Bible Commentary

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. 3. And thou ] the pron. is emphatic. wise wisdom ] of artistic cleverness or skill: cf. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 28:3”

And thou shalt make holy garments for Aaron thy brother for glory and for beauty. 2. for glory and for beauty ] or, and for decoration (so v. 40), for a distinctive decorated dress. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges Exo 28:2 Holy garments for Aaron. The vestments of our High Priest The … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 28:2”

And take thou unto thee Aaron thy brother, and his sons with him, from among the children of Israel, that he may minister unto me in the priest’s office, [even] Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar, Aaron’s sons. 1. And thou, bring thou near, &c.] as Exo 27:20. hikrib (‘bring near’) has here the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 28:1”

In the tabernacle of the congregation without the veil, which [is] before the testimony, Aaron and his sons shall order it from evening to morning before the LORD: [it shall be] a statute forever unto their generations on the behalf of the children of Israel. 21. the tent of meeting ] Heb. ’hel m‘d, i.e. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 27:21”

And thou shalt command the children of Israel, that they bring thee pure oil olive beaten for the light, to cause the lamp to burn always. 20. And thou, thou shalt, &c.] the emph. pron. marks the beginning of a new section (Exo 28:1, Exo 30:23, Exo 31:13, Num 1:50). pure ] clear: LXX. (‘without … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 27:20”

All the vessels of the tabernacle in all the service thereof, and all the pins thereof, and all the pins of the court, [shall be of] brass. 19. All ] read with LXX. And all ( for , removing at the same time a grammatical anomaly in the Heb.). The instruments seem here to be … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 27:19”

The length of the court [shall be] a hundred cubits, and the breadth fifty every where, and the height five cubits [of] fine twined linen, and their sockets [of] brass. 18. every where ] a lapsus calami in the Heb. for cubits, which is read by Sam. The text implies an otherwise unknown Heb. idiom, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 27:18”

All the pillars round about the court [shall be] filleted with silver; their hooks [shall be of] silver, and their sockets [of] brass. 17. filleted ] i.e. bound round, as explained on v. 10. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges Their hooks shall be of silver, all silver, not only covered with silver, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 27:17”

And for the gate of the court [shall be] a hanging of twenty cubits, [of] blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, wrought with needlework: [and] their pillars [shall be] four, and their sockets four. 16. The screen for the gate of the court. This was of the same richly coloured materials, the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 27:16”

And on the other side [shall be] hangings fifteen [cubits]: their pillars three, and their sockets three. And on the other side [shall be] hangings fifteen cubits,…. On the other side of the gate, or entrance into the court, on the northeast side, as the other may be supposed to be the southeast side, there … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 27:15”