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28 They are to fasten the rings on the breast piece to the rings on the ephod with a blue cord so it will rest[a] on the skillfully woven band of the ephod and so the breast piece won’t come loose from the ephod.

29 “Aaron is to carry the names of Israel’s sons on his heart on the breast piece to be worn by the high priest when he makes legal decisions,[b] that is, whenever he goes into the Holy Place in order to remember them continuously in the Lord’s presence. 30 You are to put the Urim and Thummim[c] into the breast piece of judgment, and they are to be on Aaron’s heart when he goes into the Lord’s presence. He is to carry the breast piece of decision[d] that depicts Israel’s sons[e] on his heart in the Lord’s presence continuously.”

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Footnotes

  1. Exodus 28:28 Lit. be
  2. Exodus 28:29 Lit. breast piece of judgment
  3. Exodus 28:30 I.e. the jewel-encrusted breastplate worn by the high priest by which the will of God could be revealed; cf. Ezra 2:63, Neh 7:65
  4. Exodus 28:30 Lit. judgment
  5. Exodus 28:30 Lit. of judgment of Israel’s sons