KJV King James Version
And they shall take gold, and blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine linen.
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Exodus 28:5
And they shall take gold, and blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine linen.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
They shall use gold, along with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and fine linen.
WEB World English Bible
They shall take the gold, and the blue, and the purple, and the scarlet, and the fine linen.
ASV American Standard Version
And they shall take the gold, and the blue, and the purple, and the scarlet, and the fine linen.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
‘And they take the gold, and the blue, and the purple, and the scarlet, and the linen,
Surrounding context — Exodus 28
2 And thou shalt make holy garments for Aaron thy brother for glory and for beauty.
3 And thou shalt speak unto all [that are] wise hearted, whom I have filled with the spirit of wisdom, that they may make Aaron’s garments to consecrate him, that he may minister unto me in the priest’s office.
4 And these [are] the garments which they shall make; a breastplate, and an ephod, and a robe, and a broidered coat, a mitre, and a girdle: and they shall make holy garments for Aaron thy brother, and his sons, that he may minister unto me in the priest’s office.
5 And they shall take gold, and blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine linen.
6 And they shall make the ephod [of] gold, [of] blue, and [of] purple, [of] scarlet, and fine twined linen, with cunning work.
7 It shall have the two shoulderpieces thereof joined at the two edges thereof; and [so] it shall be joined together.
8 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.
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וְהֵם֙H1992 · hem.mahthey(masc.)יִקְח֣וּH3947 · la.qachto take: takeאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]הַזָּהָ֔בH2091 · za.havgoldוְאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]הַתְּכֵ֖לֶתH8504 · te.khe.letblueוְאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]הָֽאַרְגָּמָ֑ןH713 · ar.ga.manpurpleוְאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]תּוֹלַ֥עַתH8438 · to.lawormהַשָּׁנִ֖יH8144 · sha.niscarletוְאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]הַשֵּֽׁשׁ׃ פH8336 · sheshalabaster
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