Exodus 28:14

14 Make two chains of pure gold and braid them like cords, then attach the corded chains to the settings. The Breastpiece

Exodus 28:14 Meaning and Commentary

Exodus 28:14

And two chains of pure gold at the ends
The use of which was to hang the breast plate on, after described; one end of them was fastened to rings on the ouches in the shoulder pieces, and the other end to rings on the breastplate, and thus it hung:

of wreathen work shall thou make them;
these chains were not made after the manner of circles or ringlets coupled together, as chains usually are, but of golden wires twisted together as a rope is twisted

and fasten the wreathen chains to the ouches;
to the ouches on the shoulder pieces of the ephod, in which the onyx stones were set, very probably to rings that were in these ouches.

Exodus 28:14 In-Context

12 Fasten the two stones on the shoulder pieces of the Ephod - they are memorial stones for the Israelites. Aaron will wear these names on his shoulders as a memorial before God.
13 Make the settings of gold filigree.
14 Make two chains of pure gold and braid them like cords, then attach the corded chains to the settings. The Breastpiece
15 "Now make a Breastpiece of Judgment, using skilled craftsmen, the same as with the Ephod. Use gold; blue, purple, and scarlet material; and fine twisted linen.
16 Make it nine inches square and folded double.
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