Exodus 39:4
in Exodus 39They made shoulder pieces for the ephod, which were attached at two of its corners, so it could be fastened.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
They made shoulder-pieces for it, joined together; at the two ends was it joined together.
KJV
They made shoulderpieces for it, to couple it together: by the two edges was it coupled together.
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This verse in Exodus 39
Commentary
2 notes on this verseFrom this it appears to have been the case that the borders of two pieces were joined together from top to bottom on both sides into a doubled garment. In [this] way … half of the garment would be visible to the eyes of those …
This site's exposition
They made shoulder pieces for the ephod
on Exodus 39:4-7
Two onyx stones on the ephod's shoulders are engraved like a seal with the names of the sons of Israel. The text gives the reason, as memorial stones for the sons of Israel. Aaron carries the whole nation on him wherever he goes in this garment.
The words behind it
8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| כְּתֵפֹ֥ת | ketefot | shoulder-pieces | H3802 → | 67 times |
| עָֽשׂוּ־ | ʾasu- | they made | H6213 → | 2628 times |
| ל֖וֹ | lo | for <the> it | ||
| חֹבְרֹ֑ת | choerot | joined | H2266 → | 29 times |
| עַל־ | ʾal- | on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| שְׁנֵ֥י | shenei | [the] two | H8147 → | 768 times |
| קְצוֹתָ֖יו | kitzvotov | ends its | H7098 → | 35 times |
| חֻבָּֽר׃ | chubar | it was joined | H2266 → | 29 times |
כְּתֵפֹ֥תshoulder-pieces
ketefotH3802 →67 times
עָֽשׂוּ־they made
ʾasu-H6213 →2628 times
ל֖וֹfor <the> it
lo
חֹבְרֹ֑תjoined
choerotH2266 →29 times
עַל־on
ʾal-H5921 →5755 times
שְׁנֵ֥י[the] two
sheneiH8147 →768 times
קְצוֹתָ֖יוends its
kitzvotovH7098 →35 times
חֻבָּֽר׃it was joined
chubarH2266 →29 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
Where this verse is studied
About Exodus
This page draws on Bede, On the Tabernacle 3.4, AT EXODUS 28:7; Keil and Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament: The Pentateuch and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.