For the breastpiece they made braided chains like cords of pure gold.
Parallel translations
- WEB They made on the breastplate chains like cords, of braided work of pure gold.
- KJV And they made upon the breastplate chains at the ends, of wreathen work of pure gold.
- NKJV And they made chains for the breastplate at the ends, like braided cords of pure gold.
- NASB And they made for the breastpiece chains like cords, work of twisted cords of pure gold.
- NLT To attach the chestpiece to the ephod, they made braided cords of pure gold thread.
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Quick answer
They made braided chains of pure gold, like cords, for the breastplate. These would secure it to the ephod.
Overview
Fine gold was twisted into rope-like chains to attach the breastplate to the shoulder pieces of the ephod. The craftsmanship ensured the breastplate, bearing Israel's names, was held firmly in place over the priest's heart. The secure fastening pictures the unbreakable union between the priest's representation and the people he carried before God.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 7
- John 10:28I give them eternal life, and they will never perish. No one can snatch them out of My hand.
- 2 Chr 3:5He paneled the main room with cypress, which he overlaid with fine gold and decorated with palm trees and chains.
- Song 1:10Your cheeks are beautiful with ornaments, your neck with strings of jewels.
- 1 Pet 1:5who through faith are shielded by God’s power for the salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time.
- Jude 1:1Jude, a servant of Jesus Christ and a brother of James, To those who are called, loved by God the Father, and kept in Jesus Christ:
- John 17:12While I was with them, I protected and preserved them by Your name, the name You gave Me. Not one of them has been lost, except the son of destruction, so that the Scripture would be fulfilled.
- Exod 28:14and two chains of pure gold, made of braided cord work; and attach these chains to the settings.
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