EXODUS 28:15 — KING JAMES VERSION 0 0
“And thou shalt make the breastplate of judgment with cunning work; after the work of the ephod thou shalt make it; of gold, of blue, and of purple, and of scarlet, and of fine twined linen, shalt thou make it.”
Fashion a breastpiece for making decisions — the work of skilled hands. Make it like the ephod: of gold, and of blue, purple and scarlet yarn, and of finely twisted linen. The breastpiece — choshen — is described as a breastpiece for making decisions or judgment. The Urim and Thummim that it contains (verse 30) are the instruments of divine decision-making, and the breastpiece is their container and its wearer is the one through whom decisions come. The materials match the ephod: the garment that carries the people and the garment that discerns God's will for them are made of the same material. The continuity of materials communicates the continuity of function: carrying the people and discerning God's will for them are one priestly act.
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