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Complete Jewish Bible

Exodus 39:15

On the breastplate they made two pure gold chains, twisted like cords.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Chains;   Ephod;   Priest;   Thompson Chain Reference - Gold;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Breastplate;  

Dictionaries:

- Easton Bible Dictionary - Breastplate;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Cloth, Clothing;   High Priest;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Breastplate (1);   Leviticus;   Tabernacle;   Text, Versions, and Languages of Ot;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Breastplate, High Priest's;   Ephod;   Ouches;   Scarlet;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Ouches;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Priesthood, the;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Chain;   Priest, High;   Ten Commandments, the;   Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia - Breastplate of the high priest;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Chains;  

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
They made on the breastplate chains like cords, of braided work of pure gold.
King James Version
And they made upon the breastplate chains at the ends, of wreathen work of pure gold.
Lexham English Bible
And they made on the breast piece braided chains, a work of pure gold ornamental cord.
New Century Version
They made chains of pure gold, twisted together like a rope, for the chest covering.
New English Translation
They made for the breastpiece braided chains like cords of pure gold,
Amplified Bible
And they made on the breastpiece twisted chains like cords of pure gold.
New American Standard Bible
And they made for the breastpiece chains like cords, work of twisted cords of pure gold.
Geneva Bible (1587)
After, they made vpon the brest plate cheines at the endes, of wrethen worke and pure golde.
Legacy Standard Bible
They made on the breastpiece chains of a twisted work of cords in pure gold.
Contemporary English Version
Two gold rings were attached to the upper front corners of the breastpiece and fastened with two braided gold chains to gold settings on the shoulder straps.
Darby Translation
And they made on the breastplate chains of laced work of wreathen work, of pure gold.
Easy-to-Read Version
The workers made two chains from pure gold for the judgment pouch. The chains were braided like a rope.
English Standard Version
And they made on the breastpiece twisted chains like cords, of pure gold.
George Lamsa Translation
And they made upon the breastplate chains at the two ends, of braided work of pure gold.
Good News Translation
For the breastpiece they made chains of pure gold, twisted like cords.
Christian Standard Bible®
They made braided chains of pure gold cord for the breastpiece.
Literal Translation
And they made cords of chains on the breast pocket, a work of pure gold cords.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And vpon the brestlappe they made wrythen cheynes of pure golde,
American Standard Version
And they made upon the breastplate chains like cords, of wreathen work of pure gold.
Bible in Basic English
And on the bag they put gold chains, twisted like cords.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And they made vpon the brestlap two fastenyng chaynes of writhen worke and pure golde.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And they made upon the breastplate plaited chains, of wreathen work of pure gold.
King James Version (1611)
And they made vpon the brestplate chaines, at the ends, of wrethen worke of pure gold.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
and the ark of the covenant, and its bearers, and the altar and all its furniture.
English Revised Version
And they made upon the breastplate chains like cords, of wreathen work of pure gold.
Berean Standard Bible
For the breastpiece they made braided chains like cords of pure gold cord.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Thei maden also in the racional litle chaynes, cleuynge to hem silf togidre,
Young's Literal Translation
And they make on the breastplate wreathed chains, work of thick bands, of pure gold;
Update Bible Version
And they made on the breastplate chains like cords, of wreathed work of pure gold.
Webster's Bible Translation
And they made upon the breast-plate chains at the ends, [of] wreathed work [of] pure gold.
World English Bible
They made on the breastplate chains like cords, of braided work of pure gold.
New King James Version
And they made chains for the breastplate at the ends, like braided cords of pure gold.
New Living Translation
To attach the chestpiece to the ephod, they made braided cords of pure gold thread.
New Life Bible
They made chains for the breast-piece, like ropes of pure gold.
New Revised Standard
They made on the breastpiece chains of pure gold, twisted like cords;
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And they made, upon the breastpiece, chains like cords of wreathen work, - of pure gold.
Douay-Rheims Bible
They made also in the rational little chains, linked one to another, of the purest gold,
Revised Standard Version
And they made on the breastpiece twisted chains like cords, of pure gold;
THE MESSAGE
They made braided chains of pure gold for the Breastpiece, like cords. They made two settings of gold filigree and two rings of gold, put the two rings at the two ends of the Breastpiece, and fastened the two ends of the cords to the two rings at the end of the Breastpiece. Then they fastened the cords to the settings of filigree, attaching them to the shoulder pieces of the Ephod in front. Then they made two rings of gold and fastened them to the two ends of the Breastpiece on its inside edge facing the Ephod. They made two more rings of gold and fastened them in the front of the Ephod to the lower part of the two shoulder pieces, near the seam above the decorated band of the Ephod. The Breastpiece was fastened by running a cord of blue through its rings to the rings of the Ephod so that it rested secure on the decorated band of the Ephod and wouldn't come loose, just as God had commanded Moses.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
They made on the breastpiece chains like cords, of twisted cordage work in pure gold.

Contextual Overview

1 From the blue, purple and scarlet yarn they made the garments for officiating, for serving in the Holy Place; and they made the holy garments for Aharon, as Adonai had ordered Moshe. 2 (RY: v, LY: ii) He made the ritual vest of gold, of blue, purple and scarlet yarn, and of finely woven linen. 3 They hammered the gold into thin plates and cut them into threads in order to work it into the blue, purple and scarlet yarn and the fine linen crafted by the skilled artisan. 4 They made shoulder-pieces for it, joined together; they were joined together at the two ends. 5 The decorated belt on the vest, used to fasten it, was of the same workmanship and materials — gold; blue, purple and scarlet yarn; and finely twined linen — as Adonai had ordered Moshe. 6 They worked the onyx stones, mounted in gold settings, engraving them with the names of the sons of Isra'el as they would be engraved on a seal. 7 Then he put them on the shoulder-pieces of the vest to be stones calling to mind the sons of Isra'el, as Adonai had ordered Moshe. 8 He made the breastplate; it was crafted by a skilled artisan and made like the work of the ritual vest — of gold; blue, purple and scarlet yarn; and finely woven linen. 9 When folded double, the breastplate was square — doubled, it was a hand-span by a hand-span. 10 They set in it four rows of stones: the first row was a carnelian, a topaz and an emerald;

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

chains at the ends: Exodus 28:14, 2 Chronicles 3:5, Song of Solomon 1:10, John 10:28, John 17:12, 1 Peter 1:5, Jude 1:1

Reciprocal: Exodus 28:25 - wreathen chains 1 Kings 7:17 - General 1 Kings 7:18 - General Jeremiah 52:22 - with network

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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