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Bezalel made the chestpiece with great skill and care. He made it to match the ephod, using finely woven linen embroidered with gold and with blue, purple, and scarlet thread.
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He made the chestpiece of a single piece of cloth folded to form a pouch nine inches square.
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They mounted four rows of gemstones on it. The first row contained a red carnelian, a pale-green peridot, and an emerald.
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The second row contained a turquoise, a blue lapis lazuli, and a white moonstone.
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The third row contained an orange jacinth, an agate, and a purple amethyst.
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[a].
The identification of some of these gemstones is uncertain.