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Exodus 39:8

And he made the breastplate of cunning work, like the work of the ephod; of gold, blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen.

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וַיַּ֧עַשׂvayaasand doעָשָׂהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and do”, the next action in the storyH6213to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest applicationaccomplish, advance, appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth, bruise, be busy, [idiom] certainly, have the charge of, commit, deal (with), deck, [phrase] displease, do, (ready) dress(-ed), (put in) execute(-ion), exercise, f…אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).הַחֹ֛שֶׁןhachoshenthe breastplateחֹשֶׁןdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the breastplate”, the ordinary formH2833perhaps a pocket (as holding the Urim and Thummim), or rich (as containing gems), used only of the gorget of the highpriestbreastplate.מַעֲשֵׂ֥הmaasehbusinessמַעֲשֶׂהnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “business”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4639an action (good or bad); generally, a transaction; abstractly, activity; by implication, a product (specifically, a poem) or (generally) propertyact, art, [phrase] bakemeat, business, deed, do(-ing), labor, thing made, ware of making, occupation, thing offered, operation, possession, [idiom] well, (handy-, needle-, net-) work(ing, -manship), wrought.חֹשֵׁ֖בchoshevregardחָשַׁבverb, qal, participle, absolute — “regard”, a verb used as a describing wordH2803properly, 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(make) account (of), conceive, consider, count, cunning (man, work, workman), devise, esteem, find out, forecast, hold, imagine, impute, invent, be like, mean, purpose, reckon(-ing be made), regard, think.כְּמַעֲשֵׂ֣הkemaasehas businessמַעֲשֶׂהpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “as business”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4639an action (good or bad); generally, a transaction; abstractly, activity; by implication, a product (specifically, a poem) or (generally) propertyact, art, [phrase] bakemeat, business, deed, do(-ing), labor, thing made, ware of making, occupation, thing offered, operation, possession, [idiom] well, (handy-, needle-, net-) work(ing, -manship), wrought.אֵפֹ֑דefodephodאֵפוֹדnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “ephod”, the ordinary formH646a girdle; specifically the ephod or highpriest's shoulder-piece; also generally, an imageephod.זָהָ֗בzahavgoldזָהָבnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “gold”, the ordinary formH2091gold, figuratively, something gold-colored (i.e. yellow), as oil, a clear skygold(-en), fair weather.תְּכֵ֧לֶתtekheletblueתְּכֵלֶתnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “blue”, the ordinary formH8504the cerulean mussel, i.e. the color (violet) obtained therefrom or stuff dyed therewithblue.וְאַרְגָּמָ֛ןveargamanand purpleאַרְגָּמָןconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and purple”, the ordinary formH713purple (the color or the dyed stuff)purple.וְתוֹלַ֥עַתvetolaatand crimsonתּוֹלָעconjunction, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “and crimson”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8438the crimson-grub, but used only (in this connection) of the colorfrom it, and cloths dyed therewithcrimson, scarlet, worm.שָׁנִ֖יshanicrimsonשָׁנִיnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “crimson”, the ordinary formH8144crimson, properly, the insect or its color, also stuff dyed with itcrimson, scarlet (thread).וְשֵׁ֥שׁvesheshand marbleשֵׁשׁconjunction, adjective, cardinal, feminine, singular, absolute — “and marble”, the ordinary formH8336bleached stuff, i.e. white linen or (by analogy) marble[idiom] blue, fine (twined) linen, marble, silk.מָשְׁזָֽרmashezartwineשָׁזַרverb, hophal, passive participle, absolute — “twine”, a verb used as a describing wordH7806to twist (a thread of straw)twine.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And he made the breastplate, the work of the skilful workman, like the work of the ephod: of gold, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And he made the breastplate, the work of the skilful workman, like the work of the ephod; of gold, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen.

Young’s Literal Translation

And he maketh the breastplate, work of a designer, like the work of the ephod, of gold, blue, and purple, and scarlet, and twined linen;

World English Bible

He made the breastplate, the work of a skillful workman, like the work of the ephod: of gold, of blue, purple, scarlet, and fine twined linen.

Darby Translation

And he made the breastplate of artistic work, like the work of the ephod, of gold, blue, and purple, and scarlet, and twined byssus.

Douay-Rheims

He made also a rational with embroidered work, according to the work of the ephod, of gold, violet, purple, and scarlet twice dyed, and fine twisted linen,

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And he made the breastplate, the work of the skilful workman, like the work of the ephod: of gold, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

and they made of it the bases of the door of the tabernacle of witness,

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἐποίησαν ἐξ αὐτον τὰς βάσεις τῆς θύρας τῆς σκηνῆς τοῦ μαρτυρίου,