Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'breastplate' occurs 35 times in the standard works.

19 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'breastplate' in the standard works and contain 54.3% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 9 minutes to read the entire list.

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Ex. 28:22-30 (9 in 9 verses)

Ex. 39:15-17 (3 in 3 verses)


Ex. 39:19-21 (3 in 3 verses)

 39:19 And they made two rings of gold, and put them on the two ends of the breastplate, upon the border of it, which was on the side of the ephod inward.

 39:20 And they made two other golden rings, and put them on the two sides of the ephod underneath, toward the forepart of it, over against the other coupling thereof, above the curious girdle of the ephod.

 39:21 And they did bind the breastplate by his rings unto the rings of the ephod with a lace of blue, that it might be above the curious girdle of the ephod, and that the breastplate might not be loosed from the ephod; as the Lord commanded Moses.




Lev. 8:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Ex. 39:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 26 0 26
Ex. 23 0 23
Lev. 2 0 2
Isa. 1 0 1
NT 2 3 5
BM 1 10 11
DC 2 0 2
PGP 4 0 4
TOTAL 35 13 48

Ex. 25:7
Onyx stones, and stones to be set in the ephod, and in the breastplate.

Ex. 28:4
And these are the garments which they shall make; a breastplate, and an ephod, and a robe, and a broidered coat, a mitre, and a girdle: and they shall make holy garments for Aaron thy brother, and his sons, that he may minister unto me in the priest's office.

Ex. 28:15
And thou shalt make the breastplate of judgment with cunning work; after the work of the ephod thou shalt make it; of gold, of blue, and of purple, and of scarlet, and of fine twined linen, shalt thou make it.

Ex. 28:22
And thou shalt make upon the breastplate chains at the ends of wreathen work of pure gold.

Ex. 28:23
And thou shalt make upon the breastplate two rings of gold, and shalt put the two rings on the two ends of the breastplate.

Ex. 28:24
And thou shalt put the two wreathen chains of gold in the two rings which are on the ends of the breastplate.

Ex. 28:26
And thou shalt make two rings of gold, and thou shalt put them upon the two ends of the breastplate in the border thereof, which is in the side of the ephod inward.

Ex. 28:28
And they shall bind the breastplate by the rings thereof unto the rings of the ephod with a lace of blue, that it may be above the curious girdle of the ephod, and that the breastplate be not loosed from the ephod.

Ex. 28:29
And Aaron shall bear the names of the children of Israel in the breastplate of judgment upon his heart, when he goeth in unto the holy place, for a memorial before the Lord continually.

Ex. 28:30
And thou shalt put in the breastplate of judgment the Urim and the Thummim; and they shall be upon Aaron's heart, when he goeth in before the Lord: and Aaron shall bear the judgment of the children of Israel upon his heart before the Lord continually.

Ex. 29:5
And thou shalt take the garments, and put upon Aaron the coat, and the robe of the ephod, and the ephod, and the breastplate, and gird him with the curious girdle of the ephod:

Ex. 35:9
And onyx stones, and stones to be set for the ephod, and for the breastplate.

Ex. 35:27
And the rulers brought onyx stones, and stones to be set, for the ephod, and for the breastplate;

Ex. 39:8
And he made the breastplate of cunning work, like the work of the ephod; of gold, blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen.

Ex. 39:9
It was foursquare; they made the breastplate double: a span was the length thereof, and a span the breadth thereof, being doubled.

Ex. 39:15
And they made upon the breastplate chains at the ends, of wreathen work of pure gold.

Ex. 39:16
And they made two ouches of gold, and two gold rings; and put the two rings in the two ends of the breastplate.

Ex. 39:17
And they put the two wreathen chains of gold in the two rings on the ends of the breastplate.

Ex. 39:19
And they made two rings of gold, and put them on the two ends of the breastplate, upon the border of it, which was on the side of the ephod inward.

Ex. 39:21
And they did bind the breastplate by his rings unto the rings of the ephod with a lace of blue, that it might be above the curious girdle of the ephod, and that the breastplate might not be loosed from the ephod; as the Lord commanded Moses.