Exodus 39:8-21

Expanded Bible

⁸ ·The skilled craftsmen [^LThey] made the ·chest covering [breastpiece] like the ·holy vest [ephod]; it was made of gold, and blue, purple, and ·red [scarlet] thread, and fine linen. ⁹ ·The chest covering [^LIt] was square—·nine inches [a span] long and ·nine inches [a span] wide—and it was ·folded double to make a pocket [^Ldoubled]. ¹⁰ Then they put four rows of ·beautiful jewels [^Lstones] on it: In the first row there was a ·ruby [or carnelian], a ·topaz [or chrysolite], and a ·yellow quartz [or emerald]; ¹¹ in the second there was a turquoise, a ·sapphire [or lapis], and an ·emerald [or moonstone]; ¹² in the third there was a jacinth, an agate, and an amethyst; ¹³ in the fourth there was a ·chrysolite [or beryl], an onyx, and a jasper [^Cidentification is uncertain]. Gold [^Lfiligree] was put around these ·jewels [stones] to attach them to the ·chest covering [breastpiece], ¹⁴ and the names of the sons of Israel were ·carved [engraved] on these twelve ·jewels [stones] as a person ·carves [engraves] a ·seal [signet]. Each ·jewel [stone] had the name of one of the twelve tribes of Israel.

¹⁵ They made chains of pure gold, twisted together like a rope, for the ·chest covering [breastpiece]. ¹⁶ They made two gold pieces and two gold rings. They put the two gold rings on the two upper corners of the ·chest covering [breastpiece]. ¹⁷ Then they put two gold chains in the two rings at the ends of the ·chest covering [breastpiece], ¹⁸ and they fastened the other two ends of the chains to the two ·gold pieces [or settings]. They attached these gold pieces to the two shoulder straps in the front of the ·holy vest [ephod]. ¹⁹ They made two gold rings and put them at the lower corners of the ·chest covering [breastpiece] on the inside edge next to the ·holy vest [ephod]. ²⁰ They made two more gold rings on the bottom of the shoulder straps in front of the ·holy vest [ephod], near the seam, just above the ·woven belt [embroidered waistband] of the ·holy vest [ephod]. ²¹ They used a blue ·ribbon [cord] and tied the rings of the ·chest covering [breastpiece] to the rings of the ·holy vest [ephod], connecting it to the ·woven belt [^Lembroidered waistband]. In this way the ·chest covering [breastpiece] would not ·swing out [get loose] from the ·holy vest [ephod]. They did all these things the way the Lord commanded.