The Meaning of Exodus 39:20 Explained

Exodus 39:20

KJV: 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.

YLT: and they make two rings of gold, and put them on the two shoulders of the ephod below, over-against its front, over-against its joining, above the girdle of the ephod;

Darby: And they made two rings of gold, and put them upon the two shoulder-pieces of the ephod underneath, to the front thereof, just by the coupling thereof, above the girdle of the ephod.

ASV: And they made two rings of gold, and put them on the two shoulder-pieces of the ephod underneath, in the forepart thereof, close by the coupling thereof, above the skilfully woven band of the ephod.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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. 

What does Exodus 39:20 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Exodus 39

1  The cloths of service and holy garments
2  The ephod
8  The breast-plate
22  The robe of the ephod
27  The coats, mitre, and girdle of fine linen
30  The plate of the holy crown
32  All is finished, reviewed, and approved by Moses

What do the individual words in Exodus 39:20 mean?

And they made two [other] rings gold and put them on two the shoulder straps the ephod underneath toward its front right at the seam above the intricately woven band of the ephod
וַֽיַּעֲשׂוּ֮ שְׁתֵּ֣י טַבְּעֹ֣ת זָהָב֒ וַֽיִּתְּנֻ֡ם עַל־ שְׁתֵּי֩ כִתְפֹ֨ת הָאֵפֹ֤ד מִלְמַ֙טָּה֙ מִמּ֣וּל פָּנָ֔יו לְעֻמַּ֖ת מֶחְבַּרְתּ֑וֹ מִמַּ֕עַל לְחֵ֖שֶׁב הָאֵפֹֽד

וַֽיַּעֲשׂוּ֮  And  they  made 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: עָשָׂה 
Sense: to do, fashion, accomplish, make.
שְׁתֵּ֣י  two 
Parse: Number, fdc
Root: שְׁנַיִם  
Sense: two.
טַבְּעֹ֣ת  [other]  rings 
Parse: Noun, feminine plural construct
Root: טַבַּעַת  
Sense: ring, signet, signet ring.
זָהָב֒  gold 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: זָהָב  
Sense: gold.
וַֽיִּתְּנֻ֡ם  and  put  them 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine plural, third person masculine plural
Root: יָתַן 
Sense: to give, put, set.
שְׁתֵּי֩  two 
Parse: Number, fdc
Root: שְׁנַיִם  
Sense: two.
כִתְפֹ֨ת  the  shoulder  straps 
Parse: Noun, feminine plural construct
Root: כָּתֵף  
Sense: shoulder, shoulder-blade, side, slope.
הָאֵפֹ֤ד  the  ephod 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: אֵפֹד  
Sense: ephod.
מִלְמַ֙טָּה֙  underneath 
Parse: Preposition-m, Preposition-l, Adverb
Root: מַטָּה  
Sense: downwards, below.
מִמּ֣וּל  toward 
Parse: Preposition-m
Root: לְמֹואל 
Sense: front.
פָּנָ֔יו  its  front 
Parse: Noun, common plural construct, third person masculine singular
Root: לִפְנֵי 
Sense: face.
לְעֻמַּ֖ת  right  at 
Parse: Preposition-l
Root: עֻמָּה  
Sense: juxtaposition.
מֶחְבַּרְתּ֑וֹ  the  seam 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: מַחְבֶּרֶת  
Sense: thing joined, joint, seam, place of joining.
מִמַּ֕עַל  above 
Parse: Preposition-m, Adverb
Root: מַעַל 
Sense: higher part, upper part adv.
לְחֵ֖שֶׁב  the  intricately  woven  band 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: חֵשֶׁב  
Sense: girdle, band, ingenious work.
הָאֵפֹֽד  of  the  ephod 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: אֵפֹד  
Sense: ephod.

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