Exodus 39:23
21 Then they tied the rings of the breastpiece to the rings of the ephod with a cord of blue yarn, so that the breastpiece was above the waistband of the ephod and would not swing out from the ephod, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.
22 They made the robe of the ephod entirely of blue cloth, the work of a weaver,
with an opening in the center of the robe like that of a garment, with a collar around the opening so that it would not tear.
24 They made pomegranates of blue, purple, and scarlet yarn and finely spun linen on the lower hem of the robe.
25 They also made bells of pure gold and attached them around the hem between the pomegranates,
This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- with an opening in the center of the robe like that of a garment, with a collar around the opening so that it would not tear.
- KJV
- And there was an hole in the midst of the robe, as the hole of an habergeon, with a band round about the hole, that it should not rend.
- WEB
- The opening of the robe in the middle of it was like the opening of a coat of mail, with a binding around its opening, that it should not be torn.
- ASV
- And the hole of the robe in the midst thereof, as the hole of a coat of mail, with a binding round about the hole of it, that it should not be rent.
- DARBY
- and the opening of the cloak in its middle, as the opening of a coat of mail; a binding was round about the opening, that it should not rend.
- BLB
- And [there was] an opening in the middle of the robe, like the opening in a corselet, an edge for its opening all around, so it would not tear.
- ÅB
- Midt på overkjortelen var det en åpning - slik som åpningen på en brynje - og rundt omkring åpningen var det en bord, for at den ikke skulle revne.
- OTB
- Den hadde en åpning i midten, som åpningen på en brynje, med en kant rundt åpningen for å forhindre at den revnet.
- B1930
- Midt på overkjortelen var det en åpning - likesom åpningen på en brynje - og rundt omkring åpningen var det en bord, forat den ikke skulde revne.