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 put the other two ends of the two cords on the two filigree settings, and put them on the shoulder pieces of the ephod at the front of it. 19They made two gold rings and placed them on the two ends of the breastpiece, on its inner edge which was next to the ephod. Furthermore, they made two gold rings and placed them on the bottom of the two shoulder pieces of the ephod, on the front of it, close to the place where it joined, above the woven band of the ephod. 21And they bound the breastpiece by its rings to the rings of the ephod with a violet cord, so that it would be on the woven band of the ephod, and that the breastpiece would not come loose from the ephod, just as the Lord had commanded Moses. 22Then he made the robe of the ephod of woven work, all of violet;

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

• Furthermore, they madeעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to makeH6213
• twoשְׁנַ֫יִםshenayim shettayim · twoH8147
• goldזָהָבzâhâb · goldH2091
• ringsטַבַּ֫עַתţabba‛ath · ringH2885
• and placedנָתַןnâthan · to give: putH5414
• them on the bottomמַ֫טָּהmaţţâh · beneathH4295
• shoulderכָּתֵףkâthêph · shoulderH3802
• pieces of the ephodאֵפוֹד'êphôd 'êphôd · ephodH646
• on the frontפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• of it, closeעֻמָּה‛ûmmâh · closeH5980
• to the placeמַחְבֶּ֫רֶתmachbereth · joiningH4225
• aboveמִן־min minnîy minnêy · fromH4480
• aboveמַ֫עַלma‛al · aboveH4605
• the wovenחֵ֫שֶׁבchêsheb · artworkH2805

Cross-references for Exodus 39:20

• Exodus 26:3Five curtains shall be joined to one another, and the other five curtains shall be joined to one another.

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