Exodus 28:15
King James Version
6 Jun 2026
“And thou shalt make the breastplate of judgment with cunning work; after the work of the ephod thou shalt make it; of gold, of blue, and of purple, and of scarlet, and of fine twined linen, shalt thou make it.”
חָשַׁב
properly, to plait or interpenetrate, i.e. (literally) to weave or (generally) to fabricate; figuratively, to plot or contrive (usually in a malicious sense); hence (from the mental effort) to think, regard, value, compute
מִשְׁפָּט
judgment
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מִשְׁפָּט
Justice, right judgment. Mishpat. Doing what is right and fair in every situation. Let justice roll on like a river. God requires mishpat from His people.
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עָשָׂה
you will make
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עָשָׂה
To do, to make, to accomplish. Asah. God looked at everything He had made and called it very good. Your life is also His asah. He is still working on it.
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שָׁנִי
scarlet
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שָׁנִי
Scarlet, crimson red. Shani. Though your sins are scarlet they shall be as white as snow. The deep red of sin becomes the pure white of forgiveness.
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זָהָב
gold
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זָהָב
Gold. Zahab. More precious than gold. The trials of faith are more valuable than zahab that perishes. Refined faith is worth more than refined gold.
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מַעֲשֶׂה
the work of
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מַעֲשֶׂה
an action (good or bad); generally, a transaction; abstractly, activity; by implication, a product (specifically, a poem) or (generally) property
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חֹשֶׁן
a breastpiece of
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חֹשֶׁן
perhaps a pocket (as holding the Urim and Thummim), or rich (as containing gems), used only of the gorget of the highpriest
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תְּכֵלֶת
violet stuff
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תְּכֵלֶת
the cerulean mussel, i.e. the color (violet) obtained therefrom or stuff dyed therewith
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שָׁזַר
twisted
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שָׁזַר
to twist (a thread of straw)
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