King James Version
Exodus 39:15 in the King James Version says “And they made upon the breastplate chains at the ends, of wreathen work of pure gold.” — study this verse from Exodus chapter 39 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And they made upon the breastplate chains at the ends, of wreathen work of pure gold.”
Exodus 39:15 · KJV
And the fourth row, a beryl, an onyx, and a jasper: they were inclosed in ouches of gold in their inclosings.
And the stones were according to the names of the children of Israel, twelve , according to their names, like the engravings of a signet, every one with his name, according to the twelve tribes.
And they made upon the breastplate chains at the ends, of wreathen work of pure gold.
And they made two ouches of gold, and two gold rings; and put the two rings in the two ends of the breastplate.
And they put the two wreathen chains of gold in the two rings on the ends of the breastplate.
KJV Study — Public Domain
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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