And they shall take gold, and violet, and purple, and scarlet twice dyed, and fine linen.

And they shall take gold, and blue, and purple, and scarlet, and twined byssus,

They are to take the gold and blue and purple and red and the best linen,

And they shall receive gold, and hyacinth, and purple, and twice-dyed scarlet, and fine linen.

Qui accipient aurum et hyacinthum, et purpuram, et vermiculum cocci, et byssum.

With the exception of the gold, the materials were the same as those of the tabernacle-cloth, the veil of the tabernacle and the entrance-curtain of the tent Exodus 26:1, Exodus 26:31, Exodus 26:36; Exodus 25:4. The gold was made into thin flat wires which could either be woven with the woolen and linen threads, or worked with the needle. In regard to the mixture of linen and woollen threads in the High priest's dress, see Leviticus 19:19.

And they shall take,.... The Targum of Jonathan adds, out of their substance; that is, those that were wise hearted, and had knowledge and skill in making such garments; these were to take, not out of their own personal substance, but they were to take or receive from Moses what the people freely offered for such service, Exodus 36:3,
gold, and blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine linen; pieces of gold, which they beat into thin plates, and drew into wires, and which they worked into stuffs, woollen or linen, or both, of the colours here mentioned; all which were made use of in the ephod, girdle, breastplate, &c. see Exodus 39:3 and had a mystical significance in them.