Common English Bible

Exodus 28:9-23 Common English Bible (CEB)

9. Take two gemstones and engrave on them the names of Israel’s sons,

10. six names on one stone and the other six names on the other stone, in the order of their birth.

11. Like a gem cutter who engraves official seals, you will engrave the two stones with the names of Israel’s sons. Mount them in gold settings.

12. Attach the two stones to the vest’s shoulder pieces as stones of reminder for the Israelites. Aaron will carry into the Lord’s presence their names on his two shoulders as a reminder.

13. Then make gold settings

14. along with two chains of pure gold, twisted like cords. Attach the corded chains to the gold settings.

15. Make an embroidered chest pendant used for making decisions. Make it in the style of the vest, using gold, blue and purple and deep red yarns, and fine twisted linen.

16. It will be square and doubled, nine inches long and nine inches wide.

17. Set in it four rows of gemstone settings. The first row will be a row of carnelian, topaz, and emerald stones.

18. The second row will be a turquoise, a sapphire, and a moonstone.

19. The third row will be a jacinth, an agate, and an amethyst.

20. The fourth row will be a beryl, an onyx, and a jasper. Their settings will be made of decorative gold.

21. There will be twelve stones with names corresponding to the names of Israel’s sons. They will be engraved like official seals, each with its name for the twelve tribes.

22. Make chains of pure gold twisted like cords for the chest pendant.

23. Make two gold rings for the chest pendant and attach the two rings to the two edges of the chest pendant.