Exodus 39:21 — Meaning and Application

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“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.”

Exodus 39:21

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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.

And he made the robe of the ephod {of} woven work, all {of} blue.

And {there was} an hole in the midst of the robe, as the hole of an habergeon, {with} a band round about the hole, that it should not rend.

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Exodus 39:1

"And of the blue, and purple, and scarlet, they made cloths of service, to do service in the holy {place}, and made the holy garments for Aaron; as the LORD commanded Moses."

Exodus 39:2

"And he made the ephod {of} gold, blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen."

Exodus 39:3

"And they did beat the gold into thin plates, and cut {it into} wires, to work {it} in the blue, and in the purple, and in the scarlet, and in the fine linen, {with} cunning work."

Exodus 39:4

"They made shoulderpieces for it, to couple {it} together: by the two edges was it coupled together."

Exodus 39:5

"And the curious girdle of his ephod, that {was} upon it, {was} of the same, according to the work thereof; {of} gold, blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen; as the LORD commanded Moses."

Exodus 39:6

"And they wrought onyx stones inclosed in ouches of gold, graven, as signets are graven, with the names of the children of Israel."

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