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Shemot 39:13-27 Orthodox Jewish Bible (OJB)

13. And the fourth row, a tarshish, shoham, and yashfeh; they were set in zahav in their settings.

14. And the gemstones were according to the Shemot Bnei Yisroel, Shteym Esreh (Twelve), according to their Shemot, like the engravings of a chotam (signet ring), every one with shmo, according to the Shnei Asar Shevet.

15. And they made upon the Choshen sharsherot (chains) at the ends braided artistic work of zahav tahor.

16. And they made two mishbetzot (filigrees) of zahav, and two rings of zahav; and put the two rings in the two ends of the Choshen.

17. And they fastened the two ropes of zahav into the two rings on the ends of the Choshen.

18. And the [other] two ends of the two ropes they fastened in the two filigree settings, and put them on the ketefot HaEphod toward its front.

19. And they made two rings of zahav, and put them on the two ends of the Choshen, upon the lower border therof, on the inside toward the Ephod.

20. And they made two other rings of zahav, and put them on the two kitfot HaEphod on the bottom, toward the front thereof, opposite the seam thereof, above the Cheishev HaEphod.

21. And they did bind the Choshen by its rings unto the rings of the Ephod with a turquoise woolen cord, that it might be above the Cheishev HaEphod, and that the Choshen might not be loosed from the Ephod; as Hashem commanded Moshe.

22. And he made the Me'il HaEphod of artistic weaver's work, all of turquoise wool.

23. And there was a head opening in the top of the Me'il, in its center, like the opening of a coat of mail, with a border all around about the head opening, that it should not be torn.

24. And they made upon the hems of the Me'il pomegranates of turquoise, and purple, and scarlet wool, and twisted linen.

25. And they made bells of zahav tahor, and put the bells between the pomegranates upon the hem of the Me'il, all around between the pomegranates;

26. A bell and a pomegranate, a bell and a pomegranate, all around the hem of the Me'il to minister in; as Hashem commanded Moshe.

27. And they made the kuttanot (tunics) of fine linen of artistic weaver's work for Aharon, and for his banim,

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