2. They made the ephod from gold thread, fine linen, and blue, purple, and red yarn.
3. (They hammered the gold into thin strips and cut the gold into long threads. They wove the gold into the blue, purple, and red yarn and fine linen. This was the work of a very skilled person.)
4. They made the shoulder pieces for the ephod. They tied these shoulder pieces to the two corners of the ephod.
5. They wove the cloth belt and fastened it to the ephod. It was made the same way as the ephod—they used gold thread, fine linen, and blue, purple, and red yarn, just as the Lord commanded Moses.
6. The workers put the onyx stones for the ephod in gold settings. They wrote the names of the sons of Israel on these stones.
7. Then they put these jewels on the shoulder pieces of the ephod. These jewels were to help God to remember the Israelites. This was done as the Lord commanded Moses.
8. Then they made the judgment pouch. It was the work of a skilled person, just like the ephod. It was made from gold threads, fine linen, and blue, purple, and red yarn.
9. The judgment pouch was folded in half to make a square pocket. It was 1 span long and 1 span wide.
10. Then the workers put four rows of beautiful jewels on the judgment pouch. The first row had a ruby, a topaz, and a beryl.
11. The second row had a turquoise, a sapphire, and an emerald.
12. The third row had a jacinth, an agate, and an amethyst.
13. The fourth row had a chrysolite, an onyx, and a jasper. All these jewels were set in gold.
14. There were twelve jewels on the judgment pouch—one jewel for each of the sons of Israel. Each stone had the name of one of the sons of Israel carved onto it, like a seal.
15. The workers made two chains from pure gold for the judgment pouch. The chains were braided like a rope.
16. The workers made two gold rings and fastened them to two corners of the judgment pouch. Then they made two gold settings for the shoulder pieces.
17. They fastened the gold chains to the rings at the corners of the judgment pouch.
18. They fastened the other ends of the gold chains to the settings on the shoulder pieces. They fastened these to the front of the ephod.
19. Then they made two more gold rings and put them on the other two corners of the judgment pouch. This was on the inside edge of the judgment pouch next to the ephod.
20. They also put two gold rings on the bottom of the shoulder pieces on the front of the ephod. These rings were near the fastener, just above the cloth belt.