For the breastpiece make braided chains of pure gold, like a rope. The breastpiece's chains — the same rope-like braided chains as verse 14 — are the connections that fasten the breastpiece to the ephod at the top. The pure gold chains that connect the breastpiece to the shoulder pieces create the physical unity of the high priest's garment: the names on his shoulders and the names on his heart are connected by golden chains. The upper connections (chains) and the lower connections (blue cord, verse 28) hold the breastpiece in place against the priest's body — the twelve names over his heart are anchored at both top and bottom.

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