Exodus 39:23

23 with an opening in the center of the robe like that of a garment, ^[a] with a collar around the opening so that it would not tear.

Exodus 39:23 Meaning and Commentary

Exodus 39:23

(See Gill on Exodus 39:2).

Exodus 39:23 In-Context

21 Then they tied the rings of the breastpiece to the rings of the ephod with a cord of blue yarn, so that the breastpiece was above the waistband of the ephod and would not swing out from the ephod, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.

22 They made the robe of the ephod entirely of blue cloth, the work of a weaver,

23 with an opening in the center of the robe like that of a garment, with a collar around the opening so that it would not tear.

24 They made pomegranates of blue, purple, and scarlet yarn and finely spun linen on the lower hem of the robe.

25 They also made bells of pure gold and attached them around the hem between the pomegranates,

Footnotes

• [a] The meaning of the Hebrew word is uncertain; possibly a coat of mail.