Exodus
Exodus 39:20
20They made two additional gold rings and attached them to the bottom of the two shoulder pieces of the ephod, on its front, near the seam just above its woven waistband.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| They made | וַֽיַּעֲשׂוּ֮ | way·ya·‘ă·śū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H6213 do, make |
| two | שְׁתֵּ֣י | šə·tê | Number - feminine dual construct | H8147 two |
| gold | זָהָב֒ | zā·hāḇ | Noun - masculine singular | H2091 gold |
| rings | טַבְּעֹ֣ת | ṭab·bə·‘ōṯ | Noun - feminine plural construct | H2885 signet, signet-ring, ring |
| and attached them | וַֽיִּתְּנֻ֡ם | way·yit·tə·num | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural; third person masculine plural | H5414 give, put, set |
| to | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| the bottom | מִלְמַ֙טָּה֙ | mil·maṭ·ṭāh | Preposition-m, Preposition-l; Adverb | H4295 downwards |
| of the two | שְׁתֵּי֩ | šə·tê | Number - feminine dual construct | H8147 two |
| shoulder pieces | כִתְפֹ֨ת | ḵiṯ·p̄ōṯ | Noun - feminine plural construct | H3802 shoulder, shoulder-blade, side |
| of the ephod | הָאֵפֹ֤ד | hā·’ê·p̄ōḏ | 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 |
| the 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 |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.