1 They made specially woven garments for ministry in the sanctuary, and the holy garments for Aaron from the blue, purple, and scarlet yarn , just as the LORD had commanded Moses.
2 Bezalel made the ephod of gold, of blue, purple, and scarlet yarn , and of finely spun linen.
3 They hammered out thin sheets of gold, and he cut threads from them to interweave with the blue, purple, and scarlet yarn , and the fine linen in a skillful design .
4 They made shoulder pieces for attaching it; it was joined together at its two edges.
5 The artistically woven waistband that was on the ephod was of one piece with the ephod, according to the same workmanship of gold, of blue, purple, and scarlet yarn , and of finely spun linen, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.
6 Then they mounted the onyx stones surrounded with gold filigree settings, engraved with the names of Israel’s sons as a gem cutter engraves a seal.
7 He fastened them on the shoulder pieces of the ephod as memorial stones for the Israelites , just as the LORD had commanded Moses.
8 He also made the embroidered breastpiece with the same workmanship as the ephod of gold, of blue, purple, and scarlet yarn , and of finely spun linen.
9 They made the breastpiece square and folded double, nine inches long and nine inches wide.
10 They mounted four rows of gemstones on it. The first row was a row of carnelian, topaz, and emerald;
11 the second row, a turquoise, a sapphire, and a diamond;
12 the third row, a jacinth, an agate, and an amethyst;
13 and the fourth row, a beryl, an onyx, and a jasper. They were surrounded with gold filigree in their settings.
14 The 12 stones corresponded to the names of Israel’s sons. Each stone was engraved like a seal with one of the names of the 12 tribes.
