King James Version
Exodus 28:14 in the King James Version says “And two chains of pure gold at the ends; of wreathen work shalt thou make them, and fasten the wreathen chains to the ou...” — study this verse from Exodus chapter 28 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And two chains of pure gold at the ends; of wreathen work shalt thou make them, and fasten the wreathen chains to the ouches.”
Exodus 28:14 · KJV
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.
Foursquare it shall be being doubled; a span shall be the length thereof, and a span shall be the breadth thereof.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“gold”
H2091gold, figuratively, something gold-colored (i.e., yellow), as oil, a clear sky
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
“work”
H4639an action (good or bad); generally, a transaction; abstractly, activity; by implication, a product (specifically, a poem) or (generally) property
“them and fasten”
H5414to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
“to the ouches”
H4865a brocade; by analogy, a (reticulated) setting of a gem
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