The Meaning of Exodus 39:23 Explained

Exodus 39:23

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.

YLT: 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;

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.

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.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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. 

What does Exodus 39:23 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Exodus 39

1  The cloths of service and holy garments
2  The ephod
8  The breast-plate
22  The robe of the ephod
27  The coats, mitre, and girdle of fine linen
30  The plate of the holy crown
32  All is finished, reviewed, and approved by Moses

What do the individual words in Exodus 39:23 mean?

and [there was] an opening the robe in the middle of like the opening in a coat of mail [with] a woven binding the opening all around not so that it would tear
וּפִֽי־ הַמְּעִ֥יל בְּתוֹכ֖וֹ כְּפִ֣י תַחְרָ֑א שָׂפָ֥ה לְפִ֛יו סָבִ֖יב לֹ֥א יִקָּרֵֽעַ

וּפִֽי־  and  [there  was]  an  opening 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: פֶּה  
Sense: mouth.
הַמְּעִ֥יל  the  robe 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: מְעִיל  
Sense: robe.
בְּתוֹכ֖וֹ  in  the  middle 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: תָּוֶךְ  
Sense: midst, middle.
כְּפִ֣י  of  like  the  opening  in 
Parse: Preposition-k, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: פֶּה  
Sense: mouth.
תַחְרָ֑א  a  coat  of  mail 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: תַּחְרָא  
Sense: corselet.
שָׂפָ֥ה  [with]  a  woven  binding 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
Root: שָׂפָה  
Sense: lip, language, speech, shore, bank, brink, brim, side, edge, border, binding.
לְפִ֛יו  the  opening 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: פֶּה  
Sense: mouth.
סָבִ֖יב  all  around 
Parse: Adverb
Root: מוּסָב 
Sense: places round about, circuit, round about adv.
יִקָּרֵֽעַ  so  that  it  would  tear 
Parse: Verb, Nifal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: קָרַע  
Sense: to tear, tear in pieces.

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