7 It shall have the two shoulderpieces thereof joined at the two edges thereof; and so it shall be joined together.
7 It is to have two shoulder pieces attached to two of its corners, so it can be fastened.
7 It shall have two shoulder pieces attached to its two edges, so that it may be joined together.
7 Give it two shoulder pieces at two of the corners so it can be fastened.
7 It shall have two shoulder straps joined at its two edges, and so it shall be joined together.
7 It will consist of two pieces, front and back, joined at the shoulders with two shoulder-pieces.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Exodus 28:7
Commentary on Exodus 28:6-14
(Read Exodus 28:6-14)
This richly-wrought ephod was the outmost garment of the high priest; plain linen ephods were worn by the inferior priests. It was a short coat without sleeves, fastened close to the body with a girdle. The shoulder-pieces were buttoned together with precious stones set in gold, one on each shoulder, on which were engraven the names of the children of Israel. Thus Christ, our High Priest, presents his people before the Lord for a memorial. As Christ's coat had no seam, but was woven from the top throughout, so it was with the ephod. The golden bells on this ephod, by their preciousness and pleasant sound, well represent the good profession that the saints make, and the pomegranates the fruit they bring forth.