Exodus 25:7

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Exodus 25:5–9 · Berean Standard Bible

5 ram skins dyed red and fine leather; acacia wood;

6 olive oil for the light; spices for the anointing oil and for the fragrant incense;

7 and onyx stones and gemstones to be mounted on the ephod and breastpiece.

8 And they are to make a sanctuary for Me, so that I may dwell among them.

9 You must make the tabernacle and design all its furnishings according to the pattern I show you.

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Exodus 28:9

Take two onyx stones and engrave on them the names of the sons of Israel:

Exodus 28:10

six of their names on one stone and the remaining six on the other, in the order of their birth.

Exodus 28:11

Engrave the names of the sons of Israel on the two stones the way a gem cutter engraves a seal. Then mount the stones in gold filigree settings.

Exodus 28:12

Fasten both stones on the shoulder pieces of the ephod as memorial stones for the sons of Israel. Aaron is to bear their names on his two shoulders as a memorial before the LORD.

Exodus 28:13

Fashion gold filigree settings

Exodus 28:14

and two chains of pure gold, made of braided cord work; and attach these chains to the settings.

Exodus 28:15

You are also to make a breastpiece of judgment with the same workmanship as the ephod. Construct it with gold, with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and with finely spun linen.

Exodus 28:16

It must be square when folded over double, a span long and a span wide.

Exodus 28:17

And mount on it a setting of gemstones, four rows of stones: In the first row there shall be a ruby, a topaz, and an emerald;

Exodus 28:18

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

Exodus 28:19

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

Exodus 28:20

and in the fourth row a beryl, an onyx, and a jasper. Mount these stones in gold filigree settings.

Exodus 28:21

The twelve stones are to correspond to the names of the sons of Israel, each engraved like a seal with the name of one of the twelve tribes.

Exodus 28:4

These are the garments that they shall make: a breastpiece, an ephod, a robe, a woven tunic, a turban, and a sash. They are to make these holy garments for your brother Aaron and his sons, so that they may serve Me as priests.

Exodus 28:6

They are to make the ephod of finely spun linen embroidered with gold, and with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn.