29 “So Aaron shall (A)bear the names of the sons of Israel on the breastplate of judgment over his heart, when he goes into the holy place, as a memorial before the Lord continually.

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29 “Whenever Aaron enters the Holy Place,(A) he will bear the names of the sons of Israel over his heart on the breastpiece of decision as a continuing memorial before the Lord.

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30 And (A)you shall put in the breastplate of judgment the [a]Urim and the Thummim, and they shall be over Aaron’s heart when he goes in before the Lord. So Aaron shall bear the judgment of the children of Israel over his heart before the Lord continually.

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  1. Exodus 28:30 Lit. Lights and the Perfections

30 Also put the Urim and the Thummim(A) in the breastpiece, so they may be over Aaron’s heart whenever he enters the presence of the Lord. Thus Aaron will always bear the means of making decisions for the Israelites over his heart before the Lord.

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(A)And they set onyx stones, enclosed in [a]settings of gold; they were engraved, as signets are engraved, with the names of the sons of Israel.

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  1. Exodus 39:6 plaited work

They mounted the onyx stones in gold filigree settings and engraved them like a seal with the names of the sons of Israel.

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He put them on the shoulders of the ephod as (A)memorial stones for the sons of Israel, as the Lord had commanded Moses.

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Then they fastened them on the shoulder pieces of the ephod as memorial(A) stones for the sons of Israel, as the Lord commanded Moses.

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