English Standard Version
Exodus 39:18
18They 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.
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.
- 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.
- New Living Translation (NLT)They tied the other ends of the cords to the gold settings on the shoulder-pieces of the ephod.
Context of Exodus 39:18
16And they made two settings of gold filigree and two gold rings, and put the two rings on the two edges of the breastpiece. 17And they put the two cords of gold in the two rings at the edges of the breastpiece. 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. 19Then they made two rings of gold, and put them at the two ends of the breastpiece, on its inside edge next to the ephod. 20And 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.
Read all of Exodus 39Exodus 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
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
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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
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