Exodus 39:4

They made shoulder pieces for the ephod, which were attached at two of its corners, so it could be fastened.
Exodus 39:4
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Original language (Hebrew)

כְּתֵפֹ֥ת עָֽשׂוּ־ל֖וֹ חֹבְרֹ֑ת עַל־שְׁנֵ֥י קְצוֹתָ֖יו חֻבָּֽר׃

  1. כְּתֵפֹ֥תke.te.Fot“shoulder-pieces”
    Noun, feminine, plural, absolute · from כָּתֵף · “shoulder” · Strong's H3802
  2. עָֽשׂוּ־'a.su-“they made”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from עָשָׂה · “make(OBJECT)” · Strong's H6213H
  3. ל֖וֹlo“for <the> it”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from Os3m · “him” · Strong's H9033
  4. חֹבְרֹ֑תchoe.Rot“joined”
    Verb, qal, participle (active), feminine, plural, absolute · from חָבַר · “to unite” · Strong's H2266
  5. עַל־'al-“on”
    Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  6. שְׁנֵ֥יshe.Nei“[the] two”
    Adjective, cardinal number, both genders, dual, construct · from שְׁנַ֫יִם · “two” · Strong's H8147
  7. קְצוֹתָ֖יוkitz.vo.tov“ends its”
    Noun, feminine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from קָצָה · “end” · Strong's H7098
    Qere: the scribes' reading in the margin
  8. חֻבָּֽר׃chu.Bar“it was joined”
    Verb, pual, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from חָבַר · “to unite” · Strong's H2266
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)