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.
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Exodus 28:21 in context
Exodus 28:18–24
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and the second row a turquoise, a sapphire, and an emerald;
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and the third row a jacinth, an agate, and an amethyst;
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and the fourth row a chrysolite, an onyx, and a jasper. They shall be enclosed in gold in their settings.
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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.
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You shall make on the breastplate chains like cords, of braided work of pure gold.
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You shall make on the breastplate two rings of gold, and shall put the two rings on the two ends of the breastplate.
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You shall put the two braided chains of gold in the two rings at the ends of the breastplate.
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