Exodus

Exodus 39:21

²¹Then 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.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then they tied	וַיִּרְכְּס֣וּ	way·yir·kə·sū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7405 bind
the rings	מִטַּבְּעֹתָיו֩	miṭ·ṭab·bə·‘ō·ṯāw	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H2885 signet, signet-ring, ring
of the breastpiece	הַחֹ֡שֶׁן	ha·ḥō·šen	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H2833 breast-piece
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the rings	טַבְּעֹ֨ת	ṭab·bə·‘ōṯ	Noun - feminine plural construct	H2885 signet, signet-ring, ring
of the ephod	הָאֵפֹ֜ד	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	תְּכֵ֗לֶת	tə·ḵê·leṯ	Noun - feminine singular	H8504 violet
so that the breastpiece	הַחֹ֔שֶׁן	ha·ḥō·šen	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H2833 breast-piece
was	לִֽהְיֹת֙	lih·yōṯ	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	הָאֵפֹ֔ד	hā·’ê·p̄ōḏ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H646 ephod
and would 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	הָאֵפֹ֑ד	hā·’ê·p̄ōḏ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H646 ephod
just as	כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר	ka·’ă·šer	Preposition-k; Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
the LORD	יְהוָ֖ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
had commanded	צִוָּ֥ה	ṣiw·wāh	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H6680 lay charge (upon), give charge (to), charge, command, order
Moses	מֹשֶֽׁה׃	mō·šeh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4872 Moses

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.