16
It shall be square and double; a span
shall be the length thereof, and a span
shall be the breadth thereof.
17
And thou shalt fill it with four rows of stones; The order
shall be a ruby, an emerald, and a chrysolite;
this shall be the first order.
18
And the second order
shall be a carbuncle, a sapphire, and a diamond.
19
And the third order, a topaz, a turquoise, and an amethyst.
20
And the fourth row a tarshish
(or beryl) and an onyx and a jasper; they shall be set in gold in their inclosings.
21
And those stones shall be in agreement with the names of the sons of Israel, twelve, in agreement with their names; each one in agreement with his name like the engravings of a seal; they shall be according to the twelve tribes.
22
And thou shalt also make upon the pectoral small chains
of wreathen work
of pure gold.
23
And thou shalt make upon the pectoral two rings of gold and shalt put the two rings on the two ends of the pectoral.
24
And thou shalt put the two wreathen
chains of gold in the two rings
which are on the ends of the pectoral.
25
And
the other two ends of the two wreathen
chains thou shalt fasten in the two settings and put
them on the shoulderpieces of the ephod on the front of it.
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Thou shalt also make two rings of gold, and thou shalt put them upon the two ends of the pectoral in the border thereof, which
is in the side of the ephod inward.