And they shall make the ephod of gold, of blue, and of purple, of scarlet , and fine twined linen, with cunning work.
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Gill's Exposition
And they shall make the ephod,.... This was the outermost garment of, all, and was put over the robe; it was a short garment, reaching to the loins, as Kimchi (p); or to the buttocks, as Abarbinel…
(Compare Exo. 39:1-31.) Moses is now commanded to commit all that pertains to the offerings made to the Lord in the sanctuary to the exclusive charge of the members of a single family, who were to…
Directions are here given concerning the ephod, which was the outmost garment of the high priest. Linen ephods were worn by the inferior priests, Sa1 22:18. Samuel wore one when he was a child (Sa1…
Cambridge Bible
gold i.e. gold thread (see Exo 39:3). The other materials for the ephod were the same as those for the curtains (Exo 26:1): but the ephod would be the handsomer on account of the gold thread…