^{9 Ref} You shall take two onyx stones, and engrave on them the names of the children of Israel:

^{10 Ref} six of their names on the one stone, and the names of the six that remain on the other stone, in the order of their birth.

^{11 Ref} With the work of an engraver in stone, like the engravings of a signet, shall you engrave the two stones, according to the names of the children of Israel: you shall make them to be enclosed in settings of gold.

^{12 Ref} You shall put the two stones on the shoulder-pieces of the ephod, to be stones of memorial for the children of Israel: and Aaron shall bear their names before Yahweh on his two shoulders for a memorial.

¹³ You shall make settings of gold,

^{14 Ref} and two chains of pure gold; you make them like cords shall, of braided work: and you shall put the braided chains on the settings.

^{15 Ref} "You shall make a breastplate of judgment, the work of the skillful workman; like the work of the ephod you shall make it; of gold, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, shall you make it.

¹⁶ It shall be square and folded double; a span{A span is the length from the tip of the thumb to the tip of the little finger when the hand is stretched out (about 9 inches or 22.8 cm.)} shall be its length of it, and a span its breadth.

^{17 Ref} You shall set in it settings of stones, four rows of stones: a row of ruby, topaz, and beryl shall be the first row;

^{18 Ref} and the second row a turquoise, a sapphire{or, lapis lazuli}, and an emerald;

^{19 Ref} and the third row a jacinth, an agate, and an amethyst;

^{20 Ref} and the fourth row a chrysolite, an onyx, and a jasper: they shall be enclosed in gold in their settings.

^{21 Ref} The stones shall be according to the names of the children of Israel, twelve, according to their names; like the engravings of a signet, everyone according to his name, they shall be for the twelve tribes.