Exodus 39:20

Exodus 39:20 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And they made two other golden rings, and put them on the two sides of the ephod underneath, toward the forepart of it, over against the other coupling thereof, above the curious girdle of the ephod.
• New International Version (NIV)Then they made two more gold rings and attached them to the bottom of the shoulder pieces on the front of the ephod, close to the seam just above the waistband of the ephod.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And they made two rings of gold, and attached them in front to the lower part of the two shoulder pieces of the ephod, at its seam above the skillfully woven band of the ephod.
• New King James Version (NKJV)They made two other gold rings and put them on the two shoulder straps, underneath the ephod toward its front, right at the seam above the intricately woven band of the ephod.

Context of Exodus 39:20

18and 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. They 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. 21Then they tied the rings of the breastpiece to the rings of the ephod with a cord of blue yarn, so that the breastpiece was above the waistband of the ephod and would not swing out from the ephod, just as the LORD had commanded Moses. 22They made the robe of the ephod entirely of blue cloth, the work of a weaver,

Exodus 39:20 word by word

וַֽיַּעֲשׂוּ֮ שְׁתֵּ֣י טַבְּעֹ֣ת זָהָב֒ וַֽיִּתְּנֻ֡ם עַל־שְׁתֵּי֩ כִתְפֹ֨ת הָאֵפֹ֤ד מִלְמַ֙טָּה֙ מִמּ֣וּל פָּנָ֔יו לְעֻמַּ֖ת מֶחְבַּרְתּ֑וֹ מִמַּ֕עַל לְחֵ֖שֶׁב הָאֵפֹֽד׃Read the interlinear

• They madeעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to makeH6213
• twoשְׁנַ֫יִםshenayim shettayim · twoH8147
• goldזָהָבzâhâb · goldH2091
• ringsטַבַּ֫עַתţabba‛ath · ringH2885
• and attached themנָתַןnâthan · to give: putH5414
• toעַל‛al · uponH5921
• the bottomמַ֫טָּהmaţţâh · beneathH4295
• shoulder piecesכָּתֵףkâthêph · shoulderH3802
• of the ephodאֵפוֹד'êphôd 'êphôd · ephodH646
• on its frontמוּלmûl môl mô'l mûl · oppositeH4136
• on its frontפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• nearעֻמָּה‛ûmmâh · closeH5980
• the seamמַחְבֶּ֫רֶתmachbereth · joiningH4225
• just aboveמַ֫עַלma‛al · aboveH4605
• its woven waistbandחֵ֫שֶׁבchêsheb · artworkH2805

Cross-references for Exodus 39:20

• Exodus 26:3Five of the curtains are to be joined together, and the other five joined as well.

Commentaries on Exodus 39:20

• 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 39:20

• Ephod
• Priest

In the dictionaries

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

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