Exodus 39 · Verse 15

Exodus 39:15

And they made upon the breastplate chains at the ends, of wreathen work of pure gold.
Exodus 39:15, King James Version

Exodus 39:15 in other translations

BSBFor the breastpiece they made braided chains like cords of pure gold.
WEBThey made on the breastplate chains like cords, of braided work of pure gold.
ASVAnd they made upon the breastplate chains like cords, of wreathen work of pure gold.
YLTAnd they make on the breastplate wreathed chains, work of thick bands, of pure gold;
DARBYAnd they made on the breastplate chains of laced work of wreathen work, of pure gold.
BBEAnd on the bag they put gold chains, twisted like cords.
WebsterAnd they made upon the breast-plate chains at the ends, of wreathed work of pure gold.

What does Exodus 39:15 mean?

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Exodus 39:1-31

The priests' garments were rich and splendid. The church in its infancy was thus taught by shadows of good things to come; but the substance is Christ, and the grace of the gospel. Christ is our great High Priest. When he undertook the work of our redemption, he put on the clothes of service, he arrayed himself with the gifts and graces of the Spirit, girded himself with resolution to go through the undertaking…

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Exodus 39:15 in the original Hebrew

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וַיַּעֲשׂ֧וּvai.ya.'a.Suand they madeH6213
עַל\־'al-onH5921
הַחֹ֛שֶׁןha.Cho.shenthe breastpieceH2833
שַׁרְשְׁרֹ֥תshar.she.Rotchains ofH8333
גַּבְלֻ֖תgav.LuttwistingH1383
מַעֲשֵׂ֣הma.'a.Seha work ofH4639
עֲבֹ֑ת'a.VotcordageH5688
זָהָ֖בza.HavgoldH2091
טָהֽוֹר\׃ta.HorpureH2889

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

Cross references for Exodus 39:15

  • John 10:28

    And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand.

  • 2 Chronicles 3:5

    And the greater house he cieled with fir tree, which he overlaid with fine gold, and set thereon palm trees and chains.

  • 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.

  • Jude 1:1

    Jude, the servant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James, to them that are sanctified by God the Father, and preserved in Jesus Christ, and called:

  • 1 Peter 1:5

    Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.

  • Song of Solomon 1:10

    Thy cheeks are comely with rows of jewels, thy neck with chains of gold.

  • John 17:12

    While I was with them in the world, I kept them in thy name: those that thou gavest me I have kept, and none of them is lost, but the son of perdition; that the scripture might be fulfilled.

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chains at the ends.
28:14; 2Ch 3:5; So 1:10; Joh 10:28; 17:12; 1Pe 1:5; Jude 1:1

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Context

  • Exodus 39:14

    And the stones were according to the names of the children of Israel, twelve, according to their names, like the engravings of a signet, every one with his name, according to the twelve tribes.

  • Exodus 39:15

    And they made upon the breastplate chains at the ends, of wreathen work of pure gold.

  • Exodus 39:16

    And they made two ouches of gold, and two gold rings; and put the two rings in the two ends of the breastplate.

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Exodus 39:15 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Hicieron también sobre el racional las cadenas pequeñas de hechura de trenza, de oro puro.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
– Et ils firent sur le pectoral des chaînettes à bouts, en ouvrage de torsade, d’or pur.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und sie machten an das Brustschild schnurähnliche Ketten, in Flechtwerk, von reinem Golde.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Fecerunt in rationali et catenulas sibi invicem cohærentes, de auro purissimo: