King James Version

Exodus 39:16

And they made two ouches of gold, and two gold rings; and put the two rings in the two ends of the breastplate.

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וַֽיַּעֲשׂ֗וּvayaasvand 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…שְׁתֵּי֙shetetwoשְׁנַיִםadjective, cardinal, feminine, dual, construct — “two”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8147two; also (as ordinal) twofoldboth, couple, double, second, twain, [phrase] twelfth, [phrase] twelve, [phrase] twenty (sixscore) thousand, twice, two.מִשְׁבְּצֹ֣תmishbetsotouchמִשְׁבְּצָהnoun, common, feminine, plural, construct — “ouch”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4865a brocade; by analogy, a (reticulated) setting of agemouch, wrought.זָהָ֔בzahavgoldזָהָבnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “gold”, the ordinary formH2091gold, figuratively, something gold-colored (i.e. yellow), as oil, a clear skygold(-en), fair weather.וּשְׁתֵּ֖יusheteand twoשְׁנַיִםconjunction, adjective, cardinal, feminine, dual, construct — “and two”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8147two; also (as ordinal) twofoldboth, couple, double, second, twain, [phrase] twelfth, [phrase] twelve, [phrase] twenty (sixscore) thousand, twice, two.טַבְּעֹ֣תtabotringטַבַּעַתnoun, common, feminine, plural, construct — “ring”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2885properly, a seal (as sunk into the wax), i.e. signet (for sealing); hence (generally) a ring of any kindring.זָהָ֑בzahavgoldזָהָבnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “gold”, the ordinary formH2091gold, figuratively, something gold-colored (i.e. yellow), as oil, a clear skygold(-en), fair weather.וַֽיִּתְּנ֗וּvayitnvand giveנָתַןconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and give”, the next action in the storyH5414to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)add, apply, appoint, ascribe, assign, [idiom] avenge, [idiom] be (healed), bestow, bring (forth, hither), cast, cause, charge, come, commit, consider, count, [phrase] cry, deliver (up), direct, distribute, do, [idiom] doubtless, [idiom] wi…אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).שְׁתֵּי֙shetetwoשְׁנַיִםadjective, cardinal, feminine, dual, construct — “two”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8147two; also (as ordinal) twofoldboth, couple, double, second, twain, [phrase] twelfth, [phrase] twelve, [phrase] twenty (sixscore) thousand, twice, two.הַטַּבָּעֹ֔תhatabaotthe ringטַבַּעַתdefinite article, noun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “the ring”, the ordinary formH2885properly, a seal (as sunk into the wax), i.e. signet (for sealing); hence (generally) a ring of any kindring.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,…שְׁנֵ֖יshenetwoשְׁנַיִםadjective, cardinal, masculine, dual, construct — “two”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8147two; also (as ordinal) twofoldboth, couple, double, second, twain, [phrase] twelfth, [phrase] twelve, [phrase] twenty (sixscore) thousand, twice, two.קְצ֥וֹתqetsotcoastקָצָהnoun, common, both genders, plural, construct — “coast”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7098a terminationcoast, corner, (selv-) edge, lowest, (uttermost) participleהַחֹֽשֶׁןhachoshenthe 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.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

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

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American Standard Version (1901)

And they made two settings of gold, and two gold rings, and put the two rings on the two ends of the breastplate.

Young’s Literal Translation

and they make two embroidered things of gold, and two rings of gold, and put the two rings on the two ends of the breastplate,

World English Bible

They made two settings of gold, and two gold rings, and put the two rings on the two ends of the breastplate.

Darby Translation

And they made two settings of gold, and two gold rings, and put the two rings on the two ends of the breastplate.

Douay-Rheims

And two hooks, and as many rings of gold. And they set the rings on either side of the rational,

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

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

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And they made the anointing oil, and the incense of composition, and the pure candlestick,

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ τὸ ἔλαιον τῆς χρίσεως, καὶ τὸ θυμίαμα τῆς συνθέσεως, καὶ τὴν λυχνίαν τὴν καθαρὰν,