King James Version
Exodus 39:19 in the King James Version says “And they made two rings of gold, and put them on the two ends of the breastplate, upon the border of it, which was on th...” — study this verse from Exodus chapter 39 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And they made two rings of gold, and put them on the two ends of the breastplate, upon the border of it, which was on the side of the ephod inward.”
Exodus 39:19 · KJV
And they put the two wreathen chains of gold in the two rings on the ends of the breastplate.
And the two ends of the two wreathen chains they fastened in the two ouches, and put them on the shoulderpieces of the ephod, before it.
And they made two rings of gold, and put them on the two ends of the breastplate, upon the border of it, which was on the side of the ephod inward.
And they made two other golden rings, and put them on the two sides of the ephod underneath, toward the forepart of it, over against the other coupling thereof, above the curious girdle of the ephod.
And they did bind the breastplate by his rings unto the rings of the ephod with a lace of blue, that it might be above the curious girdle of the ephod, and that the breastplate might not be loosed from the ephod; as the LORD commanded Moses.
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“rings”
H2885properly, a seal (as sunk into the wax), i.e., signet (for sealing); hence (generally) a ring of any kind
“of gold”
H2091gold, figuratively, something gold-colored (i.e., yellow), as oil, a clear sky
“and put”
H7760to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
“of the breastplate”
H2833perhaps a pocket (as holding the urim and thummim), or rich (as containing gems), used only of the gorget of the highpriest
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
“upon the border”
H8193the lip (as a natural boundary); by implication, language; by analogy, a margin (of a vessel, water, cloth, etc.)
who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc
“of it which was on the side”
H5676properly, a region across; but used only adverbially (with or without a preposition) on the opposite side (especially of the jordan; ususally meaning
“of the ephod”
H646a girdle; specifically the ephod or highpriest's shoulder-piece; also generally, an image
“inward”
H1004a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
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