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Shemot 39:4-18 Orthodox Jewish Bible (OJB)

4. They made attaching ketefot (shoulder straps) for it, which were attached to its two [upper] ends.

5. And the Cheishev (Belt) of his Ephod, which is upon it, was of the same according to the work thereof; of zahav, turquoise, and purple, and scarlet wool, and twisted linen; as Hashem commanded Moshe.

6. And they made the avnei shoham (onyx stones), set in settings of zahav, engraved, like chotam (signet ring) is engraved, according to the Shemot Bnei Yisroel.

7. And he fastened them upon the Kitfot HaEphod, that they should be Avnei Zikaron (Memorial Stones) unto the Bnei Yisroel; as Hashem commanded Moshe.

8. And he made the Choshen of artistic weaver's work, like the workmanship of the Ephod; of zahav, turquoise, and purple, and scarlet wool, and fine twisted linen.

9. It was ravu'a (square); they made the Choshen folded double; a span was the length thereof, and a span the width thereof, being doubled.

10. And they set in it four rows of gemstones; the first row was an odem, a pitdah, and barekes; this was the first row.

11. And the second row, a nofech, sapphire, and yahalom.

12. And the third row, a leshem, shevo, and achlamah.

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.

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