Exodus 28 · Verse 24

Exodus 28:24

And thou shalt put the two wreathen chains of gold in the two rings which are on the ends of the breastplate.
Exodus 28:24, King James Version

Exodus 28:24 in other translations

BSBThen fasten the two gold chains to the two gold rings at the corners of the breastpiece,
WEBYou shall put the two braided chains of gold in the two rings at the ends of the breastplate.
ASVAnd thou shalt put the two wreathen chains of gold in the two rings at the ends of the breastplate.
YLTand thou hast put the two thick bands of gold on the two rings at the ends of the breastplate;
DARBYAnd thou shalt put the two wreathen cords of gold in the two rings on the ends of the breastplate;
BBEPut the two gold chains on the two rings at the ends of the bag;
WebsterAnd thou shalt put the two wreathed chains of gold in the two rings which are on the ends of the breast-plate.

What does Exodus 28:24 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Exodus 28:15-29

15-29. thou shalt make the breastplate of judgment with cunning work--a very splendid and richly embroidered piece of brocade, a span square, and doubled, to enable it the better to bear the weight of the precious stones in it. There were twelve different stones, containing each the name of a tribe, and arranged in four rows, three in each. The Israelites had acquired a knowledge of the lapidary's art in Egypt, and…

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Exodus 28:15-30

The chief ornament of the high priest, was the breastplate, a rich piece of cloth, curiously worked. The name of each tribe was graven in a precious stone, fixed in the breastplate, to signify how precious, in God's sight, believers are, and how honourable. How small and poor soever the tribe was, it was as a precious stone in the breastplate of the high priest; thus are all the saints dear to Christ, however men…

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Exodus 28:24 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.

וְנָתַתָּ֗הve.na.ta.Tahand you will putH5414
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
שְׁתֵּי֙she.Tei[the] twoH8147
עֲבֹתֹ֣ת'a.vo.Tot[the] cords ofH5688
הַזָּהָ֔בha.za.Hav<the> goldH2091
עַל\־'al-onH5921
שְׁתֵּ֖יshe.Tei[the] twoH8147
הַטַּבָּעֹ֑תha.ta.ba.'Otthe ringsH2885
אֶל\־'el-toH413
קְצ֖וֹתke.Tzot[the] ends ofH7098
הַחֹֽשֶׁן\׃ha.Cho.shenthe breastpieceH2833

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

Context

  • Exodus 28:23

    And thou shalt make upon the breastplate two rings of gold, and shalt put the two rings on the two ends of the breastplate.

  • Exodus 28:24

    And thou shalt put the two wreathen chains of gold in the two rings which are on the ends of the breastplate.

  • Exodus 28:25

    And the other two ends of the two wreathen chains thou shalt fasten in the two ouches, and put them on the shoulderpieces of the ephod before it.

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Exodus 28:24 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y pondrás las dos trenzas de oro en los dos anillos á las dos puntas del racional:
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
et tu mettras les deux torsades d’or dans les deux anneaux, aux bouts du pectoral;
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und befestige die zwei geflochtenen Schnüre von Gold an die beiden Ringe an den Enden des Brustschildes;
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
catenasque aureas junges annulis, qui sunt in marginibus ejus,