“And they wrought onyx stones inclosed in ouches of gold, graven, as signets are graven, with the names of the children of Israel.”
They mounted the onyx stones in gold filigree settings and engraved on them the names of the sons of Israel as on a seal. Then they fastened them on the shoulder pieces of the ephod as memorial stones for the sons of Israel, as the Lord commanded Moses. The onyx stones with the twelve engraved names — exactly as Exodus 28:9–12 specified. The memorial stones for the sons of Israel are completed: twelve tribal names engraved like seals on precious stones, carried on the high priest's shoulders as he enters God's presence. The community funds its own intercession — the stones they provided carry their names before God.
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