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Exodus 39:23 KJV
Exodus · chapter 39 · verse 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 39:23 · King James Version
Exodus 39:23 in context
21And they did bind the breastplate by his rings unto the rings of the ephod with a lace of blue, that it might be above the curious girdle of the ephod, and that the breastplate might not be loosed from the ephod; as the LORD commanded Moses.
22And he made the robe of the ephod of woven work, all of blue.
23And 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.
24And they made upon the hems of the robe pomegranates of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and twined linen.
25And they made bells of pure gold, and put the bells between the pomegranates upon the hem of the robe, round about between the pomegranates;
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- habergeontachărâʼa linen corsletH8473 →
- midsttâveka bisectionH8432 →
- aboutçâbîyba circle, neighbour, or environsH5439 →
- holepehthe mouth , whether literal or figurativeH6310 →
- robemᵉʻîyla robeH4598 →
- bandsâphâhthe lipH8193 →
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In this account of the making of the priests' garments, according to the instructions given (ch. 28), we may observe, 1. That the priests' garments are called here clothes of service, Exo 39:1. Note, Those that wear robes of honour must look upon them as clothes of service;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-31