Verse Lens · Context pointer
Exodus 39:3 Explained in Context
Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.
Verse 3. 3And 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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Role in This Section
Exodus 39:3 marks the unit's continuing step with “And they did beat the gold into thin plates, and cut it into wires, to work it in the blue, and in…,” which must be read through 39:1–7.
Read It With
- Exodus 39:1–7
Read Exodus 39:3 with 39:1–7. Exodus 39:3 marks the unit's continuing step with “And they did beat the gold into thin plates, and cut it into wires, to work it in the blue, and in…,” which must be read through 39:1–7. The whole unit shows: Sacred garments begin with the worked ephod, shoulder pieces, engraved stones, and tribal names carried as memorial.
Continue in Context
Read the complete section for the connected explanation and how it should shape life. This verse is a doorway into that passage, not a saying that stands alone.
Read Exodus 39:1–7 — Priestly Garments and Ephod Are MadeSources used for this context pointer
How certain is this explanation? strong
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Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
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USFM archive eng-kjv2006_usfm.zip; source files dated 2026-08-19; downloaded 2026-08-24; archive SHA-256 aec1b3b26c622fd3d963d2bbac963016b9513246ffbfa20da00bb100372ea007; normalized corpus SHA-256 09aef51d90488aa7b9722b3fd9a93f4b25f6bf2064c5fd798fb39673c300ddf2.
Supports: Exact KJV wording, paragraph metadata, supplied-word markup, and complete verse coverage for this thought unit.
Exact location: Exodus 39:1–7, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM corpus
Open source ↗hebrew text and morphology
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible: Exodus
Open Scriptures
Open Scriptures, release 2.2
Supports: Masoretic Hebrew wording, morphology, names, speech, law, ritual vocabulary, older-English controls, and translation limits.
Exact location: Open Scriptures MorphHB v.2.2, commit 6a5db284c715c18b239422e57bb89684e6a19f00, wlc/Exod.xml, words and morphology for 39:1–7
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