"And the curious girdle of the ephod, which {is} upon it, shall be of the same, according to the work thereof; {even of} …" — Exodus 28:8

Exodus 28:8 · KJV

“And the curious girdle of the ephod, which {is} upon it, shall be of the same, according to the work thereof; {even of} gold, {of} blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen. {curious: or, embroidered}”

— Exodus 28:8

Verse 7

It shall have the two shoulderpieces thereof joined at the two edges thereof; and {so} it shall be joined together.

Verse 9

And thou shalt take two onyx stones, and grave on them the names of the children of Israel:

Exodus 28 — Context

And they shall make the ephod {of} gold, {of} blue, and {of} purple, {of} scarlet, and fine twined linen, with cunning work.

It shall have the two shoulderpieces thereof joined at the two edges thereof; and {so} it shall be joined together.

And the curious girdle of the ephod, which {is} upon it, shall be of the same, according to the work thereof; {even of} gold, {of} blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen. {curious: or, embroidered}

And thou shalt take two onyx stones, and grave on them the names of the children of Israel:

Six of their names on one stone, and {the other} six names of the rest on the other stone, according to their birth.

Cross References

Exodus 29:5

And thou shalt take the garments, and put upon Aaron the coat, and the robe of the ephod, and the ephod, and the breastplate, and gird him with the curious girdle of the ephod:

Exodus 28:27-28

And two {other} rings of gold thou shalt make, and shalt put them on the two sides of the ephod underneath, toward the forepart thereof, over against the {other} coupling thereof, above the curious girdle of the ephod.

Leviticus 8:7

And he put upon him the coat, and girded him with the girdle, and clothed him with the robe, and put the ephod upon him, and he girded him with the curious girdle of the ephod, and bound {it} unto him therewith.

Isaiah 11:5

And righteousness shall be the girdle of his loins, and faithfulness the girdle of his reins.

Exodus 39:20-21

And they made two {other} golden rings, and put them on the two sides of the ephod underneath, toward the forepart of it, over against the {other} coupling thereof, above the curious girdle of the ephod.

Revelation 1:13

And in the midst of the seven candlesticks {one} like unto the Son of man, clothed with a garment down to the foot, and girt about the paps with a golden girdle.

1 Peter 1:13

Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ; {to the end: Gr. perfectly}