10014. 'And you shall gird them with belts' means a bond joining things together, in order that all may be held in connection and consequently in a heavenly form. This is clear from the meaning of 'belt' as an outward bond that holds all the truths and forms of the good of faith in connection and form within itself, dealt with in 9341(end), 9828, 9837, 9944.

9838. 'Shall be of the same workmanship, of [one piece with] it' means that which is like the outermost part of the spiritual kingdom and is a continuation from it. This is clear from the meaning of 'the same workmanship' as that which is like, for what is of the same workmanship as another is like it; and from the meaning of 'of [one piece with] it' as a continuation, for that which is of a piece with another is not only like it but is also a continuation from it. The reason why a continuation from the outermost part of the spiritual kingdom is meant is that the description implies a continuation from the ephod, and 'the ephod' means the outermost part of the spiritual kingdom, 9824.