EXODUS 28:11 — KING JAMES VERSION 0 0
“With the work of an engraver in stone, like the engravings of a signet, shalt thou engrave the two stones with the names of the children of Israel: thou shalt make them to be set in ouches of gold.”
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. The engraving technique is specified: like a gem cutter engraves a seal. Seals in the ancient world were personal identification devices — the name or symbol engraved on the seal was the individual's legal signature. The twelve names engraved like seals on the ephod's stones are the identification marks of the twelve tribes before God. The gold filigree settings that hold the stones in place are the most delicate goldwork: filigree involves interlacing fine gold threads into a decorative setting. The names of Israel are held in the most delicate and beautiful settings available.
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