7. They put them on the shoulder straps of the ephod to represent the twelve tribes of Israel, just as the Lord had commanded Moses.
8. They made the breastpiece of the same materials as the ephod and with similar embroidery.
9. It was square and folded double, 22 centimetres long and 22 centimetres wide.
10. They mounted four rows of precious stones on it: in the first row they mounted a ruby, a topaz, and a garnet;
11. in the second row, an emerald, a sapphire, and a diamond;
12. in the third row, a turquoise, an agate, and an amethyst;
13. and in the fourth row, a beryl, a carnelian, and a jasper. These were mounted in gold settings.