Exodus 39:18
in Exodus 39and they fastened the other ends of the two chains to the two filigree settings, attaching them to the shoulder pieces of the ephod at the front.
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And the other two ends of the two wreathen chains they put on the two settings, and put them on the shoulder-pieces of the ephod, in the forepart thereof.
KJV
And the two ends of the two wreathen chains they fastened in the two ouches, and put them on the shoulderpieces of the ephod, before it.
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This verse in Exodus 39
Commentary
2 notes 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.
This site's exposition
attaching them to the shoulder pieces
The chains attach at the front of the shoulder pieces, so the breastpiece hangs on the chest from above. Exodus 28:25 gave this order. Its weight rests on the shoulders.
The words behind it
16 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְאֵ֨ת | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| שְׁתֵּ֤י | shetei | [the] two | H8147 → | 768 times |
| קְצוֹת֙ | ketzot | [the] ends of | H7098 → | 35 times |
| שְׁתֵּ֣י | shetei | [the] two | H8147 → | 768 times |
| הָֽעֲבֹתֹ֔ת | haavotot | the cords | H5688 → | 24 times |
| נָתְנ֖וּ | natenu | they put | H5414 → | 2011 times |
| עַל־ | ʾal- | on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| שְׁתֵּ֣י | shetei | [the] two | H8147 → | 768 times |
| הַֽמִּשְׁבְּצֹ֑ת | hamishbetzot | the filigree settings | H4865 → | 9 times |
| וַֽיִּתְּנֻ֛ם | vaiyitenum | and they put them | H5414 → | 2011 times |
| עַל־ | ʾal- | on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| כִּתְפֹ֥ת | kitfot | [the] shoulder-pieces of | H3802 → | 67 times |
| הָאֵפֹ֖ד | haefod | the ephod | H646 → | 49 times |
| אֶל־ | ʾel- | to | H413 → | 5510 times |
| מ֥וּל | mul | [the] front of | H4136 → | 36 times |
| פָּנָֽיו׃ | panav | face its | H6440 → | 2123 times |
וְאֵ֨תand <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
שְׁתֵּ֤י[the] two
sheteiH8147 →768 times
קְצוֹת֙[the] ends of
ketzotH7098 →35 times
שְׁתֵּ֣י[the] two
sheteiH8147 →768 times
הָֽעֲבֹתֹ֔תthe cords
haavototH5688 →24 times
נָתְנ֖וּthey put
natenuH5414 →2011 times
עַל־on
ʾal-H5921 →5755 times
שְׁתֵּ֣י[the] two
sheteiH8147 →768 times
הַֽמִּשְׁבְּצֹ֑תthe filigree settings
hamishbetzotH4865 →9 times
וַֽיִּתְּנֻ֛םand they put them
vaiyitenumH5414 →2011 times
עַל־on
ʾal-H5921 →5755 times
כִּתְפֹ֥ת[the] shoulder-pieces of
kitfotH3802 →67 times
הָאֵפֹ֖דthe ephod
haefodH646 →49 times
אֶל־to
ʾel-H413 →5510 times
מ֥וּל[the] front of
mulH4136 →36 times
פָּנָֽיו׃face its
panavH6440 →2123 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
Song of Solomon 1:10Your cheeks are beautiful with ornaments, your neck with strings of jewels.
it leads to
- Ezekiel 16:11–13
I adorned you with jewelry, and I put bracelets on your wrists and a chain around your neck.
- 1 Peter 3:4
but from the inner disposition of your heart, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is precious in God’s sight.
- Genesis 24:47
Then I asked her, ‘Whose daughter are you?’ She replied, ‘The daughter of Bethuel son of Nahor, whom Milcah bore to him.’ So I put the ring on her nose and the bracelets on…
- Song of Solomon 5:13
His cheeks are like beds of spice, towers of perfume. His lips are like lilies, dripping with flowing myrrh.
- Numbers 31:50
So we have brought to the LORD an offering of the gold articles each man acquired—armlets, bracelets, rings, earrings, and necklaces—to make atonement for ourselves before the LORD.”
- Ezekiel 16:11–13
Through
Exodus 28:14and two chains of pure gold, made of braided cord work; and attach these chains to the settings.
it leads to
- Exodus 39:15
For the breastpiece they made braided chains like cords of pure gold.
- Exodus 28:22–25
For the breastpiece, make braided chains like cords of pure gold.
- 2 Chronicles 4:12–13
the two pillars; the two bowl-shaped capitals atop the pillars; the two sets of network covering both bowls of the capitals atop the pillars;
- Exodus 39:15
Where this verse is studied
About Exodus

This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament and Keil and Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament: The Pentateuch.
