Exodus 39:3
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With embroidered work, and he cut thin plates of gold, and drew them small into threads, that they might be twisted with the woof of the foresaid colours,

cunning work

Exodus 26:1 And thou shalt make the tabernacle in this manner: Thou shalt make ten curtains of fine twisted linen, and violet and purple, and scarlet twice dyed, diversified with embroidery.

Exodus 36:8 And all the men that were wise of heart, to accomplish the work of the tabernacle, made ten curtains of twisted fine linen, and violet, and purple, and scarlet twice dyed, with varied work, and the art of embroidering:

Context
The Ephod
2So he made an ephod of gold, violet, and purple, and scarlet twice dyed, and fine twisted linen, 3With embroidered work, and he cut thin plates of gold, and drew them small into threads, that they might be twisted with the woof of the foresaid colours,4And two borders coupled one to the other in the top on either side,…
Cross References
Exodus 25:4
Violet and purple, and scarlet twice dyed, and fine linen, and goats' hair,

Exodus 39:2
So he made an ephod of gold, violet, and purple, and scarlet twice dyed, and fine twisted linen,

Exodus 39:4
And two borders coupled one to the other in the top on either side,

Psalm 45:13
All the glory of the king's daughter is within in golden borders,

Lexicon
They hammered out
וַֽיְרַקְּע֞וּ (way·raq·qə·‘ū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 7554: To pound the earth, to expand, to overlay

thin sheets
פַּחֵ֣י (pa·ḥê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 6341: A, sheet, a spring net

of gold
הַזָּהָב֮ (haz·zā·hāḇ)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2091: Gold, something gold-colored, as oil, a clear sky

and cut
וְקִצֵּ֣ץ (wə·qiṣ·ṣêṣ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7112: To chop off

threads from them
פְּתִילִם֒ (pə·ṯî·lim)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 6616: Cord, thread

to interweave
לַעֲשׂ֗וֹת (la·‘ă·śō·wṯ)
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's Hebrew 6213: To do, make

with the blue,
הַתְּכֵ֙לֶת֙ (hat·tə·ḵê·leṯ)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 8504: The cerulean mussel, the color, obtained therefrom, stuff dyed therewith

purple,
הָֽאַרְגָּמָ֔ן (hā·’ar·gā·mān)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 713: Purple, red-purple

and scarlet yarn,
תּוֹלַ֥עַת (tō·w·la·‘aṯ)
Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 8438: The crimson-grub, of the color, from it, cloths dyed therewith

and fine linen—
הַשֵּׁ֑שׁ (haš·šêš)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 8336: Bleached stuff, white linen, marble

the work
מַעֲשֵׂ֖ה (ma·‘ă·śêh)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 4639: An action, a transaction, activity, a product, property

of a skilled craftsman.
חֹשֵֽׁב׃ (ḥō·šêḇ)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2803: To think, account


Additional Translations
They hammered out thin sheets of gold and cut threads from them to interweave with the blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and fine linen—the work of a skilled craftsman.And they did beat the gold into thin plates, and cut it into wires, to work it in the blue, and in the purple, and in the scarlet, and in the fine linen, with cunning work.

And they did beat the gold into thin plates, and cut it into wires, to work it in the blue, and in the purple, and in the scarlet, and in the fine linen, the work of the skilful workman.

And the plates were divided, the threads of gold, so as to interweave with the blue and purple, and with the spun scarlet, and the fine linen twined, they made it a woven work;

And they beat the gold into thin plates, and cut it [into] wires, to work it artistically into the blue, and into the purple, and into the scarlet, and into the byssus.

And they did beat the gold into thin plates, and cut it into wires, to work it in the blue, and in the purple, and in the scarlet, and in the fine linen, the work of the cunning workman.

And they beat the gold into thin plates, and cut it into wires, to work it in the blue, and in the purple, and in the scarlet, and in the fine linen, with curious work.

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.

and they expand the plates of gold, and have cut off wires to work in the midst of the blue, and in the midst of the purple, and in the midst of the scarlet, and in the midst of the linen -- work of a designer;
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