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"You shall
put the
two stones on the
shoulder pieces of the
ephod, as
stones of
memorial for the
sons of
Israel, and
Aaron shall
bear their
names before the
LORD on his
two shoulders for a
memorial.
d{pea'h t{p.tiK l;[ ~yin'b]a'h yeT.v -t,a 'T.m;f.w ? !{r]h;a a'f'n.w lea'r.fIy yen.bil !{r'Kiz yen.b;a ? wy'pet.k yeT.v -l;[ h'wh.y yen.pil ~'tw{m.v -t,a ? !{r'Kiz.l
13
"You shall
make filigree settings of
gold,
b'h'z t{c.B.vim 'tyif'[.w
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and
two chains of
pure gold; you shall
make them of
twisted cordage work, and you shall
put the
corded chains on the
filigree settings.
h,f][;T t{l'B.gim rw{h'j b'h'z t{r.v.r;v yeT.v.W ? t{t{b]['h t{r.v.r;v -t,a h'T;t'n.w t{b][ hef][;m ~'t{a ? t{c.B.viM;h -l;[
15
"You shall
make a
breastpiece of
judgment, the
work of a
skillful workman; like the
work of the
ephod you shall
make it: of
gold, of
blue and
purple and
scarlet material and
fine twisted linen you shall
make it.
d{pea hef][;m.K bev{x hef][;m j'P.vim !,v{x 'tyif'[.w ? yin'v t;[;lw{t.w !'m'G.r;a.w t,lek.T b'h'z .WN,f][;T ? w{t{a h,f][;T r'z.v'm vev.w
16
"It shall be
square and
folded double, a
span in
length and a
span in
width.
w{B.x'r t,r,z.w w{K.r'a t,r,z l.Wp'K h,y.hIy ;[.Wb'r
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"You shall
mount * on it
four rows of
stones; the
first row shall be a
row of
ruby,
topaz and
emerald;
!,b'a ~yir.Wj h'['B.r;a !,b,a t;aULim w{b 'taeLim.W ? d'x,a'h r.WJ;h t,q,r'b.W h'd.jiP ~,d{a r.Wj
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and the
second row a
turquoise, a
sapphire and a
diamond;
~{l]h'y.w ryiP;s .$,p{n yineV;h r.WJ;h.w
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and the
third row a
jacinth, an
agate and an
amethyst;
h'm'l.x;a.w w{b.v ~,v,l yivyil.V;h r.WJ;h.w
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and the
fourth row a
beryl and an
onyx and a
jasper; they shall be
set in
gold filigree.
~yic'BUv.m hep.v'y.w ~;h{v.w vyiv.r;T yi[yib.r'h r.WJ;h.w ? ~'t{a.WLim.B .Wy.hIy b'h'z
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"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
seal,
each according to his
name for the
twelve * tribes.
lea'r.fIy -yen.B t{m.v -l;[ 'ny,y.hiT ~yin'b]a'h.w ? vyia ~'tw{x yex.WTiP ~'t{m.v -l;[ her.f,[ ~yeT.v ? j,b'v r'f'[ yen.vil 'ny,y.hiT w{m.v -l;[
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"You shall
make on the
breastpiece chains of
twisted cordage work in
pure gold.
t{b][ hef][;m tUl.b;G t{v.r;v !,v{x;h -l;[ 'tyif'[.w ? rw{h'j b'h'z