KJV King James Version
And they shall bind the breastplate by the rings thereof unto the rings of the ephod with a lace of blue, that [it] may be above the curious girdle of the ephod, and that the breastplate be not loosed from the ephod.
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Exodus 28:28
And they shall bind the breastplate by the rings thereof unto the rings of the ephod with a lace of blue, that [it] may be above the curious girdle of the ephod, and that the breastplate be not loosed from the ephod.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
The rings of the breastpiece shall be tied to the rings of the ephod with a cord of blue yarn, so that the breastpiece is above the waistband of the ephod and does not swing out from the ephod.
WEB World English Bible
They shall bind the breastplate by its rings to the rings of the ephod with a lace of blue, that it may be on the skillfully woven band of the ephod, and that the breastplate may not swing out from the ephod.
ASV American Standard Version
And they shall bind the breastplate by the rings thereof unto the rings of the ephod with a lace of blue, that it may be upon the skilfully woven band of the ephod, and that the breastplate be not loosed from the ephod.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and they bind the breastplate by its rings unto the rings of the ephod with a ribbon of blue, to be above the girdle of the ephod, and the breastplate is not loosed from the ephod.
Surrounding context — Exodus 28
25 And [the other] two ends of the two wreathen [chains] thou shalt fasten in the two ouches, and put [them] on the shoulderpieces of the ephod before it.
26 And thou shalt make two rings of gold, and thou shalt put them upon the two ends of the breastplate in the border thereof, which [is] in the side of the ephod inward.
27 And two [other] rings of gold thou shalt make, and shalt put them on the two sides of the ephod underneath, toward the forepart thereof, over against the [other] coupling thereof, above the curious girdle of the ephod.
28 And they shall bind the breastplate by the rings thereof unto the rings of the ephod with a lace of blue, that [it] may be above the curious girdle of the ephod, and that the breastplate be not loosed from the ephod.
29 And Aaron shall bear the names of the children of Israel in the breastplate of judgment upon his heart, when he goeth in unto the holy [place], for a memorial before the LORD continually.
30 And thou shalt put in the breastplate of judgment the Urim and the Thummim; and they shall be upon Aaron’s heart, when he goeth in before the LORD: and Aaron shall bear the judgment of the children of Israel upon his heart before the LORD continually.
31 And thou shalt make the robe of the ephod all [of] blue.
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וְיִרְכְּס֣וּH7405 · ra.khasto bindאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]הַ֠חֹשֶׁןH2833 · cho.shenbreastpieceמִֽטַּבְּעֹתָ֞יוH2885 · tab.ba.atringאֶל־H413 · elto(wards)טַבְּעֹ֤תH2885 · tab.ba.atringהָאֵפֹד֙H646 · e.phodephodבִּפְתִ֣ילH6616 · pa.tilcordתְּכֵ֔לֶתH8504 · te.khe.letblueלִֽהְי֖וֹתH1961 · ha.yahto beעַל־H5921 · aluponחֵ֣שֶׁבH2805 · che.shevartworkהָאֵפ֑וֹדH646 · e.phodephodוְלֹֽא־H3808 · lonotיִזַּ֣חH2118 · za.chachto removeהַחֹ֔שֶׁןH2833 · cho.shenbreastpieceמֵעַ֖לH5921 · aluponהָאֵפֽוֹד׃H646 · e.phodephod
Cross-references
Numbers 15:38Speak unto the children of Israel, and bid them that they make them fringes in the borders of their garments throughout their generations, and that they put upon the fringe of the borders a ribband of blue:Exodus 28:31And thou shalt make the robe of the ephod all [of] blue.Exodus 28:37And thou shalt put it on a blue lace, that it may be upon the mitre; upon the forefront of the mitre it shall be.Exodus 39:30-31And they made the plate of the holy crown [of] pure gold, and wrote upon it a writing, [like to] the engravings of a signet, HOLINESS TO THE LORD.
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