These were both in front and in back so that they met one another, and so that the ephod and the breastplate were woven together
Other versions
King James Version
And the two ends of the two wreathen chains they fastened in the two ouches, and put them on the shoulderpieces of the ephod, before it.English Standard Version
They attached the two ends of the two cords to the two settings of filigree. Thus they attached it in front to the shoulder pieces of the ephod.New International Version
and the other ends of the chains to the two settings, attaching them to the shoulder pieces of the ephod at the front.