8 And the girdle of the ephod that is over it shall be of the same workmanship as it, of gold, of blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and of fine woven linen.

9 And thou shalt take two onyx stones, and engrave upon them the names of the children of Israel;

10 Their six names are on the one stone, and the six names of the rest on the other stone, according to the order of their birth.

11 By the carver of the stone that carves the seals, you shall engrave on the two stones the names of the children of Israel. and put them in golden sockets

12 And thou shalt put these two stones on the shoulders of the ephod: these are stones in remembrance to the children of Israel; and Aaron shall bear their names before the LORD on both his shoulders for remembrance.

13 And thou shalt make nests of gold;

14 And thou shalt make two chains of pure gold, and make them twisted, and fasten the twisted chains to the sockets.

15 Thou shalt make the breastplate of judgment a skilful workmanship; Thou shalt make it the same work as the ephod: of gold, of blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and of fine woven linen, thou shalt make it;

16 It shall be quadrangular, double, a span long, and a span wide;

17 And thou shalt set in it the set stones in four rows; Next to it: ruby, topaz, emerald — this is one row;

18 second row: carbuncle, sapphire and diamond;

19 Third row: yakhont, agate and amethyst;

20 fourth row: chrysolite, onyx and jasper; they must be inserted in the golden sockets.

21 And these stones shall be twelve, according to the number of the children of Israel, according to their names. on each, as on a seal, one name from among the twelve tribes should be carved.