The Breastpiece

15 “You(A) are to make an embroidered breastpiece for making decisions.[a] Make it with the same workmanship as the ephod; make it of gold, of blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and of finely spun linen. 16 It must be square and folded double, nine inches long and nine inches wide.[b] 17 Place a setting of gemstones[c] on it, four rows of stones:

The first row should be

a row of carnelian, topaz, and emerald;[d]

18 the second row,

a turquoise,[e] a lapis lazuli, and a diamond;[f]

19 the third row,

a jacinth,[g] an agate, and an amethyst;

20 and the fourth row,

a beryl, an onyx, and a jasper.

They should be adorned with gold filigree in their settings. 21 The twelve stones are to correspond to the names of Israel’s sons. Each stone must be engraved like a seal, with one of the names of the twelve tribes.

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Footnotes

  1. 28:15 Used for determining God’s will; Nm 27:21
  2. 28:16 Lit a span its length and a span its width
  3. 28:17 Many of these stones cannot be identified with certainty.
  4. 28:17 Or beryl
  5. 28:18 Or malachite, or garnet
  6. 28:18 Hb obscure; LXX, Vg read jasper
  7. 28:19 Hb obscure

11 “Poor Jerusalem, storm-tossed, and not comforted,
I will set your stones in black mortar,[a]
and lay your foundations in lapis lazuli.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 54:11 Lit in antimony

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