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"And you shall take two onyx stones and engrave on them the names of the sons of Israel,

six of their names on the one stone and the names of the remaining six on the ^(F1)other stone, according to their birth.

"^(F1)As a jeweler engraves a signet, you shall engrave the two stones according to the names of the sons of Israel; you shall ^(F2)set them in filigree settings of gold.

"And you shall put the two stones on the shoulder pieces of the ephod, as stones of memorial for the sons of Israel, and Aaron shall ^(C1)carry their names before the LORD on his two shoulders ^(C2)as a memorial.

"And ^(C1)you shall make filigree settings of gold,

and two chains of pure gold; you shall make them of twisted cord work, and you shall put the corded chains on the filigree settings.

"^(C1)You shall make a ^(F1)breastpiece of judgment, the work of a skilled embroiderer; like the work of the ephod you shall make it: of gold, of violet, purple, and scarlet material, and fine twisted linen you shall make it.

"It shall be square and folded double, a ^(F1)span ^(F2)in length and a ^(F1)span ^(F2)in width.

"And you shall ^(F1)mount on it four rows of stones; the first row shall be a row of ruby, topaz, and emerald;

and the second row a turquoise, a sapphire, and a diamond;

and the third row a jacinth, an agate, and an amethyst;

and the fourth row a beryl, and an onyx, and a jasper; they shall be set in gold filigree.

"The stones shall be engraved according to the names of the sons of Israel: twelve, according to their names; they shall be like the engravings of a signet, each ^(C1)according to his name for the twelve tribes.