Exodus 39 · Verse 20

Exodus 39:20

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.
Exodus 39:20, King James Version

Exodus 39:20 in other translations

BSBThey made two additional gold rings and attached them to the bottom of the two shoulder pieces of the ephod, on its front, near the seam just above its woven waistband.
WEBThey made two more rings of gold, and put them on the two shoulder straps of the ephod underneath, in its front, close by its coupling, above the skillfully woven band of the ephod.
ASVAnd they made two rings of gold, and 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 they make two rings of gold, and put them on the two shoulders of the ephod below, over-against its front, over-against its joining, above the girdle of the ephod;
DARBYAnd they made two rings of gold, and 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 two other gold rings were put on the front of the ephod, over the arm-holes, at the join, and over the worked band.
WebsterAnd they made two other golden rings, and 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 39:20 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 39:20 in the original Hebrew

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וַֽיַּעֲשׂוּ֮vai.ya.'a.Suand they madeH6213
שְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeitwoH8147
טַבְּעֹ֣תta.be.'Otrings ofH2885
זָהָב֒za.HavgoldH2091
וַֽיִּתְּנֻ֡םvai.yi.te.Numand they put themH5414
עַל\־'al-onH5921
שְׁתֵּי֩she.Tei[the] twoH8147
כִתְפֹ֨תkhit.Fot[the] shoulder-pieces ofH3802
הָאֵפֹ֤דha.'e.Fodthe ephodH646
מִלְמַ֙טָּה֙mil.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
הָאֵפֹֽד\׃ha.'e.Fodthe ephodH646

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Cross references for Exodus 39:20

  • Exodus 26:3

    The five curtains shall be coupled together one to another; and other five curtains shall be coupled one to another.

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Context

  • Exodus 39:19

    And they made two rings of gold, and put them on the two ends of the breastplate, upon the border of it, which was on the side of the ephod inward.

  • Exodus 39:20

    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.

  • Exodus 39:21

    And they did bind the breastplate by his rings unto the rings of the ephod with a lace of blue, that it might be above the curious girdle of the ephod, and that the breastplate might not be loosed from the ephod; as the Lord commanded Moses.

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Exodus 39:20 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Hicieron además dos anillos de oro, los cuales pusieron en las dos hombreras del ephod, abajo en la parte delantera, delante de su juntura, sobre el cinto del ephod.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et ils firent deux anneaux d’or, et les mirent 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 sie machten zwei Ringe von Gold und befestigten sie an die beiden Schulterstücke des Ephods, unten an seine Vorderseite, gerade bei seiner Zusammenfügung, oberhalb des gewirkten Gürtels des Ephods.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Feceruntque quoque tunicam superhumeralis totam hyacinthinam,