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Exodus 28:4-6
Evangelical Heritage Version
Exodus 28:4-6
Evangelical Heritage Version
4 These are the garments which they shall make: a chest pouch, a special vest, a robe, a specially woven tunic, a turban, and a sash.[a] They shall make holy garments for Aaron your brother and for his sons, so that he may minister to me in the priest’s office. 5 The craftsmen shall use the gold, and the blue, purple, and scarlet material, and the fine linen.
The Special Vest
6 They shall make the special vest[b] of gold and of blue, purple, and scarlet material and of fine woven linen, the work of a skillful craftsman.
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- Exodus 28:4 These terms are difficult to translate. The piece of clothing to be worn on the chest (hoshen) was a folded pouch. The ephod was a vest-like garment. Some sources say that a robe (me’il) is a long outer garment and a tunic (ketonet) is a shorter, knee-length undergarment. But it is clear that in this case the robe, which was worn directly under the vest, was shorter, and the tunic, which was worn against the skin, would hang down below the robe. The term translated specially woven is of uncertain meaning. It may refer to a special pattern. The headdress is called a turban because the Hebrew verb used to describe putting it on means wrap.
- Exodus 28:6 The Hebrew is ephod, which we are translating special vest. Some think it was more like an apron.
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