King James Version
Exodus 28:22 in the King James Version says “And thou shalt make upon the breastplate chains at the ends of wreathen work of pure gold.” — study this verse from Exodus chapter 28 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And thou shalt make upon the breastplate chains at the ends of wreathen work of pure gold.”
Exodus 28:22 · KJV
And the fourth row a beryl, and an onyx, and a jasper: they shall be set in gold in their inclosings. inclosings: Heb. fillings
And the stones shall be with the names of the children of Israel, twelve , according to their names, like the engravings of a signet; every one with his name shall they be according to the twelve tribes.
And thou shalt make upon the breastplate chains at the ends of wreathen work of pure gold.
And thou shalt make upon the breastplate two rings of gold, and shalt put the two rings on the two ends of the breastplate.
And thou shalt put the two wreathen chains of gold in the two rings which are on the ends of the breastplate.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“And thou shalt make”
H6213to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
“upon the breastplate”
H2833perhaps a pocket (as holding the urim and thummim), or rich (as containing gems), used only of the gorget of the highpriest
“work”
H4639an action (good or bad); generally, a transaction; abstractly, activity; by implication, a product (specifically, a poem) or (generally) property
“gold”
H2091gold, figuratively, something gold-colored (i.e., yellow), as oil, a clear sky
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