8. He made the breastpiece, the work of an artistic designer, in the same fashion as the ephod, of gold, blue, purple, and scarlet, and fine twisted linen.
9. It was square – they made the breastpiece doubled, nine inches long and nine inches wide when doubled.
10. They set on it four rows of stones: a row with a ruby, a topaz, and a beryl – the first row;
11. and the second row, a turquoise, a sapphire, and an emerald;
12. and the third row, a jacinth, an agate, and an amethyst;
13. and the fourth row, a chrysolite, an onyx, and a jasper. They were enclosed in gold filigree settings.
14. The stones were for the names of the sons of Israel, twelve, corresponding to the number of their names. Each name corresponding to one of the twelve tribes was like the engravings of a seal.