Exodus 39
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Exodus 39:8-14

8He madeH6213 the breastpieceH2833 with the same workmanshipH4639H2803 as the ephodH646, with goldH2091, with blueH8504, purpleH713, and scarlet yarnH8438H8144, and with finely spunH7806 linenH8336. 9It was squareH7251H1961 when folded over doubleH3717, a spanH2239 longH753 and a spanH2239 wideH7341H3717.1

10And they mountedH4390 on it fourH702 rowsH2905 of gemstonesH68:2

The firstH259 rowH2905 had a rubyH124, a topazH6357, and an emeraldH1304; 11the secondH8145 rowH2905 had a turquoiseH5306, a sapphireH5601, and a diamondH3095; 12the thirdH7992 rowH2905 had a jacinthH3958, an agateH7618, and an amethystH306; 13and the fourthH7243 rowH2905 had a berylH8658, an onyxH7718, and a jasperH3471.

These stones were mountedH5437 in goldH2091 filigreeH4865 settingsH4396.

14The twelveH8147H6240H5921 stonesH68 corresponded toH5921 the namesH8034H2007 of the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478. EachH376 stone was engravedH6603 like a sealH2368 withH5921 the nameH8034 of one of the twelveH8147H6240 tribesH7626.

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Notes

  1. 1. Exodus 39:9 The breastpiece, when folded over, was approximately 9 inches or 22.9 centimeters in both length and width. ↩
  2. 2. Exodus 39:10 The precise identification of some of these gemstones is uncertain. ↩

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