Exodus 39:3

“And they did beat the gold into thin plates, and cut it into wires, to work it in the blue, and in the purple, and in the scarlet, and in the fine linen, with cunning work.”

"And they did beat the gold into thin plates, and cut it into wires, to work it in the blue, and in the purple, and in the scarlet, and in the fine linen, with cunning work." - Exodus 39:3
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What does Exodus 39:3 mean?

Exodus 39:3 (KJV) says, “And they did beat the gold into thin plates, and cut it into wires, to work it in the blue, and in the purple, and in the scarlet, and in the fine linen, with cunning work.” This verse is a part of the description of the elaborate garments and vestments…

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Goldsmiths of the Soul: Crafting True Beauty

As we delve into Exodus 39:3 from the King James Version, it states, "And they did beat the gold into thin plates, and cut it into wires, to work it in the blue, and in the purple, and in the scarlet, and in the fine linen, with cunning work." This verse presents a vivid image…

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Prayer for Divine Craftsmanship and Purpose

O Lord, Creator of Heaven and Earth, we come before Your holy presence with hearts that long to honor You and lives that seek to reflect Your glory. As Your word in Exodus 39:3 reminds us, "And they did beat the gold into thin plates, and cut it into wires, to work it in the…

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Exodus 39:3 - "And they did beat the gold into thin plates, and cut it into wires, to work it in the blue, and in the purple, and in the scarlet, and in the fine linen, with cunning work."
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Exodus 39:39 - "The brasen altar, and his grate of brass, his staves, and all his vessels, the laver and his foot,"
Exodus 39:36 - "The table, and all the vessels thereof, and the shewbread,"
Exodus 39:12 - "And the third row, a ligure, an agate, and an amethyst."
Exodus 39:11 - "And the second row, an emerald, a sapphire, and a diamond."
Exodus 39:35 - "The ark of the testimony, and the staves thereof, and the mercy seat,"
Exodus 39:22 - "¶ And he made the robe of the ephod of woven work, all of blue."
Exodus 39:4 - "They made shoulderpieces for it, to couple it together: by the two edges was it coupled together."
Exodus 25:39 - "Of a talent of pure gold shall he make it, with all these vessels."
Exodus 39:15 - "And they made upon the breastplate chains at the ends, of wreathen work of pure gold."
Exodus 39:17 - "And they put the two wreathen chains of gold in the two rings on the ends of the breastplate."
Exodus 39:38 - "And the golden altar, and the anointing oil, and the sweet incense, and the hanging for the tabernacle door,"
Exodus 39:27 - "¶ And they made coats of fine linen of woven work for Aaron, and for his sons,"
Exodus 39:13 - "And the fourth row, a beryl, an onyx, and a jasper: they were inclosed in ouches of gold in their inclosings."
Exodus 39:2 - "And he made the ephod of gold, blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen."
Exodus 39:24 - "And they made upon the hems of the robe pomegranates of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and twined linen."
Exodus 39:34 - "And the covering of rams' skins dyed red, and the covering of badgers' skins, and the vail of the covering,"
Exodus 39:29 - "And a girdle of fine twined linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet, of needlework; as the LORD commanded Moses."
Exodus 39:10 - "And they set in it four rows of stones: the first row was a sardius, a topaz, and a carbuncle: this was the first row."
Exodus 39:23 - "And there was an hole in the midst of the robe, as the hole of an habergeon, with a band round about the hole, that it should not rend."
Exodus 39:31 - "And they tied unto it a lace of blue, to fasten it on high upon the mitre; as the LORD commanded Moses."
Exodus 39:42 - "According to all that the LORD commanded Moses, so the children of Israel made all the work."
"The table, and all the vessels thereof, and the shewbread," - Exodus 39:36
"And the third row, a ligure, an agate, and an amethyst." - Exodus 39:12
Exodus 39:6 - "¶ And they wrought onyx stones inclosed in ouches of gold, graven, as signets are graven, with the names of the children of Israel."
Exodus 39:28 - "And a mitre of fine linen, and goodly bonnets of fine linen, and linen breeches of fine twined linen,"