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They beat the gold into thin plates, and cut it into wires, to work it in the blue, in the purple, in the scarlet, and in the fine linen, the work of the skillful workman.

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The Artistry of Worship

Commentators explain the painstaking process of creating the priestly garments. Gold was beaten into thin plates, then meticulously cut into wires. This gold thread was not woven with the fabric but was later embroidered into the finished linen, a testament to the immense skill and dedication of the artisans.

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Exodus

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Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

On Exodus 39:3

19th Century

Bishop

They did beat the gold into thin plates and cut it into wires. This very primitive method of forming gold thread is nowhere else mentioned…

John Gill

John Gill

On Exodus 39:3

17th Century

Pastor

(See Gill on Exodus 39:2).

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

On Exodus 39:1–31

17th Century

Minister

The priests' garments were rich and splendid. The church in its infancy was thus taught by shadows of good things to come; but the substance is Chr…