Bible Commentary

And [beneath] upon the hem of it thou shalt make pomegranates [of] blue, and [of] purple, and [of] scarlet, round about the hem thereof; and bells of gold between them round about: 33, 34. The skirt was to be adorned with a border of pomegranates (i.e. balls shaped like pomegranates), made of the richly coloured … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 28:33”

And there shall be a hole in the top of it, in the midst thereof: it shall have a binding of woven work round about the hole of it, as it were the hole of a habergeon, that it be not rent. 32. a hole for the head, &c.] It was not open behind or … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 28:32”

And thou shalt make the robe of the ephod all [of] blue. 31. robe ] Heb. m e ‘l, a long garment, worn over the tunic, and usually, it seems, open down the front, and with sleeves (see ill. in DB. i. 625 a ; and Benz. Arch. 2 76 f.), made of better material … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 28:31”

And thou shalt put in the breastplate of judgment the Urim and the Thummim; and they shall be upon Aaron’s heart, when he goeth in before the LORD: and Aaron shall bear the judgment of the children of Israel upon his heart before the LORD continually. 30. The Urim and Thummim. These are to be … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 28:30”

And Aaron shall bear the names of the children of Israel in the breastplate of judgment upon his heart, when he goeth in unto the holy [place], for a memorial before the LORD continually. 29. Aaron (i.e. the high priest), bearing the names of the tribes of Israel both ( v. 12) on his shoulders … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 28:29”

And they shall bind the breastplate by the rings thereof unto the rings of the ephod with a lace of blue, that [it] may be above the curious girdle of the ephod, and that the breastplate be not loosed from the ephod. 28. the rings of the ephod ] Properly, the rings of the shoulder-strap … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 28:28”

And two [other] rings of gold thou shalt make, and shalt put them on the two sides of the ephod underneath, toward the forepart thereof, over against the [other] coupling thereof, above the curious girdle of the ephod. 27. underneath, &c.] low down, in front of it. close to its juncture (with the shoulder-straps), above … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 28:27”

And thou shalt make two rings of gold, and thou shalt put them upon the two ends of the breastplate in the border thereof, which [is] in the side of the ephod inward. 26. upon the two ends, &c.] i.e. at the two lower corners of the pouch, on the inner side, towards the ephod, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 28:26”

And [the other] two ends of the two wreathen [chains] thou shalt fasten in the two ouches, and put [them] on the shoulder pieces of the ephod before it. 25. the two rosettes ] Those mentioned in vv. 13, 14. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges i.e. In the forepart of the ephod; … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 28:25”

And thou shalt put the two wreathen [chains] of gold in the two rings [which are] on the ends of the breastplate. And thou shalt put two wreathen chains of gold in the two rings,…. This expresses both how many chains were to be made, which is not before said, and the use of them, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 28:24”