4. They shall make these garments: a breastplate, an ephod [a distinctive vestment to which the breastplate was to be attached], a robe, long and sleeved tunic of checkerwork, a turban, and a sash or band. They shall make sacred garments for Aaron your brother and his sons to minister to Me in the priest's office.
5. They shall receive [from the people] and use gold, and blue, purple, and scarlet [stuff], and fine linen.
6. And they shall make the ephod of gold, of blue, purple, and scarlet [stuff], and fine twined linen, skillfully woven and worked.
7. It shall have two shoulder straps to join the two [back and front] edges, that it may be held together.
8. The skillfully woven girding band which is on the ephod shall be made of the same, of gold, blue, purple, and scarlet [stuff], and fine twined linen.
9. And you shall take two onyx or beryl stones and engrave on them the names of the twelve sons of Israel;
10. Six of their names on one stone and the six names of the rest on the other stone, arranged in order of their birth.