Exodus 28 · Verse 13

Exodus 28:13

And thou shalt make ouches of gold;
Exodus 28:13, King James Version

Exodus 28:13 in other translations

BSBFashion gold filigree settings
WEBYou shall make settings of gold,
ASVAnd thou shalt make settings of gold,
YLT‘And thou hast made embroidered things of gold,
DARBYAnd thou shalt make enclosures of gold;
BBEAnd you are to make twisted frames of gold;
WebsterAnd thou shalt make ouches of gold;

What does Exodus 28:13 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Exodus 28:6-14

6-14. ephod--It was a very gorgeous robe made of byssus, curiously embroidered, and dyed with variegated colors, and further enriched with golden tissue, the threads of gold being either originally interwoven or afterwards inserted by the embroiderer. It was short--reaching from the breast to a little below the loins--and though destitute of sleeves, retained its position by the support of straps thrown over each…

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 13 Ouches of gold - משבצת mishbetsoth, strait places, sockets to insert the stones in, from שבץ shabats, to close, enclose, straiten. Socket, in this place, would be a more proper translation, as ouch cannot be traced up to any legitimate authority. It appears sometimes to signify a hook, or some mode of attaching things together.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Exodus 28:6-14

This richly-wrought ephod was the outmost garment of the high priest; plain linen ephods were worn by the inferior priests. It was a short coat without sleeves, fastened close to the body with a girdle. The shoulder-pieces were buttoned together with precious stones set in gold, one on each shoulder, on which were engraven the names of the children of Israel. Thus Christ, our High Priest, presents his people before…

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Exodus 28:13 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְעָשִׂ֥יתָve.'a.Si.taand you will makeH6213
מִשְׁבְּצֹ֖תmish.be.Tzotfiligree settings ofH4865
זָהָֽב\׃za.HavgoldH2091

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Context

  • Exodus 28:12

    And thou shalt put the two stones upon the shoulders of the ephod for stones of memorial unto the children of Israel: and Aaron shall bear their names before the Lord upon his two shoulders for a memorial.

  • Exodus 28:13

    And thou shalt make ouches of gold;

  • Exodus 28:14

    And two chains of pure gold at the ends; of wreathen work shalt thou make them, and fasten the wreathen chains to the ouches.

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Exodus 28:13 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Harás pues, engastes de oro,
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et tu feras des chatons d’or,
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und mache Einfassungen von Gold;
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Facies et uncinos ex auro,