KJV King James Version
And they put the two wreathen chains of gold in the two rings on the ends of the breastplate.
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Exodus 39:17
And they put the two wreathen chains of gold in the two rings on the ends of the breastplate.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Then they fastened the two gold chains to the two gold rings at the corners of the breastpiece,
WEB World English Bible
They put the two braided chains of gold in the two rings at the ends of the breastplate.
ASV American Standard Version
And they put the two wreathen chains of gold in the two rings at the ends of the breastplate.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and they put the two thick bands of gold on the two rings on the ends of the breastplate;
Surrounding context — Exodus 39
14 And the stones [were] according to the names of the children of Israel, twelve, according to their names, [like] the engravings of a signet, every one with his name, according to the twelve tribes.
15 And they made upon the breastplate chains at the ends, [of] wreathen work [of] pure gold.
16 And they made two ouches [of] gold, and two gold rings; and put the two rings in the two ends of the breastplate.
17 And they put the two wreathen chains of gold in the two rings on the ends of the breastplate.
18 And the two ends of the two wreathen chains they fastened in the two ouches, and put them on the shoulderpieces of the ephod, before it.
19 And they made two rings of gold, and put [them] on the two ends of the breastplate, upon the border of it, which [was] on the side of the ephod inward.
20 And they made two [other] golden rings, and put them on the two sides of the ephod underneath, toward the forepart of it, over against the [other] coupling thereof, above the curious girdle of the ephod.
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