Exodus 28
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Exodus 28:9-29

9And you shall takeH3947 twoH8147 onyxH7718 stonesH68 and engraveH6605 on them the namesH8034 of the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478, 10sixH8337 of their namesH8034 on the oneH259 stoneH68 and the namesH8034 of the remainingH3498 sixH8337 on the 1otherH8145 stoneH68, according to their birthH8435. 112As a jewelerH2796H68 engravesH6603 a signetH2368, you shall engraveH6605 the twoH8147 stonesH68 accordingH5921 to the namesH8034 of the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478; you shall 3setH6213H5437 them in filigreeH4865 settingsH4865 of goldH2091. 12And you shall putH7760 the twoH8147 stonesH68 on the shoulderH3802 pieces of the ephodH646, as stonesH68 of memorialH2146 for the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478, and AaronH175 shall 4carryH5375 their namesH8034 beforeH6440 the LordH3068 on his twoH8147 shouldersH3802 5as a memorialH2146. 13And 6you shall makeH6213 filigreeH4865 settingsH4865 of goldH2091, 14and twoH8147 chainsH8333 of pureH2889 goldH2091; you shall makeH6213 them of twistedH4020 cordH5688 workH4639, and you shall putH5414 the cordedH5688 chainsH8333 on the filigreeH4865 settingsH4865.

15“7You shall makeH6213 a 8breastpieceH2833 of judgmentH4941, the workH4639 of a skilledH2803 embroidererH2803; like the workH4639 of the ephodH646 you shall makeH6213 it: of goldH2091, of violetH8504, purpleH713, and scarletH8144 material, and fineH8336 twistedH7806 linenH8336 you shall makeH6213 it. 16It shall be squareH7251 and foldedH3717 doubleH3717, a 9spanH2239 10in lengthH753 and a 11spanH2239 12in widthH7341. 17And you shall 13mountH4390H4396 on it fourH702 rowsH2905 of stonesH68; the firstH259 rowH2905 shall be a rowH2905 of rubyH124, topazH6357, and emeraldH1304; 18and the secondH8145 rowH2905 a turquoiseH5306, a sapphireH5601, and a diamondH3095; 19and the thirdH7992 rowH2905 a jacinthH3958, an agateH7618, and an amethystH306; 20and the fourthH7243 rowH2905 a berylH8658, and an onyxH7718, and a jasperH3471; they shall be setH7660 in goldH2091 filigreeH4396. 21The stonesH68 shall be engraved accordingH5921 to the namesH8034 of the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478: twelveH8147H6240, accordingH5921 to their namesH8034; they shall be like the engravingsH6603 of a signetH2368, eachH376 14accordingH5921 to his nameH8034 for the twelveH8147H6240 tribesH7626. 22You shall also makeH6213 on the 15breastpieceH2833 twistedH1383 chainsH8333 of cordH5688 workH4639 in pureH2889 goldH2091. 23And you shall makeH6213 on the breastpieceH2833 twoH8147 ringsH2885 of goldH2091, and shall putH5414 the twoH8147 ringsH2885 on the twoH8147 endsH7098 of the breastpieceH2833. 24And you shall putH5414 the twoH8147 cordsH5688 of goldH2091 on the twoH8147 ringsH2885 at the endsH7098 of the breastpieceH2833. 25You shall putH5414 the other twoH8147 endsH7098 of the twoH8147 cordsH5688 on the twoH8147 filigreeH4865 settings, and putH5414 them on the shoulderH3802 pieces of the ephodH646, at the frontH6440 of it. 26And you shall makeH6213 twoH8147 ringsH2885 of goldH2091 and placeH7760 them on the twoH8147 endsH7098 of the breastpieceH2833, on the edgeH8193 of it, whichH834 is towardH413 the innerH1004 sideH5676 of the ephodH646. 27And you shall makeH6213 twoH8147 ringsH2885 of goldH2091 and putH5414 them on the bottomH4295 of the twoH8147 shoulderH3802 pieces of the ephodH646, on the frontH6440 of it closeH5980 to the placeH4225 whereH4225 it is joinedH4225, aboveH4480H4605 the skillfullyH2805 wovenH2805 bandH2805 of the ephodH646. 28And they shall bindH7405 the breastpieceH2833 by its ringsH2885 to the ringsH2885 of the ephodH646 with a violetH8504 cordH6616, so that it will be on the skillfullyH2805 wovenH2805 bandH2805 of the ephodH646, and that the breastpieceH2833 will not comeH2118 looseH2118 from the ephodH646. 29So AaronH175 shall carryH5375 the namesH8034 of the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478 in the breastpieceH2833 of judgmentH4941 overH5921 his heartH3820 when he entersH935 the HolyH6944 PlaceH6944, as a memorialH2146 beforeH6440 the LordH3068 continuallyH8548.

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Notes

  1. 1. Exodus 28:10 Lit second ↩
  2. 2. Exodus 28:11 Lit A work of a lapidary, engravings of a seal ↩
  3. 3. Exodus 28:11 Lit make them to be surrounded ↩
  4. 4. Exodus 28:12 Ex 28:29; 39:6f ↩
  5. 5. Exodus 28:12 Ex 39:7; Lev 24:7; Num 31:54; Josh 4:7; 1 Cor 11:24f ↩
  6. 6. Exodus 28:13 Ex 39:16-18 ↩
  7. 7. Exodus 28:15 Ex 39:8-21 ↩
  8. 8. Exodus 28:15 Or pouch ↩
  9. 9. Exodus 28:16 About 9 in. or 23 cm ↩
  10. 10. Exodus 28:16 Lit its ↩
  11. 11. Exodus 28:16 About 9 in. or 23 cm ↩
  12. 12. Exodus 28:16 Lit its ↩
  13. 13. Exodus 28:17 Lit fill in a setting of stones, four rows of stones ↩
  14. 14. Exodus 28:21 Rev 7:4-8; 21:12 ↩
  15. 15. Exodus 28:22 Or pouch, and so through v 30 ↩

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