Exodus 39:1-14 ▼

1 From the blue, purple, and scarlet material they made finely woven garments for ministering in the Holy Place, and they made the holy garments for Aaron, just as the LORD commanded Moses.

2 He made the ephod out of gold, blue, purple, and scarlet material and fine woven linen.

3 They hammered out gold sheets and cut off threads to work into the blue, purple, and scarlet material and into the fine linen, a work of skillful design.

4 They made connecting shoulder pieces for the ephod and attached them to its two edges.

5 The skillfully woven band that was on it was made like it, of one piece with it: of gold, blue, purple, and scarlet material and fine woven linen, just as the LORD commanded Moses.

6 They prepared the onyx stones, engraved with the names of the sons of Israel like the engraving on a signet, and mounted them in settings of gold filigree.

7 He put them on the shoulder pieces of the ephod as stones of remembrance for the sons of Israel, just as the LORD commanded Moses.

8 He made a breast piece, skillfully worked, like the work of the ephod: of gold, blue, purple, and scarlet material and fine woven linen.

9 They made the breast piece square when folded double: one span in length and one span in width when folded double.

10 They mounted on it four rows of stones. The first row was a row of carnelian, topaz, and emerald;

11 the second row ruby, sapphire, and crystal;

12 the third row jacinth, agate, and amethyst;

13 and the fourth row beryl, onyx, and jasper. They were set in gold filigree when they were mounted.

14 The stones corresponded to the names of the sons of Israel, twelve stones corresponding to their names, with the engraving of a signet, each with the name of one of the twelve tribes.