6. They shall make the ephod of gold, of blue, and of purple, of scarlet, and fine twined linen, the work of a skilled workman.
7. It shall have the two shoulder pieces attached to its two corners, so it shall be joined together.
8. The skillfully woven waistband of the ephod, which is on it, shall be of the same workmanship, of the same material: of gold, of blue and purple, and scarlet, and fine twisted linen.
9. You shall take two onyx stones and engrave on them the names of the children of Israel,
10. six of their names on one stone, and the other six names of the rest on the other stone, according to their birth.
11. With the work of an engraver in stone, like the engravings of a signet, you shall engrave the two stones with the names of the children of Israel. You shall set them in filigree of gold.
12. You shall put the two stones on the shoulders of the ephod as stones of memorial for the children of Israel, and Aaron shall bear their names before the Lord on his two shoulders as a memorial.
13. You shall make filigree settings of gold,
14. and two chains of pure gold. You shall make them of twisted cord and fasten the braided chains to the filigree settings.
15. You shall make the breastplate of judgment, the work of a skillful workman. You shall make it in the same manner as the ephod. Of gold, of blue, and of purple, and of scarlet, and of fine twisted linen you shall make it.
16. It is to be square when doubled: a span in length and a span in width.
17. You shall set in it four rows of stones. The first row shall be a sardius, a topaz, and a carbuncle;
18. the second row an emerald, a sapphire, and a diamond;
19. the third row a jacinth, an agate, and an amethyst;
20. and the fourth row a beryl, an onyx, and a jasper. They shall be set in gold filigree.
21. The stones shall be according to the names of the children of Israel, twelve, according to their names, each like the engravings of a signet, every one according to his name for the twelve tribes.
22. You shall make for the breastplate braided chains of pure gold.
23. You shall make on the breastplate two rings of gold and shall put the two rings on the two ends of the breastplate.
24. You shall put the two braided chains of gold on the two rings which are on the ends of the breastplate.
25. You shall fasten the other two ends of the two braided chains in the two filigree settings and put them on the front of the shoulder pieces of the ephod.
26. 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 toward the inner side of the ephod.