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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Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
They did beat the gold into thin plates - For the purpose, as it is supposed, of cutting it into wires (פתילם) or…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Exodus 39:1-31
In this account of the making of the priests' garments, according to the instructions given (ch. 28), we may observe, 1.…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
As far as fine linen, an addition, not in Exo 28:6, explaining how the gold was used; it was beaten into thin plates,…