Exodus 39:7

KJV1611 – Modern English

And he put them on the shoulders of the ephod as stones for a memorial to the children of Israel, as the LORD commanded Moses.

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  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    They placed the stones on the shoulder pieces of the ephod to serve as a memorial for the sons of Israel, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And he put them on the shoulders of the ephod, that they should be stones for a memorial to the children of Israel; as the LORD commanded Moses.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And he put{H7760} them on the shoulder-pieces{H3802} of the ephod,{H646} to be stones{H68} of memorial{H2146} for the children{H1121} of Israel;{H3478} as Jehovah{H3068} commanded{H6680} Moses.{H4872}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And he put{H7760}{(H8799)} them on the shoulders{H3802} of the ephod{H646}, that they should be stones{H68} for a memorial{H2146} to the children{H1121} of Israel{H3478}; as the LORD{H3068} commanded{H6680}{(H8765)} Moses{H4872}.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    and put them on the shulders of the Ephod that they shulde be a remembraunce off the childern of Israel, as the Lorde commaunded Moses.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    and fastened them vpo the shulders of the ouerbody cote, that they might be stones of remebraunce vnto the children of Israel, as the LORDE comaunded Moses.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And put them on the shoulders of the Ephod, as stones for a remembrance of the children of Israel, as the Lorde had commaunded Moses.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And he put them on the shoulders of the Ephod, that they shoulde be stones for a remembraunce of the children of Israel, as the Lorde commaunded Moyses.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    And he put them on the shoulders of the ephod, [that they should be] stones for a memorial to the children of Israel; as the LORD commanded Moses.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    He put them on the shoulder-pieces of the ephod, to be stones of memorial for the children of Israel, as Yahweh commanded Moses.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    and he setteth them on the shoulders of the ephod -- stones of memorial for the sons of Israel, as Jehovah hath commanded Moses.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And he put them on the shoulder-pieces of the ephod, to be stones of memorial for the children of Israel; as Jehovah commanded Moses.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And he put them on the shoulder-pieces of the ephod, to be stones of memorial for the children of Israel; as Jehovah commanded Moses.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    These he put on the ephod, over the arm-holes, to be stones of memory for the children of Israel, as the Lord had said to Moses.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    He put them on the shoulder straps of the ephod, to be stones of memorial for the children of Israel, as Yahweh commanded Moses.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    He put them on the shoulder pieces of the ephod as stones of memorial for the Israelites, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.

Referenced Verses

  • Josh 4:7 : 7 Then you shall answer them, That the waters of the Jordan were cut off before the ark of the covenant of the LORD; when it passed over the Jordan, the waters of the Jordan were cut off: and these stones shall be a memorial to the children of Israel forever.
  • Exod 28:12 : 12 And you shall put the two stones on the shoulders of the ephod as memorial stones for the children of Israel, and Aaron shall bear their names before the LORD on his two shoulders as a memorial.
  • Exod 28:29 : 29 And Aaron shall bear the names of the children of Israel on the breastplate of judgment over his heart when he goes into the holy place, as a memorial before the LORD continually.
  • Neh 2:20 : 20 Then I answered them and said to them, The God of heaven will prosper us; therefore we his servants will arise and build; but you have no portion, nor right, nor memorial in Jerusalem.
  • Mark 14:9 : 9 Truly I say to you, wherever this gospel is preached throughout the whole world, this also that she has done shall be spoken of in memory of her.
  • Mark 14:22-25 : 22 And as they ate, Jesus took bread, blessed and broke it, and gave it to them and said, Take, eat; this is my body. 23 And he took the cup, and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them, and they all drank from it. 24 And he said to them, This is my blood of the new covenant, which is shed for many. 25 Truly I say to you, I will drink no more of the fruit of the vine, until that day when I drink it new in the kingdom of God.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Exod 28:7-15
    9 verses
    87%

    7 It shall have two shoulder straps attached to its two edges, and so it shall be joined together.

    8 And the intricately woven waistband of the ephod, which is on it, shall be of the same workmanship, of gold, blue, purple, and scarlet thread, and fine woven linen.

    9 And you shall take two onyx stones and engrave on them the names of the children of Israel:

    10 six of their names on one stone, and the other six names on the other stone, according to their birth.

    11 With the work of an engraver in stone, like the engravings of a signet, you shall engrave the two stones with the names of the children of Israel. You shall set them in settings of gold.

    12 And you shall put the two stones on the shoulders of the ephod as memorial stones for the children of Israel, and Aaron shall bear their names before the LORD on his two shoulders as a memorial.

    13 And you shall make settings of gold

    14 and two chains of pure gold, like braided cords, and fasten the braided chains to the settings.

    15 And you shall make the breastplate of judgment with skillful work. According to the design of the ephod you shall make it: of gold, blue, purple, and scarlet thread, and fine woven linen, you shall make it.

  • Exod 39:4-6
    3 verses
    84%

    4 They made shoulder pieces for it to connect it together; by the two edges it was joined together.

    5 And the skillfully woven band of the ephod that was upon it was of the same workmanship, of gold, blue, purple, scarlet, and fine twined linen, as the LORD commanded Moses.

    6 And they worked onyx stones enclosed in settings of gold, engraved, as signets are engraved, with the names of the children of Israel.

  • Exod 39:13-22
    10 verses
    80%

    13 And the fourth row, a beryl, an onyx, and a jasper; they were enclosed in settings of gold in their enclosures.

    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, each with his name, representing the twelve tribes.

    15 And they made upon the breastplate chains at the ends, of braided work of pure gold.

    16 And they made two settings of gold, and two gold rings; and put the two rings at the two ends of the breastplate.

    17 And they put the two braided chains of gold in the two rings on the ends of the breastplate.

    18 And the two ends of the braided chains they fastened in the two settings, and put them on the shoulder pieces of the ephod, in the front.

    19 And they made two rings of gold, and put them on the two ends of the breastplate, on its edge, which was on the inner side of the ephod.

    20 And they made two other golden rings, and put them on the two sides of the ephod underneath, toward the front of it, opposite its connection, above the woven band of the ephod.

    21 And they bound the breastplate by its rings to the rings of the ephod with a blue cord, so that it might be above the woven band of the ephod, and that the breastplate might not come loose from the ephod, as the LORD commanded Moses.

    22 And he made the robe of the ephod of woven work, entirely of blue.

  • Exod 25:7
    80%

    7 Onyx stones, and stones to be set in the ephod, and in the breastplate.

  • Exod 35:9
    79%

    9 And onyx stones, and stones to be set for the ephod, and for the breastplate.

  • Exod 35:27
    78%

    27 And the leaders brought onyx stones, and stones to be set, for the ephod, and for the breastplate;

  • Exod 39:8
    78%

    8 And he made the breastplate of skillful work, like the work of the ephod, of gold, blue, purple, scarlet, and fine twined linen.

  • Exod 28:25-30
    6 verses
    78%

    25 And the other two ends of the two braided chains you shall fasten to the two settings, and put them on the shoulder straps of the ephod at the front.

    26 And you shall make two rings of gold and put them on the two ends of the breastplate, on the edge of it, which is on the inner side of the ephod.

    27 And two other rings of gold you shall make, and put them on the two shoulder straps, beneath the ephod toward its front, close to the seam above the intricately woven band of the ephod.

    28 They shall bind the breastplate by its rings to the rings of the ephod using a blue cord, so that it is above the intricately woven band of the ephod, and so that the breastplate does not come loose from the ephod.

    29 And Aaron shall bear the names of the children of Israel on the breastplate of judgment over his heart when he goes into the holy place, as a memorial before the LORD continually.

    30 And you shall put the Urim and the Thummim in the breastplate of judgment, and they shall be over Aaron’s heart when he goes in before the LORD. Thus Aaron shall bear the judgment of the children of Israel over his heart before the LORD continually.

  • Exod 28:20-22
    3 verses
    77%

    20 and the fourth row a beryl, an onyx, and a jasper. They shall be set in gold settings.

    21 And the stones shall have the names of the children of Israel, twelve according to their names, like the engravings of a signet. Each one with its own name, they shall be according to the twelve tribes.

    22 And you shall make chains for the breastplate at its ends, of braided work of pure gold.

  • Exod 39:29-31
    3 verses
    75%

    29 And a sash of fine twined linen, and blue, purple, and scarlet, of needlework, as the LORD commanded Moses.

    30 And they made the plate of the holy crown of pure gold, and wrote on it an inscription, like the engravings of a signet: HOLINESS TO THE LORD.

    31 And they tied to it a blue cord, to fasten it high upon the turban, as the LORD commanded Moses.

  • Lev 8:7-9
    3 verses
    75%

    7 And he put the coat on him, girded him with the girdle, clothed him with the robe, put the ephod on him, girded him with the embroidered girdle of the ephod, and bound it to him with it.

    8 And he put the breastplate on him, and he put in the breastplate the Urim and the Thummim.

    9 And he put the mitre on his head; also on the mitre, on his forefront, he put the golden plate, the holy crown; as the LORD commanded Moses.

  • Exod 39:1-2
    2 verses
    75%

    1 And of the blue, purple, and scarlet, they made cloths of service, to do service in the holy place, and made the holy garments for Aaron, as the LORD commanded Moses.

    2 And he made the ephod of gold, blue, purple, scarlet, and fine twined linen.

  • Exod 39:10
    75%

    10 And they set in it four rows of stones: the first row was a sardius, a topaz, and a carbuncle; this was the first row.

  • Exod 28:37
    73%

    37 You shall put it on a blue cord, that it may be on the turban; it shall be on the front of the turban.

  • Josh 4:8
    73%

    8 And the children of Israel did so as Joshua commanded, and took up twelve stones out of the midst of the Jordan, as the LORD spoke to Joshua, according to the number of the tribes of the children of Israel, and carried them over with them to the place where they lodged, and laid them down there.

  • Num 31:51
    72%

    51 And Moses and Eleazar the priest took the gold from them, all crafted jewels.

  • Exod 39:26
    72%

    26 A bell and a pomegranate, a bell and a pomegranate, all around the hem of the robe to minister in, as the LORD commanded Moses.

  • Exod 28:17
    72%

    17 And you shall put settings of stones in it, four rows of stones: the first row shall be a sardius, a topaz, and an emerald;

  • Josh 8:32
    71%

    32 And he wrote there on the stones a copy of the law of Moses, which he wrote in the presence of the children of Israel.