, the tenth chrysoprase, the eleventh jacinth, and the twelfth amethyst. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/3-3.htm">1 Peter 3:3-4</a></span><br />Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as braided hair or gold jewelry or fine clothes, / but from the inner disposition of your heart, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is precious in God’s sight.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_timothy/2-9.htm">1 Timothy 2:9-10</a></span><br />Likewise, I want the women to adorn themselves with respectable apparel, with modesty, and with self-control, not with braided hair or gold or pearls or expensive clothes, / but with good deeds, as is proper for women who profess to worship God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/54-11.htm">Isaiah 54:11-12</a></span><br />“O afflicted city, lashed by storms, without solace, surely I will set your stones in antimony and lay your foundations with sapphires. / I will make your pinnacles of rubies, your gates of sparkling jewels, and all your walls of precious stones.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/61-10.htm">Isaiah 61:10</a></span><br />I will rejoice greatly in the LORD, my soul will exult in my God; for He has clothed me with garments of salvation and wrapped me in a robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom wears a priestly headdress, as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/45-13.htm">Psalm 45:13-14</a></span><br />All glorious is the princess in her chamber; her gown is embroidered with gold. / In colorful garments she is led to the king; her virgin companions are brought before you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/31-22.htm">Proverbs 31:22</a></span><br />She makes coverings for her bed; her clothing is fine linen and purple.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And they did beat the gold into thin plates, and cut it into wires, to work it in the blue, and in the purple, and in the scarlet, and in the fine linen, with cunning work.</p><p class="hdg">cunning work</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/26-1.htm">Exodus 26:1</a></b></br> Moreover thou shalt make the tabernacle <i>with</i> ten curtains <i>of</i> fine twined linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet: <i>with</i> cherubims of cunning work shalt thou make them.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/36-8.htm">Exodus 36:8</a></b></br> And every wise hearted man among them that wrought the work of the tabernacle made ten curtains <i>of</i> fine twined linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet: <i>with</i> cherubims of cunning work made he them.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/exodus/30-36.htm">Beat</a> <a href="/exodus/39-2.htm">Blue</a> <a href="/exodus/38-23.htm">Craftsman</a> <a href="/exodus/38-23.htm">Cunning</a> <a href="/exodus/36-35.htm">Curious</a> <a href="/exodus/35-33.htm">Cut</a> <a href="/exodus/35-33.htm">Cutting</a> <a href="/exodus/38-23.htm">Designer</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/10-15.htm">Expand</a> <a href="/exodus/39-2.htm">Fine</a> <a href="/exodus/39-2.htm">Gold</a> <a href="/exodus/37-22.htm">Hammered</a> <a href="/exodus/32-4.htm">Hammering</a> <a href="/exodus/39-2.htm">Linen</a> 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href="/exodus/39-6.htm">Worked</a> <a href="/exodus/39-8.htm">Workman</a> <a href="/exodus/39-5.htm">Woven</a><div class="vheading2">Exodus 39</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/39-1.htm">The cloths of service and holy garments.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">2. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/39-2.htm">The ephod</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/39-8.htm">The breast-plate</a></span><br><span class="reftext">22. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/39-22.htm">The robe of the ephod</a></span><br><span class="reftext">27. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/39-27.htm">The coats, mitre, and girdle of fine linen</a></span><br><span class="reftext">30. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/39-30.htm">The plate of the holy crown</a></span><br><span class="reftext">32. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/39-32.htm">All is finished, reviewed, and approved by Moses</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/exodus/39.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/exodus/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/exodus/39.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>They hammered out thin sheets of gold</b><br>This phrase describes the meticulous process of creating gold leaf, a technique used in ancient craftsmanship. Gold, a symbol of divinity and purity, was often used in the tabernacle to represent God's holiness. The hammering of gold into thin sheets signifies the care and precision required in the service of God, reflecting the dedication expected of His people. This process also highlights the value and beauty of the materials used in the tabernacle, underscoring the importance of offering the best to God.<p><b>and cut threads from them</b><br>The cutting of gold into threads indicates the intricate work involved in the tabernacle's construction. This detail emphasizes the skill and artistry required, as gold threads were woven into the fabric, adding both beauty and symbolic significance. The use of gold threads can be seen as a foreshadowing of the divine nature of Christ, who is interwoven into the fabric of human history.<p><b>to interweave with the blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and fine linen</b><br>The colors mentioned here—blue, purple, and scarlet—are significant in biblical symbolism. Blue often represents heaven or divinity, purple signifies royalty, and scarlet can symbolize sacrifice or sin. The fine linen represents purity. Together, these materials create a tapestry that reflects the multifaceted nature of God's covenant with Israel. The interweaving of these colors with gold threads can be seen as a type of Christ, who embodies divinity, royalty, sacrifice, and purity.<p><b>the work of a skilled craftsman</b><br>This phrase highlights the importance of skill and craftsmanship in the service of God. The artisans who worked on the tabernacle were endowed with wisdom and skill by God Himself (<a href="/exodus/31.htm">Exodus 31:1-6</a>). This underscores the idea that all talents and abilities are gifts from God, to be used for His glory. The craftsmanship involved in the tabernacle's construction points to the intricate and purposeful design of God's plan for salvation, ultimately fulfilled in Jesus Christ.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/b/bezalel_and_oholiab.htm">Bezalel and Oholiab</a></b><br>These were the chief craftsmen appointed by God to oversee the construction of the Tabernacle and its furnishings, including the priestly garments. They were filled with the Spirit of God, with wisdom, understanding, and knowledge in all kinds of craftsmanship (<a href="/exodus/31.htm">Exodus 31:1-6</a>).<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_tabernacle.htm">The Tabernacle</a></b><br>The portable dwelling place for the presence of God among the Israelites. It was a central place of worship and sacrifice during their journey through the wilderness.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/p/priestly_garments.htm">Priestly Garments</a></b><br>The garments described in this passage were specifically for Aaron and his sons, who served as priests. These garments were made with great care and precision, symbolizing the holiness and glory of God.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/g/gold.htm">Gold</a></b><br>A precious metal symbolizing purity, divinity, and kingship. In the context of the Tabernacle, gold represents the divine nature and glory of God.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/s/skilled_craftsman.htm">Skilled Craftsman</a></b><br>The artisans who worked on the Tabernacle and its furnishings were endowed with special skills by God, emphasizing the importance of using one's talents for His glory.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_value_of_excellence_in_work.htm">The Value of Excellence in Work</a></b><br>God values excellence and skill in the work we do for Him. Just as the craftsmen were meticulous in their work, we should strive for excellence in our service to God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_materials.htm">Symbolism of Materials</a></b><br>The use of gold and fine materials in the priestly garments symbolizes the holiness and purity required in approaching God. Our lives should reflect this purity and dedication.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_provision_of_skills.htm">God's Provision of Skills</a></b><br>God equips His people with the necessary skills and talents to fulfill His purposes. We should seek to identify and use our God-given abilities for His glory.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_obedience.htm">The Importance of Obedience</a></b><br>The detailed instructions for the Tabernacle and garments highlight the importance of obedience to God's commands. We should be diligent in following His Word.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/u/unity_in_diversity.htm">Unity in Diversity</a></b><br>The collaboration of various skilled individuals in constructing the Tabernacle reflects the unity and diversity within the body of Christ. Each member has a unique role to play.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_exodus_39.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Exodus 39</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_are_priestly_garments'_parts.htm">What are the components of Priestly Garments?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'ephod'_mean.htm">What does 'ephod' mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/could_freed_slaves_craft_the_ephod.htm">Exodus 28:6-14: How plausible is it that detailed and specialized craftsmanship for the ephod existed among a recently freed slave population?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_did_israelites_get_fine_linen.htm">Exodus 26:1 - How could the Israelites, recently escaped slaves, acquire the fine twisted linen and skilled craftsmanship required for such intricate curtains?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/exodus/39.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(3) <span class= "bld">They did beat the gold into thin plates and cut it into wires.</span>--This very primitive method of forming gold thread is nowhere else mentioned. It implies a ruder state of the art of metallurgy than we should have expected.<p><span class= "bld">To work it in the blue.</span>--The blue, the purple, the scarlet, and the white linen thread were woven into a patterned fabric. The gold was inserted afterwards in the way of embroidery. A similar practice prevailed in Egypt (Wilkinson, <span class= "ital">Ancient Egyptians, </span>vol. iii., p. 128).<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/exodus/39.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 3.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">They did beat the gold into thin</span> <span class="cmt_word">plates and out it into wires</span>. This mode of producing gold thread is remarkable, and had not been previously mentioned. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/exodus/39-3.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">They hammered out</span><br /><span class="heb">וַֽיְרַקְּע֞וּ</span> <span class="translit">(way·raq·qə·‘ū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7554.htm">Strong's 7554: </a> </span><span class="str2">To pound the earth, to expand, to overlay</span><br /><br /><span class="word">thin sheets</span><br /><span class="heb">פַּחֵ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(pa·ḥê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6341.htm">Strong's 6341: </a> </span><span class="str2">A, sheet, a spring net</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of gold</span><br /><span class="heb">הַזָּהָב֮</span> <span class="translit">(haz·zā·hāḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2091.htm">Strong's 2091: </a> </span><span class="str2">Gold, something gold-colored, as oil, a clear sky</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and cut</span><br /><span class="heb">וְקִצֵּ֣ץ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·qiṣ·ṣêṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7112.htm">Strong's 7112: </a> </span><span class="str2">To chop off</span><br /><br /><span class="word">threads from them</span><br /><span class="heb">פְּתִילִם֒</span> <span class="translit">(pə·ṯî·lim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6616.htm">Strong's 6616: </a> </span><span class="str2">Cord, thread</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to interweave</span><br /><span class="heb">לַעֲשׂ֗וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(la·‘ă·śō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> </span><span class="str2">To do, make</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with the blue,</span><br /><span class="heb">הַתְּכֵ֙לֶת֙</span> <span class="translit">(hat·tə·ḵê·leṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8504.htm">Strong's 8504: </a> </span><span class="str2">The cerulean mussel, the color, obtained therefrom, stuff dyed therewith</span><br /><br /><span class="word">purple,</span><br /><span class="heb">הָֽאַרְגָּמָ֔ן</span> <span class="translit">(hā·’ar·gā·mān)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_713.htm">Strong's 713: </a> </span><span class="str2">Purple, red-purple</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and scarlet yarn,</span><br /><span class="heb">תּוֹלַ֥עַת</span> <span class="translit">(tō·w·la·‘aṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8438.htm">Strong's 8438: </a> </span><span class="str2">The crimson-grub, of the color, from it, cloths dyed therewith</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and fine linen—</span><br /><span class="heb">הַשֵּׁ֑שׁ</span> <span class="translit">(haš·šêš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8336.htm">Strong's 8336: </a> </span><span class="str2">Bleached stuff, white linen, marble</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the work</span><br /><span class="heb">מַעֲשֵׂ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(ma·‘ă·śêh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4639.htm">Strong's 4639: </a> </span><span class="str2">An action, a transaction, activity, a product, property</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of a skilled craftsman.</span><br /><span class="heb">חֹשֵֽׁב׃</span> <span class="translit">(ḥō·šêḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2803.htm">Strong's 2803: </a> </span><span class="str2">To think, account</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/exodus/39-3.htm">Exodus 39:3 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/exodus/39-3.htm">Exodus 39:3 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/exodus/39-3.htm">Exodus 39:3 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/exodus/39-3.htm">Exodus 39:3 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/exodus/39-3.htm">Exodus 39:3 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/exodus/39-3.htm">Exodus 39:3 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/exodus/39-3.htm">Exodus 39:3 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/exodus/39-3.htm">Exodus 39:3 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/exodus/39-3.htm">Exodus 39:3 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/exodus/39-3.htm">Exodus 39:3 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/exodus/39-3.htm">OT Law: Exodus 39:3 They beat the gold into thin plates (Exo. 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