2
Bezalel made the ephod of finely woven linen and embroidered it with gold and with blue, purple, and scarlet thread.
3
He made gold thread by hammering out thin sheets of gold and cutting it into fine strands. With great skill and care, he worked it into the fine linen with the blue, purple, and scarlet thread.
4
The ephod consisted of two pieces, front and back, joined at the shoulders with two shoulder-pieces.
5
The decorative sash was made of the same materials: finely woven linen embroidered with gold and with blue, purple, and scarlet thread, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.
6
They mounted the two onyx stones in settings of gold filigree. The stones were engraved with the names of the tribes of Israel, just as a seal is engraved.