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Exodus 39:4-18 World English Bible (WEB)

4. They made shoulder straps for it, joined together. At the two ends it was joined together.

5. The skillfully woven band that was on it, with which to fasten it on, was of the same piece, like its work; of gold, of blue, purple, scarlet, and fine twined linen; as Yahweh commanded Moses.

6. They worked the onyx stones, enclosed in settings of gold, engraved with the engravings of a signet, according to the names of the children of Israel.

7. He put them on the shoulder straps of the ephod, to be stones of memorial for the children of Israel, as Yahweh commanded Moses.

8. He made the breastplate, the work of a skillful workman, like the work of the ephod; of gold, of blue, purple, scarlet, and fine twined linen.

9. It was square. They made the breastplate double. Its length was a span, and its width a span, being double.

10. They set in it four rows of stones. A row of ruby, topaz, and beryl was the first row;

11. and the second row, a turquoise, a sapphire, and an emerald;

12. and the third row, a jacinth, an agate, and an amethyst;

13. and the fourth row, a chrysolite, an onyx, and a jasper. They were enclosed in gold settings.

14. The stones were according to the names of the children of Israel, twelve, according to their names; like the engravings of a signet, everyone according to his name, for the twelve tribes.

15. They made on the breastplate chains like cords, of braided work of pure gold.

16. They made two settings of gold, and two gold rings, and put the two rings on the two ends of the breastplate.

17. They put the two braided chains of gold in the two rings at the ends of the breastplate.

18. The other two ends of the two braided chains they put on the two settings, and put them on the shoulder straps of the ephod, in its front.

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