"And there shall be an hole in the top of it, in the midst thereof: it shall have a binding of woven work round about the…" — Exodus 28:32

Exodus 28:32 · KJV

“And there shall be an hole in the top of it, in the midst thereof: it shall have a binding of woven work round about the hole of it, as it were the hole of an habergeon, that it be not rent.”

— Exodus 28:32

Verse 31

And thou shalt make the robe of the ephod all {of} blue.

Verse 33

And {beneath} upon the hem of it thou shalt make pomegranates {of} blue, and {of} purple, and {of} scarlet, round about the hem thereof; and bells of gold between them round about: {hem: or, skirts}

Exodus 28 — Context

And thou shalt put in the breastplate of judgment the Urim and the Thummim; and they shall be upon Aaron's heart, when he goeth in before the LORD: and Aaron shall bear the judgment of the children of Israel upon his heart before the LORD continually.

And thou shalt make the robe of the ephod all {of} blue.

And there shall be an hole in the top of it, in the midst thereof: it shall have a binding of woven work round about the hole of it, as it were the hole of an habergeon, that it be not rent.

And {beneath} upon the hem of it thou shalt make pomegranates {of} blue, and {of} purple, and {of} scarlet, round about the hem thereof; and bells of gold between them round about: {hem: or, skirts}

A golden bell and a pomegranate, a golden bell and a pomegranate, upon the hem of the robe round about.

Cross References

John 19:23-24

Then the soldiers, when they had crucified Jesus, took his garments, and made four parts, to every soldier a part; and also {his} coat: now the coat was without seam, woven from the top throughout. {woven: or, wrought}

Exodus 39:28

And a mitre {of} fine linen, and goodly bonnets {of} fine linen, and linen breeches {of} fine twined linen,

Nehemiah 4:16

And it came to pass from that time forth, {that} the half of my servants wrought in the work, and the other half of them held both the spears, the shields, and the bows, and the habergeons; and the rulers {were} behind all the house of Judah.

Job 41:26

The sword of him that layeth at him cannot hold: the spear, the dart, nor the habergeon. {habergeon: or, breastplate}

Ephesians 4:3-16

Endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.

2 Chronicles 26:14

And Uzziah prepared for them throughout all the host shields, and spears, and helmets, and habergeons, and bows, and slings {to cast} stones. {slings...: Heb. stones of slings}