Exodus 39:15

Exodus 39:15 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And they made upon the breastplate chains at the ends, of wreathen work of pure gold.
• New International Version (NIV)For the breastpiece they made braided chains of pure gold, like a rope.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And they made on the breastpiece twisted chains like cords, of pure gold.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And they made chains for the breastplate at the ends, like braided cords of pure gold.

Context of Exodus 39:15

13A chrysolite, an onyx and a jasper in the fourth row. They fixed each jewel into beautiful gold around its edges. 14There were 12 jewels, one jewel for each of Israel's sons. They used a sharp tool to write one tribe's name on each jewel. They used pure gold to make two thin chains like strings, to fix the breastpiece to the ephod 16Then they made two gold rings with beautiful gold around the edges. They fixed the rings to the two top corners of the breastpiece. 17They fixed the two gold chains to the rings on the corners of the breastpiece.

Exodus 39:15 word by word

וַיַּעֲשׂ֧וּ עַל־הַחֹ֛שֶׁן שַׁרְשְׁרֹ֥ת גַּבְלֻ֖ת מַעֲשֵׂ֣ה עֲבֹ֑ת זָהָ֖ב טָהֽוֹר׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And they madeעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to makeH6213
• upon the breastplateחֹ֫שֶׁןchôshen · breastpieceH2833
• chainsשַׁרְשְׁרָהsharsherâh · chainH8333
• at the endsגַּבְלֻתgablûth · twistsH1383
• wreathenעֲבֹת‛ăbôth ‛ăbôth ‛ăbôthâh · cordH5688
• workמַעֲשֶׂהma‛ăώeh · deed: workH4639
• pureטָהוֹרţâhôr ţâhôr · pureH2889
• goldזָהָבzâhâb · goldH2091

Cross-references for Exodus 39:15

• Exodus 28:14And use pure gold to make two thin chains, like strings. Fix these chains to the gold pieces that hold the onyx stones.
• 2 Chronicles 3:5They covered the walls inside the big hall with boards of cypress wood. Then they covered the boards with pure gold. They drew pictures of palm trees and chains on the walls.
• John 10:28I give them life for ever with God. They will never die. Nobody can ever take them away from me.
• John 17:12While I was with them, I kept them safe in the power of your name. That is the name that you gave to me. I kept them safe so that only one of them turned away from you. That was the man who had to become lost. The Bible already said that it would happen in that way.
• 1 Peter 1:5God is using his great power to keep you safe, because you trust him. He will continue to keep you safe until the last day, when Christ will return. Then you will know that God has saved you completely from sin and from death.
• Jude 1:1This letter is from me, Jude. I am Jesus Christ's servant and I am James's brother. I am writing to you people that God, the Father, loves. God has chosen you to be his own people. He is keeping you safe until the time when Jesus Christ returns.

Commentaries on Exodus 39:15

• 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 39:15

• Chains
• Ephod
• Priest

In the dictionaries

• Beat
• Breastplate
• Atonement, Day of
• Badger
• Chain; Chains
• Clasps
• Color; Colors
• Exodus, the Book of
• 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