Exodus 28:13 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Bible Comments

And thou shalt make ouches of gold; Ouches of gold - משבצת mishbetsoth, strait places, sockets to insert the stones in, from שבץ shabats, to close, enclose, straiten.

Socket, in this place, would be a more proper translation, as ouch cannot be traced up to any legitimate authority. It appears sometimes to signify a hook, or some mode of attaching things together.

Exodus 28:13

13 And thou shalt make ouches of gold;