Exodus 39:21

They bound the breastplate by its rings to the rings of the ephod with a lace of blue, that it might be on the skillfully woven band of the ephod, and that the breastplate might not come loose from the ephod, as Yahweh commanded Moses.

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WEBBE

They bound the breastplate by its rings to the rings of the ephod with a lace of blue, that it might be on the skilfully woven band of the ephod, and that the breastplate might not come loose from the ephod, as the LORD commanded Moses.

BSB

Then they tied the rings of the breastpiece to the rings of the ephod with a cord of blue yarn, so that the breastpiece was above the waistband of the ephod and would not swing out from the ephod, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.

KJV

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.

ASV

And they did bind the breastplate by the rings thereof unto the rings of the ephod with a lace of blue, that it might be upon the skilfully woven band of the ephod, and that the breastplate might not be loosed from the ephod; as Jehovah commanded Moses.

BBE

And the rings on the bag were fixed to the rings of the ephod by a blue cord, keeping it in place over the band, so that the bag might not get loose, as the Lord gave orders to Moses.

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וַיִּרְכְּסוּ vai·yir·ke·su and they bound H7405 אֶת־ 'et- (marks the object) H853 הַחֹשֶׁן ha·cho·shen the breastpiece H2833 מִטַּבְּעֹתָיו mi·ta·be·'o·tav from rings its H2885 אֶל־ 'el- to H413 טַבְּעֹת ta·be·'ot [the] rings of H2885 הָאֵפֹד ha·'e·fod the ephod H646 בִּפְתִיל bif·til with a cord of H6616 תְּכֵלֶת te·khe·let violet stuff H8504 לִהְיֹת lih·yot to be H1961 עַל־ 'al- on H5921 חֵשֶׁב che·shev [the] girdle of H2805 הָאֵפֹד ha·'e·fod the ephod H646 וְלֹא־ ve·lo'- and not H3808 יִזַּח yi·zach it was displaced H2118 הַחֹשֶׁן ha·cho·shen the breastpiece H2833 מֵעַל me·'al from on H5921 הָאֵפֹד ha·'e·fod the ephod H646 כַּאֲשֶׁר ka·'a·sher just as H834 צִוָּה tzi·vah he had commanded H6680 יְהוָה yah·weh Yahweh H3068 אֶת־ 'et- (marks the object) H853 מֹשֶׁה mo·sheh Moses H4872

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 1–31

The priests' garments were rich and splendid. The church in its infancy was thus taught by shadows of good things to come; but the substance is Christ, and the grace of the gospel. Christ is our great High Priest. When he undertook the work of our redemption, he put on the clothes of service, he arrayed himself with the gifts and graces of the Spirit, girded himself with resolution to go through the undertaking, took charge of all God's spiritual Israel, laid them near his heart, engraved them on the palms of his hands, and presented them to his Father. And he crowned himself with holiness to the Lord, consecrating his whole undertaking to the honour of his Father's holiness. True believers are spiritual priests. The clean linen with which all their clothes of service must be made, is the righteousness of saints, Re 19:8.

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Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.