It shall have the two shoulderpieces thereof joined at the two edges thereof; and so it shall be joined together.
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Gill's Exposition
It shall have the two shoulder pieces thereof,.... Which were two pieces that joined to the ephod, reaching from the arm holes to the shoulders both on the right and left, coming from before and…
(Compare Exo. 39:1-31.) Moses is now commanded to commit all that pertains to the offerings made to the Lord in the sanctuary to the exclusive charge of the members of a single family, who were to…
Directions are here given concerning the ephod, which was the outmost garment of the high priest. Linen ephods were worn by the inferior priests, Sa1 22:18. Samuel wore one when he was a child (Sa1…
Cambridge Bible
Read with Sam. LXX. and Exo 39:4: It shall have two shoulder- straps joined (to it): at its two (top) edges shall it be joined(יחבר for וחבר). The ephod went closely round the body; and it was…