Holy Bible: Easy-To-Read Version

Exodus 28:11-21 Holy Bible: Easy-To-Read Version (ETR)

11. Cut the names of the sons of Israel into these stones. Do this the way a worker makes a seal. Put the jewels in gold settings.

12. Then put these two jewels on the shoulder pieces of the ephod. Aaron will wear this special coat when he stands before the Lord. And the two stones with the names of the sons of Israel will be on the ephod. These jewels will cause the Lord to remember the Israelites.

13. Use fine gold to hold the stones on the ephod.

14. Twist chains of pure gold together like a rope. Make two of these gold chains and fasten them to the gold settings.

15. “Make the judgment pouch for the high priest. Skilled workers should make this pouch just as they made the ephod. They must use gold threads, fine linen, and blue, purple, and red yarn.

16. The judgment pouch should be folded double to make a square pocket. It should be 1 span long and 1 span wide.

17. Put four rows of beautiful jewels on the judgment pouch. The first row of jewels should have a ruby, a topaz, and a beryl.

18. The second row should have a turquoise, a sapphire, and an emerald.

19. The third row should have a jacinth, an agate, and an amethyst.

20. The fourth row should have a chrysolite, an onyx, and a jasper. Set all these jewels in gold.

21. There will be twelve jewels on the judgment pouch—one stone for each of the sons of Israel. Each stone will be like a seal with the name of one of the twelve tribes cut into it.