Exodus 39:8-21 - Making The Breastpiece

⁸ The breast piece was made of the same materials as the ephod and with similar embroidery. ⁹ It was square and folded double, nine inches long and nine inches wide. ¹⁰ They mounted four rows of precious stones on it. Ruby was mounted on the first row along with topaz, and garnet. ¹¹ Included in the second row was an emerald, a sapphire, and a diamond. ¹² The third row contained a turquoise, an agate, and an amethyst. ¹³ The fourth row contained a beryl, a carnelian, and jasper. These were mounted in gold settings.

¹⁴ Each of the twelve stones had engraved on it the name of one of the sons of Jacob, in order to represent the twelve tribes of Israel.

¹⁵ They made chains out of pure gold, twisted like ropes. These were for the breastplate. ¹⁶ Two gold settings and two gold rings were prepared and attached, the two rings to the top two corners of the breast piece. ¹⁷ They fastened the two gold ropes to the rings at the top corners of the breastplate. ¹⁸ They fastened the other ends of the ropes to the two settings on the shoulder straps of the ephod. The breastplate hung in front of it. ¹⁹ They made two gold rings and fastened them to the other two corners of the breast piece on the inside edge next to the ephod. ²⁰ They made two more gold rings and fastened them to the bottom of the shoulder straps on the front of the ephod. This was close to the seam just above the belt of the ephod. ²¹ Finally they fastened the breast piece by its rings to the rings of the ephod with a violet cord. So the breast piece was attached just above the belt of the ephod and was held in place. They followed Jehovah's instructions to Moses.