Reference: Breastplate
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A piece of embroidery, about ten inches square, Ex 28:15-30, of very rich work, which the high priest wore on his breast. It was made of two pieces of the same rich embroidered stuff of which the ephod was made, having a front and a lining, and forming a kind of purse or bag, in which, according to the rabbins, the Urim and Thummim were enclosed. The front of it was set with twelve precious stones, on each of which was engraved the name of one of the tribes. They were placed in four rows, and divided from each other by the little golden squares or partitions in which they were set. At each corner was a gold ring answering to a ring upon the ephod, these four pairs of rings serving to hold the breastplate in its place on the front of the ephod, by means of four blue ribands, one at each corner.
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And make the ornament of judgment a work of the artificer; according to the work of the ephod thou shalt make it; gold, cerulean purple, red purple, and double scarlet, and byssus, thou shalt make it Four-square shall it be, doubled; a span its length, and a span its breadth. read more. And fill in it a filling of stone, four rows of stone: the row, a ruby, topaz, and emerald, the one row. The second row, a carbuncle, sapphire, and onyx. And the third row, amber, agate, and amethyst And the fourth row, a topaz, and sardonyx, and jasper: they shall be set with gold in their fillings. And the stones shall be over the names of the sons of Israel, twelve, according to their names, the engravings of a signet; each according to his name shall be the twelve tribea And make upon the breast-plate wreathen chains, a work of interlacing pure gold. And make upon the breast-plate two gold rings, and set the two rings upon the two ends of the breast-plate. And give the two interlaced of gold upon the two rings at the ends of the breast-plate. And the two ends of the two interlaced thou. shalt give upon the two textures, and give upon the shoulder-pieces of the ephod in front of its face. And make two gold rings, and set them upon the two ends of the breast-plate upon its lip, which is to the other side of the ephod within it And make two gold rings, and give them upon the two shoulder-pieces of the ephod from below, from the front of its face, with its joinings above the girdle of the ephod. And they rings shall bind the breastplate from the to the rings of the ephod by a thread of cerulean purple, to be upon the girdle of the ephod; and the breast-plate shall not be moved from the ephod. And Aaron lifted up the names of the sons of Israel upon the breastplate of judgment upon his heart, in his going in to the holy place, for a remembrance before Jehovah continually. And give to the breast-plate of judgment, the lights and the truth; and they shall be upon Aaron's heart in his going before Jehovah: and Aaron lifting up the judgment of the sons of Israel upon his heart before Jehovah continually.
Easton
(1.) That piece of ancient armour that protected the breast. This word is used figuratively in Eph 6:14; Isa 59:17. (See Armour.)
(2.) An ornament covering the breast of the high priest, first mentioned in Ex 25:7. It was made of embroidered cloth, set with four rows of precious stones, three in each row. On each stone was engraved the name of one of the twelve tribes (Ex 28:15-29; 39:8-21). It was in size about ten inches square. The two upper corners were fastened to the ephod by blue ribbons. It was not to be "loosed from the ephod" (Ex 28:28). The lower corners were fastened to the girdle of the priest. As it reminded the priest of his representative character, it was called the memorial (Ex 28:29). It was also called the breastplate of judgment (Ex 28:15). (See Priest.)
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And stones of onyx, and stones filling up for the ephod and the breastplate.
And make the ornament of judgment a work of the artificer; according to the work of the ephod thou shalt make it; gold, cerulean purple, red purple, and double scarlet, and byssus, thou shalt make it
And make the ornament of judgment a work of the artificer; according to the work of the ephod thou shalt make it; gold, cerulean purple, red purple, and double scarlet, and byssus, thou shalt make it Four-square shall it be, doubled; a span its length, and a span its breadth. read more. And fill in it a filling of stone, four rows of stone: the row, a ruby, topaz, and emerald, the one row. The second row, a carbuncle, sapphire, and onyx. And the third row, amber, agate, and amethyst And the fourth row, a topaz, and sardonyx, and jasper: they shall be set with gold in their fillings. And the stones shall be over the names of the sons of Israel, twelve, according to their names, the engravings of a signet; each according to his name shall be the twelve tribea And make upon the breast-plate wreathen chains, a work of interlacing pure gold. And make upon the breast-plate two gold rings, and set the two rings upon the two ends of the breast-plate. And give the two interlaced of gold upon the two rings at the ends of the breast-plate. And the two ends of the two interlaced thou. shalt give upon the two textures, and give upon the shoulder-pieces of the ephod in front of its face. And make two gold rings, and set them upon the two ends of the breast-plate upon its lip, which is to the other side of the ephod within it And make two gold rings, and give them upon the two shoulder-pieces of the ephod from below, from the front of its face, with its joinings above the girdle of the ephod. And they rings shall bind the breastplate from the to the rings of the ephod by a thread of cerulean purple, to be upon the girdle of the ephod; and the breast-plate shall not be moved from the ephod.
And they rings shall bind the breastplate from the to the rings of the ephod by a thread of cerulean purple, to be upon the girdle of the ephod; and the breast-plate shall not be moved from the ephod. And Aaron lifted up the names of the sons of Israel upon the breastplate of judgment upon his heart, in his going in to the holy place, for a remembrance before Jehovah continually.
And Aaron lifted up the names of the sons of Israel upon the breastplate of judgment upon his heart, in his going in to the holy place, for a remembrance before Jehovah continually.
And he will make the breast-plate a skilful work, as the work of the ephod; gold, cerulean purple, and red purple, and double scarlet, and twisted byssus. It was four-square; they made the breast-plate double: a span its length, and a span its breadth; double. read more. And they will fill in it four rows of stone: a row, a ruby, a topaz and an emerald, the one row. And the second row, a carbuncle, a sapphire, and an onyx. The third row, amber, agate and amethyst The fourth row, chrysolite, sardonyx, and jasper: surrounded in textures of gold in their fillings in. And the stones according to the names of the sons of Israel; they are twelve according to their names, the engravings of a seal each, according to his name for the twelve tribes. And they will make upon the breast-plate, chains, wreathen, a work of interweaving of pure gold. They will make two textures of gold, and two rings of gold, and they will set the two rings upon the two ends of the breast-plate And they will set the two inter-weavings of gold upon the two rings upon the ends of the breast-plate. And the two ends of the two interweavings they set upon the two textures, and they will put them upon the shoulders of the ephod, to the front of its face. And they will make two rings of gold, and will put upon the two ends of the breast-plate, upon its lips, which are to the other side of the ephod within it. And they will make two rings of gold, and will set them upon the two shoulders of the ephod from below, from the front of its face over against its joinings, from above the girdle of the ephod. And they will bind on the breastplate by its rings to the rings of the ephod, by a thread of cerulean purple, to be upon the girdle of the ephod, and the breast-plate shall not be moved from the ephod; as Jehovah commanded Moses.
And he will put on justice as a coat of mail, and a helmet of salvation upon his head; and be will put on robes of vengeance a garment, and he will clothe himself with zeal as an upper garment
Stand therefore, having girded your loins around with truth, and put on the armor of justice;
Hastings
Morish
Armour for the breast.
1. of righteousness (for Christ), Isa 59:17; (for the Christian's conflict in the heavenlies). Eph 6:14.
2. of faith and love (for the wilderness). 1Th 5:8.
3. of iron (steeled conscience). Re 9:9.
4. of fire, jacinth, and brimstone (dire judgements). Re 9:17. See ARMOUR.
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And he will put on justice as a coat of mail, and a helmet of salvation upon his head; and be will put on robes of vengeance a garment, and he will clothe himself with zeal as an upper garment
Stand therefore, having girded your loins around with truth, and put on the armor of justice;
And we, being of the day, let us be sober, putting on the coat of mail of faith and love; and a helmet, the hope of salvation.
And they had coats-of-mail, as coats-of-mail of iron; and the voice of their wings as the voice of chariots of many horses running to war.
And thus I saw the horses in the vision, and them sitting upon them, having fiery coats-of-mail, and of deep purple, and sulphurous: and the horses' heads as lions' heads; and out of their mouths went forth fire and smoke and sulphur.
Smith
Breastplate.
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See Arms, Armor
Watsons
BREASTPLATE, or PECTORAL, one part of the priestly vestments, belonging to the Jewish high priests. It was about ten inches square, Ex 28:13-31; and consisted of a folded piece of the same rich embroidered stuff of which the ephod was made. It was worn on the breast of the high priest, and was set with twelve precious stones, on each of which was engraven the name of one of the tribes. They were set in four rows, three in each row, and were divided from each other by the little golden squares or partitions in which they were set. The names of these stones, and that of the tribe engraven on them, as also their disposition on the breastplate, are usually given as follows; but what stones really answer to the Hebrew name, is for the most part very uncertain:
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And make textures of gold. And two chains of pure gold being wreathed, thou shalt make them a work interlaced, and give the chains interlaced upon the textures. read more. And make the ornament of judgment a work of the artificer; according to the work of the ephod thou shalt make it; gold, cerulean purple, red purple, and double scarlet, and byssus, thou shalt make it Four-square shall it be, doubled; a span its length, and a span its breadth. And fill in it a filling of stone, four rows of stone: the row, a ruby, topaz, and emerald, the one row. The second row, a carbuncle, sapphire, and onyx. And the third row, amber, agate, and amethyst And the fourth row, a topaz, and sardonyx, and jasper: they shall be set with gold in their fillings. And the stones shall be over the names of the sons of Israel, twelve, according to their names, the engravings of a signet; each according to his name shall be the twelve tribea And make upon the breast-plate wreathen chains, a work of interlacing pure gold. And make upon the breast-plate two gold rings, and set the two rings upon the two ends of the breast-plate. And give the two interlaced of gold upon the two rings at the ends of the breast-plate. And the two ends of the two interlaced thou. shalt give upon the two textures, and give upon the shoulder-pieces of the ephod in front of its face. And make two gold rings, and set them upon the two ends of the breast-plate upon its lip, which is to the other side of the ephod within it And make two gold rings, and give them upon the two shoulder-pieces of the ephod from below, from the front of its face, with its joinings above the girdle of the ephod. And they rings shall bind the breastplate from the to the rings of the ephod by a thread of cerulean purple, to be upon the girdle of the ephod; and the breast-plate shall not be moved from the ephod. And Aaron lifted up the names of the sons of Israel upon the breastplate of judgment upon his heart, in his going in to the holy place, for a remembrance before Jehovah continually. And give to the breast-plate of judgment, the lights and the truth; and they shall be upon Aaron's heart in his going before Jehovah: and Aaron lifting up the judgment of the sons of Israel upon his heart before Jehovah continually. And make the upper garment of the ephod, complete, of cerulean purple.
Arise, consecrate the people, and say, Be ye consecrated for the morrow: for thus said Jehovah the God of Israel, A devoted thing in the midst of thee, O Israel: thou shalt not be able to rise up before thine enemy till your removing the devoted thing from the midst of you. And come near in the morning according to your tribes: and it was the tribe which Jehovah shall take of us shall come near according to the families; and the family which Jehovah shall take shall come near according to houses; and the house which Jehovah shall take shall come near according to the men. read more. And it was he being taken with the devoted thing shall be burnt in fire, he and all which is to him: for he passed by the covenant of Jehovah, and because he did folly in Israel. And Joshua will rise early in the morning, and he will bring Israel near according to his tribes; and he will take the tribe of Judah. And he will bring near the family of Judah; and he will take the family of the Zarhites: and he will bring near the family of the Zarhites according to the men; and Zabdi will be taken. And he will bring near his house according to the men, and Achan the son of Carmi, son of Zabdi, son of Zerah, to the tribe of Judah, will be taken. And Joshua will say to Achan, My son, set now, honor to Jehovah the God of Israel, and give to him confession; and announce now to me what thou didst; thou shalt not hide from me. And Achan will answer Joshua and will say, Truly, I sinned against Jehovah the God of Israel, and according to this, and according to this I did. And I shall see in the plunder a wide cloak of Shinar, a good one, and two hundred shekels of silver and one tongue of gold of fifty shekels from its weight, and I shall desire them, and shall take them, and behold them hid in the earth in the midst of my tent, and the silver under it.