Exodus 39:20

“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.”

Exodus 39:20 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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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.

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ringsטַבְּעֹתtabot

ring

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

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of goldזָהָבzahav

gold

Gold.

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and put themיִּתְּנֻyitnu

put

To place something somewhere.

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shoulder piecesכִתְפֹתchitfot

shoulder

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

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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.

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belowמַטָּהmata

below, downward

Below, downward, beneath.

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at its frontמּוּלmul

in front of, opposite

In front of, opposite.

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at 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 joiningמֶחְבַּרְתּmechbart

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

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.

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