And thou shalt make ouches of gold;

EXODUS 28:13KJV
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Exodus 28:13 (KJV)

What does Exodus 28:13 mean?

Exodus 28:13 instructs the making of gold settings for the clothing Aaron would wear as a priest. The KJV word “ouches” means settings or mounts, not a sound of pain. These pieces would hold other parts of the clothing in place.

God is speaking to Moses about the garments Aaron is to wear when serving as a priest. Following the stones named in verse 12, the gold settings picture small pieces of metal shaped to support and secure precious stones.

The Hebrew behind Exodus 28:13

  • “ouches” — מִשְׁבְּצֹת (mishbetsot): The word refers to settings or mounts. It helps a modern reader see that the KJV is describing worked pieces of gold, not loose gold or a decoration with that name.

Why Exodus 28:13 matters

  • The settings belong to a larger piece of clothing. Verse 14 adds gold chains to the settings, and verses 22–25 connect those chains to the breastpiece, a decorated piece worn on the chest.
  • The gold settings are part of a garment that carries names. Verse 12 says the stones bear the names of Israel’s sons, placing the settings alongside those named stones.

Where else these words appear

“ouches” Hebrew H4865 · used in 9 verses

  • Exodus 28:11 With the work of an engraver in stone, like the engravings of a signet, shalt thou engrave the two stones with the names of the children of Israel: thou shalt make them to be set in ouches of gold.
  • Exodus 28:25 And the other two ends of the two wreathen chains thou shalt fasten in the two ouches, and put them on the shoulderpieces of the ephod before it.
  • Exodus 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.