Exodus

Exodus 28:27–28

²⁷Make two additional gold rings and attach them to the bottom of the two shoulder pieces of the ephod, on its front, near its seam just above its woven waistband. ²⁸The rings of the breastpiece shall be tied to the rings of the ephod with a cord of blue yarn, so that the breastpiece is above the waistband of the ephod and does not swing out from the ephod.

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Exodus 28:27

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Make	וְעָשִׂיתָ֮	wə·‘ā·śî·ṯā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
two	שְׁתֵּ֣י	šə·tê	Number - feminine dual construct	H8147 two
gold	זָהָב֒	zā·hāḇ	Noun - masculine singular	H2091 gold
rings	טַבְּע֣וֹת	ṭab·bə·‘ō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural construct	H2885 signet, signet-ring, ring
and attach	וְנָתַתָּ֣ה	wə·nā·ṯat·tāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular	H5414 give, put, set
them	אֹתָ֡ם	’ō·ṯām	Direct object marker; third person masculine plural	H853 mark of the accusative
to	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the bottom	מִלְּמַ֙טָּה֙	mil·lə·maṭ·ṭāh	Preposition-m, Preposition-l; Adverb	H4295 downwards
of the two	שְׁתֵּי֩	šə·tê	Number - feminine dual construct	H8147 two
shoulder pieces	כִתְפ֨וֹת	ḵiṯ·p̄ō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural construct	H3802 shoulder, shoulder-blade, side
of the ephod	הָאֵפ֤וֹד	hā·’ê·p̄ō·wḏ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H646 ephod
on its front	מִמּ֣וּל	mim·mūl	Preposition-m	H4136 front, in front of
near	לְעֻמַּ֖ת	lə·‘um·maṯ	Preposition-l	H5980 juxtaposition
its seam	מֶחְבַּרְתּ֑וֹ	meḥ·bar·tōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H4225 thing joined, place of joining
just above	מִמַּ֕עַל	mim·ma·‘al	Preposition-m; Adverb	H4605 higher part
its woven waistband	לְחֵ֖שֶׁב	lə·ḥê·šeḇ	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct	H2805 ingenious work

Exodus 28:28

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The rings	מִטַּבְּעֹתוֹ	miṭ·ṭab·bə·ʿō·ṯō	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H2885 signet, signet-ring, ring
of the breastpiece	הַ֠חֹשֶׁן	ha·ḥō·šen	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H2833 breast-piece
shall be tied	וְיִרְכְּס֣וּ	wə·yir·kə·sū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7405 bind
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the rings	טַבְּעֹ֤ת	ṭab·bə·‘ōṯ	Noun - feminine plural construct	H2885 signet, signet-ring, ring
of the ephod	הָאֵפֹד֙	hā·’ê·p̄ōḏ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H646 ephod
with a cord	בִּפְתִ֣יל	bip̄·ṯîl	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H6616 cord, thread
of blue yarn	תְּכֵ֔לֶת	tə·ḵê·leṯ	Noun - feminine singular	H8504 violet
so that the breastpiece	הַחֹ֔שֶׁן	ha·ḥō·šen	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H2833 breast-piece
is	לִֽהְי֖וֹת	lih·yō·wṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
above	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the waistband	חֵ֣שֶׁב	ḥê·šeḇ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H2805 ingenious work
of the ephod	הָאֵפ֑וֹד	hā·’ê·p̄ō·wḏ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H646 ephod
and does not	וְלֹֽא־	wə·lō-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
swing out	יִזַּ֣ח	yiz·zaḥ	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H2118 remove, displace
from	מֵעַ֖ל	mê·‘al	Preposition-m	H5921 height
the ephod	הָאֵפֽוֹד׃	hā·’ê·p̄ō·wḏ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H646 ephod

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