The Meaning of Exodus 25:4 Explained

Exodus 25:4

KJV: And blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine linen, and goats' hair,

YLT: and blue, and purple, and scarlet, and linen, and goats' hair,

Darby: and blue, and purple, and scarlet, and byssus, and goats' hair,

ASV: and blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine linen, and goats hair ,

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And blue,  and purple,  and scarlet,  and fine linen,  and goats'  [hair], 

What does Exodus 25:4 Mean?

Context Summary

Exodus 25:1-9 - Moses Shown God's Plan For The Tabernacle
There were four concentric circles, so to speak, represented as gathered around the burning center of the Divine Presence. In the outer circle, the people, Exodus 24:2; Exodus 24:17; next, the seventy elders, Exodus 24:9; Exodus 24:14; then, Joshua, Exodus 24:13; Exodus 32:17, and lastly, Moses, Exodus 24:18. These represent respectively, the unenlightened; those whose religious life is hindered by their excessive devotion to the flesh; the few whose fellowship is liable to be interrupted by the war-clarion; and those who have been made nigh unto God in Jesus Christ our Lord, and have been baptized into the Holy Spirit. To which group have we attained? We are invited to draw nigh, let us act on the invitation. See Hebrews 10:19-20. There is always room at the top, and there we may stand, beholding, as in a glass, the glory of the Lord. Notice that God said, Come up unto Me. He longs to have our love and faith; His delights are with the sons of men; at great cost He has opened the door of access, Romans 5:1-2. We need God, but God wants us, and therefore the construction of the Tabernacle is next arranged, that He may dwell with man upon the earth. [source]

Chapter Summary: Exodus 25

1  What the Israelites were to offer for the building of the tabernacle
10  The dimensions of the ark
17  The mercy seat, with the cherubim
23  The table of show bread, with the furniture thereof
31  The golden candlestick, with the instruments thereof

What do the individual words in Exodus 25:4 mean?

and blue and purple and scarlet [thread] and fine linen and goats' [hair]
וּתְכֵ֧לֶת וְאַרְגָּמָ֛ן וְתוֹלַ֥עַת שָׁנִ֖י וְשֵׁ֥שׁ וְעִזִּֽים

וּתְכֵ֧לֶת  and  blue 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, feminine singular
Root: תְּכֵלֶת  
Sense: violet, violet stuff.
וְאַרְגָּמָ֛ן  and  purple 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular
Root: אַרְגָּמָן  
Sense: purple, red-purple.
שָׁנִ֖י  scarlet  [thread] 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: שָׁנִי  
Sense: scarlet, crimson.
וְשֵׁ֥שׁ  and  fine  linen 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular
Root: שֵׁשׁ 
Sense: something bleached white, byssus, linen, fine linen.
וְעִזִּֽים  and  goats'  [hair] 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, feminine plural
Root: עֵז  
Sense: female goat, she-goat, goat, kid.

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