Exodus 28 · Verse 27

Exodus 28:27

And two other rings of gold thou shalt make, and shalt put them on the two sides of the ephod underneath, toward the forepart thereof, over against the other coupling thereof, above the curious girdle of the ephod.
Exodus 28:27, King James Version

Exodus 28:27 in other translations

BSBMake two additional gold rings and attach them to the bottom of the two shoulder pieces of the ephod, on its front, near its seam just above its woven waistband.
WEBYou shall make two rings of gold, and shall put them on the two shoulder straps of the ephod underneath, in its forepart, close by its coupling, above the skillfully woven band of the ephod.
ASVAnd thou shalt make two rings of gold, and shalt put them on the two shoulder-pieces of the ephod underneath, in the forepart thereof, close by the coupling thereof, above the skilfully woven band of the ephod.
YLTand thou hast made two rings of gold, and hast put them on the two shoulders of the ephod, beneath, over-against its front, over-against its joining, above the girdle of the ephod,
DARBYAnd two rings of gold shalt thou make, and shalt put them upon the two shoulder-pieces of the ephod underneath, to the front thereof just by the coupling thereof, above the girdle of the ephod.
BBEAnd make two more gold rings and put them on the front of the ephod at the top of the arms, at the join, over the worked band:
WebsterAnd two other rings of gold thou shalt make, and shalt put them on the two sides of the ephod underneath, towards the forepart of it, over against the other coupling thereof, above the curious girdle of the ephod.

What does Exodus 28:27 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 28:27 in the original Hebrew

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וְעָשִׂיתָ֮ve.'a.si.Taand you will makeH6213
שְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeitwoH8147
טַבְּע֣וֹתta.be.'otrings ofH2885
זָהָב֒za.HavgoldH2091
וְנָתַתָּ֣הve.na.ta.Tahand you will putH5414
אֹתָ֡ם'o.Tam<obj.> themH853
עַל\־'al-onH5921
שְׁתֵּי֩she.Tei[the] twoH8147
כִתְפ֨וֹתkhit.Fot[the] shoulder-pieces ofH3802
הָאֵפ֤וֹדha.'e.Fodthe ephodH646
מִלְּמַ֙טָּה֙mi.le.Ma.tahfrom to downwardsH4295
מִמּ֣וּלmi.Mulfrom in front ofH4136
פָּנָ֔יוpa.Navface itsH6440
לְעֻמַּ֖תle.'u.Mat<to> close toH5980
מֶחְבַּרְתּ֑וֹmech.bar.Tojoining itsH4225
מִמַּ֕עַלmi.Ma.'alfrom aboveH4605
לְחֵ֖שֶׁבle.Che.shev<to> [the] girdle ofH2805
הָאֵפֽוֹד\׃ha.'e.Fodthe ephodH646

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Context

  • Exodus 28:26

    And thou shalt make two rings of gold, and thou shalt put them upon the two ends of the breastplate in the border thereof, which is in the side of the ephod inward.

  • Exodus 28:27

    And two other rings of gold thou shalt make, and shalt put them on the two sides of the ephod underneath, toward the forepart thereof, over against the other coupling thereof, above the curious girdle of the ephod.

  • Exodus 28:28

    And they shall bind the breastplate by the rings thereof unto the rings of the ephod with a lace of blue, that it may be above the curious girdle of the ephod, and that the breastplate be not loosed from the ephod.

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Exodus 28:27 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Harás asimismo dos anillos de oro, los cuales pondrás á los dos lados del ephod abajo en la parte delantera, delante de su juntura sobre el cinto del ephod.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et tu feras deux anneaux d’or, et tu les mettras aux deux épaulières de l’éphod par en bas, sur le devant, juste à sa jointure au-dessus de la ceinture de l’éphod.
German
Elberfelder 1871
und mache zwei Ringe von Gold und befestige sie an die beiden Schulterstücke des Ephods, unten an seine Vorderseite, gerade bei seiner Zusammenfügung, oberhalb des gewirkten Gürtels des Ephods.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Necnon et alios duos annulos aureos, qui ponendi sunt in utroque latere superhumeralis deorsum, quod respicit contra faciem juncturæ inferioris, ut aptari possit cum superhumerali,