Exodus 39:15
in Exodus 39For the breastpiece they made braided chains like cords of pure gold.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And they made upon the breastplate chains like cords, of wreathen work of pure gold.
KJV
And they made upon the breastplate chains at the ends, of wreathen work of pure gold.
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This verse in Exodus 39
Commentary
1 note on this verseThis site's exposition
For the breastpiece they made braided chains like cords of pure gold
on Exodus 39:15-21
Rings, braided chains and a cord of blue yarn bind the breastpiece to the ephod. The paragraph ends on its one purpose clause among seven verses of fastenings, that it would not swing out from the ephod.
The words behind it
9 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיַּעֲשׂ֧וּ | vaiyaasu | and they made | H6213 → | 2628 times |
| עַל־ | ʾal- | on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| הַחֹ֛שֶׁן | hachoshen | the breastpiece | H2833 → | 25 times |
| שַׁרְשְׁרֹ֥ת | sharsherot | chains of | H8333 → | 7 times |
| גַּבְלֻ֖ת | gavlut | twisting | H1383 → | |
| מַעֲשֵׂ֣ה | maaseh | a work of | H4639 → | 236 times |
| עֲבֹ֑ת | ʾavot | cordage | H5688 → | 24 times |
| זָהָ֖ב | zahav | gold | H2091 → | 389 times |
| טָהֽוֹר׃ | tahor | pure | H2889 → | 94 times |
וַיַּעֲשׂ֧וּand they made
vaiyaasuH6213 →2628 times
עַל־on
ʾal-H5921 →5755 times
הַחֹ֛שֶׁןthe breastpiece
hachoshenH2833 →25 times
שַׁרְשְׁרֹ֥תchains of
sharsherotH8333 →7 times
גַּבְלֻ֖תtwisting
gavlutH1383 →
מַעֲשֵׂ֣הa work of
maasehH4639 →236 times
עֲבֹ֑תcordage
ʾavotH5688 →24 times
זָהָ֖בgold
zahavH2091 →389 times
טָהֽוֹר׃pure
tahorH2889 →94 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
John 10:28I give them eternal life, and they will never perish. No one can snatch them out of My hand.
it leads to
- John 6:37
Everyone the Father gives Me will come to Me, and the one who comes to Me I will never drive away.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- John 6:39–40
And this is the will of Him who sent Me, that I shall lose none of those He has given Me, but raise them up at the last day.
- John 3:15–16
that everyone who believes in Him may have eternal life.
- Hebrews 7:25
Therefore He is able to save completely those who draw near to God through Him, since He always lives to intercede for them.
- Romans 8:29
For those God foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, so that He would be the firstborn among many brothers.
- John 6:37
Through
John 17:12While I was with them, I protected and preserved them by Your name, the name You gave Me. Not one of them has been lost, except the son of destruction, so that the Scripture…
it leads to
- Psalms 109:6–19
Set over him a wicked man; let an accuser stand at his right hand.
- John 10:27–28
My sheep listen to My voice; I know them, and they follow Me.
- Psalms 109:6–19
Through
Jude 1:1Jude, a servant of Jesus Christ and a brother of James, To those who are called, loved by God the Father, and kept in Jesus Christ:
it leads to
- 1 Peter 1:5
who through faith are shielded by God’s power for the salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time.
- 1 Peter 1:5
Where this verse is studied
About Exodus
This page draws on John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament and Keil and Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament: The Pentateuch.