Exodus 28:32 KJV

And there shall be an hole in the top of it, in the midst thereof: it shall have a binding of woven work round about the hole of it, as it were the hole of an habergeon, that it be not rent.

Words Then and Now

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Cross References

  • Exodus 39:28 And a mitre of fine linen, and goodly bonnets of fine linen, and linen breeches of fine twined linen,
  • 2 Chronicles 26:14 And Uzziah prepared for them throughout all the host shields, and spears, and helmets, and habergeons, and bows, and slings to cast stones.
  • Nehemiah 4:16 And it came to pass from that time forth, that the half of my servants wrought in the work, and the other half of them held both the spears, the shields, and the bows, and the habergeons; and the rulers were behind all the house of Judah.
  • Job 41:26 The sword of him that layeth at him cannot hold: the spear, the dart, nor the habergeon.
  • John 19:23–24 Then the soldiers, when they had crucified Jesus, took his garments, and made four parts, to every soldier a part; and also his coat: now the coat was without seam, woven from the top throughout. …

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Topics

  • Aaron Consecration of, to the priesthood
  • Ephod Described
  • Habergeon A part of the defensive armor of a soldier
  • Israel Pattern for the tabernacle and the appurtenances, and forms of worship to be observed
  • Priest Vestments of

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Hebrew and Strong’s

  • And there shall be an hole פִי pî פֶּה Noun · masculine singular construct
  • in the top רֹאשׁוֹ rōʾšô רֹאשׁ Noun · masculine singular construct · with suffix: third person masculine singular
  • of it, in the midst בְּתוֹכוֹ bĕtôkô תָּוֶךְ Noun · masculine singular construct · with preposition, suffix: third person masculine singular
  • thereof: it shall have a binding וְהָיָה wĕhāyâ Verb · qal sequential perfect, third person masculine singular · with and שָׂפָה śāpâ שָׂפָה Noun · feminine singular יִהְיֶה yihyê Verb · qal imperfect, third person masculine singular
  • of woven אֹרֵג ʾōrēg אָרַג Verb · qal active participle, masculine singular
  • work מַעֲשֵׂה maʿăśê מַעֲשֶׂה Noun · masculine singular construct
  • round about סָבִיב sābîb סָבִיב Noun · masculine or feminine singular
  • the hole לְפִיו lĕpîw פֶּה Noun · masculine singular construct · with preposition, suffix: third person masculine singular
  • of it, as it were the hole כְּפִי kĕpî פֶּה Noun · masculine singular construct · with preposition
  • of an habergeon תַחְרָא taḥrāʾ תַּחֲרָא Noun · masculine singular
  • that it be not rent יִהְיֶה yihyê Verb · qal imperfect, third person masculine singular לּוֹ lô Preposition · with suffix: third person masculine singular לֹא lōʾ Negative יִקָּרֵעַ yiqqārēaʿ קָרַע Verb · niphal imperfect, third person masculine singular

Hebrew: Westminster Leningrad Codex, Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible · CC BY 4.0

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