Exodus 28:27

“You shall make two rings of gold and put them on the two shoulder pieces of the ephod, low down, on its front, close to its seam, above the woven band of the ephod.”

Exodus 28:27 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Exodus 28:27, word by word

You shall makeעָשִׂיתָasita

make

To build or create something.

Where else “asita” appears
twoשְׁתֵּיshete

two

A pair, a quantity of two.

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ringsטַבְּעוֹתtabot

ring

A metal ring into which poles are put to carry something.

Where else “tabot” appears
of goldזָהָבzahav

gold

Gold.

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and putנָתַתָּהnatata

put

To place something somewhere.

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shoulder piecesכִתְפוֹתchitfot

shoulder

The part of the body between neck and arm, where loads are carried.

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of the ephodאֵפוֹדefod

ephod

Ephod: a garment of the high priest, like a vest or apron, worn over the robe (Exodus 28:6-14). In other passages, an object used in worship.

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low downמַטָּהmata

below, downward

Below, downward, beneath.

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onמּוּלmul

in front of, opposite

In front of, opposite.

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its frontפָּנָיpanay

before

Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.

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close toעֻמַּתumat

alongside, close to

Beside, along with, close to.

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its seamמֶחְבַּרְתּmechbart

set, seam

A set of pieces joined together; the place where they join.

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aboveמַּעַלmaal

above

Upward, above; with ages, "twenty years old or more".

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the woven bandחֵשֶׁבcheshev

woven band

A skillfully woven band that holds the ephod in place.

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The context

26You shall make two rings of gold and put them on the two ends of the breastpiece, on its edge that is toward the side of the ephod, inward.

27 · This verse (above)

28They shall bind the breastpiece by its rings to the rings of the ephod with a cord of blue, so that it is on the woven band of the ephod, and the breastpiece shall not come loose from the ephod.

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