The Scriptures 1998

Exodus 28:15-30 The Scriptures 1998 (ISR98)

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,

25. and the other two ends of the two cords you fasten to the two settings, and put them on the shoulder pieces of the shoulder garment in the front.

26. “And you shall make two rings of gold, and shall put them on the two ends of the breastplate, on the edge of it, which is on the inner side of the shoulder garment.

27. “And you shall make two rings of gold, and put them on the two shoulder pieces, underneath the shoulder garment, on the front of it, close to the seam above the embroidered band of the shoulder garment,

28. and they bind the breastplate by means of its rings to the rings of the shoulder garment, using a blue cord, so that it is above the embroidered band of the shoulder garment, so that the breastplate does not come loose from the shoulder garment.

29. “And Aharon shall bear the names of the sons of Yisra’ĕl on the breastplate of right-ruling over his heart, when he goes into the set-apart place, for a remembrance before יהוה, continually.

30. “And into the breastplate of right-ruling you shall put the Urim and the Tummim, and they shall be on the heart of Aharon when he goes in before יהוה. And Aharon shall bear the right-ruling of the children of Yisra’ĕl on his heart before יהוה, continually.