King James Version
Exodus 35:9 in the King James Version says “And onyx stones, and stones to be set for the ephod, and for the breastplate.” — study this verse from Exodus chapter 35 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And onyx stones, and stones to be set for the ephod, and for the breastplate.”
Exodus 35:9 · KJV
And rams' skins dyed red, and badgers' skins, and shittim wood,
And oil for the light, and spices for anointing oil, and for the sweet incense,
And onyx stones, and stones to be set for the ephod, and for the breastplate.
And every wise hearted among you shall come, and make all that the LORD hath commanded;
The tabernacle, his tent, and his covering, his taches, and his boards, his bars, his pillars, and his sockets,
KJV Study — Public Domain
“to be set”
H4394a fulfilling (only in plural), i.e., (literally) a setting (of gems), or (technically) consecration (also concretely, a dedicatory sacrifice)
“for the ephod”
H646a girdle; specifically the ephod or highpriest's shoulder-piece; also generally, an image
“and for the breastplate”
H2833perhaps a pocket (as holding the urim and thummim), or rich (as containing gems), used only of the gorget of the highpriest
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