And they madeוַיַּעֲשׂוּtwoשְׁתֵּיringsטַבְּעֹתof goldזָהָבand put themוַיִּתְּנֻםon the twoעַל שְׁתֵּיshoulder piecesכִתְפֹתof the ephodהָאֵפֹדbelow,מִלְמַטָּהat its front,מִמּוּל פָּנָיוclose toלְעֻמַּתits joining,מֶחְבַּרְתּוֹaboveמִמַּעַלthe woven bandלְחֵשֶׁבof the ephod.הָאֵפֹד
Exodus 39:20
Study it in the app“And they made two rings of gold and put them on the two shoulder pieces of the ephod below, at its front, close to its joining, above the woven band of the ephod.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Exodus 39:20, word by word
- And they madeיַּעֲשׂוּyaasu
make
To build or create something.
Where else “yaasu” appears- twoשְׁתֵּיshete
two
A pair, a quantity of two.
Where else “shete” appears- ringsטַבְּעֹתtabot
ring
A metal ring into which poles are put to carry something.
Where else “tabot” appears- of goldזָהָבzahav
gold
Gold.
Where else “zahav” appears- and put themיִּתְּנֻyitnu
put
To place something somewhere.
Where else “yitnu” appears- shoulder piecesכִתְפֹתchitfot
shoulder
The part of the body between neck and arm, where loads are carried.
Where else “chitfot” appears- of the ephodאֵפֹדefod
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.
Where else “efod” appears- belowמַטָּהmata
below, downward
Below, downward, beneath.
Where else “mata” appears- at its frontמּוּלmul
in front of, opposite
In front of, opposite.
Where else “mul” appears- at its frontפָּנָיpanay
before
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “panay” appears- close toעֻמַּתumat
alongside, close to
Beside, along with, close to.
Where else “umat” appears- its joiningמֶחְבַּרְתּmechbart
set, seam
A set of pieces joined together; the place where they join.
Where else “mechbart” appears- aboveמַּעַלmaal
above
Upward, above; with ages, "twenty years old or more".
Where else “maal” appears- the woven bandחֵשֶׁבcheshev
woven band
A skillfully woven band that holds the ephod in place.
Where else “cheshev” appears
The context
19And they made two rings of gold and put them on the two ends of the breastpiece, on its edge that was on the side of the ephod inward.
20 · This verse (above)
21And they bound the breastpiece by its rings to the rings of the ephod with a cord of blue, so that it would be on the woven band of the ephod, and the breastpiece would not come loose from the ephod, as YHWH had commanded Moses.