The Scriptures 1998

Exodus 28:12-24 The Scriptures 1998 (ISR98)

12. “And you shall put the two stones on the shoulder pieces of the shoulder garment as stones of remembrance for the sons of Yisra’ĕl. And Aharon shall bear their names before יהוה on his two shoulders, for a remembrance.

13. “And you shall make settings of gold,

14. and two chains of clean gold like braided cords, and fasten the braided chains to the settings.

15. “And you shall make a breastplate of right-ruling, a work of a skilled workman, like the work of the shoulder garment. Make it of gold, of blue and purple and scarlet material, and fine woven linen.

16. “It is square, doubled, a span its length, and a span its width.

17. “And you shall put settings of stones in it, four rows of stones: The first row is a ruby, a topaz, and an emerald;

18. and the second row is a turquoise, a sapphire, and a diamond;

19. and the third row is a jacinth, an agate, and an amethyst;

20. and the fourth row is a beryl, and a shoham, and a jasper. They are set in gold settings.

21. “And the stones are according to the names of the sons of Yisra’ĕl, twelve according to their names, like the engravings of a signet, each one with its own name, for the twelve tribes.

22. “And you shall make braided chains of corded work for the breastplate at the end, of clean gold.

23. “And you shall make two rings of gold for the breastplate, and shall put the two rings on the two ends of the breastplate.

24. “And you shall put the two cords of gold in the two rings which are on the ends of the breastplate,