The Holy Vest

⁶ “Use gold and blue, purple and ·red [scarlet] thread, and fine linen to make the ·holy vest [ephod]; ·skilled craftsmen are to make it [skillfully worked]. ⁷ At each top corner of it there will be a pair of shoulder straps tied together over each shoulder.

⁸ “·The craftsmen will very carefully weave a belt [^LThe embroidered waistband] on the ·holy vest that is [^Lephod will be] made with the same materials—gold and blue, purple and ·red [scarlet] thread, and fine linen.

⁹ “Take two onyx stones and write the names of the twelve sons of Israel on them, ¹⁰ six on one stone and six on the other. Write the names in order, ·from the oldest son to the youngest [according to the order of their birth]. ¹¹ ·Carve [Engrave] the names of the sons of Israel on these stones in the same way a person ·carves words and designs on a seal [engraves a seal/signet]. Put gold [^Lfiligree] around the stones to hold them on the ·holy vest [ephod]. ¹² Then put the two stones on the two straps of the ·holy vest [ephod] as reminders of the twelve sons of Israel. Aaron is to ·wear [bear] their names on his shoulders in the presence of the Lord as reminders of the sons of Israel. ¹³ Make ·two gold pieces to hold the stones [settings of gold filigree] ¹⁴ and two chains of pure gold, twisted together like a rope. Attach the chains to the ·two gold pieces that hold the stones [^Lsettings].