8. A finely woven belt made of the same materials is to be attached to the ephod so as to form one piece with it.
9. Take two carnelian stones and engrave on them the names of the twelve sons of Jacob,
10. in the order of their birth, with six on one stone and six on the other.
11. Get a skilful jeweller to engrave on the two stones the names of the sons of Jacob, and mount the stones in gold settings.
12. Put them on the shoulder straps of the ephod to represent the twelve tribes of Israel. In this way Aaron will carry their names on his shoulders, so that I, the Lord, will always remember my people.
13. Make two gold settings
14. and two chains of pure gold twisted like cords, and attach them to the settings.
15. “Make a breastpiece for the High Priest to use in determining God's will. It is to be made of the same materials as the ephod and with similar embroidery.
16. It is to be square and folded double, 22 centimetres long and 22 centimetres wide.
17. Mount four rows of precious stones on it; in the first row mount a ruby, a topaz, and a garnet;
18. in the second row, an emerald, a sapphire, and a diamond;
19. in the third row, a turquoise, an agate, and an amethyst;
20. and in the fourth row, a beryl, a carnelian, and a jasper. These are to be mounted in gold settings.
21. Each of these twelve stones is to have engraved on it the name of one of the sons of Jacob, to represent the tribes of Israel.
22. For the breastpiece make chains of pure gold, twisted like cords.
23. Make two gold rings and attach them to the upper corners of the breastpiece,
24. and fasten the two gold cords to the two rings.
25. Fasten the other two ends of the cords to the two settings, and in this way attach them in front to the shoulder straps of the ephod.
26. Then make two rings of gold and attach them to the lower corners of the breastpiece on the inside edge next to the ephod.
27. Make two more gold rings and attach them to the lower part of the front of the two shoulder straps of the ephod near the seam and above the finely woven belt.