King James Version
Exodus 28:13 in the King James Version says “And thou shalt make ouches of gold;” — study this verse from Exodus chapter 28 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And thou shalt make ouches of gold;”
Exodus 28:13 · KJV
With the work of an engraver in stone, like the engravings of a signet, shalt thou engrave the two stones with the names of the children of Israel: thou shalt make them to be set in ouches of gold.
And thou shalt put the two stones upon the shoulders of the ephod for stones of memorial unto the children of Israel: and Aaron shall bear their names before the LORD upon his two shoulders for a memorial.
And thou shalt make ouches of gold;
And two chains of pure gold at the ends; of wreathen work shalt thou make them, and fasten the wreathen chains to the ouches.
And thou shalt make the breastplate of judgment with cunning work; after the work of the ephod thou shalt make it; of gold, of blue, and of purple, and of scarlet , and of fine twined linen, shalt thou make it.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“And thou shalt make”
H6213to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
“of gold”
H2091gold, figuratively, something gold-colored (i.e., yellow), as oil, a clear sky
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