Exodus 39:18

Exodus 39:18 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the two ends of the two wreathen chains they fastened in the two ouches, and put them on the shoulderpieces of the ephod, before it.
• New International Version (NIV)and the other ends of the chains to the two settings, attaching them to the shoulder pieces of the ephod at the front.
• English Standard Version (ESV)They attached the two ends of the two cords to the two settings of filigree. Thus they attached it in front to the shoulder pieces of the ephod.
• New King James Version (NKJV)The two ends of the two braided chains they fastened in the two settings, and put them on the shoulder straps of the ephod in the front.

Context of Exodus 39:18

16They also made two gold filigree settings and two gold rings, and fastened the two rings to the two corners of the breastpiece. 17Then they fastened the two gold chains to the two gold rings at the corners of the breastpiece, and they fastened the other ends of the two chains to the two filigree settings, attaching them to the shoulder pieces of the ephod at the front. 19They made two more gold rings and attached them to the other two corners of the breastpiece, on the inside edge next to the ephod. 20They made two additional gold rings and attached them to the bottom of the two shoulder pieces of the ephod, on its front, near the seam just above its woven waistband.

Exodus 39:18 word by word

וְאֵ֨ת שְׁתֵּ֤י קְצוֹת֙ שְׁתֵּ֣י הָֽעֲבֹתֹ֔ת נָתְנ֖וּ עַל־שְׁתֵּ֣י הַֽמִּשְׁבְּצֹ֑ת וַֽיִּתְּנֻ֛ם עַל־כִּתְפֹ֥ת הָאֵפֹ֖ד אֶל־מ֥וּל פָּנָֽיו׃Read the interlinear

• andאֵת'êth · [Obj.]H853
• they fastenedנָתַןnâthan · to give: putH5414
• the otherשְׁנַ֫יִםshenayim shettayim · twoH8147
• endsקָצָהqâtsâh · endH7098
• chainsעֲבֹת‛ăbôth ‛ăbôth ‛ăbôthâh · cordH5688
• toעַל‛al · uponH5921
• filigree settingsמִשְׁבְּצוֹתmishbetsâh · filigreeH4865
• the shoulder piecesכָּתֵףkâthêph · shoulderH3802
• of the ephodאֵפוֹד'êphôd 'êphôd · ephodH646
• atאֶל'êl 'el · to(wards)H413
• the frontמוּלmûl môl mô'l mûl · oppositeH4136
• the frontפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440

Cross-references for Exodus 39:18

• Exodus 28:14and two chains of pure gold, made of braided cord work; and attach these chains to the settings.
• Exodus 39:2Bezalel made the ephod of finely spun linen embroidered with gold, and with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn.

Commentaries on Exodus 39:18

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-31See Exodus 28:1–43.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-431-2. cloths of service--official robes. The ephod of the high priest, the robe of the ephod, the girdle of needlework, and the embroidered coat were all of fine linen; for on no material less delicate could such elaborate symbolical figures have been portrayed in embroidery, and all beautified with the same brilliant colors. (See on Ex 28:1-43).Read the comment

Topics related to Exodus 39:18

• Ephod
• Priest

In the dictionaries

• Beat
• Breastplate
• Atonement, Day of
• Badger
• Clasps
• Color; Colors
• Exodus, the Book of
• Forepart
• Genesis
• Leviticus

Commentaries on Exodus 39

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings