The Meaning of Exodus 39:27 Explained

Exodus 39:27

KJV: And they made coats of fine linen of woven work for Aaron, and for his sons,

YLT: And they make the coats of linen, work of a weaver, for Aaron and for his sons,

Darby: And they made the vests of byssus of woven work, for Aaron, and for his sons;

ASV: And they made the coats of fine linen of woven work for Aaron, and for his sons,

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And they made  coats  [of] fine linen  [of] woven  work  for Aaron,  and for his sons, 

What does Exodus 39:27 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Exodus 39

1  The cloths of service and holy garments
2  The ephod
8  The breast-plate
22  The robe of the ephod
27  The coats, mitre, and girdle of fine linen
30  The plate of the holy crown
32  All is finished, reviewed, and approved by Moses

What do the individual words in Exodus 39:27 mean?

And they made - tunics of fine linen woven artistically for Aaron and his sons
וַֽיַּעֲשׂ֛וּ אֶת־ הַכָּתְנֹ֥ת שֵׁ֖שׁ מַעֲשֵׂ֣ה אֹרֵ֑ג לְאַהֲרֹ֖ן וּלְבָנָֽיו

וַֽיַּעֲשׂ֛וּ  And  they  made 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: עָשָׂה 
Sense: to do, fashion, accomplish, make.
אֶת־  - 
Parse: Direct object marker
Root: אֹות 
Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
הַכָּתְנֹ֥ת  tunics 
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine plural construct
Root: כֻּתֹּנֶת  
Sense: tunic, under-garment.
שֵׁ֖שׁ  of  fine  linen 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: שֵׁשׁ 
Sense: something bleached white, byssus, linen, fine linen.
מַעֲשֵׂ֣ה  woven 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: מַעֲשֶׂה  
Sense: deed, work.
אֹרֵ֑ג  artistically 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine singular
Root: אָרַג  
Sense: to weave.
לְאַהֲרֹ֖ן  for  Aaron 
Parse: Preposition-l, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: אַהֲרֹון  
Sense: brother of Moses, a Levite and the first high priest.
וּלְבָנָֽיו  and  his  sons 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Noun, masculine plural construct, third person masculine singular
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.