Exodus 39:23
“And there was a hole in the midst of the robe as the hole of an habergeon, with a band round about the hole, that it should not rent.”
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Exodus 39:23 Context
21And they did bind the brest plate by his rings vnto the rings of the Ephod, with a lace of blew, that it might be aboue the curious girdle of the Ephod, and that the brest plate might not bee loosed from the Ephod, as the Lord commanded Moses. 22¶ And he made the robe of the Ephod of wouen worke, all of blew. 23And there was a hole in the midst of the robe as the hole of an habergeon, with a band round about the hole, that it should not rent. 24And they made vpon the hemmes of the robe pomegranates, of blew, and purple, and scarlet, and twined linnen. 25And they made belles of pure gold, and put the belles betweene the pomegranates, vpon the hemme of the robe, round about betweene the pomegranates.
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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.
- King James Version
and the opening of the robe was {at the top} in the center, as the opening of a coat of mail, with a binding all around its opening, so that it would not be torn.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
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.
- American Standard Version (1901)
With a hole at the top in the middle, like the hole in the coat of a fighting-man, edged with a band to make it strong.
- Basic English Bible
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.
- Darby Bible
And there was a hole in the midst of the robe, as the hole of an habergeon, with a band around the hole, that it should not rend.
- Webster's Bible
The opening of the robe in its midst was like the opening of a coat of mail, with a binding around its opening, that it should not be torn.
- World English Bible
and the opening of the upper robe [is] in its midst, as the opening of a habergeon, a border [is] to its opening round about, it is not rent;
- Youngs Literal Bible
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.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible