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

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. They fixed the other ends of the two chains to the shoulder pieces of the ephod, in the front. They joined them to the gold pieces that held the onyx stones. 19They made two gold rings and they fixed them to the bottom corners of the breastpiece. They were on its inside edge, next to the ephod. 20Then they made two more gold rings. They fixed them to the bottom edge of the shoulder pieces, on the front of the ephod. They put the rings just above the ephod's belt.

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the twoשְׁנַ֫יִםshenayim shettayim · twoH8147
• endsקָצָהqâtsâh · endH7098
• wreathenעֲבֹת‛ăbôth ‛ăbôth ‛ăbôthâh · cordH5688
• they fastenedנָתַןnâthan · to give: putH5414
• ouchesמִשְׁבְּצוֹתmishbetsâh · filigreeH4865
• them on the shoulderpiecesכָּתֵףkâthêph · shoulderH3802
• of the ephodאֵפוֹד'êphôd 'êphôd · ephodH646
• beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• itמוּלmûl môl mô'l mûl · oppositeH4136

Cross-references for Exodus 39:18

• 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.
• Exodus 39:2The workers used gold, and blue, purple and red material, as well as good linen, to make the ephod.

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