King James Version

Exodus 39:15

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

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וַיַּעֲשׂ֧וּvayaasvand doעָשָׂהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and do”, the next action in the storyH6213to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest applicationaccomplish, advance, appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth, bruise, be busy, [idiom] certainly, have the charge of, commit, deal (with), deck, [phrase] displease, do, (ready) dress(-ed), (put in) execute(-ion), exercise, f…עַלalaboveעַלpreposition — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…הַחֹ֛שֶׁןhachoshenthe breastplateחֹשֶׁןdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the breastplate”, the ordinary formH2833perhaps a pocket (as holding the Urim and Thummim), or rich (as containing gems), used only of the gorget of the highpriestbreastplate.שַׁרְשְׁרֹ֥תsharsherotchainשַׁרְשְׁרָהnoun, common, feminine, plural, construct — “chain”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8333a chain; (architectural) probably a garlandchain.גַּבְלֻ֖תgavlutendגַּבְלֻתnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “end”, the ordinary formH1383a twisted chain or laceend.מַעֲשֵׂ֣הmaasehbusinessמַעֲשֶׂהnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “business”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4639an action (good or bad); generally, a transaction; abstractly, activity; by implication, a product (specifically, a poem) or (generally) propertyact, art, [phrase] bakemeat, business, deed, do(-ing), labor, thing made, ware of making, occupation, thing offered, operation, possession, [idiom] well, (handy-, needle-, net-) work(ing, -manship), wrought.עֲבֹ֑תavotbandעֲבֹתnoun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “band”, the ordinary formH5688something intwined, i.e. a string, wreath or foliageband, cord, rope, thick bough (branch), wreathen (chain).זָהָ֖בzahavgoldזָהָבnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “gold”, the ordinary formH2091gold, figuratively, something gold-colored (i.e. yellow), as oil, a clear skygold(-en), fair weather.טָהֽוֹרtahorpureטָהוֹרadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “pure”, the ordinary formH2889pure (in a physical, chemical, ceremonial or moral sense)clean, fair, pure(-ness).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And they made upon the breastplate plaited chains, of wreathen work of pure gold.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And they made upon the breastplate chains like cords, of wreathen work of pure gold.

Young’s Literal Translation

And they make on the breastplate wreathed chains, work of thick bands, of pure gold;

World English Bible

They made on the breastplate chains like cords, of braided work of pure gold.

Darby Translation

And they made on the breastplate chains of laced work of wreathen work, of pure gold.

Douay-Rheims

They made also in the rational little chains linked one to another of the purest gold,

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And they made upon the breastplate plaited chains, of wreathen work of pure gold.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

and the ark of the covenant, and its bearers, and the altar and all its furniture.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

καὶ τὸ θυσιαστήριον, καὶ πάντα τὰ σκεύη αὐτοῦ.