Exodus 39:20

They 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.
Exodus 39:20
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Original language (Hebrew)

וַֽיַּעֲשׂוּ֮ שְׁתֵּ֣י טַבְּעֹ֣ת זָהָב֒ וַֽיִּתְּנֻ֡ם עַל־שְׁתֵּי֩ כִתְפֹ֨ת הָאֵפֹ֤ד מִלְמַ֙טָּה֙ מִמּ֣וּל פָּנָ֔יו לְעֻמַּ֖ת מֶחְבַּרְתּ֑וֹ מִמַּ֕עַל לְחֵ֖שֶׁב הָאֵפֹֽד׃

  1. וַֽיַּעֲשׂוּ֮vai.ya.'a.Su“and they made”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from עָשָׂה · “make(OBJECT)” · Strong's H6213H
  2. שְׁתֵּ֣יshe.Tei“two”
    Adjective, cardinal number, feminine, dual, construct · from שְׁנַ֫יִם · “two” · Strong's H8147
  3. טַבְּעֹ֣תta.be.'Ot“rings of”
    Noun, feminine, plural, construct · from טַבַּ֫עַת · “ring” · Strong's H2885
  4. זָהָב֒za.Hav“gold”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from זָהָב · “gold” · Strong's H2091
  5. וַֽיִּתְּנֻ֡םvai.yi.te.Num“and they put them”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from נָתַן · “put” · Strong's H5414H
  6. עַל־'al-“on”
    Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  7. שְׁתֵּי֩she.Tei“[the] two”
    Adjective, cardinal number, feminine, dual, construct · from שְׁנַ֫יִם · “two” · Strong's H8147
  8. כִתְפֹ֨תkhit.Fot“[the] shoulder-pieces of”
    Noun, feminine, plural, construct · from כָּתֵף · “shoulder” · Strong's H3802
  9. הָאֵפֹ֤דha.'e.Fod“the ephod”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אֵפוֹד · “ephod” · Strong's H0646
  10. מִלְמַ֙טָּה֙mil.Ma.tah“from to downwards”
    Preposition + Preposition + Adjective, cardinal number, masculine, singular, absolute · from מַ֫טָּה · “beneath” · Strong's H4295
  11. מִמּ֣וּלmi.Mul“from in front of”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from מוּל · “opposite” · Strong's H4136
  12. פָּנָ֔יוpa.Nav“face its”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from פָּנֶה · “before” · Strong's H6440G
  13. לְעֻמַּ֖תle.'u.Mat“<to> close to”
    Preposition + Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from עֻמָּה · “close” · Strong's H5980
  14. מֶחְבַּרְתּ֑וֹmech.bar.To“joining its”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from מַחְבֶּ֫רֶת · “joining” · Strong's H4225
  15. מִמַּ֕עַלmi.Ma.'al“from above”
    Preposition + Adjective, cardinal number, both genders, singular, construct · from מַ֫עַל · “above” · Strong's H4605
  16. לְחֵ֖שֶׁבle.Che.shev“<to> [the] girdle of”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from חֵ֫שֶׁב · “artwork” · Strong's H2805
  17. הָאֵפֹֽד׃ha.'e.Fod“the ephod”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אֵפוֹד · “ephod” · Strong's H0646
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)