⁶ “They shall also make ^(A)the ephod of gold, of ^[a]blue and purple and scarlet material and fine twisted linen, the work of the skillful designer. ⁷ It shall have two shoulder pieces joined to its two ends, that it may be joined. ⁸ The skillfully woven band, which is on it, shall be like its workmanship, ^[b]of the same material: of gold, of ^[c]blue and purple and scarlet material and fine twisted linen. ⁹ You shall take two onyx stones and engrave on them the names of the sons of Israel, ¹⁰ six of their names on the one stone and the names of the remaining six on the second stone, according to their birth. ^11 [d]As a jeweler engraves a signet, you shall engrave the two stones according to the names of the sons of Israel; you shall set them all around in filigree settings of gold. ¹² You shall put the two stones on the shoulder pieces of the ephod, as stones of remembrance for the sons of Israel, and Aaron shall ^(B)bear their names before Yahweh on his two shoulders ^(C)for remembrance. ^13 (D)You shall make filigree settings of gold, ¹⁴ and two chains of pure gold; you shall make them a twisted work of cords, and you shall put the chains of cords on the filigree settings.

¹⁵ “^(E)You shall make a ^[e]breastpiece of judgment, the work of a skillful designer; like the work of the ephod you shall make it: of gold, of ^[f]blue and purple and scarlet material and fine twisted linen you shall make it. ¹⁶ It shall be square, having been folded double, a ^[g]span ^[h]in length and a ^[i]span in width. ¹⁷ You shall ^[j]mount on it four rows of stones; the first row shall be a row of ruby, topaz, and emerald; ¹⁸ and the second row a turquoise, a sapphire, and a diamond; ¹⁹ and the third row a jacinth, an agate, and an amethyst; ²⁰ and the fourth row a beryl and an onyx and a jasper; they shall be ^[k]set in gold settings. ²¹ The stones shall be according to the names of the sons of Israel: twelve, according to their names; they shall be like the engravings of a signet, each ^(F)according to his name for the twelve tribes. ²² You shall make on the ^[l]breastpiece chains of a twisted work of cords in pure gold. ²³ You shall make on the breastpiece two rings of gold, and you shall put the two rings on the two ends of the breastpiece. ²⁴ You shall put the two cords of gold on the two rings at the ends of the breastpiece. ²⁵ You shall put the two ends of the two cords on the two filigree settings, and you shall put them on the shoulder pieces of the ephod at the front of it. ²⁶ You shall make two rings of gold and shall place them on the two ends of the breastpiece, on the edge of it, which is toward the inner side of the ephod. ²⁷ You shall make two rings of gold and put them on the bottom of the two shoulder pieces of the ephod, on the front of it close to the place where it is joined, above the skillfully woven band of the ephod. ²⁸ They shall bind the breastpiece by its rings to the rings of the ephod with a ^[m]blue cord, so that it will be on the skillfully woven band of the ephod, and that the breastpiece will not come loose from the ephod. ²⁹ Aaron shall carry the names of the sons of Israel in the breastpiece of judgment over his heart when he comes into the holy place, for a remembrance before Yahweh continually. ^30 (G)You shall put in the breastpiece of judgment the ^[n](H)Urim and the Thummim, and they shall be over Aaron’s heart when he comes in before Yahweh; and Aaron shall carry the judgment of the sons of Israel over his heart before Yahweh continually.

³¹ “^(I)You shall make the robe of the ephod entirely of ^[o]blue. ³² There shall be an opening ^[p]at its top in the middle of it; around the edge of its opening there shall be a binding of woven work, like the opening of a coat of mail, so that it will not be torn. ³³ You shall make on its hem pomegranates of blue and purple and scarlet material, all around on its hem, and bells of gold between them all around: ³⁴ a golden bell and a pomegranate, a golden bell and a pomegranate, all around on the hem of the robe. ³⁵ It shall be on Aaron ^[q]when he ministers; and its sound shall be heard when he comes into the holy place before Yahweh and when he goes out, so that he will not die.

⁵ And the man Micah had a ^[a](A)shrine, and he made an ^(B)ephod and ^[b](C)household idols and ^[c]ordained one of his sons, ^(D)and he became his priest.

Danites Take Micah’s Idols

¹⁴ And the five men who went to spy out the country of Laish answered and said to their relatives, “Do you know that there are in these houses ^(A)an ephod and ^[a]household idols and a graven image and a molten image? So now, know what you should do.” ¹⁵ Then they turned aside there and came to the house of the young man, the Levite, to the house of Micah, and asked him of his welfare. ¹⁶ Now the 600 men armed with their weapons of war, who were of the sons of Dan, were standing by the entrance of the gate. ¹⁷ Then the five men who went to spy out the land went up and entered there, and took ^(B)the graven image and the ephod and household idols and the molten image. And the priest was standing by the entrance of the gate with the 600 men armed with weapons of war. ¹⁸ Now these had entered into Micah’s house and took the graven image, the ephod and household idols and the molten image. Then the priest said to them, “What are you doing?” ¹⁹ And they said to him, “Be silent; ^(C)put your hand over your mouth and come with us and be to us ^(D)a father and a priest. Is it better for you to be a priest to the house of one man or to be priest to a tribe and a family in Israel?” ²⁰ And the priest’s heart was merry, and he took the ephod and household idols and the graven image and entered among the people.