Exodus 39:21 — compare English translations
Compare translationsExodus 39:21 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיִּרְכְּס֣וּ
râkaç
H7405
to bind
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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הַחֹ֡שֶׁן
chôshen
H2833
breastplate
מִטַּבְּעֹתָיו֩
ṭabbaʻath
H2885
signet ring
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
טַבְּעֹ֨ת
ṭabbaʻath
H2885
signet ring
הָאֵפֹ֜ד
ʼêphôwd
H646
ephod
בִּפְתִ֣יל
pâthîyl
H6616
cord
תְּכֵ֗לֶת
tᵉkêleth
H8504
violet
לִֽהְיֹת֙
hâyâh
H1961
to be
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
חֵ֣שֶׁב
chêsheb
H2805
girdle
הָאֵפֹ֔ד
ʼêphôwd
H646
ephod
וְלֹֽא
lôʼ
H3808
not
יִזַּ֣ח
zâchach
H2118
to remove
הַחֹ֔שֶׁן
chôshen
H2833
breastplate
מֵעַ֖ל
ʻal
H5921
upon
הָאֵפֹ֑ד
ʼêphôwd
H646
ephod
כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
צִוָּ֥ה
tsâvâh
H6680
to command
יְהוָ֖ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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מֹשֶֽׁה
Môsheh
H4872
Moses
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World English Bible Public Domain
They bound the breastplate by its rings to the rings of the ephod with a lace of blue, that it might be on the skillfully woven band of the ephod, and that the breastplate might not come loose from the ephod, as Yahweh commanded Moses.
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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And they tied the breastpiece by its rings to the rings of the ephod with a cord of blue to be on the finely crafted waistband of the ephod, so the breastpiece could not become detached from with the ephod just as Yahweh had commanded Moses.
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