Exodus 28:17-28

17Mount four rows of gemstones on it. The first row will contain a red carnelian, a pale-green peridot, and an emerald.

18The second row will contain a turquoise, a blue lapis lazuli, and a white moonstone.

19The third row will contain an orange jacinth, an agate, and a purple amethyst.

20The fourth row will contain a blue-green beryl, an onyx, and a green jasper. All these stones will be set in gold filigree.

21Each stone will represent one of the twelve sons of Israel, and the name of that tribe will be engraved on it like a seal.

22“To attach the chestpiece to the ephod, make braided cords of pure gold thread.

23Then make two gold rings and attach them to the top corners of the chestpiece.

24Tie the two gold cords to the two rings on the chestpiece.

25Tie the other ends of the cords to the gold settings on the shoulder-pieces of the ephod.

26Then make two more gold rings and attach them to the inside edges of the chestpiece next to the ephod.

27And make two more gold rings and attach them to the front of the ephod, below the shoulder-pieces, just above the knot where the decorative sash is fastened to the ephod.

28Then attach the bottom rings of the chestpiece to the rings on the ephod with blue cords. This will hold the chestpiece securely to the ephod above the decorative sash.